Dear Fellow Unit Owners,
Some unit owners have asked about how the Concerned International Village Owners Committee (CIVOC) functions.
We are not an official committee in that we were not appointed by the Association president, we do not hold meetings, we do not vote on issues, and we do not report to the Board of Directors.
CIVOC is a group of unit owners who share a deep concern for our community, mostly focusing on the financial challenges facing our Association. We pay attention to what is going on and we report problems, especially when it comes to how the Association uses our funds.
Below are letters from two unit owners whose concerns about how our maintenance funds are being misspent are shared by many other unit owners. Please review them and if you agree let the Board members know how you feel.
Please let us know if you want to add your name to the list of supporters.
Respectfully,
CIVOC
Charles Addison, Zurich
Liljana Baic, Zurich
Lilo Beigel, Marseilles
Sandy Best, Interlaken
William Brackett, Bordeaux
Israel Bruch, Orleans
Elaine Campbell, Yorkshire
Joan Clemente, Cabana, Edelweiss
Marsha Curliss, Marseilles
Geoffrey Edwards, Cabanas
Joe Frederick, Heidelberg
Richard Goodheart, Bordeaux
Lily Gordon, Edelweiss
Miriam Gordon, St. Moritz
Harriet Handler, Edelweiss
Robert Hoffecker, Yorkshire
Pauline Jean, Heidelberg
Raymond Jean, Orleans
Louis Kornbluth, Yorkshire
Abe Landau, Zurich
Alice Large, Yorkshire
Marty Lattanzi, Marseilles
Miriam Lehrer, Zurich
Phyllis Lloyd, Edelweiss
Marilyn Navarre, Bordeaux
Irene Pressner, Yorkshire
Marc Richman, Bordeaux
Ray Rizzo, Bordeaux
Judy Rosen, Heidelberg
Helene Scharfman, Yorkshire
Sid Schulman, Bordeaux
Gladys and Lisasue Sherman, Nottingham
Molly 'Jane' Sird, Marseilles
Nina Spiegel, Heidelberg
Larry Topolowski, Edelwiess, Heidelberg, Orleans
Marvin Tow, Zurich
Ilan Weiss, Interlocken, Zurich
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From: Harriet Handler
To: Board of Directors
Subject: Misuse of maintenance fees
Dear Board Members:
I am writing to you, on our Nation's Independence Day celebration, because of the wrongful expenditures with our maintenance fees in defending our president, Mr. Labriola, in his personal legal defamation case.
I can not believe in our condo documents there are any rules for paying legal fees for an owner. Mr. Labriola, an owner, is being sued and therefore is responsible to pay his own way; as anyone who is being sued is responsible to do.
Why are we paying for his litigation?
I am not responsible for his personal legal expenses, nor are any of the other owners who pay their maintenance fees for the upkeep of our community. I am outraged that our monies are being misused and demand that not only do they stop, but that Mr. Labriola needs to reimburse the Association for those expenditures.
Is this something that can be reported to the State of Florida; the mishandling of Association fees for personal use?
I would appreciate a response.
Harriet L. Handler
E1M, B2S
301-580-1022
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From: Geoffrey Edwards
To: Board members, property manager, unit owners
Subject: International Village Fiasco
To All Interested Parties,
It has come to my attention that Mr. Mirrow, a former board member, has suggested the he will provide
the Village with $3,000.00 to start work on the Zurich building where he lives. This is not the way it works, just like all past projects, pulling a random number is the way of deciding which building is next. It is only fair and
it would not be prudent to allow a single individual to control this process. Instead of praising Mr. Mirrow we
should see this as what it is....buying his way into what should be a fair and impartial decision.
At the same time I would like to let you know that Harriet and I offered to give the Village $50,000.00 to build a playground next to the tennis courts for the growing number of kids residing in the Village, but this money was rejected. Instead they formed a "fine committee" that will end up costing our Village large legal fees, not to mention the uselessness of such action.
As many of you know the foolishness in the Village continues, David Friedman has left and who can blame
him. Harriet has paid $56.00 to Broward Tax office to correct the purchase price of her Bordeaux unit, one can only imagine how much in time and legal fees were wasted on this by this Board. And now we have the facts of Mr. Labriola’s personal legal fees being paid by this Board and our treasurer who seems uninterested in appearing in person at any Board meeting.
Where are the audited financials results?
When will the people rise up.....for the sake of our Village I hope you care and will contact your Board.
Sincerely,
Geoffrey Edwards
Cabana C-3
geoff6831@aol.com
