The notice posted (APR
21) by the BOD says they have been checking out new Management for 5 weeks. Why didn’t they tell
us (shareholders)? Discourteous, insensitive, not nice and not smart!
They (the current
BOD) know they will probably be gone after the coming election. They are
setting up confrontations, law suits and other bad stuff by planning to hire a
new Management Company without Shareholder approval. Will they warn and alert
Management candidates?
If they don’t ……? Are
they planning to move?
I am a concerned Shareholder.
I am concerned about the many and increasing problems at Valerie Arms. Most
Shareholders are concerned. Ms. Schachter should not call ‘concerned Shareholders’
‘cowards’. NOT NICE!
We do not trust the
decision making of Ms. Schachter and her appointees. Do they all obey her orders? (*Nuremberg Defense: See below.)
Being on the Board is not therapy. We need
people who know something about finance, construction, negotiating contracts,
engineering, etc. Merchandise stuff, yelling at children, kvetching and calling
shareholders names are not leadership or brain qualifications.
Common sense: If you
don’t know what you are doing, don’t do it!
Why did Ms. Schachter call concerned shareholders
cowards? (Anger? Hate? Confrontation! Oral aggressive?) Why did she say concerned
shareholders want to run for the BOD? Why doesn’t she sign her name? Ashamed?
Afraid?
Every Shareholder
should be concerned with our current BOD.
Coward? Name calling is infantile and indicative of a personality
disorder. Shame!
I am a nice man. I
was in the Army, Cub Scouts, climbed mountains, played football and ping-pong, etc.
I am a member of the Bronx Zoo. I am not a coward! And, if I was a coward, it
is not nice to call people names. (I am mildly alektorophobic.) And I will not
run for the Board.
Action: Telephone
and e-mail and put notes under Ms. Schachter’s door. If you see her, stop her
and tell her to be nice and stop causing problems. And tell her to stop saying
nasty things about people.
Peter Mesos (Vision)
is not a stupid man. He knows what is happening and he can guess what will
happen. Is he laughing? Unfortunately, disaster may fall on us (Shareholders)
also.
We demand to be involved
with vetting and selecting a new Management Company.
Action: Tell the
current BOD that we Shareholders must be involved. If they don’t respond to
calls and letters, knock on their doors and get their attention.
We (Shareholders)
will contact suitable Management Companies. If you have expertise or experience
in a relevant area, please volunteer and help.
Action: Urge
neighbors and fellow shareholders to read the Valerie Arms (VA) Blog. Write the
blog address and post it in public places.
And remember … We are
the owners. We want full access to all information. We decide what is relevant.
Please tell Ms.
Schachter I want her to contact me (And tell her to be
nice.). My name is Joel.
*Nuremberg defense-
“We were just following orders”. “We
obey our Superiors”.
*Important – We are
in contact with our local elected people (State Senator, Assemblyman and
Councilman.) They hopefully will make contacts with NYS AG and Queens DA’s
offices so that they can look into violations of NYC and NYS rules,
regulations, laws, etc.
There is obviously a
need. And … We
(Shareholders) will hold Ms. Schachter etc. responsible for the expenses they
incur. More to come …
I agree. This is our investment and the Board should not be learning about how to run a multimillion dollar corporation on our dime.
ReplyDeleteThe 17 page letter sent out had signatures. There are no cowards. The prior BOD had sought out legitimate well known mgmt agents and have all the information. We have to protest this publically. We want to choose a new mgmy co. I do not trust Jill Schachter, she has a hidden agenda and will pick a company that she can manipulate and/or she has personal ties to.
ReplyDeleteWe must watch out for any rigging of the upcoming election. Peter Mesos will give all his proxies to Jill Schachter for he wants her to remain in position. Peter Michaels cannot be trusted as well. We need to be involved in counting votes!
It is ironic that that BOD calls anyone cowards. Over the past months shareholders have been subjected to a series of self-serving mailings (with OUR money) and signs posted in elevators attacking residents, justify prison-like rules, begging neighbors to turn into informants and generally attempting to silence anyone who tries to get information about the Valerie. But, the BOD does not have the courage to put their names on any of these messages -- they are posted on plain white paper, not letterhead, and not one of them is signed. WHY IS THE BOARD AFRAID TO PUT THEIR NAMES ON THESE ATTACKS ON SHAREHOLDERS?
ReplyDeleteSince he resigned as Board President last year, Marc Ullman has been subjected to vicious personal attacks from the BOD. His name has been plastered all over the Building because the BOD seems to be afraid of him and the questions he has been asking and has made it clear that it is willing to do just about anything to try and silence him. (No wonder other people who speak out do not put their names on their protests) What the BOD does not want you to remember is that when Mr. Ullman and Ms. Naliboff resigned, they did so because they refused to stay on a Board that allowed Peter Mesos and Vision Management to control the Valerie without even signing a contract! What you need to remember is that the current BOD wanted Vision Management to stay at the Valerie even after the BOD admitted that tens of thousands of dollars of security deposits (our money) had been mismanaged by Peter Mesos and his company!
And speaking of mismanaged money, THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE A MONTH LATE! WHY? (Be careful who you ask though, because you may be singled out and fined for not speaking respectfully, or the Board might even decide to steal your parking spot).
