Hi neighbors,

My name is Amber, and I live in the Knolls neighborhood. I started paying closer attention to what was happening in our HOA in 2023 because, like many of you, I was shocked by how high our dues were getting—and how little we were seeing in return.

Unlike most homeowners in Power Ranch who pay a single master assessment, those of us in the Knolls pay three assessments:

1️⃣ The master association assessment
2️⃣ The Knolls-specific assessment
3️⃣ A separate condo assessment

That brings my total quarterly dues to over $1,000. And for years, I didn’t fully understand where this money was going—until the Power Ranch Homeowners Alliance started asking the hard questions that others had avoided for decades.

🔍 What the Homeowners Alliance Uncovered

It wasn’t until the Power Ranch Homeowners Alliance emerged that I began to see what was going on: a disengaged management company and attorneys who weren’t looking out for us. That’s when I voted for Ken, Anh, Katie, and Jeremy—people who stood up for transparency and change.

What was discovered:

• A $400,000+ lawsuit hidden from the community for over a year
• A management company (CCMC) that was evasive, unresponsive, and possibly even obstructive
• A legal firm that appeared to serve its own interests more than ours

Once elected, this board began to clean house—holding the management company accountable, launching a long-overdue change in legal representation, and getting actual results, including lake cleanups, overdue project audits, and greater transparency.

Since then, real progress:

✔️ Lakes being cleaned
✔️ Management held accountable
✔️ Trees getting trimmed
✔️ Gophers are getting under control
✔️ Pool fencing repaired
✔️ New key fob systems that work
✔️ Tennis court lights

✔️ Green grass!
✔️ More correspondence and transparency from management

There is definitely much more that needs to be done, but I have seen more accomplished in the last three months than in the past 25 years!

But as soon as they started doing the work, the opposition went into overdrive! 

And I don’t believe it’s a coincidence. In May 2025, Anh drafted a Request for Proposal (RFP) to obtain competitive bids for new management services—a decision that was already approved by the Board back in November 2024. This effort to explore better, more cost-effective options for our community clearly rattled those trying to maintain their grip on Power Ranch.  Not a coincidence!

The Campaign to Tear Them Down

Starting in April 2025, Crystal Glaim used her tech savvy nextdoor neighbor who apparently had a criminal record for computer tampering and cybercrimes  launched an all-out smear campaign against the board—particularly targeting Anh with an anonymous personal and offensive website, anonymous flyers, and manipulative social media posts.

Let’s be clear:

• Board members are unpaid volunteers
• They have no access to our funds or have check-writing authority
• Personal attacks on someone’s life or business have absolutely nothing to do with HOA governance

I believe Anh rightfully responded to the slanderous attacks by filing a personal defamation lawsuit against those directly involved in creating and spreading the attacks—not against recall petition signers.

But Crystal Glaim, Mike Stone, Gordon Engstrom, Jen Rotta, even Kristi Kisler who is a sitting board member, and others twisted the narrative, telling the community the lawsuit was somehow retaliatory.  That is false. And Anh publicly addressed this multiple times in a recent open meeting.

I did some digging and encourage everyone who was misled into signing the recall petition under the belief that they were being sued to take a moment and Google “John Doe Lawsuit.” You’ll quickly learn that these types of lawsuits are filed when the responsible party is anonymous, which explains exactly why Anh filed it that way—not to silence anyone’s rights, but to identify the anonymous creators of defamatory content on the website and the anonymous flyers.

I believe people should stand by what they write. I find it incredibly disturbing that Crystal Glaim did not acknowledge her involvement until she was caught and formally served with the lawsuit.

⚠️ The Collusion You Aren’t Seeing

Worse than the public smear campaign is what’s been happening behind the scenes.

Residents have reported that CCMC staff told them that Ken, Anh, and Katie were “in cahoots” with the builder. But here’s what actually happened:

🔸 The builder, who is also a homeowner, was the only one who responded when Anh and Ken tried to get information about the secret lawsuit that was discovered in 2023 (Power Ranch versus Woodcrest East)—after they were stonewalled by CCMC and the HOA attorney.

🔸 Instead of owning up to their misconduct, CCMC and others spun the narrative to discredit the Alliance.

🔸 And now, they’re using these false stories to rally support for a recall based on manipulated half-truths and fear.

Timeline of Facts – So You Can Decide for Yourself

Here is a timeline of events, backed by publicly available meeting minutes, court documents, and resident testimony I have been able to uncover:

📅 July 2024
Becky Cholewka and Matt Dominy resign. Anh and Gordon are appointed. Becky and Matt had refused to disclose a $1.3 million dollar counter lawsuit to homeowners which was costing us reportedly $400,000 in legal fees. This was the original cause of the 2024 recall—an issue that directly affected our dues.

📅 August 2024
Anh challenges Gordon publicly during a board meeting for removing agenda items and blocking progress. Gordon and Mike Stone retaliate with personal attacks, kicking off an internal power struggle. Gordon was often seen parroting CCMC’s positions and was easily manipulated—according to other board members.

📅 Sept–Oct 2024
Anh is targeted with unauthorized background checks and further personal smears. These were not normal board disagreements—this was harassment.  According to court documents, Anh was blackmailed to either resign or all of her personal business would be splattered to embarrass her.  It was clear that the Board had no authority to remove her and the personal decision to attack her did not have any bearing on HOA business.

📅 November 2024
Gordon, Crystal, and Matt Harrison resign under pressure. Before resigning, Matt appoints Kristi Kisler—a controversial move considering Mike and Sally Stone had been trying to get Kristi into a board seat since the summer.

📅 December 2024
Crystal appoints Annette Anderson to take her seat. Gordon retracts his resignation and announces he will run again in 2025.

📅 February 2025
Gordon and Annette loses the election to Katie Wick and Jeremy Harger.  Blames Anh for it.

📅 April 2025
Crystal with her tech-savvy next-door neighbor who had an actual criminal history for cyber crimes, launch a defamatory website and anonymous flyer campaign targeting Anh and others. The goal was to push a recall based on character assassination, not governance. Anh files a personal lawsuit against the individuals behind the campaign.

🛑 Despite that, Crystal, Mike, Gordon, Jen, and others are using HOA money and the HOA attorney to defend themselves—money from OUR dues.  I find it interesting that their website doesn’t disclose that.

💰 Why This Should Matter to You

This lawsuit has nothing to do with the HOA. These individuals should be paying their own legal bills for what they chose to do on their own—not charging it to you and me.

Their behavior is far outside the role of any board member. Bullying, defaming, and weaponizing social media and Board positions to destroy someone’s reputation is not just wrong—it’s expensive. And now we’re paying for it!

All the while, the attorneys benefit from the chaos to the tune of $48,000. in legal fees and counting – CCMC sits back in safety from the RFP process.

🗳️ Make Your Own Decision—Based on Facts

This isn’t about sides. This is about the truth. You don’t have to take my word for it. Look at the board meeting videos. Read the documents. Ask questions. The facts are there if you want them.

And ask yourself:

• Who is actually getting things done for the community?
• Who’s helping us save money and clean up long-standing problems?
• Who’s just creating chaos, spinning stories, and shifting blame?
• Who’s standing in the way of the Board looking closer at CCMC?

Sincerely,
Amber
Knolls Resident
Supporter of Transparency, Truth, and Progress Toward Change, Not Personal Vendettas