My wonder spouse and I went to our Neighborhood Association meeting this evening. He went because he is on the board and had financial information to share. I went because it was held at the local library and I had time, before the meeting started, to check out some library books.
I had attended another such meeting about six months ago and, based on that experience, wasn't expecting anything very exciting. At the last meeting one other person and I were the only non-board members present and the whole meeting lasted about twenty-five minutes.
This evening was a very different story. The president of the association had done a good job of getting the word out and there were 25 people there, which meant there were lots of good questions.
They ranged from people running businesses from their homes (against the covenants), barking dogs, campers and boats parked for long periods of time in peoples driveways, ice and snow removal last winter (or the lack thereof) drainage problems with all the recent rain, and more. The president did a nice job of explaining what she could, promising to research some questions and asking people to email her with more details. My spouse did a fine job of presenting budget info and answering finance related questions. I think people came away with some appreciation of how their $52 a year dues are being used.
There were also some good suggestions from the attendees. I particularly liked the idea of painting the curbs yellow along some of the streets allowing parking only on one side and keeping people from parking too close to intersections. My spouse has lived here for most of the last 50 years, but this has been my neighborhood for only two years. I came away very impressed with the things that are going on. I hope others there felt the same way.
PS I did not volunteer to participate on the board in a position. I am still an appreciator, not a participator.
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