Not surprisingly I did not receive a personal invitation to Thomas Porter’s second recall movement of a duly elected Board of Directors held last Thursday (September 1st) at his Deerwood Corporation sales office complex located on Merced Falls Road.    I was, however, forwarded a copy of the original “blast email” by Heidi who just happens to be one of the three ladies recently appointed to the Lake Don Pedro Owners’ Association Board of Directors. 

Last year there was not even an LDPOA election due to the lack of candidates.  Apparently the LDPOA board simply recruited from their recall group of supporters again to fill vacancies because original members of the board with the “NEW VISION” quit because they did not attend meetings or actually intend to work for the members.  They just needed to destroy a good, honest hard working Board who were focused on the Association and its members rather than what was best for real estate and land development interests.    

Here’s what Heidi Russell, a current appointed Director on the LDPOA Board wrote:

Recall water board meeting Thursday @10:00 A M at Deerwood sales office On Merced Falls Rd.  Enough of the embarrassment of a non functioning water board , the lack of decorum, yelling, name calling, disrespect… sounds like our old LDPOA Board, well it is with Bill and Lew on the water board. Let’s get some people in who know what their doing and have respect for others and see the future of Lake Don Pedro. You can sit on your butt’s and complain or you can help change this community for the better.

PLEASE COME !!

 

Thank You

Heidi

UNBELIEVEABLE !

Just like in the first Porter Recall of the LDPOA Board, here’s one of the same instigators spewing disinformation for the sole purpose of fanning the flames of discontent and energizing the “rent a mob” as Emery Ross himself previously referred to that group.  A group he now evidently embraces as a potential source of votes for his dream of being a Mariposa County Supervisor.   A sitting director participating in a recall movement of fellow directors smacks of inappropriate activity, but with this group, apparently “anything goes”.   While on the subject of that particular “waking nightmare”, (Mr. Ross in a county position)  I find it to be in extremely poor taste, indeed disrespectful,  that Mr. Ross continues to bring up the District II position while current Supervisor Lyle Turpin, his family and friends are dealing with the serious consequences of that tragic ranch accident. 

Curiously, Heidi has RARELY attended CSD meetings yet makes a number of accusatory statements based on what?   What she wants to believe although personally oblivious to the facts?  What someone has told her are the facts to be repeated to a seething crowd stirred to action with other erroneous information?   Seems to me Heidi has in fact been sitting on her own butt and just complaining.  Who is she to chastise others for doing the same?

ALMOST A FACTUAL EMAIL

Heidi’s observations of embarrassment, a non-functioning water board, lack of decorum, yelling, name calling, and disrespect at meetings are absolutely valid.  But then, like the rest of the hard core Porte-ites”, she intentionally misrepresents those facts by attributing them to “Bill and Lew” rather than her own group which quite clearly causes such disturbances. 

[Something easily confirmed if she would “get off her butt” and bothered to attend meetings or listen to audio recordings of the same.   There is plenty of documentary evidence as to which individuals intentionally interrupt business meetings.] 

Come to think of it, Heidi was one of the, if not the most, discourteous speakers at that “Cartoon Recall” Hacienda meeting of the LDPOA as well.  (Likely a prerequisite for being one of the disinformation cheerleaders now)

WHY THE FABRICATIONS OF TRUTH?

Why would this individual intentionally misrepresent the facts in this way?  Who knows, but the following might be a clue. 

Heidi and her partner are close friends with Mr. Porter who provided a very nice reception, complete with use of Porter’s limo, for their domestic union ceremony at the golf course.  OK, I understand loyalty and appreciation for the kindness shown in providing such a splendid venue for your nuptial celebration but to intentionally fabricate the truth in an attempt to harm others is disingenuous at best and possibly just blind obedience at worst.     

KNOW WHAT “THEY’RE” DOING?

Heidi advocates getting people in there that know what “their” doing.  Oh really?  I have worked very hard studying information concerning this district and water related issues in general.  Bill Kinsella has done the same.  I have availed myself to free online classes in order to familiarize myself with many of the related jobs and requirements of operating such a district.  Bill Kinsella has done the same.  Heidi, like the rest of the ilk for which she apparently speaks, does not want honest people with knowledge and dedication to this district and all ratepayers, she only wants people who support Thomas Porter and his plan for Pedro, which has quite obviously been an abysmal failure – not just for Porter and his land development corporation, but for the property values in Don Pedro in general.

 

RESPECT FOR OTHERS?

Respect for others?  Oh please!  Nice sound bite but Heidi the hypocrite rides again.  Review the audio tapes of previous meetings (that Heidi did not attend) and then report the truth as to who was responsible for disrupting our business meetings with demands, accusations, and spurious insults to those who stand up to such inappropriate behavior.  

Playing games in the parking lot and suggesting vandalizing a director’s vehicle during a business meeting?  Oh yeah, you folks are a real class act.

 

My best to you and yours, Lew