A MESSAGE FROM BOB RIVERA

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Thank you Century Village West Palm Beach

No matter which way the election turns out tomorrow, I want to thank the residents of CVWPB for their trust and support.

I have and will always do what I believe is best for our village, and will continue to fight for what I feel is best. We have a few battle in front of us, and I promise to continue to represent CVWPB to the best of my ability, whether or not it means I have to bump heads with my fellow officers and the management of the village.

Management, to me, is one of the big issues that needs to be dealt with and FIXED. The Millenial Contract needs to be thrown out and rewritten in order to give US, the owners and residents a lot more say in how things should be run and not have management look at us as a CASH COW any longer. I understand the system or concept of making a profit for management, but not with such greed as to make an unconscionable contract making us pay for everything that a landlord should be paying for. We should not be paying for the replacement of the Air Conditioners, it is a part of the building and thus should be replaced by Management. We should not be paying for repairs, the A/C does not belong to us. Maintenance of the a/c should be a split cost and not our total responsibility. Let me remind you, that If we all get together and fight this heinous contract and win, we could cut the budget by millions and STILL put enough into reserves to redo the roads, install proper sidewalks and be able to purchase the some of the missed opportunities of the past if we all wanted to, such as the clubhouse or the golf course or other things that may come up in the future. 

All Security contracts in the Village are paid BY US, WPRF pays for their contract with funds provided BY US, therefore there should no longer be two separate contracts with different pay scales for each. It should be ONE contract, with rotating positions and the guards should be paid the same, taking the longevity/seniority of guards in account as far as the pay scale goes. One overall Supervisor and two assistants with longevity taken into account.

The Medical Building has become quite the issue of late. UCO, the Executive Board have voted and are against the proposed zoning changes to allow a place of worship, two pools and a reduction in parking spaces at the Medical Building. I feel the Delegate Assembly will also be against it, and need to speak out by sending a resolution to the county voicing their dissatisfaction with it. Remind them that they are Elected to their positions and can easily be replaced.

Once again, I thank you for your support and pray that you heed my words. Let's make this the Best Place to Live Hand down.

Bob Rivera, USN Ret.