I have not been in town and have only now had a chance to look at the website again.
Well done to Anita and co. for managing to get the Human Rights Commission on board. Mediation is necessary.
I have read the Executive Committee’s response to Anita’s letter and it is a load of bs. Council’s report was rejected when they resolved that the Association first get a proper public participation process on the go. I do agree with them about is that “It is time for all to move forward in the best interests of the community that we all live in.” But, in order to move forward, we first have to correct the mistakes, and, from what I understand, there were many.
It is important to note that around 400 members were not informed of the meeting at which the changes to the constitution were voted in. I am one of those members. That is a significant number of people. It does not matter if it was the most well attended meeting in the history of the
If what Anita says is correct and this constitution has never been approved or adopted by the members at an AGM. This needs to be rectified. It cannot just be ignored, as it will raise all kinds of questions in the future. So the Executive Committee will have to see that this happens. Call a meeting and have it adopted. Get the mandate you say you have and walla, no more problems.
It is extremely short-sighted of the Executive Committee not to see that you cannot build a secure future based on such major oversights. It will just lead to endless problems in the future, so if you want to move forward, do it pro-actively and correct the mistakes. Then you can securely move forward, knowing where you stand.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackI agree 100% with Marina Resident. If the 2006 amendments are allowed to stand this will effectively entrench super powers for the Association and its Excom of the day who could in exactly the same (and I believe underhanded) way compel all of us residents to hand over a % of the proceeds on the sale of our properties should they feel so inclined. Now I wonder how that would go down with everybody. Or how about if you find yourself compelled to re-bond your home in order to pay what are going to be exorbitant levies – yes sirree, this was mooted as a solution for the poorer folk amongst us. Heaven help you if you’ve applied to the Excom to be exempted from paying levies and you’re subsequently caught having a whiskey or smoking a ciggie!
The Chairman won’t mind you having a whiskey so much. He will probably join you!!
Now there is a voice of reason. We simply cannot allow these hooligans to take over our homes like this.
Their arrogance and stubborness is indicative of big trouble to come. I shudder to think what will happen once they implement levies.
Trouble is what they are looking for, and trouble they will get.
If they think they are just going to ignore the people of the Marina, they have another think coming.
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