Re: Don't berate neighbor
After reading the comments going back and forth here, I personaly don't believe Don was trying to berrate a neighbor. But, I have known Don as a neighbor for a length of time, this is not his nature. The only thing he is trying to communicate is that the comments posted by J.V. are coming at a late stage regarding this neighborhood project. The signage project has been in the works for nearly five months and was voted on by the neighbors that have been actively involved with this. Communication about the signage project have been openly spread to all residents via the neighborhood newsletters, this website (i.e. see meeting minutes for May 9, 2006) and at our regular monthly neighborhood meetings. It's just tough to hear that there is discord over a project when there has been so much opportunity for neighbors to voice their opinion in one form or another, before the grant was applied for.
From my perspective, as neighbors it is my hope that we will have civil discussions and disagreements without insulting each other. Frankly, J.V. is calling a large number of his/her neighbors ''ridiculous'' and ''out-of-their minds''! To say that ''NOBODY cares about these signs'' is incorrect. Of course J.V. is certainly entitled to his/her opinions as we all are. It's great to see more people speaking out and getting involved with issues. Does anybody have ideas on how to improve the communication among neighbors in the future?
After reading the comments going back and forth here, I personaly don't believe Don was trying to berrate a neighbor. But, I have known Don as a neighbor for a length of time, this is not his nature. The only thing he is trying to communicate is that the comments posted by J.V. are coming at a late stage regarding this neighborhood project. The signage project has been in the works for nearly five months and was voted on by the neighbors that have been actively involved with this. Communication about the signage project have been openly spread to all residents via the neighborhood newsletters, this website (i.e. see meeting minutes for May 9, 2006) and at our regular monthly neighborhood meetings. It's just tough to hear that there is discord over a project when there has been so much opportunity for neighbors to voice their opinion in one form or another, before the grant was applied for.
From my perspective, as neighbors it is my hope that we will have civil discussions and disagreements without insulting each other. Frankly, J.V. is calling a large number of his/her neighbors ''ridiculous'' and ''out-of-their minds''! To say that ''NOBODY cares about these signs'' is incorrect. Of course J.V. is certainly entitled to his/her opinions as we all are. It's great to see more people speaking out and getting involved with issues. Does anybody have ideas on how to improve the communication among neighbors in the future?