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A-4 THE FRIDAY FLYER APRIL 24, 2015 POA Board candidates have a final say
BY SHARON RICE
EDITOR, THE FRIDAY FLYER
Residents who have taken the time to attend Meet the Candidate forums or watch them on the POA website, and who have read the candidates’ answers in this series of articles in The Friday Flyer, are now better prepared to cast their ballots for this year’s election.
The POA Board of Directors always has great responsibility to act on behalf of the membership; but these past few weeks in particular have seen some chal- lenging issues come to the forefront of the campaign. These include the rewrite of the CLPOA Bylaws, negotiations on the Lake Lease and consideration of opening the Golf Course to outside play.
Should the City of Canyon Lake de- cide to pursue an in-house police de- partment, the next CLPOA Board of Directors also may have to grapple with whether or not the Association wants to change the model of its security op- erations. Big decisions are ahead, so it’s more important than ever for residents to vote in this election.
The last day it is recommended to mail the CLPOA Annual Election bal- lot is May 7. Those who still don’t know who they’re voting for or whether to ap- prove all or part of the Bylaws rewrite still have time to do a little research. The proposed Bylaws and recordings of the Meet the Candidates forums are at www. canyonlakepoa.com.
If a quorum of submitted ballots is met, the Annual Meeting and Election of Directors will be held Thursday, May 14, starting at 8 a.m. in the Holiday Bay Room. If quorum isn’t met, the alternate ad- journed meeting is scheduled for May 16.
Seven of the nine candidates running for the Board of Directors answered this
final question. They answer in the order their names appear on the ballot.
Question
What question(s) have you been asked or what subject has arisen during your campaign on which you would like to provide further clari- fication or comment? What sets you apart from the other candidates?
Eric Spitzer
The most popu- lar subject is by far the Bylaws and I’d like to clear up a few things about the re- write.
First, the Davis- Sterling updates do not need a vote of the
members; you can simply add the up- dates. If it’s part of Davis-Sterling it’s automatically part of everyone’s bylaws. Anyone telling you we had to do this in order to comply is giving you bad infor- mation.
Secondly, there are many changes in the proposed Bylaws, and much of the rewrite is okay. The problem is that the good and bad are mixed together and it’s tough to dissect them. I couldn’t figure out what was good and what was bad, mostly because they had a ton of legal speak in them.
That’s why I hired an independent at- torney to figure it out. The other Board members are not happy with me for do- ing this, but I considered it a must.
Lastly, I want to use this as an ex- ample of why you need someone on the inside to watch your back. That’s what I do. I’m your guy on the inside. Now you
can say, “I know a guy” and you do: Eric Spitzer, your man on the inside.
Paul Queen
I think the main thing that separates me from the other candidates is my deep desire to en- sure that the people of Canyon Lake are heard. We have to change direction and
do what the people want and not what Board members want. When the people are going to be affected by a decision, we have to include them in the discus- sion, and listen to their ideas and their input before the decision is made.
We have to ensure that our people are served by the POA, instead of making rules and policies that disenfranchise them. We have to change the access lanes to “Visitor” and “Resident,” and we have to change the gate policy back to one that works for our residents in- stead of against them.
A resident should be able to show or swipe their POA card to get into the community without waiting in the visitor line. A resident should be able to call in a pass for themselves, and that pass should be printed in a different color that is rec- ognized as a resident pass and allowed to be used in the resident lane.
We have to stop ticketing and rul- ing and regulating them to the point where they want to leave our commu- nity. For the first time in my 15 years here, I have residents telling me they aren’t happy here and are leaving Can- yon Lake. When I ask why they all say the same thing, ”I can’t take the way Im treated by the POA anymore.” This
can’t continue.
When the POA is driving its own
residents out of the community, there is something seriously wrong with how it’s operating. I want to take us in a new direction where the residents are our top priority and everything else is second- ary. I hope you’ll give me your vote.
Tamie Mongold
What sets me apart is the fact that I really don’t care if I win. All I really want is a Board of Direc- tors that will repre- sent what the prop- erty owners really want and need. I have
lived here for 19 years and most Boards have represented only one amenity, the Golf Course.
With less than 200 members, I can’t believe they represent the majority of Canyon Lake homeowners. The number one reason I ran for the Board is to rep- resent the average property owner. I don’t pretend to know everything, but I can learn. I don’t play games, I’m honest and I don’t spread lies about my fellow candidates just to win.
I would be just as happy if Eric Spitzer, Paul Queen or Larry Neigel won. Why, you ask? Because each and every one of these men and their families truly care about our little bit of paradise. I’ve spent time getting to know them and their values. Each one of them is willing to spend their free time representing you and what you want.
We agree our only agenda is to keep our dues at a manageable level, try to
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