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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C04447.91A2B460 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable As Mr. George Irvine points out, the time the CDS Board spent discussing = the WKPP is indeed wasted time. We should be spending our time talking = about making the sport and our organization better. We should be = spending our time giving CDS members a better value for their dues. We = should be talking about how to educate the public on why the once = crystal clear Wakulla Springs is green the majority of the time from = nitrate pollution. We should be talking why the Falmouth-Cathedral = System is in the same condition. We SHOULD be working together to = address some of these issues together, as a united front, rather than = bickering over petty differences and events that are way past. If we = don't, it isn't going to matter much longer, because in 20 years our = springs will be cesspools from pollution and nitrate loading and barely = flowing because development and industry is sucking up the groundwater = and huge pipelines will be draining our rivers to carry water to South = Florida. The CDS Board is considering a request that the NSS review its = endorsement of the WKPP project status because we are tired of the = Director of the WKPP continually attacking our name and reputation. We = have no problem with the WKPP itself. It is indeed a worthwhile and = successful project. We would like to work with the WKPP to further our = mutual goals, but this is impossible with the constant attacks.=20 Wayne Marshall is gone. We have put in procedures to prevent a repeat of = that situation. Checks have to be signed by two Board Members, the = Treasurer and President, and must be written by the Administrative = Manager. We are now in the best financial shape we have been in years = and we have the resources to begin providing real benefits to cave = diving and our membership. We have gone beyond Wayne Marshall and George = needs to get over it as well. Steve Ormeroid did indeed offer to refinance Cow Springs. Our current = mortgage is at 10.25% interest and a balloon payment of $13,000 is due = in February 2002. Steve offered to refinance now at 5.9% or whatever the = minimum IRS-imputed interest rate is at the time of closing. Because = Steve is a Board Member, there is a conflict of interest, but Counsel = advised that the conflict was waivable by the Board. However, after much = discussion and soul-searching, the Board determined that the conflict of = interest was too great and voted not to accept the proposal. It's a dead = issue now. Michael Poucher NSS-CDS Leadership Director ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C04447.91A2B460 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2> <P>As Mr. George Irvine points out, the time the CDS Board spent = discussing the=20 WKPP is indeed wasted time. We should be spending our time talking about = making=20 the sport and our organization better. We should be spending our time = giving CDS=20 members a better value for their dues. We should be talking about how to = educate=20 the public on why the once crystal clear Wakulla Springs is green the = majority=20 of the time from nitrate pollution. We should be talking why the=20 Falmouth-Cathedral System is in the same condition. We SHOULD be working = together to address some of these issues together, as a united front, = rather=20 than bickering over petty differences and events that are way past. If = we don't,=20 it isn't going to matter much longer, because in 20 years our springs = will be=20 cesspools from pollution and nitrate loading and barely flowing because=20 development and industry is sucking up the groundwater and huge = pipelines will=20 be draining our rivers to carry water to South Florida.</P> <P>The CDS Board is considering a request that the NSS review its = endorsement of=20 the WKPP project status because we are tired of the Director of the WKPP = continually attacking our name and reputation. We have no problem with = the WKPP=20 itself. It is indeed a worthwhile and successful project. We would like = to work=20 with the WKPP to further our mutual goals, but this is impossible with = the=20 constant attacks. </P> <P>Wayne Marshall is gone. We have put in procedures to prevent a repeat = of that=20 situation. Checks have to be signed by two Board Members, the Treasurer = and=20 President, and must be written by the Administrative Manager. We are now = in the=20 best financial shape we have been in years and we have the resources to = begin=20 providing real benefits to cave diving and our membership. We have gone = beyond=20 Wayne Marshall and George needs to get over it as well.</P> <P>Steve Ormeroid did indeed offer to refinance Cow Springs. Our current = mortgage is at 10.25% interest and a balloon payment of $13,000 is due = in=20 February 2002. Steve offered to refinance now at 5.9% or whatever the = minimum=20 IRS-imputed interest rate is at the time of closing. Because Steve is a = Board=20 Member, there is a conflict of interest, but Counsel advised that the = conflict=20 was waivable by the Board. However, after much discussion and = soul-searching,=20 the Board determined that the conflict of interest was too great and = voted not=20 to accept the proposal. It’s a dead issue now.</P> <P>Michael Poucher</P> <P>NSS-CDS</P> <P>Leadership Director</P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C04447.91A2B460--
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