It is easy to see by the emails below that the Bridlewood HOA board was not just doing research and conducting an investigation into the proposed gas drilling project. They were helping Williams and Footlik finalize a proposal to present to the residents of Bridlewood to allow gas drilling.

Read the emails below and then ask yourself the following questions:


Questions:

How could the attorney have already created the "Declarations" document for the February 28^th meeting when it was the first meeting about the proposed gas drilling?

Why did the Bridlewood attorney start to work on the "Declarations" document on January 11, 2008 and why did the board not question this invoice before paying it.

How could the entire Bridlewood HOA board not have any idea that the "Declarations" document existed in a meeting with them on April 23^rd?

Why would the Bridlewood board spend their time and over $4,500.00 of HOA money investigating the possible lease of 60 acres of common property when in fact Bridlewood HOA does not yet own the 60 acres of common property? The Bridlewood board doesn't even know if the common property once conveyed will have mineral rights.

If the board was truly unbiased on the gas drilling issue why did they not also create a document to strengthen our CC&R's against oil and gas drilling?

Statements:

Some of the Bridlewood board members have stated publicly that they acted outside of the scope of their board duties working on this project.

For the months of January through March of 2008 the Bridlewood Board has spent over $4,500.00 of HOA funds on legal fees on the issue of gas drilling without having the resident's opinion. If the residents do not approve of gas drilling in Bridlewood this money was wasted.

The board in their on words in a meeting called by the Reserve Board on April 23^rd, 2008 the Bridlewood HOA Board president stated that "We were advised by our attorney that this is a case of the "Tail Wagging the Dog"; Marc Footlik being the tail and the Bridlewood Board being the dog."

In the same April 23^rd meeting the entire Bridlewood board stated that they had no knowledge of and had never seen a document to amend our CC&R's, and later in the same meeting a Bridlewood board member admitted that the February 28^th meeting was the first time that they had seen the document. Now the Bridlewood HOA attorney is stating that the board had every right to create the document that they still say they have no knowledge of ever seeing.

A Bridlewood board member sent an email to a resident on March 12^th, 2008 stating "We have been working tirelessly on this proposed project for months" How could that be if she had not heard of the drilling project until February 28^th?

The board knowingly admitted that they knew that their own HOA attorney was meeting with Marc Footlik and did nothing about it.

The whole issue of the board entertaining a proposal and helping the developer and gas company to design a presentation to present to the residents of Bridlewood and then sending out emails to residents stating this the drilling will make us a "rich" HOA is absurd. The board should not have acted alone on this issue without first having the Bridlewood resident's approval.

There is a preponderance of evidence and documentation that the Bridlewood board did not act in the best interest of the residents that they represent. They did not act in accordance with common business practices and after all this they have no proper minutes of their board meetings to defend themselves.

The most freighting thing to me is that the Bridlewood board didn't recognize that there was a problem with any of these issues until we and their own attorney brought them to their attention.

Is this the board that we want managing our 1 million dollar HOA budget?

The Following are some emails collected over the past few months from Bridlewood HOA Board members. Most email addresses and resident names were removed.

From: MICHAEL LONG []
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 12:05 PM
To:
Subject: Re: FW: Bridlewood Gas Drilling Possibility

As you can tell by the emails flying, this is a hot topic.  Your Board is trying to secure the facts on what would happen to Bridlewood if drilling does occur, both pros and cons.  Our job is to bring you the information so we (including the Board) as homeowners can make an informed decision.  I have been attending meetings on both sides including other HOA forums concerning drilling. There is still much to learn and we will be keeping all posted as we develop information.  Our aim is to have meetings with all parties so your questions can be answered and we all can all make informed decisions. I appreciate the feedback and concerns of our residents and be advised the Board will do its duties in keeping you informed. 

Michael Long

Note:

I have never seen documents presented by the board stating "Con's" to the drilling process.

If your job is "to bring you the information" do you think that five months is timely?

