You've just expressed two of the major planks in my platform : )

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Rita L. McKee
447 Fort Washington Avenue
Suite 63
New York, NY 10033
_________________________
Principal,
RLM Marketing & Advertising
Second Vice Chair,
Community Board 12/Manhattan
Candidate for Chair, 2009

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On Nov 27, 2008, at 8:26 PM, "Marjorie J. Clarke, Ph.D." <mclarke@... 
 > wrote:

> Not only should agendas be made available through current means  
> (which reach, what, .005% of CB12 residents), but there should be  
> new methods of outreach, particularly for time-sensitive and  
> location-sensitive issues.  For example, if there is to be  
> construction or land use zoning change, or anything in a specific  
> locale and there is to be a hearing or meeting on the subject, the  
> area should be blanketed with flyers - in buildings, stores,  
> subways, etc...  So many times the burden of communicating to local  
> residents about such things unfairly falls on the same very few  
> individuals.
> Also, an effort should be made to educate people in the district  
> about what the CB does.  If there were a survey of residents, I bet  
> you that 90% have little idea of what the CB does, even in general,  
> and much fewer than that would know how they could get involved.
>
>
> At 05:03 PM 11/27/2008, RLMcKee wrote:
>> Brief listings are available on the reverse of monthly calendars  
>> handed out at the GM, and an abbreviated agenda is printed in the  
>> Manhattan Times - often the EDC's agenda is incomplete and venues  
>> under consideration are not publicly listed in advance. I intend to  
>> make this a campaign issue; agenda should be available in advance.
>>
>> R
>>
>> Rita L. McKee
>> 447 Fort Washington Avenue
>> Suite 63
>> New York, NY 10033
>> _________________________
>> Principal,
>> RLM Marketing & Advertising
>> Second Vice Chair,
>> Community Board 12/Manhattan
>> Candidate for Chair 2009
>>
>> Sent via iPhone
>>
>> On Nov 27, 2008, at 2:40 PM, "Marjorie J. Clarke, Ph.D." <mclarke@... 
>>  > wrote:
>>
>>> Are there places to view the agendas of these meetings well before  
>>> they take place?
>>>
>>> At 02:19 PM 11/26/2008, you wrote:
>>>> Traffic & Transportation 12/1 7 pm
>>>> Youth & Education 12/1 7 pm
>>>> Parks & Cultural Affairs 12/2 7:30 pm
>>>> Economic Development 12/2 7 pm
>>>> Land Use 12/3 7 pm
>>>> Public Safety 12/3 7 pm
>>>> Health & Environment 12/4 7 pm
>>>> Housing & Human Services 12/4 7 pm
>>>> Aging 12/9 10 am
>>>> Executive Committee 12/9 7 pm
>>>> All meetings, to my knowledge, are at CB12 offices...
>>>>
>>>> feel free to pass this on.
>>>>
>>>> Happy Thanksgiving!
>>>>
>>>> R
>>>>
>>>> Rita L. McKee
>>>> 447 Fort Washington Avenue, Suite 63
>>>> New York, NY 10033
>>>> 917.526.0050
>>>> _______________________________________________________
>>>> Principal, RLM Marketing & Advertising
>>>> Second Vice Chair, Community Board 12 (Manhattan)
>>>> Candidate for Chair, 2009 term
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Urbanis <inwoodist@...>
>>>> To: inwood-livable-streets-discussion@...
>>>> Sent: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:58 am
>>>> Subject: Re: [Inwood Livable Streets discussion] Community Board  
>>>> 12 website down?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Rita,Â
>>>> Â
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your prompt response. When are the meetings for Public  
>>>> Safety
>>>> and Parks?Â
>>>> Â
>>>>
>>>> Have a Happy Thanksgiving!Â
>>>> Â
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,Â
>>>>
>>>> DanielÂ
>>>> Â
>>>>
>>>> Rita L. McKee wrote:Â
>>>>
>>>>> Traffic and Transportation meeting is December 1 at 7 pm, CB12
>>>> office.
>>>>> General Meeting is December 16, 7 pm at Russ Berrie, with  
>>>>> election of
>>>>> officers. Let me know if you need the dates of other meeti 
>>>>> ngs.Â
>>>>
>>>>> Â
>>>>
>>>>> As for the website.... we were i
>>>> nformed at the last General Meeting it
>>>>> would be up "very shortly."Â
>>>>
>>>>> Â
>>>>
>>>>> Apologies to all.Â
>>>>
>>>>> Â
>>>>
>>>>> Rita L. McKeeÂ
>>>>
>>>>> 447 Fort Washington Avenue, Suite 63Â
>>>>
>>>>> New York, NY 10033Â
>>>>
>>>>> 917.526.0050Â
>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________________Â
>>>>
>>>>> Principal, RLM Marketing & AdvertisingÂ
>>>>
>>>>> Second Vice Chair, Community Board 12 (Manhattan)Â
>>>>
>>>>> Candidate for Chair, 2009-10Â
>>>> Â
>>>>
>>>> Â
>>>>
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