[Summit] Planning to Plan

[Aaron Masri]

SNA and the North Main Street committee had dozens of meetings with city and other government officials over the course of many years trying to communicate what the community wanted.  And what did it get us?  How much more engagement do you want?  Is that not enough?

Aaron

On May 21, 2014 1:30 PM, Michael McGlynn <mmcglynn at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi All,
> One thing I observed at the Planning meeting last night is that the commission seems quite uncomfortable with the level of engagement and interest in their activities. This leads me to believe that for important rulings, bodies in the room really are important. 
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> It's easy to ignore letters, but not so easy direct eye contact. As evidence, I read portions of a letter that my wife wrote and submitted prior to the meeting, points of which (like turning the lights in the parking lot down or off within and hour of closing) were directly addressed by the board. Those same points were not addressed at all and would not have been if I had not been there to speak them.
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> It's not so fun to give up your evening to this type of thing, but if we want change, this is the level on which we need to engage. Further, I believe that if this Commission expects a high level of community presence at their meetings, that anticipation may change their approach.
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> Bob Azar read the acceptance of the plan from a stapled printout that he obviously came to the meeting with.
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> Think about it.
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> -- 
> Thank You,
> Michael McGlynn