“The SWRA General Manager, who works under the direction of the Board of Directors, investigated the incident and reported to the Board at the SWRA Board meeting.”[Heinzen]

FACT: The SWRA General Manager never interviewed Mrs. Major Mason about the attack.  She went to see him as soon as she could get her statement ready. He was unavailable and she had to leave the statement in his chair.  When she, after repeated tries, contacted him their discussion was only about the complaint process.  She went to the StillWaters office to fill out the complaint form.  Mrs. Major Mason attached her WRITTEN statement of what happened… to be given during the board meeting.  That did not happen. Neither Mr. Heinzen nor any Member of the SWRA or office have interviewed her or witnessed our dog under control.  It would seem, that without investigating our side of the story, the SWRA has essentially said Mrs. Major Mason did not tell the truth in her written statement.

She and “Gumdrop” would have been happy to walk the General Manager or any member of the SWRA to the scene of the pit-bull attack.

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Hmmm… pit-bull on golden retriever… is there anyone reading this who doesn’t understand what happened? Knowing that a pit-bull lives at a certain residence, who would allow their pet anywhere near it?  Are the street and right-of-way in front of a pit-bull’s residence “off limits” to other residents? 

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“Our bi-weekly meetings are always open to StillWaters property owners.  Neither party has attended a meeting.” [Heinzen]

IS THAT SO?  This will be news to the residents of StillWaters.  The meeting dates, times, locations, and an invitation need to be published in the “eflash” so that residents of StillWaters can start attending.  Mrs. Major Mason was informed, by the General Manger that all SWRA “executive board” meetings are CLOSED except for one meeting per year.  She took him at his word. She was not informed that she could come before the board to present her complaint.  

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This sort of thing happens when decisions are made away from the light of day.  I made a life of serving my country (including Iraq), in the name of freedom.  Citizens have a right to have their cases heard, to represent themselves, and ask for redress when they have been wronged.  Looks like this doesn’t happen on StillWaters. [Mason]

I am exercising my First Amendment rights.  If the SWRA had actually investigated, allowed Mrs. Major Mason to present her case before the board, and done the reasonable and prudent thing, I would not have brought this out in a public forum.  I am defending the integrity of my wife.  I am advocating peaceful enjoyment of the public and common areas of my community.

Publishing what really happened on this forum is MY redress.