I am looking at the lake where my cottage is located and I can see 15 feet or more to the bottom. At Lake Ashton who will be lucky if you see 3 inches or more. This is what they did when they developed the community. They plow dirt into the Lake and also allow mud flows into the streams. Big Joe Hunter allowed this to happen and never said nothing to anybody. This guy must go. I had to call the state and had them plant bushes along the stream. Nobody gives a dam. All these people care is call the cops and tell the residents what they should do. Steal money from the Bingo players, pay to use the clubhouse, hired Lawyers for the roads, Lawyers for the dock, Lawyers for the MX and all that stuff. What a place to live. Sue sue and more suits.
Maintenance fees will double.
Friday, June 18, 2010
FOX NETWORK BOWS TO PRESSURE
Fox is already cowering down to the president...
In response to President Obama's complaint that FOX doesn't show enough Black and Hispanic people on their network, FOX has announced that they will now air
" America 's Most Wanted" twice a week.
In response to President Obama's complaint that FOX doesn't show enough Black and Hispanic people on their network, FOX has announced that they will now air
" America 's Most Wanted" twice a week.
Living in a community where call the cops is the thing
Mr Van Sickle was at the CDD meeting some months ago, spoke out about people driving too fast or did no stop at the stop sign. The police stop them and gave them a citation and he told the CDD committee that the police were doing their job. Also the speed limit on Thomson Nursery Road was been decreased. Now we have the police parking just off Lake Ashton community looking for speeders. Van Sickle seems to think this is a joke. Is this all he can do is call the cops or get them here to give out tickets. He sure loves Lake Ashton. He's done nothing as Mayor of Lake Wales except fired some of his co workers. Now his wife has the same problem. She feels that the police is the answer to all their problems. Call the cops his their motto. How can people live like this, calling the police on their neighbors. Maybe we should call the police on the people that call the police. What a waste of tax payers money. Here we have a lady running for the CDD. Brenda Va Sickle doesn't fool me, if you think the police are going to solve all her problems, wait till she gets elected, the police will be here every day.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
AN IRISH BLONDE IN A CASINO
An attractive blonde from Cork , Ireland arrived at the casino. She seemed a little intoxicated and bet twenty-thousand Euros on a single roll of the dice.
She said, 'I hope you don't mind, but I feel much luckier when I'm completely nude'.
With that, she stripped from the neck down, rolled the dice and with an Irish brogue yelled, 'Come on, baby, Mama needs new clothes!'
As the dice came to a stop, she jumped up and down and squealed...'YES! YES! I WON, I WON!'
She hugged each of the dealers and then picked up her winnings and her clothes and quickly departed.
The dealers stared at each other dumbfounded.
Finally, one of them asked, 'What did she roll?'
The other answered, 'I don't know - I thought you were watching.'
MORAL OF THE STORY -
Not all Irish are drunks,
not all blondes are dumb,
but all men...are men.
She said, 'I hope you don't mind, but I feel much luckier when I'm completely nude'.
With that, she stripped from the neck down, rolled the dice and with an Irish brogue yelled, 'Come on, baby, Mama needs new clothes!'
As the dice came to a stop, she jumped up and down and squealed...'YES! YES! I WON, I WON!'
She hugged each of the dealers and then picked up her winnings and her clothes and quickly departed.
The dealers stared at each other dumbfounded.
Finally, one of them asked, 'What did she roll?'
The other answered, 'I don't know - I thought you were watching.'
MORAL OF THE STORY -
Not all Irish are drunks,
not all blondes are dumb,
but all men...are men.
Anybody having a poker party?
Please let me know at lakeashtontalk@yahoo.com Brenda Van Sickle would like to know so she can call the police. She loves to call the police on her neighbors. I just don't know what she is trying to prove, Lake Ashton is not the place it user to be! Can't trust your neighbors.
Pinellas properties management worker pleads no contest to felony grand theft charge
Article Courtesy of The St. Petersburg Times
By Lorri Helfand
Published June 16, 2010
LARGO — The woman accused of stealing more than $1 million from 20 homeowner groups threw herself on the mercy of the court Wednesday.
Residents who have struggled to deal with those losses aren't feeling so merciful.
"We'd like to see her prosecuted to the full extent of the law," said Richard Sittler, president of Sunfish Bay Condominium Association in Clearwater, which lost about $300,000.
Wearing a yellow blouse and loose-fitting jeans, Catherine McMullen, 47, appeared calm as she pleaded no contest to a felony grand theft charge.
