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Letters from the Club at Cordillera & Litigation Update from CPOA

To all Cordillera Property Owners:

The CPOA Board has received two letters regarding the litigation which we want to share with the community. The first is from Dr. Jeffrey L. Rush describing the restructuring of the Club at Cordillera. The second is from David Wilhelm offering to settle the lawsuit against the CPOA and the CTC. The letters are attached and speak for themselves.

As always, we welcome the opportunity to resolve the turmoil in the community and will be taking all appropriate steps to do so. In the meantime, the lawsuit proceeds. We are at the first stages of discovery. Written discovery has been propounded and depositions are being scheduled. We have a trial date of April 2013.

Thank you for your support and continued patience,

Lois M. Van Deusen

President

Cordillera Property Owners Association

CLICK ON each letter below to read them!

Letter from Dr. Jeffrey L. Rush

Letter from David Wilhelm

by Peter Parker

Well it wasn’t exactly Bourbon Street – however the ‘Crew of Vail’ did break out their Snowmobiles for the occasion!  -  Just Click on the Photo to enlarge it!

If you’d like to learn more about this Condo where the ECT took these photos (it’s in the Lodge at Vail) and it’s for sale!  Just check with Timm Kluender in his Bridge Street office in Vail – 970.471.3472 (Click Here) for more info!

Just Click on the ‘View Slide Show’ link below for more ECT photo’s of Vail’s 2012 Mardi Gras Parade!

Vail’s 2012 Mardi Gras Parade VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

by the fans of photogenic females

Mid-Vail, February 19th 2012

Pictured here at Mid-Vail with Mrs. Clayton Moore (left) is Eagle County Clerk and recorder – Teak Simonton (right).  Teak will proudly tell you her teenage son is busy qualifying for the Junior Ski Olympic team this season.  If you [Click-On] the photo the enlarged photo will appear giving you a close up of these ladies with their Mardi Gras beads proudly shown.  ECT can’t wait for Fat Tuesday this week – we haven’t had our share of a King Cake and Crawdads in a while.

As the ECT’s additional photos show – these Champaign and Lobster gals are especially photogenic no matter what the season is!!!

Photogenic-Females VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

by Needs vs. Wants

Last week the ‘Director of Communications and Development’ for the Eagle Valley Land Trust unleashed what the ECT chooses to call a public ‘Smoke Bomb’ – in the pages of the Daily Fishwrap last week.  (Click Here)

The Author of that Smoke Bomb – Jason Denhart – is certainly a nice fellow and affable enough.  Everyone who worked with Jason at other local non-profits will tell you that!  On a personal level the ECT likes Jason Denhart.

It’s Jason’s politics that alarms the ECT.

Consider – Exhibit A – the first paragraph of Jason’s EVLT ‘message’ to our community last week.

Now if this was inherently true and immediately obvious as Jason’s first paragraph asserts…then why would the EVLT need a well paid ‘Communications Director’ in the first place?

Consider – Your favorite local ‘Mom’ with her young children in Eagle County Public Schools.  The ECT has.  In the context of Needs vs. Wants…the ECT has never heard one of our local Moms insisting the ~$14 Million in unspent County Open Space funds is far more important than funding her child’s Public School Education.  Has Mr. Denhart ever heard a local Mom putting County Open Space purchases ahead of her child’s Education?  We think not.  So what’s your ‘Primary Interest’ ECT reader?

Did the ECT mention our Public School District is making the painful cuts, reducing the number of Teachers, teaching our children in Public Schools – because of budget cuts?

In the Community that the ECT lives in Public School Educational funding TRUMPS the (Need?) for Open Space funding every single day of the week.  Isn’t ~70% of Eagle County already ‘open space’?  Why aren’t we reading about Budget Cuts at Mr. Denhart’s EVLT before we’re reading about Budget Cuts (teachers being laid off) at our Public Schools?  Special Interests indeed.  Why did our current Board of County Commissioners hire an ‘Open Space Director’ at $100k per year at County Taxpayer expense?  (Click Here) …if our Commissioners weren’t already ‘in the pocket’ of Special Interests today?  Again, what’s your ‘Primary Interest’ ECT reader?

Part II – The Town of Vail’s voters has PROVEN this can be done legally.

Recently (November 2011) the Town of Vail voters were given the choice on their election Ballots to take Vail tax money that was collected for one purpose (Vail’s originally planned Convention Center) and legally voted to move that money for other purposes in the Town of Vail.

Moving Open Space funds can be done – legally.  What it takes is Leadership.  County Open Space money can be legally re-dedicated to funding other purposes including Public School Education.  It will take at least one election and probably at least two Ballot questions.  Our Community doesn’t need to constantly increase Property Taxes, what we need is a frank discussion about what our Community’s Needs are verses our Wants.

Below Photo was taken last week in Edwards, Colorado.  The sign didn’t stay up too long last week…however the ECT wanted to share this photo with you and Mr. Denhart.  For the record the ECT folks were not responsible for the Sign and don’t know who is – however the ECT would sure like to give those concerned folks the CREDIT!  Please contact the ECT.

by Concerned local Taxpayers

An ECT contributor pass on this so called – Eagle County School District (Fact Check?) this week – (Click Here)

It appears to be a School District wide (memo?) claiming to “Pull points of misinformation in the local newspaper”

1 – The ECT would like to know – just what (misinformation?) our School District Administration is talking about?

