Best of luck to you! The other 2 as well wanting transparency.

We do not need ‘more of the same’ corrupt politicians, set up by Joey and re-elected time and time again. I am positive that is what is in place in the ‘mix’ of current management/board for anyone not wanting transparency in all applications. Or their own personal biases against residents or non-rml owners.

For the overall diverse health of Deer Ridge Mountain Resort, we do not need 1 sided board members with an agenda to keep themselves and manager ‘protected’ and for their own ‘personal gains’ by using the EVER FAILING rml as a PROFIT DEVICE for the FEW.

I am already being nominated by someone else. I believe there will also be 2-3 others nominated that feel the same way I do on these 2 issues.

I understand that the 3 people who’s terms have expired will in fact run again….One would have to assume if they are re-elected, it will be more of the same. I understand that 1 or 2 of these people have been on the board for several TERMS 6,7,8 YEARS in succession, or been on several single terms while owning here… In my opinion this is not good…

Some others running have other issues in addition to these, I agree with some and some I don’t. I feel like the 3 issues I am so concerned over are issues that will make good common sense to most owners, if not, and I’m not Elected, I will accept that owners don’t want these things accomplished.

If that’s the case, I will be disappointed, but will continue efforts from the side lines until we get a judgment on these matters, -IF- they are deemed worthy of a court hearing, or an investigation by any one or more of the Governmental Authorities charged with dealing with conflicts of interest, Fiduciary Responsibilities of Board Of Directors, A.D.A. matters… Tenn. Real Estate Commission.. Etc.

Thank you again for your supportive words. Please contact any owners you know and let them know We may face More years of being in the dark about how Deer Ridge is conducting business, if nothing changes…

And being in the dark can cause lots of problems…and make them worse over time…OPEN THE BOOKS, LET US HEAR WHAT YOU SAY IN OUR MEETINGS, LET OWNERS AUDIT THE DETAILS…

What is the downside for the board and management -IF- Everything is Correct?

Thanks, Neil C-208

My feelings exactly.

When an individual or a group of individuals will not open the books (our books) that sets out a huge reg flag. This group of morons play God and truly will have to open the books (forensic audit) sooner or later.

Meanwhile, I do NOT intend (as well as many other owners that i have spoken with) to pay this upcoming assessment. We all need to know where every penny is actually going, with bids. This 353k is not chicken feed and the 50K for nuts and bolts is a sorry and ridiculous figure, as this whole ordeal has a stench to it and they all have a roll of duct tape over their mouth!

I want everyone to know i have ALWAYS paid my bills on time my entire lifetime, or even prior to deadlines, but in this case i REFUSE to hand over money ~ to where it goes nobody really knows. I will have a lien attached to the property. If i sell my unit, it will come out of the sale. Once there is a forensic audit and those individuals are CLEARED then i will write them a check the SAME day. I am NOT going to OPEN UP MY CHECKBOOK, when they will not OPEN up OUR books! There is no point to feeding this regime with play (real) money. I am praying this is gross negligence and not a criminal activity, but REGARDLESS Joey + 5 best be VERY content to get my OUTRAGEOUS HOA fees every month. Which they owe me OVER 10K for last year and it is adding up. I want my money BACK.

When it goes to court this will all be solved. I understand that more and more are filing with the FBI, so that is promising as well. It is going to become very interesting WHEN Joey/board have questions to answer on a 1 on 1 basis with officials. A forensic audit and official/individual questioning will get us to bedrock of what has been going on for years at Deer Ridge Mountain Resort. I, for one look FORWARD to paying this assessment once that is completed!

I am disgusted by the Board’s refusal to address all the questions/problems that we’ve been discussing and especially, since it’s coming up in a month, the assessment they’ve made.

My fear is, once we pay it, we’ll never know where this money is going, and if illegally used, we may never get it back, other than the law suit, which I’m for. Is there any way to delay this or better yet, make it null and void?

Thanks for your desire to represent us on the board.

My Name is Neil Blair, I would like to let everyone know, I would like to serve on the Deer Ridge Board of Directors.

My wife of 35 yrs and I have been owners here at Deer Ridge for about 3 yrs during which time I have attended 6 board meetings.

We have been using RML to rent our unit since the pooling system went away, Individual Decorating was allowed, and the management fee has been 60/40, and we plan on using RML well into the future, until or unless the contract changes significantly.

We have done well so far renting our unit through RML, and plan on continuing.

We also plan on continuing our ownership well into the future, planning to pass it to our 2 children and their families.

My reasons for seeking a seat on the Deer Ridge Board are very simple:

I want to do all I can to make sure all Records and Books for both G.G.& R.C. and R.M.L. are available to all owners that would like to get copies of them, “After All -We The Owners- OWN Them”

My Wife and I have asked “More than Once” the Board members to allow that to happen, I have asked it to the entire board as a whole, and each one individually, None of them will allow it, some of them will not answer my questions in any meaningful way, a couple will not even acknowledge getting my e-mails.

