Dear Neighbors,
Please don’t be misled by explanations coming from Castle Management. Management has acknowledged that it follows the Board’s directions. But who is looking out for the owners’ interests? This Board has shown little willingness to consider alternatives to Castle, despite the financial consequences of its decisions for all of us.
Let’s start with Wednesday’s alleged “typo.”
A Budget Committee Workshop was scheduled for the remarkably “convenient” time of 1:30 PM on a weekday, without an email announcement or a Zoom option. There is more. The notices posted throughout the building prominently identified it as a Grievance Committee Meeting, with Budget Committee Meeting appearing under the agenda heading.
Management subsequently called this a typographical error.
Please Google the word typo. Examples include writing “soliders” instead of “soldiers” or “particualr” instead of “particular.” But “Grievance” is a correctly spelled word. How did it become the prominent heading on a notice for a budget workshop? At best, this raises serious questions about the competence and oversight behind our meeting notices.
The larger problem is that we have a Board that too often appears to follow one individual’s lead rather than exercise independent judgment on behalf of the owners. Six directors should not simply function as a chorus voting “Aye.” They should ask questions, scrutinize proposals, and protect our interests. The stakes are even higher when the same individual also serves as President of the Master Board.
And this is not merely about meeting notices. Consider the façade restoration and painting project, and then consider what happened when owners sought records concerning the $232,638 check to Best Roofing.
Instead of receiving a straightforward, responsive set of records, we received massive document dumps that included, for example, a CD whose contents were described as relating to a checking account. Management apparently considered this an appropriate response to our request.
Then there is the explanation that GL #900104 was the appropriate account to use for SIRS expenses in 2025. As the documentation on our website shows, the $232,638 entry stands apart from the other documented Best Roofing payments. That discrepancy deserves a clear explanation—not simply an assurance that everything was handled correctly.
I urge you not to take my word for any of this. Examine the documents and reach your own conclusions.
Visit mysticpointe500owners.org.
After reading the Home Page, click Explore the Façade Project → to see the record concerning the multimillion-dollar project involving Falcon Engineering and PG Restoration.
Then, at the bottom of the Home Page, click Explore the Roof Replacement Project →. After reading that, follow the links to the $232,638.00 page →
The documented record raises questions that every owner should have an opportunity to examine before deciding who deserves their vote.
That brings me to the upcoming election.
I am writing this message with the support of Ariel Messina and Marty Soll, and I encourage every owner to give their candidacies serious consideration.
Ariel Messina brings years of experience in construction and project management—directly relevant to the major restoration and maintenance projects affecting our building. We need directors who can ask informed questions, scrutinize contractors’ proposals, and demand accountability for the work being done with our money.
Marty Soll brings a different but equally valuable set of qualifications. He is an attorney, has lived in our community for 25 years, served three years on the Board, and spent ten years on the Grievance Committee. He was too modest to include it in his Board Application, but Marty also has 20 years of experience as a statistician for Miami home games involving the Dolphins, the Orange Bowl, and the Super Bowl. That combination of legal knowledge, institutional memory, and analytical experience would be a valuable asset to our Board.
These are complementary backgrounds, and both candidates deserve serious consideration. Our community needs directors who will exercise independent judgment, ask difficult questions, examine the facts, and put the interests of the owners first.
The upcoming election is our opportunity to change the direction of our community. Please take the time to review the documented record, learn about the candidates, and vote thoughtfully.
Our money. Our building. Our right to know. And our opportunity to make a difference.
Matthew Roth
Unit 2105