Still Using a Facebook Group for Your Block? Here Is a Better Option
20 June 2026 · 6 min read
Someone set up a Facebook group for the block years ago. It works for selling furniture and recommending plumbers. But when you need to run a formal vote, share the insurance certificate or post an urgent lift breakdown notice, Facebook is the wrong tool.
Where Facebook groups fall short
- Not every resident uses Facebook — especially older owners.
- Algorithm decides who sees your post; urgent updates get missed.
- No proper voting with a recorded tally and closing date.
- Documents get uploaded and lost in the feed within days.
- No privacy control — anyone who finds the group can request to join.
Keep Facebook for what it is good at
Buy-and-sell, local recommendations, social chat — Facebook is fine for that. But official block business needs a dedicated, invite-only platform where every resident sees every announcement and decisions are recorded properly.
Make the switch gently
- 1Set up the new platform and post a welcome announcement.
- 2Share the invite link in the Facebook group.
- 3Move official updates to the new platform only.
- 4Leave the Facebook group for social use.
Built for blocks, not neighbourhoods
CommonCouncil is purpose-built for residential blocks — not generic community groups. Announcements, votes, documents and invite-only access. Free during early access. Create your block in two minutes and share the link in Facebook today.