I have wondered -WHY- the current board members are -SO- against letting owners get copies of the owners records, I wonder -WHY- the board will not allow a detailed Audit of these records, I am not saying there is anything amiss, just want to know -If- There could be a problem, that needs correcting. This board PROMISED TRANSPARENCY… I Don’t see TRANSPARENCY.

If for no other reason..TO CLEAR THE AIR, and Remove ANY Doubt as to the correctness of all these records.

The other reason I want to serve, is to do all I can to have the meetings Digitally recorded.

My reasoning for wanting this, is so that you, or anyone else that would like to be able to hear exactly what is said, AND how it is said in the meetings, can do so.

All owners should be able to hear what happens at these meetings where many Very Important and Very Costly things are Discussed, at length, and Voted On.

I Know many may not want to hear these meetings, and that is O.K., as these meetings are generally 7-10 hrs long. Many of you may live even further away than we do and may not be able to attend and hear these meetings, but would like the opportunity to do so.

If the Recordings were on the Deer Ridge Web Site “Protected by Password” They would be accessible only to owners, and would be available for listening at your convenience.

To my Knowledge the board has not even seen the need to vote on this option, and they are on the record saying so…

We as owners deserve to have that access but the board has even denied those attending the meeting to make their own personal recordings, for later reference.

WHY would the board deny owners the opportunity to listen to an OPEN Meeting that any of us could attend, if we were ABLE to attend?

If you would have liked to have first hand factual knowledge of how and why THE BOARD will be spending up to $50,000.00

Yes, FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS of YOUR MONEY on — “Nuts Bolts” —

That opportunity was denied to you, because there is no detailed record of exactly WHAT WAS SAID, WHO SAID IT, WHAT WAS THEIR REASONING…etc.

Please consider voting for me, I have no hidden agenda, I give you my word that if elected, I will answer any and all questions, correspondence, I will answer fully, honestly, openly, in a conversational manner.

I will do all I can to make sure that all business is done in the open, Never Hidden, Never Withheld, Never Obscured.

Always Open, Always Honest, Always Accessible.

Please consider voting for me.

Thank you,

Neil Blair C-208

Another thing that occurred and still is while i was working here was Joe’s MONUMENTAL push for cabins. (condo’s were taking the back burner) Joe in ’07 wanted to bring on board 10 new cabins. This was extra revenue for rml, or so he smiled and told everyone. He was elated! He could see dollar signs! Although, i wasn’t so sure, as they use ALL of our amenities for FREE. All the way down from washing our pool towels to free meals and music in October and all the perks rml guests obtain. This cabin push was a MAIN FOCUS and maybe still is.

In ’08 at the board meeting there was a long, (hours and hours) entwined topic of a “mystery woman” (that is what the board/Joe called this individual that was going to be HIRED to take care of cabin rentals and would also do some office work for Joey. They did NOT want Neil and i to know who she was!) After hearing ‘mystery woman’ for hours on end (w/o digital recordings no one but Neil and i would have known about this because it was going to be slid under the rug ASAP on the hiring and maybe later on the firing!)

Anyway, from working here and knowing the ‘players’, it didn’t take long to figure out in a nepotistic environment whom this ‘mystery woman’ was! Needless to say i upset the whole apple cart (board/Joey) big time with my quick revelation! Luther went goofy vocal, telling Joey not to answer my question! My question was this: “Why don’t you just say whom you are talking about, as it won’t take a genius to figure it out. It has to be either a friend of a friend or a relative, which is it? There is only a person i can think of that would do that and lo and behold BINGO, it was both…a relative and a friend of a friend! Then, all lips became ‘sealed’ and no more talk after listening to hours of ‘mystery woman’ topic. This barely hit the minutes! Typical.

I just wish someone could inform me of the benefit to 84 for cabin rentals? These cabin rentals take AWAY from condo rentals, as the push was going to support them. More $ ticket revenue for rml? Not benefiting owners. Good Lord ~ Why would 84 owners support this? Why have this? Do cabin rentals vastly contribute in some fashion that i am not aware of? Appears to me it is more of a ‘take’ situation.

I am sure this would assist in Joey’s bottom line, but trying to figure out if Joe was trying to set himself up (& maybe another board member?) if Deer Ridge ever failed or the numbers dropped off for rml substantially? They were always VERY worried about the numbers supporting rml. If they get below a certain number ~ rml doesn’t exist and Joey loses his job. Ahhhh. With cabins established on US, could someone/s walk right into another business even if rml failed????? Maybe one or more together as partners? Or, was it simply instant greed or gratification? Non caring of our 84 that are paying all the bills, the way i see it. Someone set me straight and tell me if i am wrong, please.

Way i see it cabins are ANOTHER CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR OWNERS? Just like Ridge Realty.