col·lu·sion
kəˈlo͞oZHən/
noun
- secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others.
“While there is a fee to be paid ... it represents a material compromise on the part of Northmont allowing you to pay a reduced fee below what it was seeking as compensation for maintenance, legal fees, interest and so on.”
This wasn’t a “compromise”!
If anything there might have been collusion between Geldert and Northmount. Geldert’s clients got a steaming load of crap that Michael tried to gift wrap and present it to us as an “excellent deal”. He had no moral right to sign on our behalf. It sure wasn’t a negotiation in the accepted sense as a “negotiation is a discussion aimed at reaching an agreement”; it does not mean one party (Sauvageau) dictating all the terms to the other party (Geldert). Geldert didn’t even try binding arbitration!
I hope Geldert realized that by accepting the settlement each of his clients now have to pay tens of thousands of dollars; one client owes almost $100,000! For something that they don’t own?! Why should anyone have to cash in their savings, take out a second mortgage, or sell their house to satisfy Wankel’s greed? Though Geldert denies it, negotiations were rushed through so that the petition against the resort realignment could be dropped. The realignment was the only bargaining chip that we had left but Michael gave it up for nothing.
Will Geldert get a plumb job from Northmont or Sauvageau years down the road when people have forgotten about Sunchaser? I wouldn’t be surprised if Geldert gets some sort of recognition for a job well done from Wankel and friends. In the end, what goes around, comes around; Geldert and Wankel will get what they deserve. I just hope I’m around to see it.