In a recent email, Mr. Ponto challenged me claiming that those of us opposing the current board “haven’t offered anything constructive to solve problems that have built up over decades.”
This is simply untrue.
Repeatedly, and regularly, we have suggested the following, to no effect. In May, I emailed and posted a rather detailed set of suggestions at https://kloudcraft.com/blog/2025/05/29/email-to-the-saepoa-board-invitation-to-dialog/. We got no response, unless you include the tirade that Board members made at a town commission meeting, claiming that we were trying to set up a “shadow board”. While that accusation is untrue, the content of the suggestions were real, along with the invitation to dialog. Here’s a short summary.
- Contact the IRS to resolve our tax status in some form of final finding. Pay what is owed (if anything), as it will likely be less than what we are spending on attorneys and bad blood.
- Contact an actual tax attorney (attorneys who hold themselves out to the public as such – not what we currently have).
- Hold open meetings among the membership and form committees, as necessary, to resolve what should happen with:
- Common property, such as the roads.
- Determine if we need to make any Bylaws changes or make any other structural changes.
- Decide what we want to do going forward regarding community activities, charities, etc.
- Organize social events and activities for the neighborhood.
- Determine how to “fight fair” (rules, etc.)
Furthermore, the Board should simply do its job, rather than avoid its duties for airpark upkeep, meetings, charity, etc. It should also avoid spending our money on attorneys as much as possible. We have a lot to fix.
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