28th May 2010
To Residents of Misol Park.
It is obvious that Misol does not need a President or committee but a group of people who are willing to place themselves in situations whereby they are subject to criticism, mistrust and insults.
The majority of owners vote these people in to meet regularly in order to maintain the management of the community guided by the outdated Statutes. Unfortunately they are not allowed to carry out this role without receiving snide and damaging remarks.
This week two of the committee members decided they no longer wanted to continue; Jeff Brown, who has tirelessly spent many hours looking after the pool and carrying out the necessary repair, at no cost to Misol and despite the libellous accusation put on Facebook, received no financial credit. Kate Ellerton who genuinely thought her efforts would be appreciated, has decided to put her family’s welfare first and who can blame her.
When I was elected in November 2008, Misol was in debt, there was very little money in the bank account and there was a split community, the only winners were the lawyers and an incompetent Administration group.
The situation today is (1) Misol has no debts, (2) there is a substantial amount in the bank account as well as a contingency fund of €20,000 for emergencies and (3) most importantly the community is no longer split. This has been achieved by myself and the committee members working together putting Misol’s interest first and I thank them.
For the last 18 months I have taken accusations, criticisms and insults and have decided enough is enough. I feel sorry for those people who do appreciate the efforts of myself and the committee and sympathise with the small minority who seem to get a thrill out of their mindless and bullish attitudes and actions.
On the advice of the lawyer, I have decided to waive my role as President and according to the statues hand over responsibility to the longest serving committee member to represent me until the AGM in September when a new President and committee can be elected. My apologies to Shelagh but I am confident that the business is in safe hands. You can rest assured that the finance and accounts will continue to be maintained by Peter Hopkins who has proven that he is a competent administrator and I ask those concerned to desist from the back stabbing and name calling and leave him to carry on with the good work.
When I began as President, I stated that I would do my best complying with the rules and regulations of Misol and the law, as this is in jeopardy, I do not wish to and will not continue. When it reaches a point that my husband, who is suffering from cancer, is almost blind and deaf being insulted himself, I draw the line.
I have received an unsigned note inviting me to a meeting on the bar terrace on 30th May to refute any rumours, this is not a rumour, this is a fact. I will not be attending any such meetings but will ask a remaining committee member to read this notice out and I will also post it on the official Misol blog.
Mo Taunton
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