Please know that just because we weren’t at that meeting doesn’t mean we don’t want to hear from the community. While we board members are going to try to attend as many of these meetings as we can, these forums are not technically official meetings of the board. The intention for these meetings was to educate the community and give them as much information as the board has received regarding the Master Plan (via the powerpoint presentation), to record everyone’s comments and questions, and to get answers to these questions. All of which will be located on the Master Plan website at http://www.csdecatur.net/master-plan/

We have staff members recording everyone’s detailed comments, questions and names at all of these forums, so we board members will get every comment made – including comments made directly on the Master Plan website. This is a VERY important issue we’re facing, so we want to get as much input as possible from the community before a decision is made!! I can assure you that I will read everyone’s comment, and knowing the work ethic of my fellow board members, I know they will also do their due diligence on this important matter as well. I am planning to attend the meetings on May 1 and 2, but I have a work conflict for May 3. You can also email your comments directly to us. My address is jrhame@csdecatur.net, and you can find all of the board’s addresses at this link: https://eboard.eboardsolutions.com/Index.aspx?S=4052

The Master Plan is scheduled to be on the agenda at our next monthly board meeting on May 14 at 6:30 pm. As always, there will be a public comment section on the agenda towards the beginning of the meeting. So if you would like to make a comment before the entire board, I would encourage you to do so at that meeting.

I passed your comment about the miraculous walking tree to the Avondale Tree Walk organizers.
They said they would find out about it and definitely include it in next year’s walk. They were thrilled with the turnout and success of their first tree walk.