INC NEWS - fallen trees etc

[Melissa Rooney]

Good point, Pat. It's easy to say that citizens will help out...harder to actually get this to happen...especially without wearing out the citizens who do help out, repeatedly...
Melissa



--- On Sun, 7/20/08, Pat Carstensen <pats1717 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Pat Carstensen <pats1717 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: INC NEWS - fallen trees etc
> To: inc-list-request at rtpnet.org, inc-list at rtpnet.org
> Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 12:42 PM
> I think the issue of citizen participation is much bigger
> than just the trees.  For example, I have been in 3-4
> conversations lately about erosion issues -- folks noticing
> violations.  I have heard that staff is stretched way too
> thin to catch more than a fraction of the problems without
> help from the public.
> 
> On one hand, I hear a lot of folks say, "I pay so much
> in taxes that someone ought to be taking care of this"
> (complicated by "I would do more but I don't see
> anyone else doing anything so I'm cutting back.").
>   On the other hand, I hear "it's my county / town
> / neighborhood so of course I'm going to take care of
> it."  
> 
> So which do we want or what combination or what?
> 
> Regards, pat
> 
> From: Ken at KenGasch.com
> To: Rkitchin at aol.com; inc-list-request at rtpnet.org;
> inc-list at rtpnet.org
> Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:56:59 -0400
> Subject: Re: INC NEWS - fallen trees from Rosemarie
> Kitchin, Falconbridge
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> Hello 
> Rosemarie,
>  
> Thank you for suggesting 
> this topic.  It is an important one.  Perhaps waiting until
> next 
> month, so that we can invite someone from General Services,
> would be the most 
> productive way to proceed.  I will put on the agenda for
> the executive 
> board to discuss.  
> Ken Gasch
> 
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> Subject: INC NEWS - fallen trees from Rosemarie 
> Kitchin, Falconbridge
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> Good weekend to you all,
>   This 
> conversation about falllen trees and the best way to remove
> them might be 
> continued in Tuesday's meeting. Can we put it on the
> agenda?
>   
> Thanks,
>      Rosemarie from 
> Falconbridge
> 
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> rkitchin at aol.com
> Rosemarie Kitchin
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