Category: ENA President’s Message
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October Meeting Summary
The formal minutes will be coming out later, but just in case you want to know right now what happened on the meeting October 4th, here is a summary. John Erickson reported on the most recent MNAC (Mayor’s Neighborhood Advisory Council) meeting. It looks like the role of MNAC is going to change. As first established,…
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September 6 Meeting Highlights
The Sept 6th meeting was devoted to goal setting and scheduling for the coming 12 months. Topics discussed included Protecting views Deer control Connecting as a neighborhood Traffic, sidewalks,hazardous intersections, walking Airplane Noise Communication within the neighborhood Edgemoor Neighborhood Plan Actions planned relative to these topics are as follows: Simon Johnson is exploring the City of Bellingham…
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ENA Update – February 2nd Meeting
The February ENA meeting covered a lot of ground, but we still had time for a coffee and cookie break and finished a bit early. Formal minutes will be published later this month, but I wanted to give you a sense of what is happening. There was some fun stuff! The South Neighborhood will be…
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Edgemoor Neighborhood Meeting Summary
Edgemoor Neighborhood Meeting January 5, 2012 Following is an informal account of our meeting – the formal minutes will be available later. We met in the library of Fairhaven Middle School…it was warm, bright and quiet. Three board members (Lauri Grove, John Erickson and I) and 5 general members were present. We covered a lot of ground,…
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Thoughts from Lylene: November Update
Remember the SSA presentation regarding the Gateway Pacific Terminal this Thursday, Dec 1st, and take this opportunity to get your questions answered. It will be held at Fairhaven Middle School from 7 to 9. If you can submit questions prior to the meeting, that will give John Erickson, the moderator, time to organize them a…
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Thoughts from Lylene: October Update
So what has been going on this month? Check the new blog post about neighborhood drug activity and its offshoots in the blog post, “Keep Your Eyes Open”. I see those suspected of mail thefts in the neighborhood were arrested, which was good news. I received a call several days ago about recently increased train…
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Thoughts from Lylene – September Update
Your board has been busy over the past month! The bylaws committee has made contact with Linda Stewart at the city, learned that there is a consultant available to advise us on changes to our bylaws, and received a copy of new bylaws just drafted by another neighborhood. We are now processing the information we have and will…
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We’re Looking for a Party Animal!
Secretary Lauri Grove will be posting a draft of the formal minutes for the September 15th meeting shortly, but I thought I would give you an inside look at some of the discussion. Read on…the headline will make sense later! Major topics were bylaw revisions, Neighborhood Plan implementation and improving communication in the neighborhood. I’ll give…
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Thoughts from Lylene
First, thanks to all of you who responded with questions and comments to my last letter! If I have an “agenda” as ENA president, it is to increase the conversations within the neighborhood. It is critical for the ENA Board to know your thoughts, because that board represents you with other neighborhoods and the…
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ENA President’s Message
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. This next year will should be a very pivotal one for the future of Edgemoor. After 2 plus years, there is finally movement on Horizon Bank’s plans to develop their 739 unit Fairhaven Highlands project on Chuckanut Ridge. The City of Bellingham has required that an Environmental Impact Study…