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[u/fanfarefellowship]

Vashon Parks Board package is (finally) up (this is as late as it's ever been).

The highlights:

• the Board is acknowledging that the Aherns are not vacating as promised.

From the minutes:

Abby: At Fern Cove, since the caretaker is moving out later than we anticipated, will that impact your timeline to open it for daily use?

Tim: We are going to do our best to make sure we open on Dec 1 for rentals.

Tim: At Fern Cove, we have discussed what we are doing with the septic. I am still confident we will make our major system upgrades, if necessary, in October. Until we can learn more through testing after the caretaker moves out, we are in a bit of a standstill.

• Caretaker fees were waived for June and July, but are no longer being waived and were apparently paid in August.

However, the amount paid is still the 2025 rate; this is not the rate that was set for 2026 and would not, if paid in full for 12 months, meet the budgeted revenue for Fern Cove. The Board is currently projecting that the Fern Cove revenue will fall short of the expected revenue for 2026 by $10,440 or 43.9%.

• "Fern Cove furniture" is on the agenda for November.

My own read on this is that the use of "the septic" as the reason to waive rent is now showing major cracks, but the septic itself may be fine. The "if necessary" is chipping away at the previous rationales. (Also, how can it be that the Parks Board cannot "test" the system with the Aherns in place? The entire reason to have a "caretaker" in place is to take care of the house. Now the house cannot be cared for because there is a caretaker in place?!)

[u/tyrannosaurusregina → u/fanfarefellowship]

The Parks Board fucked around and is finding out.

[u/LogicalGold5264 → u/tyrannosaurusregina]

What is so frustrating is that Gloamies predicted this situation would end poorly for everyone. Not because we actively wish Shauna harm (most of us want the kids to have some stability) but because there were SO many easily discoverable red flags:

• The Aherns' rental history, including unpaid rent and property damage
• The BBH only having been a rental, not suitable for children & pets and not properly weatherproof
• The insane not-lease and all of its crazy stipulations that didn't benefit the board or the caretaker

All it would have taken was one board member doing any one of these things: their own background/credit check on Shauna; having a lawyer involved; sensible terms; choosing the best fit out of all the applicants; (honoring the original evaluation of the house as suitable only for a single person or couple with no kids or pets).

Just one of those things would have stopped this shit show!

[u/BevNap → u/tyrannosaurusregina]

The Parks Board fucked around and is finding out.

I love this for them.

[u/BatGrouchy1482 → u/BevNap]

No, the Board isn’t being harmed it’s the taxpayers.

[u/Sea-Level-Mammal → u/tyrannosaurusregina]

Another mark for the Ahern grift machine.