Why We Need a New Board

We hope you have enjoyed a fun summer, and it is now time to address some of the issues facing our airpark.  Specifically, we should nominate candidates that can replace those of our current unusual board. (See prior blog posts for why this board is … remarkable).

It’s now approximately 2 months until the next board election (early October).  Normally, the board itself convenes a nominating committee to search for candidates.  In this case, however, we don’t expect the board to do anything that is not self-serving, so we can expect that either they will simply nominate themselves and expect to run unopposed or they will likely nominate only those who agree with their agenda of avoiding HOA responsibilities and attempting to dissolve.

For those new to the current political situation of the Airpark, the Board has a clear agenda:

1. Convince the members of impending doom due to tax status and claims that past voting procedures were unfair. (Note: they have not allowed quarterly membership meetings or voting on normal issues despite their claims of prior voting irregularities. They also refuse to interact with the IRS or a proper tax attorney to resolve tax status.)
2. Destroy the HOA.
3. Transfer its assets (your collective property) to an entity (name undisclosed) that they will control, or at least influence.
4. Abandon the normal duties of the HOA, claiming that it can’t do HOA work because we are formed as a charity, and claiming that we can’t do any charity because we are formed as an HOA. Thus, the only thing that the board allows is use of your funds to pay lawyers that serve their interests and administrative expenses at their own discretion.

Recent Timeline:

May 22 (2 months ago): The Board hosted the only in-person meeting of 2025 (despite the requirement for quarterly membership meetings).  This meeting was called for one purpose only – to attempt a dissolution vote of the HOA that fortunately failed. The board even promised a “refund” ($1,700) if the measure succeeded.  No other business was allowed to be considered or discussed. 

June 4 (2 weeks after losing the vote): The Board sent a somber mass email stating that they would work with the membership to resolve issues they claimed were reasons for seeking dissolution. They used terms suggesting wrongful and illegal actions by past HOA boards, again without proof.  (Fear tactics again—again without proof.) 

June 10 (See Town of Edgewood website, Town Commission Meeting, June 10, 2025, video): The Board has done nothing observable or documented in these past 2 months, except go to an Edgewood town commission meeting in which they:

(1) insisted that we don’t own our property (roads), and

(2) launched accusations against those who disagree with them using disrespectful terms unheard of in a public meeting.

(3) wrongfully accused those who disagree with them of creating a “shadow board” and thus not respecting the authority of the board.

July 9: The Board sent an email to the membership, clearly in response to a prod from one of the members, that can be best summarized as follows:

• The Board claims it’s working on solutions (in private, without involving the membership although promised in the June 4 email).
• The Board is defending against lawsuits (consequences of the Board’s own actions)
• They’re “exploring” structural reforms to address the tax status (no specifics, no discussion, no sharing).
• They solicit donations for “volunteer” efforts to do the duties of the HOA for which you have already paid dues.
• They smear those who disagree with them, claiming (inaccurately) that those who are suing them are doing email campaigns and criticism. They accuse their opponents of “inaccurate claims, misrepresentations, personal attacks, and inflammatory rhetoric”.  They then invite “constructive input”, but the rest of the email indicates that they are working in private without any involvement from the membership.

We have proposed the formation of committees to resolve problems. (Sadly, to date, no committees exist, nor has the Board communicated anything regarding what they view as required actions.) When we stopped discussing the way ahead, we were accused by board allies of not proposing a way ahead but simply criticizing their actions.  So, the Board and its allies see proposing a way ahead as meddling and not proposing a way ahead as destructive criticism.  We can’t satisfy this board, and in either event, this board does not respond to, nor reach out to, the membership.  We can’t create a healthy airpark with this board. Now is the time to change that.

In short, we need a new board.  We need nominees to set this ship straight!  Please contact me if you’re brave and ready to confront the current Board’s mismanagement and abuse of power.