From: Bridlewood HOA

To:  

Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 5:45 PM

Subject: [Bridlewood] Gas Drilling Information

One of your Board Members, Gail Post, found the following power point presentation, which I encourage all Bridlewood residence to review.  It is quite lengthy but I think it's a good starting point to develop the questions you would like to have answered when we hold our meetings.

http://www.barnettshaleexpo.com/docs/Barnett_Shale_Impact_Study.pdf

This is an independent study to evaluate the impact of Barnett Shale over a 14 county area.  The Perryman Group is a Texas firm that conducts impact studies for the US and Texas economies.  They have worked on the impact of such developments as the Fort Worth Alliance Airport , the Joint Strike Fighter project at Lockheed Martin as well as investigation of offshore drilling for the US Department of Interior.  They have completed several studies of specific production areas and projections of natural gas and output.  This study was requested by the Texas R.R Commission.
 

As a Board, we are furnishing this public information as a service to our homeowners.  All information and opinions presented are those of The Perryman Group and not those of your Board.  Please take this as intended, to better inform you.  In addition, as we find other information which we feel will assist in your decision we will forward it onto you.

We understand the concerns of the residents and the Board is working diligently to get you the facts so we can all make an informed intelligent decision in this matter.

Michael E. Long, Board President

Note:

            The only "public information" the board can find is an economic study paid for by the Texas Railroad Commission whose job is to promote drilling in Texas ? Are you kidding?

From: Bridlewood HOA

To:

Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 12:40 PM

Subject: [Bridlewood] Gas Drilling, Etc.

GAS DRILLING - In an effort to keep you all informed and for those who wish to further educate themselves on the potential gas drilling issue here in Bridlewood, the Fort Worth Convention Center is having a Barnett Shale Expo this Saturday, March 29th.  Please click on the following link to view the detailed information on this event:  http://www.barnettshaleexpo.com/expo.php.  There is no charge for this event on the Saturday only.  Economist Ray Perryman, who did the power point presentation we previously sent out, will be the featured speaker.

ICE CREAM BLOCK PARTY CONTEST - It seems everyone is so busy with over-scheduled lives that they don't always have the time to stop and get to know the people right outside their doorstep.  This is why Edy's is delighted to host its 4^th annual Slow Churned Neighborhood Salute ice cream block party contest.  An Edy's Neighborhood Salute ice cream party is a great way to welcome a new neighbor, put a name to a face or simply slow down long enough over a bowl of ice cream to catch up on your neighbors' lives.

Neighbors nationwide are invited to enter to win one of 1,500 free ice cream socials by submitting an essay, 350 words or less, explaining why their neighborhood deserves a Slow Churned Neighborhood Salute.  Winning neighborhoods will scoop up 12 cartons of Edy's Slow Churned Ice Cream in a variety of flavors and a "Party in a Box" filled with enough supplies (bowls, scoops, spoons, napkins, tablecloth, etc.) to host a summer gathering for up to 100 neighbors, family and friends.  If you wish to nominate your neighborhood, please visit www.slowchurned.com beginning March 11, 2008 through May 30, 2008.

HOA MANAGEMENT

Note:

You continually state that the board is unbiased but you state (in the email below) "we would suggest that you attend meetings featuring points of view from all sides" the Barnett Shale Expo was held by the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, was funded by the Oil and Gas industry and was a pro gas drilling Expo. Both Sides were not represented. Take a look at the speaker's list.

This notice from Toni Griffin  had the definite tone that the meeting at the library was one not recommended by the HOA.  My reading of it was that it discouraged attendance. 

My take based on the few e-mails I have seen from Toni is that she appears to be working toward allowing drilling in Bridlewood.  Her use of the HOA to sanction meetings clearly in favor of drilling (the Perryman crowd) while using that official capacity to denigrate the meeting at the library certainly has the appearance of a strong bias. 

Jim 

----- Original Message -----

From: Bridlewood HOA

To:

Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 1:15 PM

Subject: [Bridlewood] More Gas Drilling Information

MORE GAS DRILLING INFORMATION

We have been in receipt of many on-going emails, pros and con, information, misinformation and incomplete information including one that was disseminated today regarding the potential gas drilling in Bridlewood.  This latest email states that the HOA is in the process of putting together forms with the O&G people to have Bridlewood residents sign some sort of document that would override the covenant that prevents drilling.  It goes on to state that we will be starting a walk about within the next week or so.  PLEASE DISREGARD THIS INFORMATION AND INFORM YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS THAT IT IS COMPLETELY FALSE.

