Ohh, how history repeats itself.....
Once again, Mr. Sher has barraged Cedar Run homeowners with self-promoting propaganda, where he boasts about what a wonderful job he has done and blames everyone else for any and all problems. This time, Sher delivered his message in hi-resolution color, on fancy, glossy paper, professionally printed, bound, folded & mailed to all 408 homeowners....what a great use of homeowner money! :)
(Apparently he didn't hire a proofreader because the grammar and spelling are atrocious!)
In the coming days, we will post a full rebuttal to the abundance of misinformation contained in this letter. But here a a few quick points we'd like to reiterate:
More to come, stay tuned!!
We'll provide a full point-by-point response to this 'newsletter' in the next few days. For now, we encourage you to read on down the page to our other recent blog entries, which already address a lot of Sher's misinformation.
Questions, comments?
restoreCR@gmail.com
(224) 544-9058
Once again, Mr. Sher has barraged Cedar Run homeowners with self-promoting propaganda, where he boasts about what a wonderful job he has done and blames everyone else for any and all problems. This time, Sher delivered his message in hi-resolution color, on fancy, glossy paper, professionally printed, bound, folded & mailed to all 408 homeowners....what a great use of homeowner money! :)
(Apparently he didn't hire a proofreader because the grammar and spelling are atrocious!)
In the coming days, we will post a full rebuttal to the abundance of misinformation contained in this letter. But here a a few quick points we'd like to reiterate:
- Despite this letter claiming to be from the 'Master Board' and referring to Robert Sher as someone who serves/advises the board, ROBERT SHER WROTE THIS LETTER!! He is the sole author, and it is unlikely that the board members had any influence on its content. Sher is the one running the show, and the board basically answers to him. For safe measures, he has his wife on the board as President, with the intention of shutting down any dissent. Just ask any of the former board members who resigned in utter disgust.
- There WILL BE AN ELECTION SOON, despite Sher's insistence that his board has a three year 'honeymoon' from its obligation to have annual meetings (aka annual elections). It will be decided by a Cook County Chancery judge on July 2nd, 2014. The Judge has already indicated that the HOC must have ANNUAL meetings. This court appearance is Sher's opportunity to inform the judge of what he plans to do about the fact that there were no annual meetings for both 2013 and 2014. Sher will probably urge Anne Shaw to argue that elections are not necessary, but don't expect the Judge to be receptive to this argument. https://w3.courtlink.lexisnexis.com/cookcounty/Finddock.asp?DocketKey=CABC0CH0CBFCD0CH
- If Sher is so confident in what a great job he has done for the community, then why is he so terrified of holding elections?!? Why is he afraid to let the homeowners decide their own fate and express their satisfaction or dissatisfaction with his performance? If Sher is doing such a great job, shouldn't the results speak for themselves? Why the need to constantly boast about it??
- Sher continues to point fingers at the Phase Associations. Why are the phases in such bad shape?
- Delinquencies - Robert Sher convinced and coerced homeowners into blowing off their phase payments.
- Legal Fees - Robert Sher dragged all the phases into court because of the above and because he gerrymandered with the loans.
- Insurance - Robert Sher dropped the bundled policy that was covered by your Master Board payment and shifted all insurance expenses to the Phase associations. (without appropriately lowering the master HOA dues)
- Maintenance - Robert Sher refuses to cover and plumbing repairs that are outside the buildings, for which the Master Board is responsible.
- Sher cites the 'thousands of hours' of hours of work he has done to for the benefit of Cedar Run. Notice how he dances around the fact that he was (and still is) PAID FOR EVERY BIT of those thousands of hours. Jack Shaw is also handsomely paid for his services, and we have no reason to believe he has done any actual work on behalf of Cedar Run. Their motives are quite clear.
Remember these???
They are still getting these.....and they get bigger every year!!!
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For now, we'll leave you with something that we've borrowed from MasterCard ads.
Assessment reduction Robert Sher promised us to gain our vote:
~$150 (50% of what we paid in 2012)
Assessment reduction we actually got from him:
$10
Average increase in Phase Assessment when Sher cut our insurance:
$25
Seeing the look on Robert Sher's face when the judge orders him to conduct an election:
PRICELESS!!!!!
For now, we'll leave you with something that we've borrowed from MasterCard ads.
Assessment reduction Robert Sher promised us to gain our vote:
~$150 (50% of what we paid in 2012)
Assessment reduction we actually got from him:
$10
Average increase in Phase Assessment when Sher cut our insurance:
$25
Seeing the look on Robert Sher's face when the judge orders him to conduct an election:
PRICELESS!!!!!
More to come, stay tuned!!
We'll provide a full point-by-point response to this 'newsletter' in the next few days. For now, we encourage you to read on down the page to our other recent blog entries, which already address a lot of Sher's misinformation.
Questions, comments?
restoreCR@gmail.com
(224) 544-9058
JUST FOUND THR MARCH 12, 2008 CEDAR RUN HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION-HOMEOWNER'S HANDBOOK....PER PAGE 4 'MASTER ASSOCIATION' - BOARD OF DIRECTORS....TERMS ARE 3 YEARS...ANNUAL MEETINGS ARE IN MAY AND IF A VACANCY OCCURS IT CAN FILLED BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS...ANY MEMBER ELECTED OR APPOINTED WILL HOLD THE OFFICE UNTIL THE NEXT ANNUAL MEETING......SO....MS. SHAW IS THE ONLY ONE THAT STILL HAS A 1 MORE YEAR...OTHERWISE THE 10 OTHER POSITIONS ARE OPEN........SO..LETS DO THIS....ALSO..IN THE BY-LAWS IS INFORMATION ON ASSOCIATION COMMITTEES....WHICH MR. SHER HAS NOT PROPERLY DONE THE RIGHT PROCESS FOR HIS SO CALLED OVERSITE COMMITTEE....
ReplyDeletei wonder why a annual meeting has been called for june 11th? what is Mr. Sher going to lie about now? Will he answer why the pool is not open and why people have been seen in the clubhouse at odd hours? The answer will be No.....he will continue to blame the Old Masterboard and Alma.....Mr. Sher and the Masterboard have been in control for 2yrs....i urge everyone that can to be at the June 11th meeting...which does anyone know the time...it was not noted......we need not write our questions down...they will not be answered...we need to speak up.....we are not out of order........we the Homeowners of Cedar Run need not to be silent......some of us elected The Masterboard...are they really listening to us....no pool....how much are they paying for landscaping/snow removal......clubhouse rehab etc.....Has anyone seen a budget for all this? No......Why? We are suppose to........I want to know where OUR MONEY IS GOING TO......YOU SHOULD ALSO
ReplyDeleteSee our latest blog entry about this so called 'Annual Meeting'.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for your comments!