30 march 2010

Those of us who gave of our whole selves to try to both warn people and to salvage the project before it was too late have been let know that our input NOW is not solicited or wanted among the residents.  Too bad, because from the git go, the BEST of us, the most intelligent, the most ethical, the most supportive, were attacked, belittled and even threatened by Linda Hunnicutt until we left the group out of discouragement, frustration, anger/resentment, disappointment, grief for the loss of our dreams or fear (or all of the above).

Now, it has apparently been decided that we are STILL not valued enough to consult and include even though some of us have indicated that we would buy back in or whatever if the community reforms and begins at some point to look as if it is viable.  To say that this is shortsighted and unwise is a vast understatement and is probably indicative of the fact that the more things change, the more they stay the same with some individuals.

It is interesting to watch the power struggle as a few try to jump into the chasm created by the removal of the fearless leader.  Actually, there are SEVERAL good and probably qualified people who could head this up, so why not form a "central committee"?  Nobody has to have the power and the glory and the best intentional communities do NOT have an individual at their head.  At this point, they are all running around with their heads up their collective rear ends, making NO progress, blaming each other as well as Linda for all their woes and what a waste of energy they are demonstrating!

Hello to all prospective and present residents at FIND.
   First, I want to say how much I admire the courage of the young man who recorded the March 6th meeting and shared it with us all.  I admire his willingness to confront and not back down, though he had to have been quite nervous about it all.  From all the rest of us,  THANK YOU!
      I am a former lease holder who was FORCED out and I would like to share my thoughts with you:   First of all, I am reacting to the recording of the meeting that I just listened to.  Linda was denying that she ever lied about ANYTHING and then continued to do so even as she spoke at that meeting!  I heard her say, for instance, that she never cashed anyone's check until after closing.  Hello!   My check was sent to her about two MONTHS before, after being reassured that it would not be cashed until we had the land for SURE, but then it was deposited the very next week.  I never received any kind of receipt or lease agreement, though I asked for them more than once.  THEN, she stated that she NEVER said she had put any personal money into the project, just the funds collected for the leases.  I have PROOF in the form of emails and Freedom Yahoo digests from the past that she said that and said it MANY times.     I have come to the conclusion that Linda would not know the truth if it bit her in the rear and she seems to lie even when the truth would do much better.