OPINION
FEBRUARY 6, 2019 | AHWATUKEE FOOTHILLS NEWS
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LETTERS
Club West board criticized on handling of golf course
An open letter to the Club West HOA homeowners: By now, all of you have received your HOA ballots of the Board of Directors’ election. I am the only non-incumbent running for election. The only real issue in this election is the board’s performance, or lack of it, in dealing with Mr. Wilson Gee and the Club West Golf Course situation. For whatever reason, the present board has been unwilling, incapable and inept to take the required steps in this matter. As a result, the course continues to be a terrible eyesore, and your property values have been negatively impacted. The board’s position, that has been reiterated over and over again at the monthly board meetings, is that the HOA cannot make Mr. Gee do anything to restore the course. This defeatism, accompanied by a complete lack of “out-of-the-box” thinking, is the main reason no effective action has been taken against Mr. Gee. It is interesting to note that there is a non-binding referendum on our ballot regarding the potential purchase of the course by the HOA. This only appeared on
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the ballot after I brought up that option to the board at the January 2019 meeting, for which I was vehemently ridiculed by several board members. My position regarding this issue is simple – Mr. Gee must be relieved of his ownership of the golf course. Clearly, he has no intention of restoring the course to “championship condition” as required by the CC&R’s which the board is required to enforce. Yet the board, comprised of incumbent candidates who are running for re-election, has not taken any effective action against Mr. Gee. Therefore, if you are satisfied with the board’s lack of action in dealing with the golf course situation, please vote for all the incumbents. If, however, you are dissatisfied and frustrated with their lack of plans and actions, I ask for your vote so that the Club West Golf Course can be brought back to its original pristine condition. I promise that I will be extremely aggressive to do so. -Thomas Bell
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I apologize for being so slow to respond to all the actions and arguments related to our closed Lakes golf course, but I want to
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take a stand on behalf of opening it. I think the time has come. As evidence of my support for bringing it back, I hereby pledge $1,000 to help pay for legal fees or other expenses related to getting things moving again. And I ask others to donate to Save the Lakes soon and substantially. Both the past and coming bills need to be paid. My wife and I have been members of the community for about 28 years, and I have taken pride and enjoyment in living here. Although I am not a golfer, I very much appreciate having the open space the course provides – with great views directly out my north-facing windows. During the past few years I have followed the not-so-nice changes in the golf course grounds, and I have even publicly presented proposed plans and drawings in regard to what alternatives are possible for the 101 acres. However, my proposals were rejected or ignored, so I listened to what Pulte – and True Life – and, now, ALCR, LLC – had to offer. I have also read much of what has been presented to the court, including the recent 50+ page court presentation which seems to dash any hopes of the would-be developers. Timothy Barnes, the attorney for Linda
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Swain and Eileen Breslin of the Save the Lakes group, has done an excellent job of giving the court reasons to reject any and all legal actions which would OK any kind of development on the course. There just isn’t much left to say – from either side. It is time for seeding and watering! -Stirling (Buzz) Cooper
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