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Sunday, April 24, 2016

Simple talk about LNG

The majority of Villagers who bought lots in L.I.V. did so in order to prosper with rental property, relax enjoying their retirement, or to party with good friends 4-6 months during the winter. Soon they will have a new close neighbor with different interests.

Saturday, April 23, 2016

LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS IN YOUR BACK YARD

Three companies wish to manufacture liquefied natural gas (LNG) along the ship channel with the closest of six facilities around a mile southwest of our Village. At first glance most would believe all the jobs that this creates would be good for our community, but when looking closer

Monday, February 29, 2016

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Friday, January 15, 2016

THIS $1.013 MILLION DREDGING STEP BY STEP

Below are paraphrased Minutes from our Regular Meetings which ultimately led three Directors to recently approve this $1,013,760.00 dredging assessment.
Although the Treasurer admitted that he and the rest of the Directors have no clue as to what the final dredging will cost, he did express with the utmost certainty that every penny of this assessment will at least be spent.

Sunday, January 3, 2016

IS THIS $1.1 MILLION DREDGING a WASTE OF OWNERS MONEY ?

At December’s Regular Meeting, this broken and partisan riddled Board that can barely field a quorum (6 instead of 9 Directors), used every Robert’s Rule technique imaginable to push through their $1.1 million dredging. One should note that this is being done just before seven spots on the Board need to be filled on March 6th and efforts were made by those supporting this $1.1 million dredging to neutralize filling the vacant positions.

Sunday, December 6, 2015

VOTE

The Cowen Ratification Packet was approved during a special meeting last Wednesday. To end this Cowen lawsuit the Board will require that a minimum of 513 unit owners must cast a vote (51%) and that a minimum of 75% of the total votes must be FOR the Cowen easement.

Saturday, November 21, 2015

HOW IMPORTANT IS THIS COWEN LAWSUIT EASEMENT VOTE?

When Cowen couldn't get his easement through our Park nearly five years ago, he set his sights on suing the Association. The reaction?
Our Board and then new Village attorney put the individual owners into the Cowen cross-hairs because each owner has this 1/1024th undivided common ground interest.

Monday, November 16, 2015

FROM THE L.I.V. NEWSLETTER

Due to the recent resignation of Secretary Raul Vasquez, the removal of Director Bob Champion, and a third Director unable to attend to an illness, President Jose Guerra has cancelled the November 18th Board Meeting.
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JUST IN

Sources have said that Director Vasquez has resigned as Director and that Wednesday's November 18, 2015 Regular Meeting has been cancelled for reasons unknown.
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Saturday, November 14, 2015

WILL DREDGING BE THE PARKING LOT FIASCO ON STEROIDS?

After hearing the Directors talk about the dredging, one may wonder if it will end up being far worse than the parking lot fiasco.

Eight years Directors have been dealing with this dredging issue and owners recently heard a Director say four Board members now want to push a two year old dredging bid down the throats of owners. Shouldn’t that have sent up a few flags, especially when it’s been very hazy as to what’s been changed from the original bid that two years ago cost owners $832,290?

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

TIDBIT ON THE REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR CHAMPION

After Director Vasquez shared to all owners at the November 4th Regular Meeting that Bob Champion as Director was twice tardy on his assessments, the Board was split 3-3 at accepting a forced resignation penalty.The President broke this tiebreaker by accepting the resignation thus removing Director Champion.

Saturday, November 7, 2015

HAVE OUR DIRECTORS BEEN LEGALLY ELECTED?

As negotiated by the Village attorney, the Board passed a motion at the November 4th Regular Meeting which would allow a Cowen easement to common grounds and utilities. Now this motion needs a ratification of 75% of a quorum of owners present at a called meeting. The interesting thing is whether that quorum is 40% of the total unit owners or 51%.

Saturday, October 31, 2015

ENFORCEMENT CHOICES

There are two interesting items on the November 4th Regular Meeting's agenda. The first will be this Executive Meeting where it seems at least four Directors will try to use Bylaw Article 4 Section 4 to remove Director Champion. His terrible crime was that he apparently paid his monthly assessment fee late. The second is the action that will be taken to start the near $900,000 canal dredging.

Saturday, October 24, 2015

SHAME !

Last Wednesday we had over forty Long Island Village owners take time out of their lives to attend a Coffee Meeting,. These meetings are non-official and are deemed an owner’s forum where concerns are voiced and questions are asked. Last Wednesday we had five Directors use this forum to distastefully put on a show and seemingly ignore the meeting's purpose.

Thursday, July 30, 2015

DREDGING TIDBIT

It’s almost certain the canal dredging would have been done by now if not for Mr. Freeland’s insurance requirements for the spoils. But now this delay turns out peachy because at July’s Coffee we heard Directors

Thursday, July 16, 2015

WHICH MIGHT IT BE, L.I.V. or ASSESSMENT CITY?

THE “NO MONEY BLUES”
With 2015 expected budget revenues at well over $3.6 million, one might wonder why some Directors are singing the “no money blues”? Is the ditty over knowing there's a near empty Infrastructure Fund which now needs somewhere north of $2 million or is this melody all about that parking lot restoration which went $90,000 over budget and strangled the

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

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Friday, June 12, 2015

STRIPES ARE HERE!

Owners have waited over 300 days for a $300,000 parking lot that was originally approved for $198.000. Who knows if over another $100,000 was lost in the revenue areas because of this?
No doubt we need to get much smarter in dealing with the upcoming Cowen lawsuit decision and infrastructure needs. Wouldn't you as an owner agree?
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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

THE 4 MONTH RUSH FOR ONE, ULTIMATUM 4 THE OTHER

Pick your poison when deciding whether to go to trial or resolve the Cowen lawsuit because most would agree the one that gets picked will have a profound impact on our Village. We know the Village attorney and most on our Board have expressed the need for the resolution, but want the membership involved. With that being said, where’s the problem?

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

THINGS NOTICED AT THE MAY 20th SPECIAL MEETING

Since the court left both parties till the end of the year to either resolve the Cowen lawsuit or go to trial, those in charge said this involves the member’s property so it is the member’s decision. Members have never witnessed such an attitude when

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