President’s Report SPRING GENERAL MEETING Welcome to our third Newsletter. We look forward to visiting with you at our Spring General Meeting on June 1 at 2:00 – Sunday, June 1, 2008 4:00pm. The Sechelt Village Residents Association 2:00pm to 4:00pm executive has been attending council meetings and in Jack Collins’s garden appearing at committees to help ensure your wishes and concerns are addressed. I thank them for all the volunteer 5792 Pebble Crescent work that they do for the residents of Sechelt. The Village character and strong community spirit are All welcome aspects we feel we must continue to preserve in Sechelt. Mark your calendar Your association has also supported numerous significant New members welcome! district wide causes such as the maintenance of the Seawall, protection of our watershed, preserving the AGENDA building height limit along our waterfronts and passing of the Pesticide Bylaw. Call to order As the term of the present executive is coming to a close, it Approval of Minutes is appropriate to look back at our achievements and to Business arising from minutes anticipate future challenges. As municipal elections will be Discussion & questions occurring in November we need to remember the past Reports actions and decisions made by the present Council President members who will be seeking re-election. Treasurer A Council that listens and then adheres to the wishes of its Secretary residents is one that truly upholds democratic principles. A Reports on Activities & Accomplishments Council that caters to off coast corporations will eventually Pedestrian safety destroy the Village character and community culture we all SCAF participation enjoy and embrace. We need to ensure that our next Medusa & Neptune Streets as arterial elected council treats us in a respectful manner and roads represents its residents democratically. Pacific Spirit development Vision Plan implementation If you need a ride to the voting station in November we will New Business be pleased to assist you. Just let us know. Volunteer opportunities Members’ additional concerns, ideas & Cheers, comments Speaker: Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Douglas Smith Society Adjournment
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