HPLA:Stuff Update

Hi, all:

I apologize about being lax with the HPLA matters lately. Things had picked up for me (and the other board members too, of course) and time has just slipped by.

I also have to admit to a bit of general apathy alternating with malaise regarding the neighborhood and Petersburg in general. Yes, I went there. I (this is Mady personally, not the board) am frustrated by the wheels spinning and nothing happening.

We've had some bright spots (the lovely traffic circle planting by our neighbors on Marshall Street, the temporary trash cans, a few busts on crime called in by neighbors) but it is frustrating to live in a place where everyone seems to be working so hard only to be ignored by our city government and police. (Again, that's all me talking there.)

The whole thing where we followed the suggestions of the police regarding the park only to be ignored and there-thered by the City Council and City Attorney? That was a real downer. (The afore is my opinion only, again.)

So, I have my grievances. And I know that you all do too. So, what can we do about them? I propose that we all go as a neighborhood to a City Council meeting with an agenda and let them know that we are still here. Instead of all showng up at our own meeting and complaining, let's go to the source. Please send your suggestions to me, and I will circulate for consensus. We can speak as a group, and we can each go up and say our own piece too.

As a neighborhood, we have to get our mojo back. Any suggestions how?

Mady