The board at Continental Ranch continues to abuse their power by breaking yet another rule. Our governing documents clearly state that each house in the development is a “Member.” Each Member has only one vote in the elections, regardless of how many owners that house may have. Yet, we have two board members who own one house (only) and yet both serve on the board! So, they only have one vote in the elections, but two votes on the board! When I attempted to reason with the board’s Mesa lawyer (yes, he’s from Mesa, not Tucson!!!) the essence of his response was that they won the election, so we should just live with it, kind of like the Obama Administration (I have no idea what Obama has to do with this issue).

Are you one of the residents living in Continental Ranch who was shocked to see your Waste Management bill this past March double? Yes?...maybe…but only if you are a person who is disabled, alone and unable to put out your own trash without the help of WM. Why did this happen to those of us who are disabled? John Lambert created this problem for the disable community. You had your bill soar…mine was upped from $47.88 to $87.16. All other resident’s bills in CRCA remained as they were.

I am a member of the recently formed Continental Ranch Committee for Recall, which has grown to a fairly substantial grassroots effort.  Our goal is to recall the entire board which consist of:  John Lambert, Peggy Bracken, Marilyn Stimpson, Connie DeLarge, Robert Volbrecht, Karie Westphal and Roxanne Ziegler (who also serves on the town council in the Town of Marana).

July 20, 2005 - Since its shaky beginnings in the 1980s, Continental Ranch has been a cauldron of controversy, a place where neighborhood activism takes on its true meaning - perhaps a world within its own bounds.

Less than 20 years ago, Continental Ranch was a failed concept - a vacant swath of weed-choked lots suspended in limbo between the over-reaching ambitions of Charles Keating and his American Continental Corp. and federal regulators who took over during the savings and loan scandals of the 1980s.

The Continental Ranch Community Association, which last year moved its offices out of Continental Ranch - and clear out of Marana - is considering levying a $400 fee against each of it's more than 3,000 homeowners in order to return to the neighborhood it serves.

Golfers who were excited about the arrival of the Links at Continental Ranch, previewed in the 19th Hole in June 1999 but open for play prior to that date, will view its demise with sorrow as we do, but do not despair.

Ryan Stanton, rstanton@ExplorerNews.com

The Town of Marana invites members of the community to start the New Year on the right foot by running, jogging or walking the Sixth Annual Egg Nog Jog on Jan. 1. Check-in for the 5K non-competitive event starts at 8 a.m. at Continental Reserve Park.

On your mark, get set, gooooooooooooo! Get a healthy start on 2013 by participating in the annual Egg Nog Jog. This non-competitive 5K run/walk begins at Continental Ranch Reserve Park and loops through the beautiful Reserve neighborhood. Egg Nog will be provided at the end of the race along with several fun prizes. Each participant will receive an event shirt.