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In response to "I am vacillating on whether or not I want to apply to be on this City of Toronto Community Board. Do I? Will it end up " by Andie

Being on my condo board is a constant pain, but I do it in part because the challenge of satisfying conflicting requests appeals to me.

Posted by Max Mar 29 '23, 08:48

Whether it's Allow Dogs vs Don't Allow Dogs or other, it's been a great learning experience, and I want to make sure I've taken on the challenge of sitting in the hot seat before criticizing anyone else for their choices in that role.

I'm tempted to try to get on the county board to prevent these new building going up with next to no sidewalk space. And I'd love to jack up the penalty for cutting down historic trees.

Also it's been important to me to serve in that position to keep any MAGA folks as far away from budget control as possible.

But mostly serving has been my own little Kobiashi Maru test. You can't win in a position where you can't make everyone happy, and oddly I want to face that challenge.

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Which side were you on in the Great Dog Debate? -- nm - decline Mar 29, 08:54 1
- Dogs vs No Dogs and Smoking vs No Smoking so I landed on No Smoking Dogs. -- nm - Max Mar 29, 08:59
I get asked to run for my condo board every year by someone, i refuse. you are braver than me. (I am the Editor of the quarterly newsletter though.) -- nm - Andie Mar 29, 08:52 1
- I've avoided that for 42 years. "I'm sorry, I just have too many other responsibilities" -- nm - Meg Mar 29, 08:59

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Being on my condo board is a constant pain, but I do it in part because the challenge of satisfying conflicting requests appeals to me.

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