Maybe this could be shared on NextDoor? Seems a lot more local political opinion and activism there.

Thanks for highlighting it. I’m sure if it confused you it confused other people.

Definitely get that and I totally agree. I think the way you have it written now is great. I generally don't expect a differentiation between implausible and impossible in like 99% of writing, so that threw me off.

Haha. Relax guys. Not a “banana-republic mentality.”

Anyways, I agree that line was poorly worded and updated it to avoid confusion.

Yikes, that quoted part is an awful phrase! Can be used to justify any type of corrupt official, a real banana-republic mentality.
"sure our leader is corrupt and does terrible things, but I personally benefit, so how bad is it really...?"

Get all your neighbors who support Ms. Boyd to/on the next meeting for your Village Board. Ask questions.

Email each of the KC Village Board members. You could also attend the next board meeting and ask why your Village doesn't support Ms. Boyd. It's a interesting thing that everyone should be doing if their Village has kept quiet.

I believe in the case of the Villages that have officially supported Ms. Boyd, there were votes taken by the Village Boards. It isn't just the position of the Village Rep to CA that decides. Harper's Choice (rep. Alan Klein) has also added their support for Ms. Boyd, but Mr. Klein is part of the anti-Boyd movement.

I intend to ask this question at the next Long Reach Board meeting in a little over a week. Janet seems to support Ms. Boyd, but I think there's a certain element in the Long Reach Village Board that doesn't. You can easily connect the dots if you do a little browsing.

My sense is that Janet Evans in Long Reach also supports Lakey but I’m not aware that she has explicitly said so.

The table in this earlier article tries to describe the positions of the various board members as best as I know it. https://www.themerriweatherpost.org/post/how-poor-judgement-ego-and-miscommunication-have-led-the-ca-board-to-consider-firing-ca-president

I was a little concerned that line might be misunderstood (I’m the author of the article). I totally agree with you that there are hypothetically possible ethics violations that would warrant dismissal. But I was trying to point out - as you did - that based on what we know it’s not reasonable and likely (I.e. plausible) that one of those hypotheticals exists in this case.

I included it because, in talking to several board members, they would have you believe that there is some super secret and awful thing that Lakey has done that they can’t talk about. It’s a bogus excuse they use because they know they can’t actually justify what they are doing. I was trying to highlight how silly it is.

Any ideas for increasing awareness of this issue beyond Reddit and just word of mouth?

I am 100% in agreement that the Board of Directors is really far out of line here (especially Alan Klein trying to sneak alterations into his contract, and it seems trying to make to CA's conflict of interest policy). He's my representative on the Board, and I will absolutely be casting my vote to get him out. Got removed for ethical violations, and then tries to changes the rules to make it okay going forward. That's repulsive.

That said, this line from the article didn't sit well with me:

>"Finally, even if there is an ethics violation committed by Ms. Boyd, it is implausible that the hypothetical violation was so egregious that it outweighs all the value Ms. Boyd is providing the community and justifies the board’s current course of action."

Why include that? Of course there are ethics violations that would justify using legal action to get her off the board. There is no evidence of any violations that I'm aware of, but to say it's implausible is ingenuine.

Good question. I live in Kings Contrivance and I think I'm going to email my rep and ask about this.

Are Andy Stack (Owen Brown) and Bill Santos (Wilde Lake) the only two Board members who have supported Boyd?

I wanted to add my two cents too the activist action ic Columbia and I feel like a large part of any seeming lack is from our closeness too dc, and the greenbelt. Personally everytime I'm participating in a March like the BLM protests and march for our lives , I'd carpool to greenbelt and metro into DC for the demonstrations on/around the mall.

Racist troll account. Look at the name. It's already been suspended by Reddit - might as well delete.

What?

Very true. Definitely didn't mean to insinuate that.

“Relative to single family zoning, low income housing is more environmentally friendly.”

I understand this statement in the flow of this conversation, but I do want to impress on folks that “density” does not equal “low income.” Maple Lawn is probably one of the densest areas in the county, also one of the most expensive.

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There are companies that will test for lead paint. You should do that if buying. To rent in Maryland I believe you need a lead paint certificate and you can ask to see that

Being in walkable and bike-able distance to grocery store, restaurants, and a bus stop is a huge plus. Of the various places I’ve lived in the county I didn’t know I was missing that until moving to an area that has those luxuries. To me, really important with kids because those things allow you to make your own “adventures” without hopping in the car and driving up the city.

Your description is spot on.

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Thanks!