Tresa Olsen, BellaVita Board Candidate
Explore Community Transparency
We have two subjects discussed here this month. Both will remain here at least until after the elections are over.
First, there are currently two Petitions that the Board chose to allow to happen rather than work with the community for amicable solutions. I have posted the letter sent via email to the community which covers an overview of both petitions. It was suggested I highlight the critical information on the Petitions. I encourage you to read both Petitions in their entirety as it is ALL important. But from a highlighted perspective, Yellow is general info, blue is especially important, and GREEN is the "relief" (payment) requested. There is a note on the front page to explain why something was added in handwriting. AND, there are notes in red on the "relief" monetary page to make sure you see that I did NOT sue for money in my pockets!
Second item of concern this month, "Why was money spent on brush removal that the City of Pearland was planning on picking up with no additional charge?
When was last time you saw our lovely Terracotta roof, instead of black? Two different issues. HOWEVER...
If you were given the option, would you rather spend $25,000 to $27,000 of HOA Money toward our roof? OR, would you spend that amount on removing brush that the City would have picked up WITHOUT additional charges? Though I haven't seen the document, so it is only 'hearsay', I heard from a couple of very reliable sources that almost $27,000 was spent on brush removal after Hurricane Beryl. That was brush removal that the city would have removed without additional charges. TRANSPARENCY!!!! Did the Board vote on that in a Special Meeting? Did the President make that decision even though it wasn't an emergency issue? Why weren't the residents asked their opinion? Email was working. We know because Inframark rep sent out email, not asking if everyone was okay, rather reminding everyone of restrictions...when we didn't even have power back yet.
My PLEDGE to BellaVita Residents
I will respect & follow the "Model Ethics" for the Board.
During the candidate Preparation Meeting, we were encouraged not to make promises. But I sincerely enjoy the activities and the friends we already had here and the new friends we have made since 2018. I enjoy the overall community of BellaVita.
SO I KNOW I CAN PROMISE THIS FROM MY HEART AND FROM COMMON SENSE SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY...
If I am elected,
I will do my absolute best to keep the residents of BellaVita well informed IN ADVANCE of decisions that the Board is considering and/or is voting on along with any legally allowable details. I believe our community has gone far too long without being asked for our residents' input, especially when it involves the potential spending of our funds that we pay to the association.
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TransparencyBV.com is an Unofficial Site for Transparency benefitting BellaVita residents. I chose to establish this site to provide a platform for sharing valuable information among BellaVita residents. I believe in transparency, trust, and creating lasting community connections for better community communications, involvement and support for each other.
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AND, even if I'm not elected, I will do my best to share community info as it becomes available to me. I WELCOME YOUR INPUT. This is NOT to be a page to complain. If you want something in our community addressed, send an email with details about the issue(s), along with potential SOLUTIONS. IF we work together to keep the many good things we have in BellaVita as well as bring about positive change for transparency, we can accomplish a great deal.
As schedules allow, I will post a new issue under the section below "Explore Community Transparency" and we'll request YOUR INPUT for YOUR community. EMAIL for sending info on issues you would like to see discussed here is a new email for TRANSPARENCY discussions only. If you want to send something but remain anonymous to the post, we will respect your privacy. New "unofficial" transparency email for BellaVita issues is