Additionally, the email mentions a meeting that is to be held at the Flower Mound public library this Sunday from 2:00PM - 4:00pm featuring Gary Hogan and Virginia Jellison, both appear to be opponents to drilling.  As an informed community, we would suggest that you attend meetings featuring points of view from all sides as well as meetings that will eventually be held by and for the Bridlewood Community. When the BOD receives more information and has it verified, we will then inform all homeowners that are registered on the HOA website.

Due to the amount of rumors and misinformation that we are hearing and that is being spread around, we strongly suggest and request that you call (972-899-5678) or email (kcabuena@cmamanagement.com) this office with any information that you receive so we can either confirm or deny its validity.  We would also appreciate receiving copies of any emails that are being distributed in mass quantities to our homeowners so that we can again, verify or deny the validity.  It is important that we not be part of the problem in disseminating false and/or intimating information and remain a group of well-informed individuals making decisions based on facts.

Note:

This document was created or reviewed by the Bridlewood HOA attorney as early as January 11, 2008. The attorney had copies of this document at the February 28^th, 2008 meeting with Williams, Footlik and the HOA Board. To send a blatant lie to your membership about the existence of such a document is inexcusable and shows complete disrespect to the residents you represent. As of April 23^rd, 2008 the entire Bridlewood HOA board continued to claim no knowledge of this document while the HOA attorney states in a letter on May 1, 2008 that the HOA board had every right to create the document. We REALLY would like to know WHO is LYING about this issue.

The board continually sent out emails stating that their residents were spreading "misinformation" yet not once did the board explain what that misinformation was or attempt to correct the misinformation.

Bridlewood HOA <admin@bridlewoodhoa.org> wrote:

To: dhuffs3@yahoo.com
Subject: [Bridlewood] ADDITIONAL GAS DRILLING INFORMATION
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:11:28 -0600
From: Bridlewood HOA <admin@bridlewoodhoa.org>

Sunday March 30, 2008

Dear Bridlewood Homeowners,

Today I attended a meeting of concerned residents, some of which are members of the Bridlewood family.  There were several speakers who were passionate about the subject of gas drilling in urban areas such as Bridlewood.  During the presentations there was some misinformation about Bridlewood and drilling in general. 

I attended as a homeowner, not as a board member, as well as several other board members.  We did not speak to the group as we were not on their agenda or asked to, as we were there to learn just as the other attendees.  Although there was some misinformation the meeting was informative. 

As a board we understand the concerns of the homeowners and are trying to obtain information on which you can make an informed decision.  We can tell you the following:

·        The golf course is in the process of negotiating a land lease to allow drilling on the driving range.

·        The board has been advised that Williams Company, a Fortune 500 company - www.williams.com - is the suggested contractor and from their web site you can obtain information about the company and how it fits in the industry.

·        We have attended several meetings with the owners of the golf course and have had Williams talk to us.  We submitted approximately 50 questions about the environment, safety and other concerns that we as a board felt would be asked by our homeowners.  We will have their answers shortly and will forward that information on to you along with other validated information as it becomes available to the Board.

·        Your Board can not negotiate as there has been no lease signed by the golf course and we have not been approved by you, the homeowners, to negotiate as a community on your behalf.

·        Once we have the information that a lease is signed, the board will set up meetings by neighborhoods.  These meetings will consist of management from Williams if they are the contractor of choice, the Town of Flower Mound 's Department of Environmental Services (regulators of gas drilling ordinances), the HOA Attorney and any others that we believe can shed light on the subject of drilling in an urban area.

·        The Board has no knowledge of financial rewards at present.

·        Your Board, as homeowners, are concerned about property values and the possibility of increased insurance rates.  These are areas we are presently trying to address. We hope to have this information by the time we hold any meetings.

·        A concern of some of the residents is that some community property is not presently deeded to the HOA.  Please be aware that the board is mindful of this and has made the developers aware that this property has to be conveyed to the HOA by April 15, 2008.

·        Some homeowners may not have mineral rights and others are not sure if they have them or not.  We should have that information available at our future homeowner meetings.

·        The question of the Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&R's) came up and the regulations as presently written do not allow subsurface drilling in the community.  Each household has the right to vote on any change to the regulations.  No one will be asked to vote until they have gone through the aforementioned meetings and have sufficient information to make an informed decision.

