5 people on the board is fair. When you guys went don't to 3 in total I thought that wasn't in the best interest of the property owners.
You can end up with 2 simple minded people lead around by 1. This is true on any board.
We have 7 in cheektowaga and I'd fine with 5. 7 doesn't really phase me either because in the end it's very little on your tax bill.