As much as I've vowed to stay off this board because quite frankly I personally find it silly to debate with someone who has no personal interest in the Ocean Club(yes ive heard the arguement that this affects all Marriott owners but quite frankly I think that many have nothing better to do)I find some comments so outrageous I just cant help myself. It isn't a matter of cloak and dagger, rather it is because of legal reasons that many things cannot be dealt with on a public forum , moreover, if you read back in this diatribe you'll find that Mark, many moons ago was criticized for tipping his hand too much on this very board. Marriott is well aware of the issues at hand, no one has to justify why the many owners feel as they do to anyone on this board. If it wasnt for the fact that this board is a good way to keep the issue out there Im sure that no owner would even bother wasting their time providing any info here. The information that many of the owners are privy to, is available to all owners. I can personally say that I am aware of a number of owners who once they had an opportunity to be , shall we say , enlightened, feel pretty strongly about the need for a vote, that is certainly the situation we found ourselves in. Matter of fact...Im not aware of any owner who once they have spoken to those who have info, came away with any confidence in the way the board is operating.
As an aside we've paid our assesment, we're not worried about our assesment, we are however worried about the manner in which our current board is operating.
Well, all that does is beg the question, are you worried
enough to make sure that whatever actions taken in defense of your position are the correct actions (according to the bylaws and contract language, I mean), or aren't you?
Here's a hypothetical. I want a new superduper fancier pool area put in somewhere on SurfWatch's property. I go to South Carolina and research the public records to compile a list of however many names it takes to satisfy the 10% requirement for a petition to the SurfWatch BOD. I send a copy of the list to the board with a letter in which I say that my request is being made "on behalf of" the owners whose names are on the list. Would you expect the BOD to accept my word as representation of that group of owners? I'm guessing you would, because that's the expectation that I'm getting from reading the responses to Marksue's failed attempt.
(I would never expect it to happen, but for purposes of this hypothetical...) Okay, the BOD accepts my request without any further inquiry or requirements, contrary to the bylaws, and establishes a date for the special meeting/vote. They put together and mail the necessary paperwork to all SurfWatch owners, so that each will be able to either attend the special meeting or submit a proxy vote for the proposal. Upon receipt, whatever majority is necessary to pass the proposal thinks, "hey, cool, a new pool, you bet I like that idea!" and votes in favor of it thereby setting in motion whatever permits and construction bids are necessary. Ka-ching, ka-ching, ka-ching - there go the maintenance fees skyrocketing all because I got a harebrained idea and my BOD didn't act in accordance with the bylaws.
Again, if the situation at the Aruba Ocean Club is so deteriorated that it requires actions against the BOD in accordance with the bylaws, why aren't you owners who are in support of those actions demanding that they be as correct as only qualified legal representation can determine?
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