Email received today from Barrie Whitehead.
Lot 247

Good morning Indian Hammock:

  Tomorrow is our election day. 

I never thought I would send a message like this, to defend myself for having friends, however here I am. 

  I am running for the 2025 Board of Directors.  I will be at the Annual Meeting Tomorrow.

It is known that a list of ‘Candidates to vote for’ and ‘ Candidates NOT to Vote for’.

  I have been added to the ‘Don’t vote for list’ by someone who has decided that because I have Friends who donated to the Quail Barn, I am not a good candidate.

I want to point out a few things that may have been left out of the information that was put out there.

I have been an active member since I moved here full time in 2017. 

I have always advocated for the best interest of the Hammock.

I have served as a Member of the BOD, in 3 prior years. 2 of which I was the Secretary.

I also got the Special Events Committee re- established; I chaired it for 4 years and co-chaired it for 2 more,

 I worked on the Rules Committee for 2 years revising our Book of Rules, 

Recently I Chaired the Ad Hoc 720 Committee to be sure we were in compliance with the changes in 720 (the state governing doc for our size of HOA).

 Co-Chaired and Chaired Equestrian Committee. 

Worked with several other Committees including Helping Build our Wonderful Deck at the Lodge.

Mainly I will address the issue of having friends that supported the Quail Barn. 

Yes, I do have Friends!

I also have friends who support the Stables, Equestrians, Pool, Tennis Court, Pickleball Court, Fitness Center, Archery, Horse Arena, Riding Trails, Fishing, Garden, Airport, Shooting Sports, the Lodge, Special Events and yes, Hunting.

Personally, I have donated to most of these causes over the years with my time and/or money . 

 It makes me wonder why I am called out on this ‘ Don’t Vote For list’. That implies I want to change our Beautiful Hammock into something else. 

Let me be clear; I love our Hammock; I don’t want it changed into something it was never intended to be! 

 The ‘meeting’ that was held under the guise of an ‘invitation ONLY Party’ has caused a lot of questions and additional confusion.

 Since the ‘Meeting’ I have been approached by several members who have asked me ‘Why do you want to change things?’ and ‘Why are you on this list?’

My answer is simple, I don’t want to Change things, and I was added to the list because the person or persons that created the ‘List’ added me because I have friends who donated and the ‘List’ creators have opinions they felt compelled to share.

Thank You for your time, see you tomorrow,
Barrie Whitehead Lot 247
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“For I know the plans I have for you…..” Jeremiah 29:11