The CotoBuzz Journal, Community Journalism

September 2008 ISSUE

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LETTERS

LWV Double the Trouble, Double the Fun?

August 13, 2008

We have asked Professional Community Management, Inc. representatives to comment on the questions asked my Mr.Curtis, but have yet to hear from them. Meanwhile, Mr. Grundke has rhetorical questions of his own:

To Whom it Might Concern (Apparently only Mike Curtis):

Since it seems to be in the best interest of (?who?) for PCM to get a General Contracting License (obviously (?) to do contracting work for LWV) maybe they should get a "Roofing License" so that they can do our roofing, too. Let's see now, if we do our own general building contracting our costs are based on a "zero based budget" (per the GM) with no overhead included. If this new entity is doing our work, would PCM (a for profit company) charge us overhead (profit), or do Disbro and Olsen work for nothing?

I guess PCM became a billion dollar corporation by having the owners work for nothing.

But then, this General Building Contractor "entity" might have nothing to do with LWV, other than using our (LWV) Human Resources employees to answer phone calls to this "entity." In addition, could it be that the 84% increase in the Management Fee over the past few years is to cover costs for the time that the GM (who is supposed to work exclusively for us) is doing his work for the General Building Contractor "entity" of which he is the CEO/President?

When we hear the wailing and gnashing of teeth by PCM over residents wandering through the PCM offices pilfering confidential information, is this the kind of data that they are alluding to and fear getting out to the public? How many Directors were aware of this? How many Directors would condone keeping this information from the owners? When did they pass a motion allowing this to happen? Why wasn't it made public, or is it intended that this should not get out to the owners?

PCM and the Boards are a "charade" with the apparent intent by PCM to keep the Boards in the dark and lead them by the nose. When will the Boards take steps to do their duty and provide oversight to the managing of LWV? If they can't do it, then they should take steps to hire someone to do it for US.

If PCM and the Boards restrict the owners efforts to glean information, perhaps an investigative reporter would have the expertise to bring to light the impact of what PCM is doing, including the intent at the last GRF Board meeting to lease some of our property to an "undisclosed" contractor without the Board even being aware of who the contractor was. Was this in our best interest, or, PCM's?

I'm sure that PCM will say that everything they do is ethical and in our best interest. I'll believe that when they tell us "Everything They Do!"

Connie Grundke

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