# Positivity at a public meeting

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com) · 2016-06-26

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I’ve been reading the blog [5 Kids 1 Condo](http://5kids1condo.com/) for, I think, about a year now. It’s written by Adrian Crook who is a single dad of 5 kids, living in a 2 bedroom condo in downtown Vancouver. And his blog is about just that.

A few days ago he posted a video of himself speaking at a public meeting in support of a new purpose-built rental building at 18th and Commercial Drive in Vancouver. The proposal includes 110 secured market rental units; 37% of which will be 2 or 3 bedroom apartments. (More information on the project, [here](http://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/3365commercial/).)

It’s rare to see people come out in support of a project at a public meeting. Usually people only show up when they’re grouchy and upset. So today I’d like to share his speech ([click here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-ENWu__HdM) if you can’t see the video below).

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I’m curious to know what was shouted right at the beginning after he said that he was in favor of the proposal. I listened a few times but couldn’t figure it out. 

In any event, Adrian’s speech touches on a number of important points that transcend this specific development proposal and that are relevant to many of the topics that we discuss here on this blog.

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com/positivity-at-a-public-meeting)*