Association

 The condo association is a headache. The president of the association board is the neighborhood busybody. She takes on too much and then complains when everyone doesn't see things the same as her.

Yesterday, the five board members walked the property to review the building. It was a cold drizzly night. The president pointed out that someone painted their door blue. It has been bothering her for a few years, apparently. She was upset that the rest of us didn't want to do anything about it. During the walk, I noticed several doors were of different colors or that needed painting. They are all supposed to be green, but even the builder used different shades.

I finally told her when people walk through this neighborhood, they see the bad roofs, the bad roads, the bad parking lots, the overgrown landscaping, they don't see that door.

She likes to send me long text messages that read like a story. I ignore half of them. I don't think I am being illogical in skipping over this door at this time. If the association had been doing its job all along, I could see her paint. But the association has let everyone do what they want with their landscaping, and the whole place is a hodge-podge. 

I am going to propose creating a five-year plan to get the roofs, roads, parking lots, landscaping, and building maintenance in order and on schedule. Once these things get in place, the board can be more diligent about the little things. As of now, the board is not doing its job, and it is going to require more money. I'd rather not piss people off about the little things and concentrate on correcting the things that most affect the property values.

It seems like a logical approach. I don't want this volunteer job to consume me. I think the president is second guessing getting me involved. I can see her going off and complaining. She loves to do that :)