Her plea means she did not admit guilt but won't present a defense. She likely will be penalized as if she pleaded guilty.
McMullen, who controlled finances for the company that managed the association accounts, could serve anywhere from 21 months to 30 years, according to sentencing guidelines.
Judge Joseph A. Bulone scheduled her sentencing for Sept. 10. He said McMullen's husband, Mac McMullen, an Army Reserve officer who used to be a spokesman for the Largo Police Department and the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, wants to be at the sentencing, but he can't be there until late August.
Catherine McMullen, who worked for Buxton Properties in Largo since 2001, was arrested in March 2009. She told police that she shifted money from various association bank accounts to Buxton's accounts and ultimately to herself. She told Largo police Detective Lara Young she spent much of the money on things like a 2007 Dodge Charger for her son, dinners out, spa trips, rents and cell phone and credit card bills.
Until March 2009, none of the associations noticed anything amiss. Neither did Buxton Properties owner Brian Buxton.
McMullen created fake bank statements for them by copying the statements onto her computer and changing the numbers.
The scheme unravelled when Sunfish Bay did a mini audit last year. Buxton met with association board member Paul Frey at First Community Bank in Pinellas Park and noticed that the bank records and the statements McMullen provided didn't match.
At first, Buxton thought there was a mistake. He called McMullen to come to the bank. She did not arrive. So he called several more times. A while later, he received a text message from her saying, "they will not match i made them up borrowing to keep company open i am so sorry, ends now," according to Largo police.
Minutes later, police were dispatched to McMullen's home. Paramedics said she had taken 13 diuretic pills used to treat high blood pressure. There was a kitchen knife in the bed and there were "hesitation" marks on the inside of her left wrist, police said.
A week later, McMullen admitted to taking hundreds of thousands of dollars for family expenses. She was arrested and later released on $30,000 bail.
McMullen's attorney, John Trevena, said his client is "upset that she has been demonized by many of the condo association members."
As she was leaving the courthouse Wednesday, he said, one woman "approached her and berated her with not so nice language, in front of her son, and called her a lot of unpleasant names."
Trevena mentioned Brian Buxton's deposition three months ago, where Buxton said he owned a Maxum boat, two antique cars and an airplane with a partner.
"While she understands (the residents) frustration, she'd like them to know she is truly apologetic and remorseful and there's a person who could make them whole, Mr. Buxton. He clearly has the resources to make all of these people whole," Trevena said.
Said Buxton's attorney Sean McQuaid: "Unfortunately, we live in a world of reality, not fantasyland. That is preposterous and completely inaccurate. Maybe instead of Brian cutting a check to cover the losses, maybe Mrs. McMullen should write a check since she's the one who benefited from the losses."
Residents say they just want the nightmare over with.
"This woman has affected the lives of hundreds of people," Sittler said. "We feel she has all of the rights and we have no rights."
At least a dozen associations, from Gulfport to Clearwater, lost between $35,000 and $300,000.
Five have filed suits against McMullen and Buxton Properties. Many say their insurance claims have been denied. Others say they've been compensated for just part of their losses. Some residents say they've had to write checks for hundreds or thousands of dollars to cover daily bills or repairs.
"This gal has had the life of Riley for somewhere around four years," said Jim Goss, 81, vice president of Greenbriar III Condominium Association in Clearwater. "She's put an awful lot of people through an awful lot of misery."
By Lorri Helfand
Published June 16, 2010
LARGO — The woman accused of stealing more than $1 million from 20 homeowner groups threw herself on the mercy of the court Wednesday.
Residents who have struggled to deal with those losses aren't feeling so merciful.
"We'd like to see her prosecuted to the full extent of the law," said Richard Sittler, president of Sunfish Bay Condominium Association in Clearwater, which lost about $300,000.
Wearing a yellow blouse and loose-fitting jeans, Catherine McMullen, 47, appeared calm as she pleaded no contest to a felony grand theft charge.
Her plea means she did not admit guilt but won't present a defense. She likely will be penalized as if she pleaded guilty.
McMullen, who controlled finances for the company that managed the association accounts, could serve anywhere from 21 months to 30 years, according to sentencing guidelines.
Judge Joseph A. Bulone scheduled her sentencing for Sept. 10. He said McMullen's husband, Mac McMullen, an Army Reserve officer who used to be a spokesman for the Largo Police Department and the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, wants to be at the sentencing, but he can't be there until late August.
