Category: Conroe Courier

As I hope you’re aware, voting is now open to fill two vacant seats for Directors of your POA Board, and you should have already received your proprietary ballot via email.  If you missed it or accidentally deleted it or simply had no idea there’s even an election going on, please call the POA offices and ask them to assist you.  The main number is (936) 597-5532 and it matters that you’re involved in the process.  The good news is that you have until the 26th to vote, so it isn’t panic time.  Yet.  But if you act now, when will you?  There are three candidates vying for two seats, and they are (alphabetically by first name) Anthony Paolino, Darrylinn Akerman and Joan Slater.  Irrespective of which two might receive your vote, all of them deserve your appreciation for their willingness to serve.  They each bring a passion to make Bentwater the best it can be and, even if you don’t know any of them personally, you can read their resumes and thoughts by logging in to www.BentwaterPOA.com.  
Today, Bentwater competes with lots of newer communities, some with certain amenities we don’t have.  They may even have lower costs.  Fair enough.  It’s absolutely true that prospective buyers have choices.  So did you.  Yet you’ve chosen to live here.  Why?  Could it be that Bentwater doesn’t really have “competition” per se, other than itself?  That’s not a trick question.  Compare it, for example, to selecting a restaurant.  You don’t go to the pizza parlor if you’re wanting a ribeye or to the steak house if you’re wanting sushi or to the sushi bar if you’re wanting linguine and clam sauce.  Consumers have myriad choices in cuisines and locations and prices, but they will always choose what best satisfies them, even if there are a dozen options nearby.  That’s because all successful restaurants have one common denominator.  Specialization.  They excel at their specialty and don’t concern themselves with other cuisines, so their “competition” isn’t the other eateries at all.  It’s their ability to tastefully (pun intended) meet the expectations of their targeted clientele.  Key word.  Targeted.  
While choosing a restaurant may be a choice for a day (or a single meal), choosing a community is typically a choice for years.  That’s why consumers will always choose what best suits their preferred lifestyle of the moment, irrespective of what other communities might offer.  And, Bentwater isn’t one-size-fits-all.  Instead, it uniquely satisfies the preferences certain different lifestyles.  From young families wanting space to grow to seasoned citizens wanting to “right size” and everything in between, Bentwater has home choices (size and price) for most lifestyles provided folks also want at least some aspect of a gated, country club lifestyle on Lake Conroe.  Golf?  Tennis?  Sports Club?  Marina (easy lake access)?  Social events with familiar faces?  Those form Bentwater’s specialty, making it an ideal choice for buyers who value any (or all) of them.  For those who don’t, we shouldn’t feel offended if they choose elsewhere.  So, whomever you choose to represent you on the Board, I hope you’ll encourage them to focus their considerable talents on helping Bentwater be the best it can be at what it is, and not worry about what it isn’t.  After all, some aspect of what it is attracted us all here, right?  Now, go vote.
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