Historic Old Northeast Neighborhood Association

TO the Board

The "conversations" on this site are deteriorating with amazing rapidity. Please just do your duty and respond to the vote of the membership for the sake of the community.

By Louis

Reply to ''To the Board...''

To Barry and others who became discouraged and less active over the years. allegedly in response to Mr. Lange's behavior, please resume being active members of the Association! The best way to maintain the staus quo is for those with a different view or a different way to handle things to drop out of the process. The way to unbalance the status quo, shift the balance of power, open up the process, and shake things up is to stay involved and make your voices heard!!! Forty members of NSNA showed up for the June 19 meeting, and 31 of them voted in favor of a motion for the Board to hold a special meeting on July 3 to request Mr. Lange's resignation. We heard you! Now, we need members willing to take on responsibilities that perhaps were not previously delegated. For example, at the June 11 Board Meeting, Mr. Lange verbalized that he was giving up the Chair of the Landscaping Committee--would you like to join a committee? Chair a committee? The reason that Mr. Lange could maintain such a powerful position in the NSNA is not simply the result of intelligence, or special skills, or interest and drive--it's because the membership allowed him to by abdicating our power, responsibility, and authority. And I will offer you a suggestion as a psychotherapist--the way to deal with ''a bullying boor'' (and I am not agreeing to your description of Mr. Lange) is not to retreat but to stand your ground, confront, and set limits and boundaries with rationality. Not always an easy thing to do, but more effective than giving in to intimidation. I'm a new member of the Board and interested in hearing from you. rebillot@gte.net

status quo

If I read your posting correctly then the best way to maintain the status quo is for people of a different opinion or way of doing things to drop out of the process. Right?
Then what is it called when people are thrown out because they have a different opinion?
Some have written on this board that the President MUST state only the views of the loudest, present membership. That is ridiculous and I challenge them to find it stated anywhere - in the bylaws, in Robert's, it onlyu exists in their imagination.
Do the neighborhood and yourself a favor, do not as for Steve's resignation or god knows the quo you'll be maintaining.
Thank you for representing my view (and the view or the respondent to your previous posting.)

By Confused

Welcome Suzie

So glad to see we have a Board member who is a psychotherapist. There are a number of Board members and their wife that could use your skills. Best wishes and keep that bad boy steveo in there. Love and kisses, Stella

By Stella