Dear Valle Escondido Owner,
Many of you may not know, but just yesterday, Olga resigned as our administrator, Richard Charbit has agreed to turn in his resignation as Chairman of our SC ( SEE BOTH ANNOUNCEMENTS BELOW).
We are now pressing the remaining body of the SC to also resign, as it is very apparent the infighting is getting worse and we need them all to step down so we can start fresh with a new leadership team who will press for the following goals for us all as outlined below.
We are now pressing the remaining body of the SC to also resign, as it is very apparent the infighting is getting worse and we need them all to step down so we can start fresh with a new leadership team who will press for the following goals for us all as outlined below.
Please join us for these refreshing changes that will benefit all owners of Valle Escondido. We have many owners who are willing to serve and we ask anyone who believes in common sense goals as outlined below to embrace these goals and help us heal and restore our property values in Valle Escondido, this is a must for us all!
Here is what we stand for ( broad terms) and hope you agree!
1) Wrap up the Transfer Of Assets with the developer (get the best deal possible to appease all parties with firm attainable goals in negotiating with Thalia / Federico, but get it done.) Get a qualified attorney to assist us on how to do so in accordance to Panama laws.
2) Edit / Alter the CC&R's to simplify VE owners obligations /commitments who serve the SC to minimize the number of owner participants from day to day functioning and obligations (because it is too time consuming and hard to get owners to engage.)
3) Design a community model as best we can that is "autopilot" oriented with an administrator at the helm who reports to a 3 person overview board as the board (SC) desires. (they decide).
4) Design the community website for interaction of voting on line / communicating ( no fighting, name calling ) with each other (It can be much more functional and user friendly for the older folks in VE)
5) Put budgeted funds into immediate defined Road Improvements (entrance), Security, New Entrance Face lift, Create a PR campaign "The New VE" Fighting Is Over in VE, Happy Days Are Back! (Restore Property values) immediately. No more worries about our dues paying for exuberant legal fees!
6) Establish longer term budgets for improvements of our community for the benefit of all owners.
7) NO MORE FIGHTING! LIVE LIFE AND ENJOY.
Please join us and let your voice be heard, after all it is your property!
VEneighbors
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From Richard Charbit, received last night.
Please post,
Steering Committee Coup
The Steering Committee is trying to screw the VEHOA by following Bill Day´s private agenda once again!
This Saturday I was asked to resign by Jeannie Bell and Carol Bruner stating I am unable to perform my duties due to fact I am not in the Panama. I refuse to resign as we are in the midst of negotiations and the dissidents of the SC which comprise of Carol Brunner and Jeannie Bell met at Bill Day's house illegally and voted Pat Mains in the SC, they are conspiring to fire Julio Espinosa which will cost the VEHOA money since he has a 2 years contracts and have excluded Olga from all communications, they want to hire a new lawyer that is not qualified, so that he and Bill Day can negotiate a deal privately and without the involvement of the VEHOA, It seems like in a corrupt switch they are attempting to negotiate the return of their memberships and the cancellation of their lawsuits against throwing the home owners under the bus.
With no Board of Directors, as we only have 2 active members and 1 will resign soon, and no valid SC I am calling an Emergency Homeowners Election.
I am appalled by these dishonest backstabbing maneuvers and will resign as Chairman of the SC as soon as the special meeting is legally called.
Best regards
Richard Charbit
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From Olga also received last night:
To all Members of VEHOA:It is with a heavy heart that I resign effective immediately as Administrator of VEHOA.When I started working with VEHOA in April, it was with the understanding that my previous experience working with HOAs, community management, construction, administration and accounting will aide the VEHOA in their ongoing process of upgrades to the infrastructure, transfers of assets, etc. I have met with numerous Panamanian engineers who have provided quotations that were necessary for the negotiating process and I have enjoyed working in Valle Escondido. Despite being the middle nasty fights, and even being the target of a few myself, I made great friends in VE who will always be my friends no matter what.Recent events however leave me no choice to but to stop rendering my professional services. My goal has always been to do things correctly and transparently and to have an open door policy. There have been actions by members of the SC in these past few days that are not legal and not in the best interest of VEHOA, but rather driven by some hidden or unknown agenda of a select few. The SC has been restructured against the will of 2 members which is against our bylaws. We do not have a Board of Directors or Legal Representative as Javier Rivera, Rosaura de Alvarado and Ricardo Sanjur have resigned. Of course after my resignation, my husband´s time in the BOD is on a countdown.
If all members of the SC were really working in the best interest of VEHOA, they will be calling right now for a special election meeting for a new BOD and SC members and let the membership decide, but meetings are being held behind closed doors that go against the law, bylaws, and protocol and these decisions made illegally can bring financial harm to the VEHOA.I am sure some of you have seen a post by Richard Charbit indicating his feelings about the ongoing events, and although some may not like Richard, he had no hidden agendas but only the benefit of the community in his heart and has suffered tremendously for it.It is a constant stonewall with the current members who are working against the best interest of VEHOA and not enough care or attention is being spent on important issues such as budget and budget comparison. To continue to say we are unable to present a comparison because the audit for 2014 has not finished is untrue and unfair, there just has been a total unwillingness of the responsible parties to provide this information requested by the membership so many times. I have drafted 2 new budget proposals and presented them for approval and they too have been ignored.Since my email to Jeannie and the SC last night, I have been excluded from all correspondence and activities of the SC and the VEHOA and what good is an administrator that is kept in the dark just because the advise given is not well taken, well, I can tell you this, what they are doing is not morally correct or legally correct and VEHOA will be affected, I simply cannot partake in these actions and do not want the liability or legal exposure they will bring.I will be around, I am not running, nor hiding and I will visit my great friends in V.E. whom I love and respect. I wish the new SC well and all members as well. My loyalty and my heart are with the VEHOA. It has been a pleasure working with you and I am truly sorry to be leaving my position.
Olga Suarez
2 comments:
Hurrah for VE. This is the right thing for all owners in VE, new leadership without agenda's. I think Richard made the right decision along with Olga, we need a new team completely. Bill Day behind the curtains must stop, we see right through those curtains! As others have pointed out, he will have zero chance with a team to negotiate with Thalia. He should move back to the U.S.
Olga has spilled the beans on the unsavory deeds of the SC; Richard is opening the door and paving the way for the formation of a duly elected SC and suggesting that VEHOA call for a Special Election for this purpose. What are we waiting for? What is stopping us from demanding that the remaining SC members step down. It is obvious that Jeannie Bell has her own private/personal agenda for not wanting to step down. And Bill Day is still hanging by his puppetry in order to continue and materialize his unfinished scheme to bankrupt VE. Yes Bill, we see through those curtains -- we know who and what you are and we don't want your dirty fingers inside the cookie jar. We don't feel beholden to you and you should not shove yourself down our throats. Really, you should move back to the US and take your cohorts with you. Leave us in peace.
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