11/1/Thur!! City-Neighborhoods / Autumn Meeting #02

First posted: 9/19/12

They're doing it again!  Second Round This Year!  

What a Public Service!

A.  *NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS 
(please see comment at bottom)

The City of Pittsburg's Neighborhood Team 
is hosting TWO Neighborhood Meetings

1.  The City wants to bring City Hall to the neighborhoods to talk with you about City projects, neighborhood projects, and local issues.

2.  PLEASE JOIN US TO LEARN AND DISCUSS THINGS THAT MATTER TO US ALL

Por favor juntemonos para aprender sobre el trabajo de mejoramientos y discutir situaciones locales.

3.  To have a specific issue addressed at meetings, please email the City prior to the meeting date at NeighborhoodTeam@ci.pittsburg.ca.us.  

Si tiene algo especifico que discutir en la reunion, por favor de mandar un correo electronico a la ciudad, NeighborhoodTeam@ci.pittsburg.ca.us , antes de la fecha de la reunion.

GET INVOLVED -- TAKE PRIDE IN PITTSBURG

Involucrese – Tome Orgullo en Pittsburg.

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B.  SCHEDULE

PLEASE NOTE:  1020 0510 -- CITY-NEIGHBORHOOD MASS MEETING SCHEDULE

I recently learned that not everyone can see the actual meeting schedules, in the graphic just below this note.  It depends on your equipment and a host of other factors. Now that I know this, I can make allowances in future articles to prevent this.  Meanwhile, here is another version of the schedule.  Thanks for your patience.

Here is the schedule for this season's two City-wide meetings:

• #1 -- 10/20/Sat -- 9:30 to 11:30 am -- Rancho Medanos Jr. High, Library -- 2301 Range Road
• #2 -- 11/1/Thu -- 6:30 to 8:30 pm -- Marina Vista Elementary -- Multi-purpose Room -- 50 E. 8th Street

*ABOUT THESE MEETINGS

[Editor's Note -- the following reprint, from March 2012, is my continuing observations of these meetings] 

Each meeting is a little different, so you won't waste your time by attending more than just one.

• I attended two of the EIGHT meetings last November -- and they were absolutely fabulous.  I wish I could have made all of them -- they were that pleasing and practical!  At each one, citizens (and non-citizens) brought up different issues -- and Staff covered different points or expanded upon earlier ones -- so I learned useful things both times.  

• And I met, for the first time, distant neighbors, whom I now recognize and exchange waves with, as I move about our hometown.  

• And, it's always great to see the City Council Members (Vice Mayor Nancy Parent was at one of "my" meetings); City Manager, Mr. Joe Sbranti  (presiding); and the contributions of Schools Superintendent Dr. Rondeau, and other officials and support teams.  It seems that a lot of personal time is sacrificed on the City's behalf.

• We continually benefit from a most favorable set of events, I'd say and do say.

• And not to imply anything the Staff might be doing this time, but last time, they thoughtfully provided great snacks and very interesting hand-out publications and mementos.

• And, it's inspiring to see our dedicated and brilliant City Officials and Staff investing their PERSONAL Saturdays to talk, comfortably, with us.  And, their behind-the-scenes sacrifices, on our behalf, astound me each time I detect them -- or hear about it from others -- which are both quite often!

• Please take time to show them how much we appreciate them and listen to what they wish to tell us -- and tell them what they need to know. 

• THIS IS ONE MORE REASON I APPRECIATE OUR CITY SO MUCH!!! And, I've seen a LOT of cities.

David Nelson

P.S.  It's also WONDERFUL to note that this is the SECOND round of meetings in SIX MONTHS.