I take offends to calling people trouble makers. I could see it if it was one or two people asking questions. But when its 25+shareholders, that speaks volumes. Why have they not answered any questions that the concerned shareholders requested be answered back in January? The only reason I can see is that they have something to hide. In my experience, people are not forthcoming with information if they don't want u to see what is really going on.
ReplyDeleteWe are not cowards...we are change agents! And it is time change came to the Valerie Arms!
It shows who the real cowards are!
ReplyDeleteDoesn't the new set of recent elevator postingsby the board violate the house rulessince they are defaming g a group? Can we fine the board? Could be some quick revenue for the coop? I'd still love to see whatever the pictures were that some shareholder got fined for...must've been pretty good pics.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Madame Schachter, everyone, including potential buyer saw these photos and that's why apt. aren't being sold. Seems NObody saw them. It's set-up. Schacter will do anything to try and demean, fine, harass any of the concerned shareholders, for she is a control freakette.
DeletePerhaps the next board should institute a house rule for how many postings the board is allowed. It seems like every time I get into the elevator, there is something new from them.
ReplyDeletePerhaps this Board will institute a rule against Blogs which criticize their agendas?
ReplyDeleteCowards are often bullies.
ReplyDeleteThe board pres. in particular appears to be both.
Bullying, spreading lies, rumor mongering, half and quarter truths and evidently fostering an atmosphere causing ALL board members to resign since her election to the board last June.
Cowards also may avoid social interaction. By lying, by refusing to converse or interact.
One board member saw a shareholder at a local market a week ago. A civil, friendly discussion ensued. She stated her weariness and discontent about serving on the board any longer and claimed not to have been handpicked as Jill's friend to be on the board. After a lengthy 15-20 minute talk she volunteered her apt number to enable further discussion.
The following day the shareholder had some thoughts, left a note at that board member's door with a phone contact number asking her to 'please call.'
No call in 2 days, so shareholder called and left voice mail.
3 days later, still no call.
Benign neglect?
Purposeful ignoring?
Mal-intending to change from openness to secrecy?
Another slap in the collective faces of shareholders?
Cowardly? Likely. Stonewalling may be both passive-aggressive and cowardly.
What's the danger in continuing to talk?
Why? and who may have told her to quit communicating?
We must replace the dysfunctional board.
Ridiculous, and a lie.
DeleteEVERY communication with the board gets a complete, transparent, courteous, and professional reply.
Try one. Anyone will be assured.
"Ridiculous and a lie"? I don't think so.
DeleteHave the 26 people the Board called "trouble makers" received any answers to the 17 page letter that we all received?
Have anyone who have asked for copies of the legal bills that the Board supposedly needs to pay for gotten any information? (Remember how Jill Schachter told us that we could see any of these bills if we just asked?)
Has the Board explained to us why it lied to Rand Engineering about the problems so many of us have with leaks every time it rains? Has the Board explained why it lied to us when sent us a letter telling us that Rand said the building was "SAFE" according to local law 11? Has the Board told you why it is trying to cover-up that Rand said the roof is at the end of its expected service life? I read the copy of the actual report that was emailed to me by Marc Ullman. Have you even bothered to ask for a copy? Do you think your Board will let you read it?
The Board may very well be "courteous" when you compliment them on their cookie parties, but anyone who tries to find out what is happening here gets the same answer: LEAVE US ALONE. In my book that does not qualify as "transparent, courteous and professional".
Ridiculous, and a lie.
DeleteEVERY communication with the board gets a complete, transparent, courteous, and professional reply.
Try one. Anyone will be assured.
THIS A JILL SCHACHTER STATEMENT - Jill do you really know what Transparent, Courteous and Professional means???? Lets review
Transparent means "see through" or that is can be seen through - WE THE SHAREHOLDERS SEE RIGHT THROUGH YOU AND ALL YOUR LIES;
Courteous - of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant - WE THE SHAREHOLDERS DEFINITELY KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT COURTEOUS; ACTUALLY YOU ARE NASTY AND EVIL
Professional - a person who is expert at his or her work - WE THE SHAREHOLDERS KNOW THAT THERE IS NOTHING PROFESSIONAL ABOUT YOU AND YOUR BOARD MEMBERS
Lets Hope that the Rumors are true; That all of Jill's friends on the Board want off because they state that Jill is OUT OF CONTROL
RE-ELECT MARC ULLMAN and ask him to bring the 25 shareholders that disrupted Peter Mesos's plan, to join the Board.
To those 25 Disrupting Shareholders, I hope you all win the election with Marc Ullman.
Long live freedom!
ReplyDeleteNo one mentioned the "appointed floor persons" posted in the trash rooms. In the 40 bldg, some of the tenants expressed they were NEVER ASKED by Schacter, to fulfill these obligations, they just found their names andphone #'s in print! In the 44 bldg, a shareholder who claims to be handicapped, so much so that he needs a key to the indoor garage (of which he has no car parked in), to shorcut through to the outdoor parking. This "handicapped" person has been elected to be the fire marshall of TWO floors on the 44 side! If he's "handicapped" how the hell is he going to get people out in a hurry if there's a fire...PUHLEEZE...another friend and pool buddy of Schachter with "privileges"....GET THE BOD OUTVOTED!
ReplyDeleteIts very cute that someone got onto this blog and tried to defend the BOD. Just as the BOD does in their letters, this wanna-be blogger holds no evidence to support his/"her" statement. Sad if members on the BOD really hate what they're doing and don't speak up. ...doubly sad if they agree with what they're doing.
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