The results of the NOWC’s New Seven Wonders of the World, a contemporary attempt to create an alternative to historical lists of the Seven Wonders of the World, through a worldwide popularity poll organized by the private, non-profit New Open World Corporation were announced on July 7, 2007 in Lisbon, Portugal, in the Estádio da Luz, SL Benfica's.

In no particular order are: The Great Wall of China, Petra, Chichén Itzá , the Statue of Christ Redeemer, the Colosseum,  Machu Picchu and the Taj Mahal. An obvious omission was the Great CZ Spin Machine.

Given Mezger’s self-described superior cognitive and leadership skills, and listening to his suggestion that it is all about leadership:  “If you pushed for a dues increase to fix Reserves, you obviously weren’t persuasive, and thus not effective.  Being right isn’t enough.  You have to lead”, we retrieved a list of issues prepared by former member of the CZ Master Association board of directors,  and previously discussed in the Coto Discussion Forum, when the Varo/Mezger boards had  5-0 vote advantage:

Conclusion:  Mezger’s definition for leadership is that whenever questions are raised about these issues, the canned response is “Remember the Reserves”!  Now that is a New Wonder of the World!

Varo/Mezger CZ Master Association Board Issues with 5-0 vote advantage- as advanced by former CZ Master Association Board Member.

1. Election manipulation to deny a candidate a board seat when Larkin resigned just one week after the last election.  Varo/Mezger knew very well that Larkin had relocated.  They did this to manipulate an appointment rather than an elected board member.
2. The Oakview/Oakknoll Gate issue.  The Varo/Mezger CZ Board is ignoring a legal agreement that was a condition of development breaching our security and exposing our Members to unnecessary liability.
3. Firing the CHP with nothing to replace them when the speeding problem was well documented.   The end result was two tragic deaths on our streets during the time period we had no pro-active traffic patrols in Coto.
4. Subsidizing various outside groups with CZ dues money.
5. Selling Mezger’s wife’s services at our expense at our gates.
6. Varo endorsing a political candidate as President of CZ.
7. Hiding the true cost to maintain the Sports Park .
8. Hiring an Executive Director placing CZ in the employment practice litigation chain which includes the reporting relationship to the board.
9. Failing to properly use competitive processes to buy goods and services.
10. Using the Association attorney in an attempt to silence critics.
11. Lying about bringing Sheriff’s services into Coto which never were going to happen.
12. All the games with Committees.
13. The Welcome Home Center Assessment fiasco when there never was a deal.  
14. The “Free Trees” that actually cost $45,000.
15. The recent silly study at our expense to determine that we pay taxes. 
16. Using high priced Consultants instead of lower priced staff i.e. a Landscaping Supervisor that has always been assigned to us by the property manager until Varo/Mezger.
17. Involvement with CotoCAN including having a Keystone employee act as Activities Coordinator at our expense exposing CZ to liability.
18. Involving CZ in a serious lawsuit specific to one of the accidents on our streets. 

Don’t forget that Mezger failed to disclose that he was moving to The Estates during Candidates Night in May when he very well knew that his move was just a month away.  Is failing to disclose critical information during an election the same as lying?  I would think so.  If nothing else, it is very Clintonesque.  And, even if he is right that since he remains a CZ owner that he has every right to serve on the Board, why didn’t he disclose his pending move and allow Delegates to decide if there was the conflict of interest that is obvious.  Mezger did not disclose this material information because he knew it would have cost him the election.  I would say the man is pretty sleazy when it comes to that old ethical line in the sand.  Isn’t it funny how Mezger always seems to end up on the wrong side of the ethical line?   Joe Morabito

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