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corranhorn6565 t1_ixssqch wrote

So when are these elections? And can a neighborhood recall their member or something like that?

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131sean131 t1_ixsy8x9 wrote

How do you run for this. Ngl this is crazy let the people work or tell us what the problem was.

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jwiv t1_ixu7pks wrote

Are there options to get rid of the board at this point before they waste half a million?

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GingerMan027 t1_ixu7qum wrote

This is terrible. It makes me angrier because there seems to be nothing we as citizens can do to stop them.

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UnreasonableDoubter t1_ixuepm1 wrote

This isn't germane to the overall issue at hand, which is serious, but this statement in the article isn't correct and paints an inaccurate picture to people who aren't familiar with Columbia or Howard County: "effectively governed like a huge homeowners association with more than 100,000 resident"

The CA is not really like a full government. They manage the HOA rules for homes and businesses while maintaining large swaths of recreational infrastructure. But, they are not effectively governing Columbia. The county manages emergency services, the school system, local building codes, the courts, parks, roads, waste management, and more. That statement also neglects the thousands of people who live in Columbia's "out parcels" (that is, those areas not under the CA umbrella).

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Critical_Ad6764 t1_ixuom9j wrote

Villages can recall a board member by a vote of the village board. But I doubt any village board would be willing to do it. Though it would be something residents could lobby for - start a recall petition, get signatures, and take it to their village board and ask them to remove their CA rep. If you could get 200+ signatures that would be more than the average number of votes cast in most village elections! 😂

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Critical_Ad6764 t1_ixuow4c wrote

The best that could be done is for residents to start demanding resignations in Resident Speakout at the CA Board meetings or try to get their rep recalled by their village board.

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