When a group is formed seeking change, asks for change and no change is forth coming that they are aware of then it would be counterproductive for the group to slink away. Holding feet to the fire takes guts and a willingness to follow through to effect real change. I feel proud to be working with such a group.

Tyrants that demand everyone jump through their hoops in my mind are more of a danger than a few neurotics.

I recommend to anyone with HBO to watch the 8 part series on John Adams our second president. How our country came to be did not occur without debate, change, argument, and perhaps some neurosis but in the end those that did not slink away ended up with a new country.

So true! So true!

When your anger or distrust of your adversary becomes so great that it affects your ability to come to a rational and reasonable solution to the issues being debated, you have failed.

Sound familiar

“….very specific patterns that they’re entering into to defeat the ostensible purpose of the group meeting together…”

“…..what he was watching with the neurotics was the group defending itself against attempts to make the group do what they said they were supposed to do…..”

There will be no success for this group until it stops trying to chastise the CCSD. They were chastised with the Prop 218 vote. If they do not understand that – nothing we say further will do it either.

Ignore the Board members – act to serve the community. Respect the organization – it is your Community Services Board. If a member is not serving the community well – that is a separate issue that should be taken up in November!

We need to come up with a rational and reasonable rate structure for the community. It must formally be presented to the CCSD and each Board member ASAP.