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Re: Pool Restrooms |
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Carl Appelberg |
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Feb 21, 08 - 9:42 AM |
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james@casaybel.com |
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The same question have been raised in e-mails I have received from owners asking if there is anything we can do to "upgrade" from the historical days of the seventies, when they were built.
also some have also suggested we should have a small unisex dressing area, not blocking the use of the restrooms and saving trips to the units if you decide to take a comfortable walk on the beach.
Our one and only problems is that when our Mariner developer (and also management company) sold the amenities away from the family, we first of all lost a large investment and with that control of the resort.
The "Hospitality Group" (or what ever name they now go under) who bought our facilities away from us, have to create a profitable business out of this, which means we the Casa Ybel condo owners will have to pay large sums of money to give that profit to them.
If we still owned it we did not need to make a profit, but pay our own expenses as they came up, just like we do at the condos with building funds without providing a large profit to "Hospitality"
We already know "Hospitality" refused to build a handicapped walk to the beach from Thistle Lodge and building H, and in stead provided us with a "Berlin Wall" of king-size rocks blocking the walk.
Besides it is not pretty to look at.
Why anyone should expect an upgrading of the pool restrooms following that incident is very understandable.
I, and several others with me, would agree that the answer should come from our elected board and our permanently appointed consultant to the board Mr. Jackson, X President and longest sitting President of any Board.
It is up to the Board to include demands from the Casa Ybel's real owners for what we expect from Hospitality "services" as owners of all our amenities. Hospitality is the exclusive provider of services to the 3500 Casa Ybel unit owners, and we are talking big money to use the swimming pool, front office, Tennis, and parking. Yes, they own the majority of the parking area, and we still pay for the paving? We are told we have no property outside of 6 inches from our wall (Building H).
If our board refused to pay these high prices, who would Hospitality go to?
They have exclusive on wedding parties, but I do not sense it could compete with our FGHIJK provisions.
I am surprised over the number of owners that think we own the swimming pool the grounds (and the front office)
Our board should start to feed the owners with more information about the actual conditions and not support one cover up after the other. Why not request a plot plan from the county and go over it? Let us find out who owns what, and get a fresh survey.
A widely asked question is:
How come all our board meeting reports contain subject after subject that are all reported as ending in a unanimously decision ("yea") with a certain pride in the reporting that they all work so nicely together.
Has the time of a working board with lots of thought to a wide variety of choices for solutions come to an end?
Is this were progress ends? Do we need a board we never hear from if they all agree to whatever is brought up as suggestions by the management company? I think some board members are afraid of making waves with new thoughts?
In the old days we had all kinds of discussions of the various subjects, and certain board members even brought some home work with them that needed to be discussed before certain agreements were accomplished.
Today I do not think the board members even know the agenda till they see it at the start of the meeting?
Why does our Senate and House of Representatives in Washington not work like our Board?
Before our board approves next year’s budget we should talk to Hospitality and introduce some give and take and find out what the numbers really mean.
Does Hospitality deserve sole right to the income from the 35% commission paid by owners to rent owner units since Hospitality does not own any units?
The board should demand some accounting from Hospitality before we pay them 1/2 Million Dollars for general expenses next year.
They are in the meantime collecting a yearly $1 Million out of owner’s pockets just for renting their units at 35%.
We could use some of the funds towards maintenance and upkeep. |
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