NEW OFFICERS; NEW CHALLENGES

OK, we're a little slow reporting our meeting last week. Catching our collective breaths.

We have new officers. Mary Hey and Maria Krenz are the co-chairs. Michelle Bishop is the new secretary, which might be news to her. Jerrie Hurd is new treasurer with additional duties in the PR area as directed by the chairs. Congrats to all.

NOW it's time to get serious about the upcoming challenges for our next year. RE-ZONING!

We sipped champaign and congratulated ourselves on getting the land use changed in our neighborhood that was just the beginning. You have to change the land use before you can change the zoning. Now the zoning issue will be coming up and there is concern that we may encounter more opposition because people understand that zoning affects them. They don't always understand the underlying land use designations.

Here's the upcoming schedule which will undoubtedly change as we go along. On or about October 26, all owners in Goss-Grove will receive a letter from the city announcing that a zoning change is being considered. That letter will invite all owners to a informational meeting about November 16/17. WE MUST HAVE LOTS OF PEOPLE AT THE MEETING TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE CHANGE. It would be very bad if there were more people opposed to the change than supporting it.

December 15 the issue will go to Planning Board. Again we need people to be present.

In February, at two separate City Council Meetings there will be a first and second reading. We will need people to attend and several of us will need to speak at that meeting.

PUT THOSE DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR!!!!!

The actual minutes of the meeting last week will be posted later for approval. This is the highlights. Also please note that you're sorry if you weren't in attendence. We had wine, cinnamon rolls, conducted business and then hung around for funny stories--likely never to be repeated again--until late in the evening. It was one of the best meetings.