I want to thank the Heritage Village Seniors for hosting the Sheriff's Candidate Forum, Tuesday night. We had a good turnout and good questions. According to the candidates, it was the second largest turnout since the forums began back in November, 2009.
 

A question was asked about HROA Security and how they conduct business. Most, if not all ,six candidates spoke of liability. The feeling was we all should be concerned if Security is handcuffing and detaining people (by definition, traffic stops are considered a detention).
 

The message from the candidates was clear. Those of us that live here and pay association dues should address these issues and bring them before the Board of Directors. So let's take their advice. We need to get everyone who is concerned about the direction HROA is taking, not limiting it to Security, but to include our Management and Board of Directors, and have (for lack of better description) a Town Hall Meeting. It's time we stand up and tell the Board of Directors what we want -- not what they want us to say and think.
 

I can tell you for a fact that, during my last four years on the Board of Directors, the feeling from management was that there were only a very few members that had issues with the way HROA conducted business. I've never agreed with that, but getting people to come forward was very difficult, so my arguments fell on deaf ears. However, based on what the six candidates for the office of SLO County Sheriff recommended Tuesday night and the recent comments in Ralph's E-Events, I believe the time is right.