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Originally Posted by Thnonne
Thank you Winston. Ureout you are correct some people can't see the forest from the trees, or a ball from a strike or an out call from a safe call they only see what they want to see.
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How true it is that some people can't see the forest for the trees. This would certainly apply to saying it's a negative comment when it's pointed out that at a residents' meeting about the wall, certain FACTS were stated, for example, the POA speaker said this and did that; the VHA chose not to be present or, if they were, they chose not to speak. Credibility is lost, and desperation seems to come across, when one takes a fact that could be construed as embarrassing insofar as support of residents is concerned and make more of it in an attempt to hide the reality of the fact.
Here I am quoting myself:
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Originally Posted by twinklesweep
I suspect that there has been nothing in the history of the POA that will build its membership and support as much as this wall issue. I can see the POA's membership exploding, thanks to the strong position it took in support of residents, many of whom might not even have been familiar with the POA prior to now.
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Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter
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Very true!
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Originally Posted by ijusluvit
Yep, that was the big one. However, there has been a steady stream of issues since which the POA have really helped with. There are lots of folks here whose vinyl siding was repaired or replaced, even though warranties had expired. The POA spent many months on this, so much so that they even wrote an article in October 2007 defending themselves against those who complained about continued attention to the topic. That issue, btw, also contained the article: "Let's Give Some Credit to the VHA".
The vinyl siding fight may have been the topic which led to the largest single rise in membership. Thankfully there are enough folks here who have felt the beneficial impact of POA work and still retain their membership. But of course we have some veterans and lots of newbies who have never heard of the POA.
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Also very true.
The $40 million and vinyl siding settlements (and others as well) were
enormous accomplishments by the POA! What I was getting at was not the enormity of the accomplishments but rather the willingness of this residents' organization to take on this very public issue immediately in the service of all Villages residents, even though it affects one group more than others. The POA as a residents' group, through this episode, likely became known to residents who had never heard of them--and better known to those who had only a vague awareness of them.
This is where I see a resulting increase in membership and support--from residents seeing exactly what the POA is and how they are willing to stick their necks out in support of residents.
When I first moved to TV, I had a property issue similar to the vinyl siding or the roofs now being replaced. I didn't even know the POA existed! I did contact the VHA, as I had been given considerable info about them when I purchased the home. Not only did they do nothing for me, they actually gave me an argument for making an issue of it (another typical "kill the messenger" type of response). Had I known of the existence of the POA, there is a possibility (I'm not saying a certainty; I'll never know...) that my outcome could have been different....