(The TIPOA Board "Notice of Concern" email is available below for review or download.)
TO:
Subject: RE: Important Clarification by Board of Directors
I am a member of tolomatoowners.org. To the best of my knowledge, no member of this group has ever implied that tolomatoowners.org is an official TIPOA site. Quite the contrary, members always make clear that this is not the official TIPOA site.
Tolomatoowners.org is modeled after social media. It is intended to allow members to form groups for pickleball, recipe sharing, Tolomato market if people have stuff to share, and fun stuff. It allows members to get together for impromptu events. It is an avenue designed to build collegiality and community among those of us fortunate enough to live in Tolomato . Is that a problem?
Tolomatoowners.org is a forum for people to discuss issues of concern. It also serves as a forum for candidates for the Board to campaign. Is that a problem?
Tolomatoowners.org accomplishes something the board has chosen not to pursue—that is, to provide an opportunity for open blog like discussions. Tolomatoowners.org is moderated to avoid any offensive posts.
Tolomatoowners.org could easily serve as a companion to the official TIPOA site. As such the Board should embrace this endeavor. Instead at every opportunity you seek to discredit the members of tolomatoowners.org. Whether tolomatoowners.org consists of one member, 10 members, or 100 members—what difference does it make. We all have a voice. We are just trying to bring this community together and afford all members of the community the opportunity to express their views—whatever they might be. Do you have a problem with that?
In the future I would urge you to refrain from using the "official email" of the TIPOA to cast doubt on the sincerity of the views of any group of Tolomato members or any one member of our community. Furthermore, when you use the official TIPOA email, please be clear whether you are speaking for yourself--or whether you are speaking on behalf of the Board and duly authorized by the Board to do so.
Finally, I am sending this email to all members of the TIPOA Board asking each member the following question-- do you, as a member of the Board, support the views expressed by the President of the Board in the attached notice? Your failure to respond will be taken as a yes.
Finally, be advised that these are my personal views as a member of tolomatoowners.org.
Ginny Luizer