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AUGUST 2008 ISSUE

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LETTERS

GRF Rules of Engagement Restrict Resident Participation

July 27, 2008

The GRF resolution (click here for copy) about to be finally approved at the next GRF Board meeting - Tuesday after next (August 5th), is an effort to greatly restrict resident participation in their meetings. Click here for additional information

This is the creation of Milt Johns and his crack good ol' boys, and should be rejected. It did not come out of any committee recommendation - just magically appeared at the last meeting. As a minimum, it was supposed to be changed to also include Directors - but it has not. This plan violates our long standing history of open resident participation at board meetings.

I hope you might take a few minutes to read the attached, then send a note to GRF and express your displeasure with the attempt to greatly restrict your opportunity to speak.

Please send your note and comments as soon as possible to:

GRF Board of Directors

P.O. Box 2220

Laguna Woods, CA 92654

Request that your comments be read aloud at the meeting before any final vote is taken.

As for me, one of the most obnoxious rules they wish to establish, supposedly in an effort to help meetings go faster, is to require residents to fill out cards, which will be "randomly" selected by the chair, before you might be allowed to speak. See page 3. This will take more time to collect cards, count them, set time limits, and pull names "randomly" (ha!) to speak.

Thanks for taking some time to send in your comments!

Mike Curtis

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