Author: 9278surf

OMG – Did You See Our New Acquisition?

Another questionable Board decision to spend residents’ funds has emerged (see photos below).  We all want our beautiful golf course to thrive and appear pristine.  The residents, in a budget line item, subsidized  AGI, mostly the golf course operation, by well over $200,000 for 2018.  Generating revenue is a prime requirement in running the course other than the maintenance. A healthy marketing budget would assist in building revenue, i.e. players on the course.

As you know from previous posts, in January 2017, the Board, without a resident vote of approval, decided to place a nearly $400,000 assessment on the residents to restore, among other items, the Golf Maintenance Yard.  The Building Permit applied to the County was for storm damage repair at an estimated cost at a fraction of the $400,000 assessment, i.e. 25% t0 30%.

What you see below is a lawn mower washing station that has just been newly erected for over $43,000.  For the past 14 years the equipment has been hand hosed and power washed with apparent success.  Does this PGA Golf Course acquisition make financial sense for a business that is abundantly subsidized?  Is this storm damage repair?

The Board has stated that it operates as a developer for Aquarina.  Being a developer means you have funds to carry out your plans.  This Board, as a developer, does not have funds of its own, but the Board does have the residents’ funds.  Its easy to spend frivolously when it’s not your money.  Further, the Board’s responsibility is to maintain the community, and not change it.  The residents decide what stays, what goes, what is left alone, and how much money will be spent on any decided change.  It’s the Law!

Brassie Grille Now Posting Daily Lunch and Dinner Specials

See our Blog for Daily Lunch and Dinner Specials from Aquarina’s Destination Restaurant – The Brassie Grille. Extraordinaire Chef Josh will be posting Lunch and Dinner Specials on this Blog for the residents’ convenience with dining choices.

Today’s Lunch Special directly from Josh –

Double Patty Melt 

Served with American and Swiss Cheese. Loaded with bacon and frazzled onions paired with chips. 

                     $12.95

After 4 P.M. come to the Blog and see what the Daily Dinner Special will be for today.  Everyday Josh will post on this Blog Lunch Specials after 11 A.M. and Dinner Specials after 4 P.M.

We are fortunate to have Chef Josh taking charge of the Brassie Grille with his education, experience, enthusiasm, creativity, and dedicated staff.  The Blog can attest that every meal there has been a hit.

Bon appetit

Labor Day Festivities with a Cloud of Denial

A fun fest during the Labor Day Holiday at our Beach Club with Chef Josh doing his magic over the grill should be a delight for all.  These organized community gatherings are great for Aquarina and bring us together in a positive way.  However, the flip side of these 45s’ recorded hits of fun is a dark side of which many may or may not be aware.  Though this Blog has endeavored to unveil what has created this dark side, it is dismaying to see those that are aware, turn away.  Do the good times provide an excuse to not address the wrongs that are being wrought upon our community? We have folks in complete denial because of the fun that is being provided.  How sad.  Take my money and the other residents’ money.  I’m having fun.

More to come soon.