Here is a short list of how to greatly improve our SCA property values by cutting annual assessments, refunding the millions of retained surplus assessments, and by promoting SCA in the buyers markets to make it easier for members who need to sell their homes at above average rates.  For example:

1. Refund or credit the millions of dollars of accumulated surplus assessments and pass a board resolution to stop over-charging assessments in the future.  If all of the millions of dollars of unneeded surpluses were refunded to members as required by law, the net 2011 assessment level could be cut to around $250 per unit.  Now, wouldn’t boost property values?
2. Cut annual assessment rate from $960 to $820 per year for 2011 and 2012.   This is feasible since the effective assessment rate has been $720 for 2010 and 2009.  The $820 level would allow for some growth in the Liberty Center operating and reserves costs.
3. Establish a modest marketing program for the East Coast and other very cold and snowy metropolitan area media outlets to tout the benefits of living high up on the side of Black Mountain in the dry/clean desert air and warm climate of Las Vegas in Del Webb’s “Crown Jewel” Resort-Retirement Community, Sun City Anthem.  Can you imagine a Las Vegas-produced TV/Internet video clip showing SCA as a much more attractive retirement destination than such places as the Florida “Villages”?

Such a business strategy would provide a vastly better return-on-investment for all members than the huge sums being thrown at the poorly-structured restaurant lease, inadequate association law firm, and grossly over-priced RMI contract.

As we go into the annual budget approval process, get off your couch and tell the board and finance committee you are sick and tired of the bogus “dues holiday” scam!  We want ALL of our over-charged assessments REFUNDED, and we do not want them to give our money to the IRS!

And, don’t take any of the typical blow back, personal attacks, change of subjects, and/or deceptive fast talk from anyone.  Remind them you happen to know that the IRS is in for an audit because the responsible people have made some huge mistakes with our money!

We do not owe any thanks or kind consideration to “volunteers” who screw up as badly as these people have.  Practically any other ethical SCA member could have done better than what we have received from the majority of the  current and past directors.  Tell them to lead (competently), follow the resident’s wants, or get out of the way (resign).  Make sure they know that more of the same behavior will not be tolerated.

Also, remember that all we have ever gotten from these “rulers” has been shallow lip service and deception.  Before the elections, they promised to promote this community to the appropriate markets to keep our unit values significantly above the NV average.  But, after the elections, they have consistently displayed incompetent and unethical behavior.  They have failed to do of what is needed to effectively lead this community.

For more information, take a look at the below links.  They help describe how badly the board, RMI and finance committee members have been jerking us around since 2005 with grossly over-charged and un-returned, “surplus annual assessments”.  

[1] http://blog.anthemvoice.org/2010/09/18/dues-holiday-is-bogus-tell-the-board-you-know-the-truth/

http://blog.anthemvoice.org/2009/12/20/how-much-should-sca-dues-be/

[2] http://blog.anthemvoice.org/2009/11/22/tax-crazy-board-does-it-again/

[3] http://www.scaview.org/AuthorityBoardTaxAuditIII.html

[4] http://www.scaview.org/The%20IRSTaxAuditII.html

[5] http://blog.anthemvoice.org/2010/07/27/why-be-concerned-about-irs-audit/

[6] http://www.scaview.org/CourtCaseRR70-604.html

[7] http://blog.anthemvoice.org/2010/07/24/how-much-unpaid-sca-taxes/

[8]  http://blog.anthemvoice.org/2010/03/17/current-list-of-open-board-issues/

[9]  http://blog.anthemvoice.org/2010/03/09/should-trumpets-be-converted-to-an-amenity/

[10] http://blog.anthemvoice.org/2010/01/03/board-failed-to-collect-1375-million-from-pulte/

[11] http://blog.anthemvoice.org/2009/10/29/time-for-sca-tea-parties/