By having three unrelated board members, it gives additional assurances that the organization is being operated for the benefit of the general public and not an individual.

We have only Mr. Noe's unsworn assurances through his attorneys that these assets are unrelated to his dealing with the Bureau of Workers' Compensation,

Ninety percent of board members said they were there to make a difference in the organization.

The Botanical Preserve is a separate 501 C3 organization operated by a separate board of directors under an endowment established by the Winkler family. That will continue.

If assurances were given of how any nominee ? whether this nominee or anybody else ? and somebody gives assurances how they're going to vote in an upcoming case, I would vote against that person,

Sometimes that is uncomfortable and unpleasant, but it is part of what our members sign on for.