Colleton Skeptic

 By now, any member paying even a little attention knows how the Board views the Owners: There have been more recent examples of the Board's lack of candor: Example #1: In its power grab in the governance document vote, the Board asked for--and received--the power to increase the "capital contribution" as often and as high as it wishes--with no limiting principle whatsoever. Just the way the Board likes things.  Immediately after the vote, the Board announced that the capital contribution would be increased by 50 percent from $40,000 per property sale to $60,000 per property sale. The Board obviously had this planned ahead of time, yet decided not to tell the Owners what it planned to do. Why is this important?  First, if you haven't figured it out yet, the capital contribution is a "tax" on selling Owners. I'm confident that the Board will gaslight that it's the "buyer" who pays the capital contribution. In a narrow sense, that's true...

The Club's abuzz with speculation about the miscreant involved in the incident to be discussed at Thursday's special Board meeting. Apparently, the Board has not yet delegated the important function of investigating and resolving conduct issues to the "Quiver of Karens." Whether it's right or wrong, the Board has the legitimacy of having been elected by the Owners and is the right entity to adjudicate conduct offenses. But in the event that an unelected "Quiver of Karens" is established, some qualifying criteria should be established: xx I think there should be some hurdles that prospective members of the Quiver should clear: Do you believe that there should be two sets of rules around here? If so, you should steer clear of the Quiver. Do you drive your golf cart down the middle of the road? If so, you don't have the moral standing to pass judgment on others. Note: this applies only to the Quiver. "Your Board President" was spotted today dr...