2 – The ECT is happy to point out our School District has historically been EXCELLENT at answering the ECT’s Open Records requests responding quickly and politely to the ECT’s requests from ECT’s contributors.

3 – When the ECT has received that information the ECT has made it Public via our famous [Click Here's] in our online newspaper.  Recall the ECT was the first to publish our School District’s Payroll.

The ECT would like to see more information on the alleged cuts that the School District Administration personnel are experiencing, not just the information on our Teacher positions being cut.

by – no more slope closures in Vail!

“Our Soul’s are broken…”  If you’re wondering what Ski Slopes will experience “secret-service closures” this President’s Day Weekend 2012 – those slopes are in Aspen (Buttermilk actually), not in Vail.

ECT cheers: “Hurray for our side in Vail!”

But don’t worry – the head of Pitkin County Democrats – has since weighed in on this important local issue”

Ms. O’Leary continued…

The ECT folks are in 100% agreement with Ms. O’Leary’s second point – we’re delighted Mrs. Obama is in Aspen too!  Although for remarkably different reasons.

ECT readers should note that by this time next year her husband will have much more in common with millions of Americans all over our great nation – Unemployment!  Not to mention our local (soon to be Unemployed) Eagle County Public School Teachers!

The ECT wishes Mom Obama and daughters a safe ski vacation in Aspen and will gladly lend our help next year to help find the Obama’s a suitable job, based on their families skill set.

Now one wonders just what that might be…  ECT readers interested in reading the entire story from the Aspen Daily News this past weekend can (Click Here)

by Eagle County’s Concerned Citizen’s

How else can a reasonable person describe it?

Consider the facts established in Eagle County District Court – specifically in Judge Moorhead’s Courtroom:  Defendant found guilty of drunk driving (0.189) and guilty of Vehicular Homicide in the killing of a young man – Lewis Cook III.  David Perzanowski hit and killed Mr. Cook with the car Perzanowski was driving while Perzanowski was legally drunk.  Perzanowski admitted to his crime.

Court records show, it was reported – that this was not David Perzanowski’s first legal offence involving Alcohol.  (2006 – Click Here)

In October, 2011 (Click Here) Perzanowski was sentenced by Judge Moorhead to 4 years in Prison, the minimum sentence for Vehicular Homicide under Colorado law.

As is every criminal defendant’s right – the defendant can file (they did) a motion within 120 days of sentencing, asking the Judge to reconsider his original sentence.

Per their filed motion, Judge Moorhead reconsidered his original ruling last week.

David Perzanowski, will now walk out of Eagle County Jail a free man on Wednesday, February 15th.  Perzanowski sentence reduced to 6 years supervised probation and alcohol treatment.

What is Judge Moorhead’s singular message to Mrs. Susan Cook – the mother of the Victim?

Answer:  Mrs. Cook your son’s life isn’t important.

What is Judge Moorhead’s message to our Community at large?

Answer:  It’s O.K. to have a second alcohol related offense, kill someone while driving drunk and then essentially “walk”.  Your sentence?  Not that much different from the typical sentence for a first time DUI.

District Court Judge Thomas Moorhead is a menace in our Community.

What can a reasonable person do about this?

1 – The family of the victim, Mr. Cook, should file a Grievance against Judge Moorhead immediately.  How is it possible for any Judge to violate mandatory Colorado sentencing guidelines (Click Here) when a defendant is found Guilty?  ECT suggests you call Colorado’s Commission on Judicial Discipline (303.866.6431) and visit their web site – http://www.ColoradoJudicialDiscipline.Com

2 – Judge’s have to be re-elected to retain their seat on the bench.  Save this ECT report and tell you friends it is absolutely essential to vote against Moorhead’s retention the first chance you get!

3 – All donations to any and all local Boards (i.e. non-profits) should stop immediately until Moorhead officially resigns from those Boards or until he is officially relieved of duty by those Boards.  Example:  Moorhead is still listed (online) as a Director for Menconi’s – Snowboard Outreach Society.  (Click Here)

4 – If you have a new civil case filed and got Moorhead as your Judge – drop your case and re-file elsewhere.

5 -  Stay (at all costs) out of Moorhead’s Courtroom.  If you get called for Jury duty in Moorhead’s court, do whatever is legally possible to make sure you don’t have to sit in the same room with this Judge for any reason at any time.

Fact is:   Judge Moorhead is no stranger to Drink Driving having rolled and wrecked a Town of Vail assigned Saab automobile.  On April 2nd 1994 the (then) Town Attorney for the Town of Vail (Tom Moorhead) was arrested and charged with Drunk Driving.  (Click Here)  Did this fact have anything to do with Moorhead changing his mind about his original sentence?  You decide.

The ECT extends our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the victim, Mr. Lewis Cook III.

In a sense District Court Judge Thomas Moorhead has made our entire Community a victim of his personal Miscarriage of Justice.

Your actions are a disgrace,  Thomas Moorhead.

Note:  Comments made to the ECT folks about Judge Moorhead – by both the District Attorney’s office and local Criminal Defense lawyers contributed heavily to this ECT report.