Hi All!

Forgive me but I thought that it would be better to cover all that has transpired in 4 emails.

Doug

A belated THANK YOU!

This thank you should have been email #1.

George McConaghy, the Hobson West Board and I want to applaud all of you who took the time to attend any one of the many sessions and particularly the City Council meeting last Tuesday meeting. The turnout on Tuesday was just phenomenal. Despite the postponement from a July date to the date in August, and then the postponement to last Tuesday you all remained engaged and turned out.

Our special thanks to our block captains in Hobson West and the people who kept them informed and organized and supplied with the many and various pieces of paper to distribute. Our thanks to those of you who stepped in for a few of the block captains who were on vacation.

A special thanks to the volunteers in the other subdivisions who contacted us and asked how can I help.

A very special thanks to those of you who took the time to contact the addresses that had not responded the first and second time. We found that when we were able to find someone at home we almost always were able to get a signature indicating their opinion on the question of changing the zoning. Your efforts for these final face-to-face contacts were instrumental in getting the coverage's in the various subdivisions up in the 70%'s, & 80%'s and the signature count up over 1,100.

Most of these front door conversations included the wish that the property could remain as it is now or become Park Land; but if it was going to be developed lets at least keep it single family. Those comments, and input from others, apparently had an impact because the majority of the City Council expressed a preference to have the property become a park.

While going door-to-door I happily renewed some acquaintances from years ago when my girls were active on the swim team. I also met many nice folks.

I was also really surprised at how many people were actively following this through the cable broadcasts. The Planning Commission and City Council meetings are very popular programs.

And now a request.

We have had many volunteers to do the work requiring a few hours walking around the neighborhoods.

With the tabling of the subject while the City Staff talks with the Park District Staff we have a chance to convince the Park District that they should purchase the property from the developer.

I really thank our current volunteers, and would like to spread the work load with some additional volunteers. Please contact me with your name, address subdivision and phone number.

Thanks again.

Doug Dallmer