Pettiness over red house

[Lilith7]

This really is pathetic; their house, their colour choice. Its a beautiful shade of red, & in a world which needs more colour to escape the dreary grey & boring beige I think they've done really well.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed...flash-stre

"A newly-painted bach in a multi-million dollar street in Mount Maunganui has sparked controversy with a neighbour comparing the scheme to ÔÇ£mob coloursÔÇØ or a ÔÇ£brothelÔÇØ, and complaining it could bring down the value of houses in one of the MountÔÇÖs most desirable streets.

A neighbour, who did not wish to be named posted on Mount MaunganuiÔÇÖs community message board ÔÇ£Can one object to your neighbour painting their house bright red? Mob red with black gates.ÔÇØ

She said that she had seen the colour swatches beforehand and asked for it not to be painted that colour as it would ÔÇ£devalue our street.ÔÇØ
ÔÇ£I am concerned

the colours are associating to gangs and also the devaluation of other houses in the street,ÔÇØ she said.

She

┬átold Stuff that she had complained to council but they ÔÇ£didnÔÇÖt careÔÇØ.

The owner of the little red house, Hamilton woman Lyn Buckley, couldnÔÇÖt understand why her happy holiday spot and its jovial shade had upset people.
ÔÇ£ItÔÇÖs been so stressful listening to talk of it being like gangs ÔÇô itÔÇÖs silly that someone would go to that extent just because they donÔÇÖt like a colour.ÔÇØ
Buckley said one neighbour had contacted her asking her to chanasking her to change it.

ÔÇ£We are not going to change it. I tried to talk to them and am just gutted that it has come to this.ÔÇØ