Thursday, June 29, 2017
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Friday, June 23, 2017
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
THANK YOU, GEORGE FRANKLIN.
I have just finished proofreading George Franklin's safety
article for the August issue of the Reporter.
(Yes, I know it isn't even July. We're that far ahead on some things, though!)
I am just so struck by George's care for the people of this
Village. What a service he has rendered us in his columns and articles alone.
His particular concern is for the more elderly among us. He doesn't want you to
be cheated or hurt, your car stolen or your apartment burglarized. His columns invariably
begin with "Hi folks" and end with "Be safe out there." You
can tell he loves us and wants us to be well and safe. When we need a little
chiding, he gives us a little chiding. George is a former law enforcement
officer—with a great heart, I should say.
George's August column is about carjacking for one thing.
Carjacking can be a brutal crime, and you can be hurt, not to mention have your
car stolen.
Thank you, George, for all you have done and do for this Village.
Monday, June 19, 2017
Saturday, June 17, 2017
PHASE II ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT - REFLECTION BAY PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT - FORMER GOLF COURSE
Hi all,
The following link leads to an in-depth Environmental assessment of the former golf course.
https://goo.gl/4KCSdx
It is not know at this time what impact this report will have on the Reflection Bay development - if any.
It is possible that the Florida Department of Environment Protection may supervise the mitigation of the property.
Dave Israel
The following link leads to an in-depth Environmental assessment of the former golf course.
https://goo.gl/4KCSdx
It is not know at this time what impact this report will have on the Reflection Bay development - if any.
It is possible that the Florida Department of Environment Protection may supervise the mitigation of the property.
Dave Israel
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Monday, June 12, 2017
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
CONDO BOARD QUESTION
Is there any mandate for a Condo Board Member to be a "deeded" owner of a unit within that condo? If so, where is that requirement found?
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
DELEGATE ASSEMBLY - JUNE 2, 2017 - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE
June DA -1 from David B. Israel on Vimeo.
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June DA -2 from David B. Israel on Vimeo. -
June DA-3 from David B. Israel on Vimeo.
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June DA-4 from David B. Israel on Vimeo. -
June DA-5 from David B. Israel on Vimeo.
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June DA-6 from David B. Israel on Vimeo.
Monday, June 5, 2017
DELEGATES APPROVE ATLANTIC BROADBAND CONTRACT IN ROLL CALL VOTE
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On June 2, 2017, after much vigorous debate, our Delegate Assembly approved the Contract with Atlantic Broadband for bulk video and optional Internet and Telephone. The vote was 95 in favor and 80 opposed.
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The signing of the contract will occur shortly
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AB - Vote Results from David B. Israel on Vimeo.
Thanks to Franco for the video clip
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Dave Israel
AB - Vote Results from David B. Israel on Vimeo.
Thanks to Franco for the video clip
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Dave Israel
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Sunday, June 4, 2017
KUDOS TO TWO
Like many others here, I receive Dave Israel's
update e-mails on what is going on in the Village. Dave calls these reports
Information Forward Initiatives. (Talk about "Armyspeak," that's a
mouthful for you!) One of the things I look forward to the most is Donald
Foster's weekly CAM report. It's concise and right up to date on the progress
of things big and small needing repair and maintenance in CV. The
photos with notes are a big help, too. (Don't change a thing, Donald.) It's
amazing how much work is going on right under our noses, and with our CAM's
reports we get the straight skinny, not pool and bus rider guesswork. THANK
YOU, DONALD.
One of Donald's photos showed one of our new buses
with Bob Rivera's colorful Century Village sign on it. I saw the same bus
"live" parked outside the Clubhouse on Friday. It is BEAUTIFUL. I
love the tropical scene and the script printing. (Some would have preferred one
of the block printing choices, I'm told, but I like the script.) What a
professional job. THANK YOU, BOB, and I hope you are doing better in the
hospital. You have been and are still going through some ordeal. Why don't you
send Bob a card, guys—the address is Kingston Hospital, 396 Broadway, Kingston,
NY 12401.
Saturday, June 3, 2017
CONSIDER THE SOURCE
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On Friday, June 2, our Delegates will be asked to approve a marvelous Atlantic Broadband contract for bulk video services and optional Internet services. This contract (two years in the making), beats their competition in financial terms and in terms of entertainment content!
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Despite the superiority of the Atlantic Broadband offer, there will be a few Residents who will rise in opposition, simply because they are considering their own needs rather than the needs of the Village.
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Who are these few nay-sayers? They are the people who are suing us (me), they are the people who stay up all hours of the night on the Internet suggesting that UCO (me) are Nazis, Fascists or other sorts of reprobates. They are the people who publicly spew the foulest sort of language. They are the people who squeal and shriek to disrupt meetings - You know who they are! They talk much, but contribute nothing!
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So, on Friday, when the best entertainment package we have ever had comes up for a vote, just note who gets up to trash it-and consider the source, and then, please ignore their diatribe and vote to approve the Atlantic Broadband contract.
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Those of you who elected us - have trust in your choices - know that we exercise the highest degree of fiduciary responsibility - enable us to provide the best for the entire Village.
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Dave Israel
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Friday, June 2, 2017
FINANCIAL COMPARISON - ATLANTIC BROADBAND VS COMCAST - REVISED MAY 31, 2017
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This chart compares purely the numbers showing the cost of the two offers over life of contract. It is significant to note that over the life of the two offers, Atlantic Broadbands offer is almost $4 million dollars less. ($3,913,859.21). The critical difference is Comcast's iniquitous truck roll fee, the number of these Sixty Dollar truck rolls will escalate because of Residents lack of familiarity with the new equipment, which will require much customer education. The fee for Atlantic Broadband truck rolls is ZERO!
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Thanks to Ed Black for the analysis.
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Dave Israel
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Thursday, June 1, 2017
IN DEFENSE OF A MAN'S REPUTATION
The following is copied word for word from "another" Village blog:
WOW ! I just found out that Regan
Anderson, the Atlantic broadband rep who is giving us a hard sell about
Atlantic Broadband, was the Comcast rep who sold a cable contract to Century
Village Boca Raton. Shortly after the contract was finalized he jumped ship and
went to work for Atlantic. My source tells me that he extolled the wonderful
virtues of Comcast to Boca. CV. Now that he has changed horses and gone to work
for Atlantic he is talking out of the other side of his mouth."
I haven't the least idea whether it is
true that Regan Anderson, the personable, NOT "hard sell" Atlantic
Broadband rep, previously worked for Comcast as alleged by the unnamed writer's
"source." (Boy, they like their anonymity!) But if true, must such a
move be characterized as "jumping ship" and Regan be accused of
"talking out of the other side of his mouth"? Is it not possible to
like the company you work for and do a good job there, yet change jobs to another
company in the same field without one being a "traitor"? Just
yesterday I found that the salesman I always went to at Stewart Toyota left
their employ to work for another dealership. This happens all the time, and
often there are no hard feelings about it. In fact, my friend is missed at the
shop. And so what if there is some dissatisfaction? That's normal. The above about
Regan, typical of much on this other blog, strikes me as an unwarranted cheap
shot at a man's character. For what purpose? To gain supporters for Comcast?
That's legitimate—but in this way? For the "purpose" of working
against ANYTHING Dave Israel is for, no matter how beneficial to the Village?
Ah, perhaps this gets closer to the bone: Throw the Village under the bus as long as we "get" Dave.
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