Written by Michael Riordan We received an email regarding the soaring costs of pending EWUA litigation. Those of us at Concerned Members of Eastsound Water Users Association, on whose behalf I reply, are also concerned about these costs. Regrettably, the string of litigations you refer to started at EWUA itself, beginning in March 2023 with…
Dan Burke and Leith Templin are inviting people in to look at the EWUA books. It is a plea for you to forget about all of the prior obstructions. Burke Invite Templin Invite In January of 2024, owner/Member Steve Smith requested information. Please take a look at the formal request citing the law that provides…
Recall Initiated The short version The petitions to initiate a recall meeting have been submitted. EWUA must call a Member meeting for sometime between August 11, 2024 and September 30, 2024 where a vote on the recall of several Directors will happen. We are demanding a neutral election inspector to manage the recall process be…
Teri Nigretto and Leith Templin Interfere with People’s Right to Hear – July 20, 2024 President of EWUA, Teri Nigretto, and Leith Templin intercepting people and blocking access to the RecallWater.com booth at the Farmer’s Market. Fred Klein and Michael Riordan seated. EWUA Director Carol taking the picture. Teri Nigretto and Leith Templin blocking visitor…
Update on the EWUA Regular Board Meeting for July 16, 2024. The Dominant Board Faction (DBF) rejected the motion to have the Association attorney participate in the naming of a neutral election inspector to manage the recall process. This is the second time DBF has formally refused. Yet, those who are being recalled (DBF) and…
Carol Anderson Responds to President Teri Nigretto Recently, Teri Nigretto falsely accused me and Ron Claus of violating the law in an email to all EWUA members, on the EWUA website, in the Islands Sounder, and in the Orcasonian. Publishing and falsely accusing someone of a crime opens Teri Nigretto and all EWUA members to…
Did you see Director Jim Cook’s Statement? Here is an excerpt: “Five years later I met Steve Smith and discovered that the Board of Eastsound Water was fraught with irregularities, if not outright financial malfeasance, bullying, and related organizational dysfunction. Though much of this mess was supposedly “resolved” through a legal agreement between the Board…
Did you read the full affidavit written by Ron Claus? Here are three paragraphs from it: “Unfortunately, in the 18 months I have been on the Board, I have discovered that the EWUA Board is dysfunctional because of certain key players. In my first full board meeting as a director, there was a surprise motion…
Did you read the affidavit written by Director Carol Anderson? Here are three paragraphs from it: “I asked Dan Burke, EWUA General Manager, to issue Exhibit B, Board-approved ‘Notification from the EWUA Board dated 12-13-23”. It was posted on the EWUA website and in the Orcasonian (https://theorcasonian.com/), a local newspaper on December 15th, 2023. This…
The election instructions and the ballots that are being distributed by EWUA are seriously flawed. The flaws include: Incorrect identification of the seats that are up for election. The number of seats that are up for election. The instructions state two seats. It should have been three. The ballot states that if a Member votes…