Catherine McMullen, who worked for Buxton Properties in Largo since 2001, was arrested in March 2009. She told police that she shifted money from various association bank accounts to Buxton's accounts and ultimately to herself. She told Largo police Detective Lara Young she spent much of the money on things like a 2007 Dodge Charger for her son, dinners out, spa trips, rents and cell phone and credit card bills.
Until March 2009, none of the associations noticed anything amiss. Neither did Buxton Properties owner Brian Buxton.
McMullen created fake bank statements for them by copying the statements onto her computer and changing the numbers.
The scheme unravelled when Sunfish Bay did a mini audit last year. Buxton met with association board member Paul Frey at First Community Bank in Pinellas Park and noticed that the bank records and the statements McMullen provided didn't match.
At first, Buxton thought there was a mistake. He called McMullen to come to the bank. She did not arrive. So he called several more times. A while later, he received a text message from her saying, "they will not match i made them up borrowing to keep company open i am so sorry, ends now," according to Largo police.
Minutes later, police were dispatched to McMullen's home. Paramedics said she had taken 13 diuretic pills used to treat high blood pressure. There was a kitchen knife in the bed and there were "hesitation" marks on the inside of her left wrist, police said.
A week later, McMullen admitted to taking hundreds of thousands of dollars for family expenses. She was arrested and later released on $30,000 bail.
McMullen's attorney, John Trevena, said his client is "upset that she has been demonized by many of the condo association members."
As she was leaving the courthouse Wednesday, he said, one woman "approached her and berated her with not so nice language, in front of her son, and called her a lot of unpleasant names."
Trevena mentioned Brian Buxton's deposition three months ago, where Buxton said he owned a Maxum boat, two antique cars and an airplane with a partner.
"While she understands (the residents) frustration, she'd like them to know she is truly apologetic and remorseful and there's a person who could make them whole, Mr. Buxton. He clearly has the resources to make all of these people whole," Trevena said.
Said Buxton's attorney Sean McQuaid: "Unfortunately, we live in a world of reality, not fantasyland. That is preposterous and completely inaccurate. Maybe instead of Brian cutting a check to cover the losses, maybe Mrs. McMullen should write a check since she's the one who benefited from the losses."
Residents say they just want the nightmare over with.
"This woman has affected the lives of hundreds of people," Sittler said. "We feel she has all of the rights and we have no rights."
At least a dozen associations, from Gulfport to Clearwater, lost between $35,000 and $300,000.
Five have filed suits against McMullen and Buxton Properties. Many say their insurance claims have been denied. Others say they've been compensated for just part of their losses. Some residents say they've had to write checks for hundreds or thousands of dollars to cover daily bills or repairs.
"This gal has had the life of Riley for somewhere around four years," said Jim Goss, 81, vice president of Greenbriar III Condominium Association in Clearwater. "She's put an awful lot of people through an awful lot of misery."
Lake Ashton
Lake Ashton is becoming the most unfriendly community in Florida. You can't even play cards with your friends without some idiot calling the police. You can't even have a blog without some idiot calling you an idiot. You can't even write a blog without some idiot calling the police on you. Everyday some idiot E Mails me and tells me to get out of Lake Ashton without saying who he is. I guess he's is worried the Van Sickles might call the police on him. This guy can't spell nothing right. Go back to school you idiot. I can see why you don't want to give out your name. You are living in the right community where friends are no longer friends.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Brenda Van Sikle
Not only do we have to deal with the Mayor who also calls the cops, now we have to deal with his wife and the whole family calling the cops on everyone. Please Lake Ashton residents call your friends here at Lake Ashton and tell them about this web site and how she loves to call the police, just like her husband. She must NOT get elected to the CDD board. Get on the phone now. THANKS
Brenda Van Sikle
I am a 3 year resident of Lake Ashton East. I now hear that Brenda VanSikle, the wife of the presant Lake Wales Mayor is running for the CDD seat vacated by Scot Owens a Lake Ashton employee of the Developer.
That seems to be a conflict of INTEREST to me. Is there any truth HER sons are employed by Larry Maxwell / Mark Shrieber, the Developers of Lake Ashton??
I would hate to think a CDD board member would have to consider her sons employment every time she had to vote!
A CONCERNED RESIDENT.....
That seems to be a conflict of INTEREST to me. Is there any truth HER sons are employed by Larry Maxwell / Mark Shrieber, the Developers of Lake Ashton??
I would hate to think a CDD board member would have to consider her sons employment every time she had to vote!
A CONCERNED RESIDENT.....
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