Hoax and forgery are strong words, and carry strong emotional appeal. They also carry a connotation of an intent to deceive. I'm not convinced that was the case.

Not sure how I would categorize what transpired. Marvin indicated his request and resultant letter was noting out of the ordinary. He may well be correct. Had the content of the letter not been a political football, we would never have heard another thing about this, whether Esham signed it or an association employee signed Esham's name.

Perhaps this is, at the least, a good lesson for the builder's association and will prevent such incidents in the future.