DARA trudges on

[slowfox]

Had another meeting of the Residents' Association yesterday - this always makes for a rushed day, since I have to walk Mali beforehand, and the meetings generally drag on somewhat.

Yesterday was no different, and even though the committee numbers ten, yet only four people managed to turn up, it ended up lasting 2¼ hours :-/

It's all a bit dispiriting, in many ways: it's clear that the residents as a whole don't have much enthusiasm for the concept, and I wonder whether my time might not be better served doing Other Things™.

Comments

*shudders at current music*

[cynthia_black]

Hmm, well you know my opinion there: the association seemed to be there mainly for the parking issue, and now that's more or less sorted, there's even less enthusiasm than there was back then. But as you have such vast amounts of spare leisure time that are crying out to be filled...

Re: *shudders at current music*

[slowfox]

Actually, Toxic is rather good. Honest.

Yes, the parking issue was the main driver for a lot of the residents' involvement. The other major driver was the organisation of childrens' activities over the summer holidays, but that's been taken over by a different body (now that we've got the FA sponsored all-weather pitch). So without those things, and with the presence of the Wyke Area Committee that also supposedly represents residents, justification for DARA itself seems pretty thin, to me.