North hall of fame inductees Allan Abrams, Stanley Roberts, Lindsay Bradley, Kevin Cunningham, Bruce Sargent, along with fellow life members Francis Maher and Robert Yates, penned a joint letter to The Courier expressing their concern at the current state of affairs.

This was received on Monday and after Ray Gluyas and Di Nevett had followed many others and resigned from the board. This left just Mark McGrath and Richard Start on the current panel.

“Sadly the commitment to the club continuing to live out its mission and vision adhering to the core values of the club as a whole has clearly been lost,” the letter reads.

“Recent decision making, driven by self interest, has resulted in structural instability, financial difficulties and a disenfranchisement of sponsors, local agencies and the regional communities.”

The statement also attacks the outgoing board’s decision not to ratify a large number of new members due to them not being paid up by an October 31 deadline. This ruled out a group of candidates looking to become part of the new board.

“The recent well documented debacle surrounding the upcoming election, for various board positions, has been the equivalent of ‘corporate suicide’ and all due to the current board invoking a ridiculous administrative anomaly,” the letter stated.

“This action prevented well credentialed local identities from participating in the democratic process and has directly resulted in the withdrawal of two major sponsors.”

The letter ended by expressing serious alarm about the future of the club.

“We the undersigned are extremely fearful for the future of our club if there is not an immediate return to conduct ensuring that all club officials observe appropriate ethical standards and remain consistent with our club’s core values.”