Participation is the backbone of co-op living.
It is a means to reach goals that are important to co-op residents. They do, however, have the power to elect directors to the Board from amongst themselves, the membership, whom they hope will represent the views of the general membership of the co-op. They also, by virtue of their membership, have the power to replace the Board of Directors or individuals on the Board if they are unhappy with the decisions that are being made. They believe that the best decisions are made when all of the people affected by an issue are consulted. The more members that are involved, the better the chance that all sides of an argument or issue will be discussed.