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Show 12 - HOLIDAY TIMES - DECEMBER1994 Letters to the Times First We’re Neighbors POA representatives at the next Thank You Note regularly scheduled POA meeting. Well, the first snows have recently Perhaps some of you know me. Furthermore, one representative of fallen. The valley is blanketed in the snow’s muffling silence, unlike the town meetings. It always seems that the colder and longer the winter, the more heated the POA, Town Council, and Planning Commission meetings are. I believe all valley residents share many important values or we wouldn’t have chosen to live here. Remember the people serving on the boards volunteer their time. The 1003 of hours are NOT being compensated with pay. Let’s show them some common courtesy. Call after 8 am. or prior to 9:30 pm. There is no excuse for bad manners (to quote my neighbor). This community will disagree on issues, so let’s keep our disagreements just that, and not personal attacks. Let’s keep the emotional Mr. Hyde under wraps. Remember, we are all neighbors the POA made a public admission of That’s me in the red Subaru. apology to the POA membership at the December 7 meeting regarding her My work takes me away from the valley six months of the year, but when I’m here I try to attend town meetings. The more I go to meetings and voting action at the November 2 meeting on the fence encroachment policy adoption. She apparently learn about all the issues that need to be addressed in this community, the more discussed her reservations in detail in a special meeting of the POA held December 5. Whether or not that meeting was posted and there was proper notice, I fail to understand the need to exclude the public from any I realize how much work our town officials have to do. And the load just gets greater as the community grows. The other day I was with a town official who, like all others, works extremely hard, goes to countless meetings, receives endless phone calls, and listens to people’s often angry and abusive complaints. “The worst of it is,” he says, “no one ever says thank you.” A wave of guilt crept over me. meeting of the POA with the exception of highly specific circumstances such as charges of employee or elected official misconduct, certain real estate transactions, etc. The procedural organization of the POA needs to be carefully studied Had I ever said thank you? I don’t think and followed by POA representatives. Future meetings, actions, and organiza- so. Well, that’s what I’d like to do. first. —Karen Nelson tional structures must guarantee the Questions Procedure need for public access and comment to satisfy the needs of the POA mem- valley are all volunteers, and I’d like to thank every one of them—whether we share the same viewpoint or not—for all the time and effort they put into making this valley a workable community (running the valley when, I’m sure, they’d rather be home with their families). Thank you. —Trish Hawkins I don’t wish to detract in any way from the importance of the December 7 presentation arranged by the Town Council on Castle Valley’s water supply and water adjudication proce- The people who hold office in this bers—not the POA representatives. My hope is that the POA will make every effort to meet these fundamental requirements of representative democracy. —Anita King dures. However, the POA’s December 7 meeting is a perfect example of how scheduling two meetings in one evening can rush necessary public discussion and force closure of the first meeting to prompt the opening of the second. To remedy the lack of time for POA member discussion of outstanding HAPPY NEW YEAR IIII’ll/IIII/III,IIIIIIIIIIIIIII/IIIIII/IIIIII/II’I’II’IIIIIIII/IIIIIIII’I’IIIIIIIIIII" III/IIIIIIIII * l 9 9 5 III/IIIIIIIIII — issues, I propose that POA meetings be held on a separate night so that discussions can continue unhindered by the constraints of time and scheduling. Castle Valley Despite its brevity, the POA’s December 7 meeting raised serious Inn 1‘ issues concerning the POA’s November —o..\. 2 vote on the fence encroachment policy. A major concern is the fact that —( ~o‘. the issue was accidentally omitted from the agenda posted for public notice of that meeting. It is unknown at this time if this method of approving POA administrative actions is accepted in the POA by-laws as procedural due process. It is critical that this issue be addressed by the POA, noted as an agenda item and reported on byelected Ill.uitgili.‘ " ‘ .7; -. For the best rest out west. A Bed and Breakfast 801-259—601 2 Eric Thomson & Lynn Forbes Thomson CVSR 2602, Moab, Utah 84532 |
