I think discussion is important, and it's important to be accountable for our opinions. But seriously, don't you guys have jobs or anything? I'm still trying to find time to write back to Al Krigman, who mentioned to me that since I was asking about house painters, aren't I glad we don't have an HD to get in the way of my plans (which is kind of ironic because HDs typically don't deal with paint as an issue.)Just one correction here, Elisabeth. The Pittsburgh HD had a controversy over its authority over house paint. The Pittsburgh HC, much like Philadelphia's, had authority over paint trim, but they did not exercise this authority. Then, one year, they decided to start exercising it. Needless to say, residents in existing HDs (who'd deen designated under the old rules) probably weren't very happy over that.
And this is one of our objections to the Philadelphia HD. As has been pointed out, the PHC _does_ have authority over what colors we can paint our houses-- in fact, they have authority over the entire envelope of the house, front, rear and sides. But they do not currently exercise this particular authority. However, if they _do_ decide to do so-- either on an individual basis, or as a change in general policy-- there's not a lot anyone can do about it. So, Al's concern isn't entirely misplaced.
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