Diamondhead Dispatch

I received the December issue of the "Diamondhead Dispatch" Saturday in the mail.

I have been disappointed in the content of this newsletter for some time, but have not said much in case my thinking is tarnished from other things going on at the lake.

I have kept almost every copy of the lake newsletter since we became property owner there, so I pulled out a copy from a number of years ago and compared.

1. Meeting minutes showed much more detail and content several years ago.
2. Reports contained much more information about finished projects and current projects.
3. Financial data was much more detailed, particularly about special funds.
4. Newsletter appears to come later and later in each month.
   

I have made many of the LBMC meetings recently, not all but many, and have noticed that actions taken at meetings, or discussions or questions at meetings are very seldom communicated in the newsletter. This is not only the newsletter, but also applies to minutes of prior meetings, and not just LBMC.

At the October LBMC meeting, the board voted to approve a very open contract with an excavation contractor to do ditch work on the east side of the lake to be completed in November of 2007. I do not remember the exact dollar amount, but it was in excess of $10,000. The board voted unanimously to proceed with the open contract. As time progressed and no work was completed I wondered what happened. Nothing was in the November newsletter or the December newsletter. Rumors, and I repeat, RUMORS, tell me that it was decided later not to proceed with the ditch work contract.

I give this example because I am quite confident that I heard the contract approved and then nothing in the newsletter in November or December.

Clear, accurate, timely communication would benefit all at our community.

Phil Littler