·        One thing to remember is that subsurface mineral rights trump surface rights and if we do not own the mineral rights, a company who has signed agreements with those that do, can drill without our consent subject to meeting the Town of Flower Mound regulations. 

We understand that the above does not answer all of your questions.  Please know that your questions or concerns are very important to the Board of Directors and as such we ask that you send any questions that you may have to the Bridlewood web site and we will include them with those that we have already submitted.  Remember, your board members are residents too and we want to do what is best for the community as a whole.  We have a first-rate community and we want to keep it that way.

Michael E. Long, President

Bridlewood Homeowners Association

Note:

You state that "We did not speak to the group as we were not on their agenda or asked to" although in an email to board member Gail Post a resident stated "I'm glad to see that your coming to the meeting.  I was wondering if you would be open to taking some questions and perhaps speaking to the press that will be there? " to which Gail replied "As for speaking to the press Sunday, I cannot speak to the press at this time.   There are still loose ends to be tied up before public comments can be made,and it would not be in the resident's best interest to interview yet.  We have all been asked to wait until the deal is done."

From: Gail Post  
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 4:38 PM
To:
Subject: Natural Gas Drilling in Bridlewood

Dear Melissa

I have just received a copy of your email being circulating around and through the residents of Bridlewood regarding your offer to gather information about the oil and gas drilling, etc. for the benefit of residents of Bridlewood.  What do you think the elected Board of Directors in Bridlewood is doing?  We have been working tirelessly on this proposed project for months.  You do not have any first hand knowledge nor the sources available to you as there is being provided to the Board.  You have no idea the depth of information we have already digested, private and public entities we have interviewed, volumes of reports and internet websites we have accessed...  What makes you think that you can do a better job than the elected board?  Clearly, I am upset. 

Please allow me introduce myself.  I am a resident of Texas since 1991; a resident of Flower Mound since 1999 and have been seated on the Board as a member of the Bridlewood Homeowners Association for three years.  I take my obligation as a volunteer board member very seriously.  I have an extensive back ground in real estate in New Jersey , Florida , Maryland and Texas , as a real estate buyer and seller's agent, as well as over 15 years as a real estate paralegal... and many years as a title officer accessing title, closing loans, and reviewing surveys, etc.  I think that pretty much qualifies me for most of what would come up with regard to a possible project here in Bridlewood.  In addition, the Board has access to a host of attorneys, with whom we been in meetings with, and serious conference calls regarding the natural gas proposal. We are not taking information solely from the developer, nor solely from the drilling company.  As a board member, I that my intelligence and integrity is being questioned as a result of all the miriad of mis-informed emails being circulated.

Be aware that no contracts have been signed, no petitions have been made to the Town of Flower Mound so the upheaval that is brewing in our neighborhood is amazingly unjustified, and truly immature at this point.  You would think that the opinion of the residents is that we as a Board, are NOT working for the benefit of the residents, but have some ulterior motive for dealing with Mr. Footlik and the natural gas drilling agency.  Clearly, that cannot be the case.  Let me assure you, and I speak for myself, that is absolutely not true.  The Board has not completed their investigation and are not ready to speak to the residents at this time.  Shortly, public meetings will be held to divulge all of the respective reports, and data we have accumulated and it will be shared in a public presentation for everyone.  

--
Gail

Note:

Gail states that "We have been working tirelessly on this proposed project for months" which is interesting since the board has stated continually that their were no meetings until February 28^th, 2008 this email was sent just thirteen days after the February 28th meeting.

Gail also states "You have no idea the depth of information we have already digested, private and public entities we have interviewed, volumes of reports and internet websites we have accessed..." although when asked at a meeting with the board on April 23^rd, 2008 she admitted that they had not read volumes of reports and could not give one example of reports, studies that they had read or interviews they had conducted.

Lastly Gail states "the upheaval that is brewing in our neighborhood is amazingly unjustified, and truly immature at this point." I think that statement speaks for itself.

