My brother said to skip the Bothell board meeting last month, and I should have listened.

He told me the whole thing was just going to be about the new parking signs on Main Street and that nothing real would get done. I went anyway, thinking I should be a good citizen. I sat there for almost two hours while they argued about the exact shade of blue for the signs and whether the font was clear enough. It was a total waste of a Tuesday night. The big issues, like the park cleanup or the speed bumps people keep asking for, got pushed to the next meeting again. I felt like my time was just thrown away. Now I get why so many people don't bother showing up. Does anyone actually feel like these meetings accomplish anything anymore, or is it all just small stuff?

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3 Comments

kevin_harris781mo ago

Welcome to local government, where the font size matters more than the crime rate.

lopez.simon1mo ago

Just started using bigger fonts, got their attention.

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robin_roberts8414d ago

My HOA spent three years arguing over what shade of beige to paint the entrance sign. Then someone suggested we make the font bold and bump it up to 36 point. Suddenly it was a done deal in two meetings. I told them we should just use comic sans and watch the whole town freak out.