Editor,
A concerned Ocean Pines resident has organized a board of director candidate conversation and Q & A event. The event is July 16 at the Worcester County Library, Ocean Pines Branch at 9 a.m.
This year, three candidates will be chosen for the board of directors for the Ocean Pines Homeowners Association. The outcome of the election can have a significant impact on the future direction, work and practice of the board.
Steve Tuttle has reserved the large meeting room at the library and is coordinating the event. The intent is to have an opportunity for audience members to ask questions directly of each candidate.
An informed electorate comes by participating in the Q & A, asking questions, hearing others questions and responses from board candidates. All residents of Ocean Pines, eligible to vote in the election are encouraged to come on July 16 at 9 a.m.
For more information, contact at 610-368-9919.
Jack Barnes
Ocean Pines
Former director mad over forum
Editor,
I just finished watching the video of the candidate debate and I am mad as hell! I cannot allow some of this propaganda to go unchallenged. In Ocean Pines some people believe, and rightfully so, that if you repeat an untrue statement long enough it might eventually be believed.
A perfect example was board candidate Ms. Pat Supik, who is the chairperson of our budget and finance advisory committee. When answering the question “where do you stand on keeping the yacht club open in the winter?” she answered, “I do understand the financials of the yacht club and factually it is doing very well.” God help us! According to the monthly controller’s reports our brand-new $5 million yacht club has lost $311,219 in the last eight months alone. That does not include depreciation. “Factually it is doing very well.” Perhaps when compared to the maiden voyage of the Titanic?
In her closing statement, Ms. Supik stated, “financially we are on good ground operationally. If you add up the last three years the bottom line is positive. ” She goes on to say, “the numbers speak for themselves” which may be the only factual thing she said all night. Sounded like a cheerleader following a script written by Thompson, Gomsak and Terry.
According to the audited statements the sum bottom line performance of Ocean Pines Association, Inc. over the last three years was a negative -$132,533. This does not even take into account that in 2014 OPA moved $447,409 out of reserves and into operations to offset deficits.
If Ms. Supik can’t understand the audited statements for our organization she should not be the chairperson of the budget and finance advisory committee, much less a director.
Martin Clarke
Ocean Pines