If the King wont do it, perhaps the King’s men could put

Humpty Dumpty back together again

0n the events of Tuesday, the 2nd of January, 2007

Humpty Dumpty, of course, is that elusive Kitec Meeting, where residents could become better informed and ask questions about pressing issues. The meeting didn’t happen—Humpty Dumpty was broken. Someone (not District Court Judge Tim Williams) decided there would be no meeting. Favil West made it abundantly clear that those Kitec class attorneys were not welcome on Sun City soil. As a result, no meeting could take place since the judge said, in effect, if you meet, all parties must be invited to participate.

So, if the King was not up to the task, perhaps the King’s men could do what the King could not—put Humpty Dumpty back together again.

One of the King’s men came forward to organize a proper meeting, that is, a meeting where all of the parties would be invited to participate. And the meeting would be held on the same date and at the same time in Hanneman Hall this coming Sunday. His name is David Bernstein, an attorney and and former associate of Favil West on  the Helicopter Committee and the Minuteman Foundation, who had served the community well in the past.

Here in his own words (reproduced below), in what he describes as an Open Letter to the Community, is what took place in his admittedly initial, but alas failed, efforts to better inform the community and put Humpty Dumpty back together again.

January 2, 2007

An Open Letter to Sun City Anthem Residents:

I am not politically motivated, nor is Donald Goldman, and neither of us want to run for one of the open spots on our Board of Directors.  So when I report on what has happened this morning, I hope you will take it to be as honest a report as I can make.

This morning at 9:15 AM, I met Arnie Snow and asked him how I should go about renting Hanneman Hall at 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 7, 2007.  He told me to see Sunny Nelson, who is the Scheduling Coordinator. 

I thereafter went to the office, asked to see Sunny Nelsen and was able to immediately meet with her, who was very accommodating.  She told me that the room was open at that time and advised me what must be done in order to confirm the reservation for that date and time.  I took the forms home with me as I wanted to confirm the costs and commitment with Donald Goldman who was joining with me to make this reservation.  The costs would have been $1,100 for a 3 hour meeting plus a $500 cleaning deposit.  After he consented, I faxed the forms back to Sunny and told her that I would be by shortly to give her a credit card to make the requisite down payment.  She said fine.

It was Donald’s and my intent to create this open forum where we would invite all interested parties, all the attorneys and their clients, including each of the following:

      Pulte Homes;
      The class action attorneys: Harrison, Kemp & Jones LLP and Lynch Hopper & Salzano, LLP;
      Pulte’s attorneys, Koeller, Nebeker, Carlson & Haluck, LLP;
      The actual parties doing the work: American Leak Detection and K & R Painting & Drywall.

In that way, all parties would have been available at one time and in one place for Sun City Anthem residents to get a full report and be able to ask and receive answers to all our questions that we, as residents of Sun City Anthem, would have.  Donald and I were ecstatic that we had achieved a win/win situation for all of our residents!!

My wife, Judi, and a few of her friends then immediately began calling residents to advise them of this meeting date.  Each party she had called expressed approval that such a meeting was being called.

However, shortly thereafter I received a call from Sunny Nelsen advising me that the meeting could not be held because:

     “He has advised me that no rooms can be rented  between now and the fifteenth of January because they must be kept available should the Board want to have an emergency meeting.” 

When I asked her who “he” was, she would only say, “the Board.”

I then called [Board member and Treasurer] Kay Dwyer, as I know her from my involvement on the Finance Committee, and asked her what was going on.  She did not know what was going on, even though she was at her office this morning signing checks.  She promised to get back to me, but to this point of time has not.

I am very disappointed that this meeting cannot take place as we had hoped planned.  We are convinced that it would have been in every body’s best interests, and the Association would have earned a rental fee at the same time.

But it is obvious that “he” did not think so.

David W Bernstein