On July 22, we submitted petitions calling for the recall of four directors. With little evidence that the recall was being taken seriously, we went to Court asking for four things: A neutral election inspector; The Members to be allowed to use the proxy of their choice; For proxies that are held in the name…
Farm to Market Suit Dismissed This is my non-legal summary. The judge found: EWUA substantially complied with correcting the errors of the 2023 election by appointing Jim Cook and that when Cook was appointed is not material. The Judge decided the closed session appointments and Cook being prohibited from voting as not relevant. Farm to…
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…
This is a report on the Farm to Market LLC vs EWUA lawsuit hearing. Written by the Concerned Eastsound Water Users* _____________________________________________________ On July 3, 2024, the San Juan Superior Court held a nearly two-hour hearing on the flawed 2023 EWUA director election process. At the close, Judge Kathryn Loring said she will take time…
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…
Letter to EWUA Members The current Secretary/Treasurer of Eastsound Water Users Association, Carol Anderson, along with fellow Directors, Jim Cook and Ron Claus, are asking the Members to recall Teri Nigretto, Jim Nelson, and Leith Templin for acting in bad faith. The General Manager, Dan Burke, and the majority of the Board, led by Teri…
Farm to Market LLC lawsuit against Eastsound Sound Water Association This is not a new lawsuit but a continuation of the lawsuit filed in November 2023 regarding the seriously flawed election process. EWUA vigorously defended the multiple errors in the election. Motion to reset the election Declaration of Mike Parnell Declaration of Joan Pradhan Declaration…