February 18, 2010
Dear Friends:
Most of you have recently received a mysterious letter which asks you to contact Joan Kaye about a proposed new landscaping contract. The letter also states that the Board is “talking about increasing the association fee.” There has been no such discussion. The author of the letter has chosen to remain anonymous by signing it “Canyon Crest Voice.”
For us, your Board members, the “Voice of Canyon Crest” is those homeowners who come to meetings every month to listen to the Board’s discussions and express their opinions. And, if they can’t be present, they check the agenda to see if there are any items about which they want to express their opinions to the Board before a decision is made.
The “Voice of Canyon Crest” is those volunteers who worked so hard to put on the lovely winter social we all enjoyed and who are now planning the June 6th community event.
The “Voice of Canyon Crest” is the members of the Long Range Planning Committee who have been working for months to create a better, more beautiful community here – with input from all homeowners.
The “Voice of Canyon Crest” is those volunteers who are planning to show up this Saturday, and give their time to help with a community painting project.
And, yes, the “Voice of Canyon Crest” is the 5 Board members whom you have chosen to represent you and who have spent as much as 20 hours a week on the business of this association. These people serve on the Board because they feel a responsibility to the community in which we all live and generously give their time to make it the kind of community of which we can all be proud.
The “Voice of Canyon Crest” is not an anonymous letter, full of untruths, sent by someone who does not have the courage to sign her name, much less express her opinions in a public forum. It is not the kind of back-biting which increases the burden of the Board members who have to take time from the serious business of the association to respond to it, and which creates a negative atmosphere for the community overall.
Friends and neighbors we urge you all to come to the Board meetings and express your opinions freely, contact your Board members regularly, run for office, join committees, help with the beautification projects, participate in the community socials …. and be a positive “Voice of Canyon Crest”
Please, when you get letters that attempt to undermine the many positive efforts that are being made in this community, throw them in the trash where they belong. Feel free to contact any of us directly, at any time, if you would like to discuss this or any other community issue of concern to you.
Yours truly,
The Canyon Crest estates Board of Directors
Joan Kaye, President
Bob Kopicki, Vice President
Michael Clayton, Treasurer
Jack Dangelo, Secretary
Brenda Hughes, Member at Large
