BAY COLONY CLUB CONDO - NEW ACCOUNTANT?

BCC's Auditor

So, the BOD in its wisdom has picked a new accountant "based on the advice of our auditor."  Isn't this the same bargain basement, bottom dwelling auditor who has over looked so many weird accounting gimmicks and failures in the past?  Anybody know if the June maintenance payment goes to the same old address?

 Reprinted from the Original of Thursday, July 16, 2009

BCC budgets $6,000 for our audit. While the BOD may be happy with the auditor’s performance, BCC owners should demand more than the lame audit we got. “Audited” and “Auditor” is in quotes throughout this blog because of the quality of the product we received.

The purpose of the audit is to protect BCC owners whose money is being reported on. It is supposed to assure us that the BCC Board of Directors are properly controlling and accounting for our $2 million+ in annual maintenance fees.

This 2008 “Audit” doesn’t do it! It’s time to insist the BOD engages an auditor who realizes his responsibility is to BCC owners, not the BOD. Owners need and deserve an audit that highlights problems and suggests solutions, not one that glosses over mistakes and attempts to bury them with “prior period adjustments”.

Bernie Madoff’s outfit was "audited" too!

BAY COLONY CLUB CONDO - DIG WE MUST?

Digging AGAIN between buildings 3 & 4.  New hole, same spot.

OK, but why do they dig into the SAME sinkhole every couple of years?  Is this part of the Hilman Plumbers "Government Jobs" list?   How many times will BCC pay to do the same job?  Why can't it be done right?  Is the shopping center paying part of this (it's their drain water too).  Anybody with some engineering or construction smarts got an answer?  Let's hear from some of the experts!

BAY COLONY CLUB CONDO - APRIL 30 BOD MEETING - COMMENTARY

It was a dark and stormy night, not a lot on the agenda for this meeting and among the no-shows in the audience were most of the folks whose own voice is music in their ears.  So, things moved right along in a fairly civilized fashion.  For all the nitty/gritty details, go to:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5HHQLxes8EZeXR1Qkd0RF9tRXM

After clicking on the link above, you can read Bev Houston's latest Informer for BOD meeting details. The Informer also has some interesting things to say about our 2012 budget and BCC outsourcing. 

 One of the agenda items was adding another (legal) "companion" mutt to our growing dog population.  If I get a note from my chiropractor saying I'm terminally paranoid, can I bring in my Rottweiler and his inseparable companion the pit bull?

BAY COLONY CLUB CONDO - GARDEN SPOT?

BCC a garden spot?  Well, not in front of our place.  They ripped out all the old growth (whatever) and planted some puny bushes.  When first planted there was some nice black top soil around them.  That washed out right away and now it's a patch of scruffy dirt with some rocks.  Weeds plentiful between stops by the the landscape guys.

Why isn't there mulch (keeps the weeds down and saves water) or some ground cover (") around the bushes.  Is this the best our landscaping committee can do?

How about some more bougainvillea?  More butterfly attractants?  Are we Xeroscaping?