Ms. Harding,
Contrary to your accusations, I do not diminish your right to ask questions. I never have. As I said from the very beginning, I believe you should be able to voice your opinion. My objection is that you continually ignore the FACTS that are presented to you, and when you don't get the answer you want, you create issues where there should be no issues. On one hand you state your wishes for a democratic resolution, but on the other hand you censor opposing points of view.
NEVER, EVER have the garbage fees doubled. Your response to the fact that $40 per week X 52 weeks does not equal $1,800, was "In fact, before the flat rate was abandoned, the yearly total was $1800 a year. I know that doesn't seem right but those are the facts. I am not sure why 52 weeks were not paid but they weren't."
I can explain it. It was paid every week. Your statement was the first time, to my recollection, since this issue started that a "flat rate" was EVER mentioned as a method of payment for garbage services. Where did that come from? Can you provide a document that reports an actual figure of $1,800? Show me that, and I will shut my mouth right now, and publicly apologize to you.
The $1,800 was a phantom, fictional budgeted estimate by a new property manager. It was never an actual number. It might as well have come from "Costalotto". Same with the $3,500 figure. (My apologies to other readers for bringing this up over and over, but eventually she has to realize it, doesn't she?) If you can't garner that from looking at a simple income statement, I wouldn't want you anywhere near any business I was involved with.
You claim "he set up his own blog, ostensibly to look at the garbage issue." and that "he seems stuck on this same agenda - we don't have a garbage problem but a Saxon problem".
You and the garbage issue are absolutely intertwined. You don't have one without the other, so by that reasoning it is very much indeed a "Saxon problem". I started this blog, and it is written in plain English, out of frustration with your ignoring of the facts and spinning them to suit your agenda, as well as you forcefeeding your opinon down everyone's throat while not allowing an open forum for debate. My AGENDA, as I have stated all along, is to provide all stakeholders with the opportunity to hear ALL points of view, and make their decision based on all available information, not just limiting it to one point of view and taking that as gospel.You changed it from a garbage problem when you brought in a myriad of other, non-garbage related, JUA issues in an effort to discredit everyone who didn't share your viewpoint, from Larry, the rest of the Board, the Property Manager, Lawyers and now myself.
All I have ever done is point out factual errors in your arguments (which you continually ignore, despite the ironclad nature of them), or offer my own opinion on your suggestions. YOU started the personal attacks, accusations and assumptions. An opinion that differed from yours became "hysterically foaming at the mouth about some point or furiously attacking me".
You have labelled yourself as "person who is pointing out the unwholesome truth."
If it was really the truth you were after, you would have no problem admitting when you are wrong. You would also have no problem listening to other viewpoints even if they differ from your own. Your closed-minded tunnel vision proves otherwise.
Well, ma'am, I have pointed out on numerous occasions elements of your reasonings that you have stated as FACT have been absolutely wrong, most notably your strongest argument. Then you blame others for your mistakes, and proceed to lash out on yet another tangent. I haven't even discussed your bringing the issue to the media yet, in a further effort to discredit Larry Tidman.
Saxon, it really is time to cut your losses, let the garbage committee do their work (if there is still a garbage committee) and wait for your precious vote to take place to gauge the real support for your ideas.
If your idea is accepted, then you can strut around the neighborhood and take credit for it. That's what you want, isn't it, the glory and the attention? After all, you had no problem taking the credit for the great turnout at the AGM this year.
If it isn't accepted, you can move on and look for else to complain about. Then we can all get back to our lives.
I have never been against a vote. What I have been against all along is the actions you have undertaken in order to get that vote. If you can honestly look in the mirror and tell yourself that the end result justifies the means, no matter who you trample on along the way, then I really, truly feel sorry for you.
It really is a shame that you don't (or can't) harness this power you have and really do some good for the community. It could be pretty amazing.
Still awaiting that apology,
Coach14
