Henrico Judge Freezes Assets Of Short Pump Community Center
The Henrico County Circuit Court has ordered a temporary freeze on the assets of the Short Pump Community Center until a final determination can be made by the State Corporation Committee on the dissolution status, or upon judgment from a higher jurisdictional court of Virginia. This order is the latest event in the current legal battle that surrounds […]
The Henrico County Circuit Court has ordered a temporary freeze on the assets of the Short Pump Community Center until a final determination can be made by the State Corporation Committee on the dissolution status, or upon judgment from a higher jurisdictional court of Virginia. This order is the latest event in the current legal battle that surrounds the potential closing of the center.
“We continue to fight vigorously against the closing of our pool, because our children deserve to have a safe place where friends and families can have fun and swim teams can thrive, just like we have for the last 15 years”, said Rich Rice, former SPCC president and current pool member. ”We anxiously await the SCC’s decision, and hope that they consider all the evidence set before them, including allegations that the established majority of the board had a clear conflict of interest in voting to dissolve the corporation and that members have been denied the right to vote on dissolution”, Rice said.
“Our efforts in the Henrico County Circuit Court were to obtain an injunction based on what we see as pattern of behavior on behalf of the established majority of the board to consistently eliminate the membership from key decision-making processes by circumventing the by-laws of the corporation and not showing up for meetings that needed a board quorum in order to conduct business. We are encouraged that the Circuit Court judge saw the need to help the membership gain legal traction, and hope that the SCC takes this into consideration with their decision.”
Since September 2009, the “Save Our Pool Member Committee”, made up of nine community members spearheading the fight to reverse the dissolution, have attempted to negotiate a fair resolution that would keep the pool open, but these efforts have not been well received by the founding organizations, the Short Pump Ruritan Club and Short Pump Civic Association.
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