From:
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 10:35 AM
To: Gail Post
Subject: Re: Oil & Gas Drilling

I understand your concern about "alarmist" information.  However, the HOA is not sending out information concerning all aspects of drilling.  Until you inform the residents to ALL sides of the issue someone else will have to do it.  Frankly, the information you are passing out is not entirely accurate either because you are omitting the negative issues from your emails.  I agree we should work together.  Can you tell me if the gas company has done any type of exploration yet and if not what type will they be doing?  Did they give you a copy of their MSDS?  The more accurate the information is, the better for us all.  There are safer ways to drill but most companies don't implement those methods.  
Debbie

Gail Post <> wrote:

I received a copy of the email you are sending out regarding your alarm for the "impending" oil & gas drilling in Bridlewood.

As a current resident of Bridlewood for the past 9 years, a board member for the past 3 years, I can tell you that :

a.  the information you are sending is not entirely accurate (and am assuming is 2nd hand).

b.  the gentleman invited to speak at the FM Library on Sunday is an alarmist, we have heard his stories before.

c.  Yes, the area drilling companies are attending a two day Expo at the Ft. Worth convention center.  I am invited as a guest for Friday's session, so I will have first-hand knowledge of their information.

d.  The lady running for Town Council, Jellison, I don't feel, is totally correct in her assertion that homeowners insurance rates will rise, and property values may decline.  I am checking now with more detailed sources in the insurance arena.  There are no published studies that show that property values would be affected, and I have checked with real estate professionals who have been in the business for 20+ years and they are not concerned.  My concern is that Virginia Jellison is using the Oil & Gas drilling issue as her platform for running for Town Council and may harm the economics of our community more than she knows.

The board is working diligently to determine exactly what the homeowners rights are if this endeavor moves forward.  What leverage do the homeowners have, if any, if we do not own our mineral rights?  We are evaluating our options with the developer, drilling company, our attorneys, community management company.  This project is literally "months and months" down the road and there is still a lot that has to fall into place before contracts are signed, etc. 

It may prove helpful, if you would work with me.  If you enlighten me on the information you are gathering, I have access to the direct sources and can find accurate answers.  We are working with the drilling company, and have already been updating them on many concerns and questions that the Board has learned during our research. We have asked some pretty tough questions and are allowing them time to give their answers.  They are putting together a presentation for us as well as ALL of the residents in a Town Hall-like meeting to begin in another few weeks.  We don't have the dates firmed yet.  The Board was elected by the residents and CANNOT act on their own.  All I ask is that you please not circulate negative information until you hear the full stories from direct sources... there is so much more to be revealed that we are looking into that could be very beneficial to Bridlewood - if proven true.

Thanks, and feel free to email me or call me if you would like to talk.

--
Gail Post

Note:

Gail stated "I have checked with real estate professionals who have been in the business for 20+ years and they are not concerned." Can you divulge your sources or have them document your findings for your residents?

Gail also states "I have access to the direct sources and can find accurate answers."  Who are your direct sources other than the Williams company?

Lastly Gail states "The Board was elected by the residents and CANNOT act on their own" Gail that is exactly our point and exactly what the board has done in the matter of gas drilling in the Bridlewood community.

From: Gail Post []
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 12:19 PM
To: Deborah
Subject: Re: Oil & Gas Drilli

Debbie:

I am happy to share information with you... will probably get my hand slapped, but... perhaps iI hope I can make you relax a little. 

The drilling company, Williams, stated that they will be using the water and sand method.  At no time have they ever talked about any other additives.  In addition, the water lines are already established underground, hence the golf course, so there will be minimal truck deliveries coming to the site and just during the fracking period (several months).  Many sites you will hear about have to truck in the water, sand, etc., and truck it out again.  Williams is planning to do about 80% of this underground... which is really good news!  

Because the HOA owns about 60 acres of common ground, lease payments would also be made directly to the HOA, which would make us a "rich" homeowners association, and could drastically reduce our annual dues, making Bridlewood a very desirable community.  That is a good thing!

Williams has been in the gas business for a very long time and have sites all over the country.  They are a major supplier to Atmos Energy.  Did you know there is an Atmos gas line very close to our neighborhood already?  I think you will be very happy to hear how concerned and serious Williams is about the environment and safety.  They are financially sound, and intend to see this through to the end.  We don't want some little dinky company coming in without the funds to do it right for the neighbors or the enviromnent.  We have all heard the horror stories. 

