Letters
to
Editor
No 19th
Hole
Now the
new
operators
of the
Holly
Lake
Ranch
restaurant
have had
a few
weeks to
iron out
their
initial
operating
problems
it is
apparent
that
what
used to
be a
19th
Hole
that
supported
the golf
course
is now
the
smoking
section
of the
ForeSeasons.
Overall
I have
heard
mostly
positive
comments
about
the food
quality
and
service
and hope
this
good
operation
continues.
I do not
blame
John and
Melissa
as they
can
operate
their
restaurant
to cater
to
non-golfers,
if that
is what
they
feel is
best for
their
business.
I blame
the
B-Board
and Rob
James
for
negotiating
a
contract
that
does not
explicitly
define
hours of
operation
to
support
the
golfers
that pay
a
majority
of the
cost of
the golf
course
and will
also
support
the 19th
Hole if
it is
open
during
hours
that
will
permit
their
support.
I have
played
at many
municipal
and
private
golf
courses
and the
19th
Hole is
always
open
early
enough
to
permit
breakfast
before
playing
golf.
That is
not
available
here.
Also
after
tournaments
the 19th
Hole is
always
open for
drinks
and
snacks.
That is
not
available
here.
Therefore,
we no
longer
have a
19th
Hole,
Just a
smoking
section
for the
ForeSeasons.
Hopefully
a new
B-Board
will
correct
this
poor
management
decision.
Jack
Mills
In
reference
to Bill
Orrender’s
timely
and
informative response
to the
A/B
board
meeting
minutes in
the last
Gazette,
I have
questions!!
Holly
Lake
Ranch
Homeowners
Association
By-Laws
state:
By Laws,
Article
II,
Section
1 (a)
Class
“A”
Membership.
Ascension
Resorts,
Limited,
and its
successor(s)
in
interest
shall be
appointed
the sole
Class
“A”
membership
by the
Board of
Directors.
8/28/03
By Laws,
Article
II, Section
2 -
Voting
Rights.
The
Class
“A”
member
shall be
entitled
at all
times to
a total
number
of votes
which
exceeds
the
total
number
of class
“B”
member
votes by
ten (10)
votes.
Each
Class
“B”
member
shall be
entitled
to one
(1) vote
per
member,
not per
lot in
the
Holly
Lake
Ranch
Subdivision.
Each
member
shall be
entitled
to cast
his
votes on
any
matter
presented
for the
vote of
the
members.
If I
understand
the
minutes
from the
last
combined
A/B
Board
meeting,
the A
Board
voted
against
the
amendment
to the
By-laws
whereby
Holly
Lake
Homeowners would
have input
and
right to
vote on
any
expenditure
or
amenity
to the
Ranch costing
over
$100,000.
And by
virtue
of the A
Board
having
more
votes
than the
Homeowners,
the A
Board
can do
or build
ANYTHING
the A
Board
wants.
Soooo,
what’s
to say
that the
A Board
might
want to
build,
lets say, a
water
park,
drag
racing
strip,
ice
skating
rink,
minor
league
ball
park,
etc. and
stick
the cost
to the
Homeowners,
much
like was
done
with the
restaurant?
A little
far-fetched
- maybe
- but
the
Developer
(Mead)
is a
business
person
and he
is going
to
do/build
what
benefits
the
timeshares.
That is
how he
makes
money.
I want
to know
what was
meant
when
Levy
said “as
long has
Silverleaf
has an
investment
here at
Holly
Lake,
Silverleaf
will not
consider
relinquishing
control
of the
operation
of Holly
Lake
Ranch to
the
homeowners”.
I guess
we don’t
even
need a B
Board
because
the
Developer
will
always
“control”
what we
do here,
what we
pay here
and how
we live
here.
Helloooo
Holly
Lakers.
Just
because
the
majority
of us
are
retired,
we
should
not be
putting
our
heads in
the
sand.
Wake up
and
smell
the
writing
on the
wall.
This is
the way
dictatorships
started
in other
countries.
Hmmmmmm
the
analogy
is not
too far
off the
mark.
Ann
Reynold,
Holly
Lake
Ranch.
