SCA MAIN RESERVES! ARE THEY ADEQUATE?

A close up of some money on top of a table

SCA’s CFO, Chief Operating Officer and Board Majority seem to believe they are. They have misrepresented to you their justification for under funding the Main Reserves. According to them our Reserve Specialist has used the cash flow method( different than previous years) and blessed everything and you should sleep well at night. You shouldn’t. First…

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THAT’S RICH!

A close up of some money on top of a table

Have you ever heard the expression, “that’s rich?” It has a couple meanings but the base is about someone saying something unreasonable. Well at Tuesday’s Town Hall meeting where maybe 25 homes were represented Greg Swenson, board member and Treasurer, was grousing about the amount of hours he is having to spend doing “board stuff”.…

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT!

If you followed the SCA letter you received last week or read about the new food policy effective November 15 at Anthem Center it became apparent that the SCA Board came out with a really dumb policy that prohibits birthday cakes, cookies or ANY outside food unless it was purchased at Yorktown Grill. Party bridge,…

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YORKTOWN GRILL- TRICK OR TREAT?

Happy Halloween! Effective November 15 the new policy goes into effect at Anthem Center. Because of Yorktown Grill and it’s need for revenue to survive the board has declared a lock down on clubs and residents who use Anthem Center from bringing in outside snacks, drinks, birthday cakes, enchiladas and everything consumable. Only purchases from…

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FORREST QUINN GUEST POST

Short Term Aberration or Long Term Trend? Management posted Yorktown Grill’s 11-day August income statement on SCA’s website. Revenues were impressively higher than expected – $63,430. However, Yorktown Grill lost $22,896 during those eleven days – over a $2,080/day loss. That equals about a $7.22/loss per meal.  After a novelty surge, Yorktown Grill’s daily sales…

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THANK YOU PAMELA WILLIAMS & RICK ERNEST

The Board of Directors meeting agenda of September 28 had the board voting on the 2024 Budget which included the Main Reserves as well as the underlying communities. To their credit they voted NO against the Budget and Reserves consistent with their campaign pledges to act in the best interests of homeowners. They heard us.…

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POINT OF ORDER!

Can You hear me now?

I accessed the September 28 Board Meeting using Go To Meeting. President Steve Anderson was also using Go To Meeting to attend and VP Barry Rubinson chaired the meeting. The meeting was marred once again by technical difficulties. The sound would disappear for long periods of time and clearly it was frustrating for those on…

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SATURDAY OCTOBER 14 CRAFT SHOW 9AM-1PM

If you plan on attending the Craft Fair I will be there as an author with inexpensive stocking stuffers/gifts for $1 and $2. My book/journal entitled Socially Distanced… A Keepsake Journal is perfect to complete and pass on to your kids and grandkids about your experiences during the pandemic. I always thought it would be…

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MOMENT OF TRUTH

A lot of effort went into electing Pam Williams and Rick Ernest in the 2023 Board of Directors election. Their main campaign promises are being put to the test when the vote on Thursday( September 28). Ms. Williams came to us from the Villas the weaponized counsel tried to exclude her from running as she…

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