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Point Roberts Registered Voters Association losing board members

By Meg Olson

“The group will have to revive itself or it’s down the tubes,” said Bev Griffiths, now acting president of the Point Roberts Registered Voters Association after Tom Hollett joined a growing number of board members resigning and drifting away. “There are only three or four still on board of a nine member board and that’s about it. We’ve had resignations and people have just left,” Griffiths said, adding that in recent months board meetings were so poorly attended they did not have quorum.

Hollett, who became president of the association in 2001, toppling the previous board at the annual general meeting with his own slate of candidates, said he was resigning because he “had some plans for the future.” He did not attend the February meeting of the board and advised fellow board members of his decision by phone. “I thought it was time for some fresh blood,” he said. Hollett said he felt the association continued to be an important avenue for public education and thought the dwindling attendance at board meetings was just a sign of peaceful times. “There’s nothing controversial to bring people out,” he said.

Griffiths said the association needs to be active on a good dozen local issues, including the Wellness Clinic, the community van, the proposed lighthouse and pier, local agencies and county policies and enforcement.

At the association’s March 19 annual general meeting Griffiths hopes local voters will come forward to hear about these issues from local leaders and participate in an association that was formed over 30 years ago to insure the Point had some clout with government agencies. At least five board positions are open. “What I’m hoping is that if the word got around people would say, wait a second, I don’t want to just see this die,” she said. “It’s important for Point Roberts to have a unified voice.”

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