As a former councilman, I will offer you this. Take no shit from anyone. DO NOT try to be Mr or Mrs Nice Guy (or Gal). It will not work. I've seen it tried and watched it fail EVERY SINGLE TIME. The successful politicians never apologize. They get in and stick with their convictions. You have someone screaming "MY NEIGHBOR CALLED ME A FAGGOT AND REPORTED ME TO CODE ENFORCEMENT". Then you go look at their property and if it's shit, tell them "Clean up your shithole and stop acting like you're entitled to something you're not." Just don't put up with screaming and nutjobs. Which is what you're going to encounter 24 hours a day. Once you try and pacify just ONE, you're doomed. You do what YOU think is right.
As a former councilman, I will offer you this. Take no shit from anyone. DO NOT try to be Mr or Mrs Nice Guy (or Gal). It will not work. I've seen it tried and watched it fail EVERY SINGLE TIME. The successful politicians never apologize. They get in and stick with their convictions. You have someone screaming "MY NEIGHBOR CALLED ME A FAGGOT AND REPORTED ME TO CODE ENFORCEMENT". Then you go look at their property and if it's shit, tell them "Clean up your shithole and stop acting like you're entitled to something you're not." Just don't put up with screaming and nutjobs. Which is what you're going to encounter 24 hours a day. Once you try and pacify just ONE, you're doomed. You do what YOU think is right.