I am angered and embarrassed by the members of the Lake of the Woods Association Board, both past and present.
The board has known that the spillway has not met required standards since the Army Corps of Engineers' inspection in March 1979.
As a result, Lake of the Woods members are each facing a $1,200 penalty to fix a problem that has been 30 years in the making.
If our association's interests and revenues were handled more responsibly, they would have covered most,
Instead, they chose to litigate and postpone the inevitable, while we watched our money being used for remodeling the clubhouse,
Fiscal responsibility should be of prime concern, especially with Lake of the Woods being of very diverse income levels.
There is no excuse for the board turning its head on such a vital issue. They knew that this would be a project with a cost like none we have ever faced before. Yet they continued to try and litigate the situation away.
All along, they never planned to absorb a blow to our budget if those efforts proved futile, as they did indeed.
I am for improvements, but not by digging any further into our wallets with such carelessness and lack of vision.
Where does it stop? I am seriously contemplating secession from this union. Anyone else care to join?
Thomas Tucker
Orange