Homeowners:

Help all of us by voting in this election for Pamela Williams (Ballot position #1) and Rick Ernest (Ballot position #2). Ballots mailed March 24. Our mission is to get a new board majority in two election cycles that will respect the rule of law and homeowners’ rights and to minimize assessments through prudent financial management.…[Read more]

Reserve Studies use an inflation factor. In the last reserve studies that factor was 2%. That number impacts the calculation as to determining future replacement costs or repair costs of SCA’s assets over the next 30 years.

We know from our personal lives that inflation is quite high and impacting us and accordingly it should impact the 2023…[Read more]

Mike Quinn( Finance Committee Member) in his video to explain Reserves and Reserve Studies does an excellent job in explaining what goes into a reserve fund. He also explains Full Funding and Threshold Funding as acceptable methods to do the necessary calculations.
So what are we arguing about? There seems to be a dispute as to what constitutes…[Read more]

I got a very intolerant email from a homeowner who insisted I got it wrong and if I wanted to hear the truth listen to Mike Quinn’s( SCA Finance Committee Member) video where he explains the Reserves and 2023 Reserve Study and Financial Statements. I listened and Mike was a fine speaker and funny and as a fellow Armor Officer I do not question his…[Read more]

On Sunday the Candidate Forum and Meet and Greet of candidates took place to an overflow crowd so that homeowners could evaluate for themselves the candidates. Feedback and consensus was that the two new candidates Pamela Williams and Rick Ernest fared very well and that the board incumbents seeking reelection did not.

On Monday, using the Sun…[Read more]

For those that have followed the David Berman smears where he attacks me and doesn’t address the issues that I have been writing about you are invited to an open house because unlike the Board and Berman and management I am transparent.

He attacks me about my past service at Anthem Highlands and repeats the same misstatements over and over and…[Read more]

The 2023 Budget includes an expense line item of $316,800 identified as Restaurant. As a qualified CPA , former CFO, business consultant and concerned resident I wanted to see the detail of this number and what the budget creators were planning. It’s not complicated. Remember we were originally told restaurant would open in 1st Quarter 2023, then…[Read more]

Participant Alan H on a post asked “ What makes that woman worth over $200,000 a year? Another participant stated that her cost was over $300,000 total package. Well the simple answer to Alan’s question is, she isn’t worth it. Probably no COO @ $3000,000 is but especially not this one. And the Directors on the Board that support her outrageous c…[Read more]

The numbers matter. Look what management and your Board of Directors did. To disapprove of any budget 90% of the Community must vote in person at a special meeting. Is that ever going to happen? NO! So if you care about assessments one of the biggest numbers driving increases is Payroll and Benefits. All of the information below is on the SCA…[Read more]

As you can read current board member Barry Rubinson and I had an exchange prior to Berman’s misstatement. Barry Rubinson would be a fine candidate having abided by the Code of Conduct and being a stand up guy. Here are the original exchanges. Transparency matters. Truth matters. Elections matter. If Berman wants to know my endorsements its…[Read more]

Our world is upside down these days. Truth Justice and the American Way used to be virtues worth fighting for, but we have become divided into factions. Good vs. Evil used to be a common theme that we could all relate to. Then the Lawyers took over and everything got clouded as to what was good. Religious people regardless of faith know the…[Read more]