August 7, 2011. Western Head, N.S. Organizations and Annual Meetings.

Our little cottage on Ponhook lake is in a small subdivision  called Moosehorn Estates.   When the area was first built, the developer established an organization with  by-laws that every one must sign when they purchase their property.   Today was the annual meeting of the Moosehorn Estates Lotowners Association.

All the organization does is maintain the two mile road, from the highway into the properties so the only real business is the discussion about the road.  But today, the sparks were flying.   It was amazing to hear the good folks swear at each other, all because someone had a party last evening and someone else could hear the music.  Great age differences of course  but I was still surprised to hear this hostility in a country place, in a remote part of Nova Scotia and in Canada, where I thought that everyone was polite.

Of course, the President is not used to running meetings and allowed multiple conversations at the same time and certainly was unable to deflect the hostility.  But I was surprised.  Next year I will not miss this meeting for sure.