Two days ago was my 78th birthday. All along my life’s journey, I have learned a great many “life lessons”. Some good – some bad – and some that disturb the soul because they involve man’s inhumanity to man (”Man” is used in the generic to include all humans).

The Board of Directors of Sun City Anthem from the first resident controlled by President David Weil (Treasure Favil West), until the last controlled by President Jack Troia has led us into this “Hall of Shame” by their arrogance and their refusal to recognize that all men and woman are created equally. Almost all who served on those Boards share the blame equally for the “The Hall of Shame” plaque that is forever nailed above the doors to the our facilities.

From 2005 to 2007 the SCA Villa residents were treated to a remarkable display of incompetence (OR WORSE), when the Association failed to fully collect an estimated $300,000 for the Neighborhoods. In fact it was so bad that Board President Favil West and Treasure Kay Dwyer were forced into a secret agreement with the developer that was based on fictitious (or a least unsubstantiated) numbers to prevent another massive increase in the Villas dues after a $500 increase that had already reduced the developers responsibilities. At the same time, every member of the Association was stabbed in the back when an estimated $800,000 in reserves (Source 2006 Reserve Study), was never collected from the developer (SCA version of the shell game – now you see it – now you don’t).

Later (2007 to 2009), Board President Mike Dixon and his Treasure Roz Berman, had to rely on magic to make it appear that the secret Villa agreement had adequately funded the Villas reserves. Even the Great Houdini would never had attempted to shrink the actual size of a Villa to make it appear that their reserves were funded adequately!

Still later and more recently, it appears that Some Board Members may be involved in a cover-up of sorts that benefited the developer regarding on-going Chapter 40 litigation by spending the Villas reserve funds to hide and conceal identified construction defects (REF: NRED case # CIS 10-12-03-060).

Also to be considered is the treatment of some of our senior citizens. Ex Board President Jack Troia’s behavior earned him a well deserved special nomination into “The Hall of Shame” on public television, and yet his cohorts just honored him when his last term was up!

If this newly elected Board is anything like the past we are headed for more of the same. We don’t need it.  We’ve had enough thank you.  It’s time to seriously considered why we still employ a law firm that has NEVER put the interests of the community first.

It’s also time to seriously consider why we employ a Management firm who employs community managers who lie and cover up for Association board members who also lie.  It’s also time to seriously consider stopping the practice of letting a disgraced former Board member from making contacts with City Officials to promote his personal agenda of hate. We are good people with good intentions and we do not deserve to be denigrated by a “has been” lawyer.