This is what happened next: At the EGM, 13 owners out of the 22 owners choose to vote. Not surprisingly, as the plants have now been in the ground for almost 3 years, there was not a desire to have them removed. However there was some discussion about possible relocation of the 3 compost bins and numerous pots.
The Mediation was by phone ( which I think was less daunting that face-to-face or zoom). the Mediator had the patience of a saint. 3 committee members, including the hobby gardener, participated, and I had a friend with me. The result was as good as I could have anticipataed : relocation of bins to out of the view from my windows, and removal of all pots. Unfortunately , no timeframe was discussed, but I’m guessing it wil take up to a month. Watch this space.
As the scrappy garden bed is going to remain permanently, I’m thinking I’ll ask for an apology for my loss of pleasant outlook, resulting from the combination of ignorance (of S.108) and arrogance of both committee and the hobby gardener.
I had some good conversation with Tonja Gibson of StrataAnswers which were very helpful indeed. Thanks to her, and to Jimmy.
BTW I first contacted Jimmy many years ago 2011, on the topic of bird feeding and balcony fouling. On your suggestion we got a By-law forbidding feeding or attracting birds. The committee continues to allow the feeding; the balconies around have put BirdPoint on their rails, and we still pay for the steam cleaning.
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