>David Brauer wrote: >In the aftermath of the Ace Hardware issue within Kingfield, I'm trying to >figure out in a timely way how we can better notify interested residents >about issues before the neighborhood board. > >I'd like some guidance from list members, especially about "best practices" >that other neighborhoods have successfully implemented.
This (notification) was certainly an issue in Lynnhurst with the "Boulevard Project" [development at 53rd and Lyndale]. We have set up a ListServ for the neighborhood through Yahoo. We send out notices of many different things including agendum, minutes, imminent crime issues, neighborhood meetings, and so forth. We do try to keep it to only a couple of messages a month, and the list names and email addresses are never shared. We started the ListServ about 9 months ago and now have nearly 100 people signed up. >1. Agendas. People have suggested we "lock" our agenda in a week before our >board meeting. (It seems obvious to post it to our website, which we will >do.) Does 7 days seem appropriate? I wouldn't limit when things can be put on the agenda. The neighborhood association will have enough wisdom to know when it should delay taking action on a certain issues - to give the neighborhood more time to become involved. >2. Voting procedures. I've been told that at least one neighborhood group >forces two votes on important issues - .... (snip)... Opinions? There are so few Ace Hardware and Boulevard issues out there for neighborhood associations to deal with that I think this seems tedious. Neighborhood Board members are elected to carry out the business of the neighborhood. Yes, every effort should be made to alert people to specific issues, but once that's been accomplished the system should be allowed to work. >I do think our residents have a right to expect timely notice or at least a >place they can find such info should the choose to look regularly. It's >really just a question of what's appropriate and can be regularized. Yes and we're liking our ListServ. Paul Lohman President - Lynnhurst Neighborhood Association Paul Lohman [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
