Sunday, January 20, 2008

Loewenstein for PRESIDENT?

In the February Reporter a comment jumped off the page at most of us, I quote: “I have decided to seek another term as President, especially since I feel a moral obligation to see the Arbitration with WPRF to its conclusion”.

Mr. President, what about your moral obligation to uphold the responsibilities of the office of PRESIDENT, and follow the Millennium Agreement? See page 26, item 11. “Defense: Any attack on the terms and/or conditions of this Agreement by any third party shall be jointly defended by UCO and Management Company. EACHY PARTY shall vigorously defend this agreement.” Does your filing a suit against WPRF to create a Registry (and a rent strike) fulfill THIS moral obligation of which you speak?

What about your moral obligation to inform your constituents of your failing to properly fund existing expenses of UCO? Let’s just suppose the SOIL EROSION PROBLEM, that you have only approved funding for at a mere $ 500,000.00, really costs, not the guess of $ 3,000,000.00, but in reality $ 6,000,000.00. We now only have 10% of the funding available and the deficit you have permitted is 100% on UCO’s annual budget. Deficit now, and possibly growing: 5,500,000.00

Lest we forget you also extended the “Paving Reserve fund", without any authorization or justification whatsoever, for an additional 3 years. All the while FAILING to obtain estimates for the $ 4,000,000.00 to repave the entire village roadway, based on:
Cost of living increases of more than 3% yearly during the 9 years of this fund life.
Cost of oil by-products, that have increased by more than 66% in the 9 year fund life.
Cost of insurance increases contractors must pay for public liability, etc.
Cost of the removal of some of the roadbed prior to resurfacing, knowing all too well this was NEVER a part of the estimate, but must be included to correct the flooding and trip hazard that currently exists and will worsen if we resurface without removing some existing surface areas.
Will this also create a new deficit item? Certainly! This blank check amount could reach another 4,000,000.00 that will continue to grow as you read.
How do we consider reelecting someone who sidesteps these very important and costly issues?
Total amount of under funded items:
Legal Case WPRF versus Loewenstein and Arbitration: Close to $ 300,000.00
Paving Reserve: $ 4,000,000.00
Soil Erosion $ 5,500,000.00
Total amount $ 9,800,000.00
Almost 2 times the annual budget of UCO!


P l e a s e, is t h e r e another Candidate for PRESIDENT out there?

2 comments:

Mike said...

WOW! And I thought being a Fascist by deprving free speech was a reason NOT to vote for good old George L.

elaineb said...

Please let us know as soon as the nominating cmte coughs up info, or even a hairball, on candidates, I am busy out of town. I tried to get info from UCO last week to no avail. TIA. Still wishing for a different form of UCO govt.