It was, by all accounts, a practical, financially sound, and community-benefiting proposal:
Adopt a borrowing by-law to avoid draining the reserve fund or slapping owners with unreal increases.
A textbook solution, really – the kind of thing responsible boards do when they aren’t too busy measuring curtain lengths or policing invisible washing machines.
But alas – the fatal flaw:
It wasn’t their idea.
And in this condo, logic that originates outside the sacred circle of Mildred, Blazer, and the Ministry of Eternal Overreach is not just suspect – it is treason.
“A borrowing by-law? Sensible? Predictable? Widely accepted across the province?
Ha! And who proposed it? Someone with a point? Absolutely not. Vote it down.”
You see, in their minds, if an idea didn’t emerge during one of their high councils of paranoia and pettiness – perhaps while arguing about planter heights – then it simply cannot be valid.
It could have:
- Saved money
- Stabilized fees
- Avoided the spectacle of financial chaos
But no. That would have meant crediting someone else.
And we can’t have that.
What’s next – transparency? Acknowledging community input? Admitting they hadn’t thought of something?
Unthinkable.
Instead, they chose the fiscally punishing route – one paved with ego, poor math, and spite dressed up as policy.
So, to recap:
- Borrowing money at a reasonable rate? Too logical.
- Gutting the reserve fund and squeezing owners dry? Approved unanimously.
- Listening to residents with brains? That’s not how dictatorship works.
This wasn’t about finances.
It was about control.
And nothing terrifies them more than the realization that someone – anyone – might have a better idea than Queen Mildred and the Board of Unquestioned Greatness.
Disclaimer: This post is satire and opinion. Read full disclaimer.
