• Pine Mountain Club Board Chair William Gurtner wants to rush to build a new clubhouse complex. Letters and OpEds are pouring in to demand a robust, fact-based community conversation first. [See OpEd on page 6 and below, plus strong letters on page 5].

• Serious questions about people losing their homes due to rising PMC assessments set high stakes for this $7 million decision.

• A promise was broken by Chairman Gurtner. Where are the options for clubhouse updates Mr. Gurtner said he would present?

• No valid metrics about current clubhouse usage have been presented to justify the need for a new 25,364 sq. foot building complex.

• No credible financial data was submitted to the members.

• It is time for PMCPOA’s board to get factual.

• A series of community workshops showing options based on facts will yield respectful questions and respectful dialogue.

• Consensus is the glue that holds communities together.

• The only vote to rush into now should be the vote to hold a series of community workshops with real facts and real options for us all to consider—together.

These are related Editorials:
•EDITORIAL: A Lie Is a Weak Foundation for a Taj Mahal

•EDITORIAL: We all like nice things, but the nicest thing of all is to know we won’t lose our home

•EDITORIAL: Fiduciary Duty in the Land of the Lotus Eaters

•OpEd: Keep This an Enchanting, Affordable Place to Live

This is part of the February 10, 2017 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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