Williams will be making ad valorum tax payments as well as posting bonds to the Town and the County which will reflect in our tax base.  They are fine tuning their presentation so that they can accurately answer many of the general questions that are coming up.  We plan to hold several "town hall" meetings, inviting each neighborhood in increments of about 250 - 300 people because we believe that to be a more manageable number with the question & answer period.  I cannot wait for everyone to hear about them.  They should begin by the end of April, I hope.  With 1303 homesites, this could take up to 5 or 6 dates to run through.  If we can stick together as a community, this is a win-win situation.  You'll see!!!

I may also attend the session at the library on Sunday... I'd like to hear what the candidate for P&Z has to say.  I've already heard the other guy and think he is just an angry man who is pissed about all the trucks going by his property, and his lack of a lease agreement.  His situation has nothing in common with Bridlewood.

Thanks for your interest... will keep you posted.

Gail Post

Note:

Gail stated "At no time have they ever talked about any other additives" This shows that the HOA board was relying on Williams Company to educate them on the drilling process.

Gail also states "you will be very happy to hear how concerned and serious Williams is about the environment and safety" Please do your research on this in Texas and Colorado.

Lastly Gail states "If we can stick together as a community, this is a win-win situation. You'll see!!!"This is an unbiased board member?

On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 10:34 AM, Deborah  wrote:

Hi Gail,
I'm glad to see that your coming to the meeting.  I was wondering if you would be open to taking some questions and perhaps speaking to the press that will be there?  We want the residents to know the pros and cons of all aspects in the drilling and completion stages so they can make an informed decision about signing or not signing.  It would be great if you could tell them which areas and homes actually have mineral rights since most of us don't and would not benefit financially.  If you don't know the developer must.  Maybe you could also share a few things you have been told by the O&G.  Let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Debbie

From: Deborah  
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 6:46 PM
To:
Subject: Gail

Debbie:

As for speaking to the press Sunday, I cannot speak to the press at this time.   There are still loose ends to be tied up before public comments can be made,and it would not be in the resident's best interest to interview yet.  We have all been asked to wait until the deal is done.

In another month, you will know more than you ever wanted to know about natural gas drilling. 

The completion dates and timelines will be set once contracts are signed.  It will take several months to get permits through the Town of Flower Mound , etc.  At this point, drilling could still be two years away.  See what I mean?  There is plenty of time. 

I went to the Barnett Shale Expo today with our Board President, Mike Long.  The President of the Ft. Worth Chamber of Commerce was MC.  I found it so interesting to discover that they used the oil and gas endeavors in the area as a means to educate the children and involve them in a science contest.  There were students there who won prizes and awards for their independent research on fossil fuels, future necessities for fuel, etc.  I thought that could be a great thing for Bridlewood Elementary and Downing Middle schools to invoke.  Involve the children.  What a wonderful learning experience this could turn out to be.

The guest speakers were former Secretary of Commerce, David Evans, (new president of TXU), who talked about the need for jobs in the US , and how Texas is now one of the leading states on empoyment and fuel production.  Also, Dr. Ray Perryman, an economist spoke about the positive impact the Barnett Shale activity is having on the D/FW areas.  We had an opportunity to speak will several Williams Company employees, safety officers, team leaders, engineers, etc.  As well as city officials from Burleson, and a gas inspector from Burleson who was very helpful.  I also  met a homeowner - developer who had good things to say about the process, and how the pipeline companies are bending over backwards to make residents happy and secure.  We also met homeowners in Double Oak who are under lease and there are current drilling operation on their properties.  They all voiced positive comments regarding the processes of natural gas drilling, the economic stimulus, etc.

We don't have word yet on who has and does not have mineral rights here in Bridlewood.  The Landmen have to research back to the "sovereign" period believe it or not, which is when Texas was purchased by Mexico ...  I guess you can imagine how much paperwork that is to go through. However, if we will all take part in a "community lease situation", it won't matter.  Every one of the 1303 homes will profit, as well as the HOA and LISD.

In another month or so, if you would like to set up open sessions with questions/answers, I have some contacts of people who offered to speak.   Let's work on that.

Gail

Note:

Gail states: "As for speaking to the press Sunday, I cannot speak to the press at this time." And "We have been asked to wait until the deal is done." That would be a fine time for the HOA Board to find out if the residents are for or against drilling; when the "deal is done".