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How does one go about forming a "Group of Citizens?" Incorporate similar to a Homeowners Association?

If you do decide to start a new troop, the CO doesn't need to exist already. The adults can form a "Group of Citizens" and become the CO. In effect it is the TC which is the CO. The difficulty is finding a location. Sometimes organizations are more willing (or able) to allow BSA to use their facilities without being the CO. Public Schools for example.

Thank you for your responses. The minister at the methodist church has been contacted by a number of the parents. They are trying to get the charter released so we can go elsewhere. The COR is signed up at the IH. He is just a member of the parish, not the minister. The pros are supporting the SM and TCC starting a new unit elsewhere and it sounds like over half the scouts and parents want to move with the SM and TCC. The work of the SM/TCC changing the unit enabled the scouts to earn JTE-Gold for 2013 for the first time in about ten years. Just so sad for the boys involved in all this. Very unfair to all of them.

Recently, our Troop went through major changes. This included a few parents very upset and leaving because they did not like the direction the current leadership was going (boy-run Troop instead of adult-run Troop). After spending all the time getting scouts "trained" and learning their positions, along with manuals on how to do these jobs in our Troop along with creating Troop By-Laws, one patrol decided to leave. This was headed by one of the parents who swears in front of the boys, often smells of alcohol at functions, belittles the majority of boys and parents in attendance, and openly opposes diversity. This parent is a registered adult.

The TCC and SM asked the COR to speak to this parent. Long story short, the COR likes this parent and does not see a problem with how they act. After the TCC and SM objected more, they were both removed from their positions. The DC stands by whatever the COR does as the COR owns the unit. The Pros also support whatever decision is made by the COR.

Is there anyone that can be appealed to?