Just when we thought we might have some control, the rules for the recall election have been sent out. It’s set for February 10! Yes, you read it right. the statutory rules state a recall election must be held no less than 35 days or more than 150 days from the date of submission of the recall petition. Surprise, he Board selected 150 days. So here’s some facts, what to expect:

• The recall is for two members, Stephanie Bernal and Steve Lalliss.
• The election is handled by an independent company. It will be held February 10 in person and by zoom. Ballot will be sent before. The Board has not indicated whether or not an electronic option will be used.
• A quorum will be 33% of our 586 owners. Removal will require a simple majority of this. In numbers, at least 196 ballots need be cast, and more than 98 of those must vote yes. That is an extremely high hurdle considering voter apathy in the community in past elections. Unlike a regular election where, if a quorum is not reached, there can be a redo with a 20% threshold, in a recall this not an option.
• It looks like the Board has decided that, win or lose, the regular election will be 30 days after the recall. If the recall is successful they will likely not appoint replacements, but wait for the regular election.
• The regular election this time will be to fill positions held by Steve Lalliss and Pam Porter.

Our best current information is that the firing of FirstService will still occur. There last date will be November 30. The Board has an ad hoc committee in place to find and select a replacement. No replacement has yet been identified. With little or no planning for overlap be prepared for chaos!

Over significant objections the Board has implemented the The ButterflyMX gate access system. The access keypads are in and appear to be working, at least until discovered by vandals(think gas pumps). Privacy concerns have been ignored.

Some Board members and some residents continue to use the “Nextdoor Morgan Creek” forum to air this dirty linen very publicly. If you read the variety of posts, you’ll quickly realize the forum is way broader than our enclave. We urge you to stop using it and use this more targeted forum instead.

So what to do. If there is any hope of changing the balance of our Board, the Community must mobilize. To do this, we need better communications. For now, this BLOG is the only thing we’ve got. We urge current followers to alert all your neighbors to its existence and ask them to sign up. When the time is closer, we will need a grass roots effort to inform all residents of what’s happening, then get out the vote. Everyone possible will need to be a part of that.

As always, bring on the comments. But most of all, get your neighbors on board.