Anthem residents riddled by lack of confidence

The Anthem Community Council By‑Laws Article IV (Board of Directors: Number, Powers, Meetings), Section A. (Composition and Selection) Paragraph 4.4. (Selection of Directors: Term of Office), reads in part as follows: “Until such time as the Community Developer conveys title to at least 75% of the maximum number of Residential Lots approved for development within Anthem by the City of Phoenix and/or Maricopa County (“Maximum Lots”), or at such earlier time as the Community Developer may determine and declare in a Recorded instrument, the Community Developer shall have the sole authority to appoint, remove, and replace the directors of the Council Board.”

To the best of my knowledge, no members of the Board of Directors of The Anthem Community Council and no members of any committees or subcommittees of that Board of Directors have been elected by the Anthem residents. Pulte, the developer, has total control of the Anthem Community Council, including all committees and subcommittees.

Your article in The Desert Advocate reported that “The Desert Advocate was not present for Grimmelman’s testimony, but in a subsequent e‑mail he told this newspaper the ASSC (committee) is composed entirely of resident representatives.”

While his e‑mail may be technically correct, all members of the Board of Directors and all members of any committees and/or subcommittees are appointed by Pulte or their appointed representatives, including Anthem homeowners (residents). I was present at the meeting at Boulder Creek High School when Grimmelman gave his testimony. I can tell you that his testimony at that meeting does not represent the views and opinions of the majority of the homeowners in Anthem.

I have discussed this matter with many homeowners here in Anthem. They have asked me to stress to you that (1) we do not agree with the testimony given by Frank Grimmelman; (2) we have no confidence in Frank Grimmelman and/or the Anthem Community Council to adequately represent the views and opinions of the majority of the homeowners in Anthem; and (3) we have no confidence that the council’s attorneys (Phoenix law firm Ridenour, Hienton, Harper & Kelhoeffer, P.C.) can or will adequately represent the views and opinions of the majority of the Anthem homeowners in the pending water rate case.

Lynn Vick
Anthem