Hi all,
Admins - please move this if it’s in the wrong place, but it’s very much allotment-related and I wasn’t sure where to put it. Could really do with some advice!
I’ve had a plot for many years on a very happy and well-run site, which is owned by the local council but self-managed. Unfortunately changes to the committee in the last couple of months mean things have now changed completely.
The committee is now run by two very new and frankly power-crazed people, who ride roughshod over the rest of the commitee (mainly elderly), changing rules and policies on a whim without consulting anyone but each other.
As a result I can feel the place falling apart. They’ve upset so many people, and our happy, informal but united site is splitting into exasperated, miserable factions.
Is there any way of pulling up or getting rid of individuals who simply refuse to acknowledge basic democratic rules? In a self-managed situation, can the local authority step in and force them to comply?
At the moment, this pair’s reaction to anyone who tries to question them is to block them from discussion and then threaten to evict them.
I know some of you must have found yourselves in similar situations before - please can anyone give any advice?
Thanks in advance.