Several months ago, Represent San Diego gave a demonstration presentation to the AGGCC board of directors.
Their national organization, Represent Us, works on voter registration, mail-in voting, anti-gerrymandering, ranked choice voting, campaign finance and political donation transparency, and ethical accountability; all matters that must be addressed to protect voting access and to ensure our continued representation in our democracy. Represent San Diego brings that work to our community. Their presentation convinced us that in these times of political conflict they have information that must be shared with the voters of our community. They have ideas that take us past discord to common action.
Our May 24 town hall meeting will feature Diane Mosely and Amy Tobia of Represent San Diego who will provide you with the information you need to deal with the urgent matters that you will address in the June and November elections. We assure you that your attendance will be very much worth your while.
During the week of May 16 we will send email notices of the town hall meeting that will feature the Represent San Diego presentation this event with the means to access the Zoom presentation. These notices will go to the folks who have registered on our mailing list. We invite you to join that list and to receive our regular communications by using the “Contact Us” page at aggccouncil.org to give us your name and email address.
Not enough is said of the work that the Navajo Community Planners, Inc. (NCPI) does for the communities of Grantville, Allied Gardens, Del Cerro, and San Carlos. The 16 members of the board of directors are charged under Council Policy 600-24 to represent you in matters of land use and planning. The board meets every third Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., presently by Zoom, to evaluate matters of real estate development and permits for proposed projects that are not in conformity with zoning parameters. The recommendations of NCPI on these matters carry significant weight with our elected representatives. Join our mailing list, receive the meeting notices and agendas, attend the meetings, and let your voice be heard.
The Navajo Canyon rehabilitation that will take generations to complete continues. Join Kim Morris and the Friends of Navajo Canyon on Saturday, May 21 and on the third Saturday of every month. Link to sdcanyonlands.org/friends-of-navajo-canyon to learn more and to sign up for participation.
The Benjamin Library is back in full operation and is looking for you. The gardening season is in full swing and they have a lot of seeds to get you started with your spring planting. The summer reading program begins on June 1. This important activity ensures that children will not lose essential skills and will be ready for the advances that will come with return to school in the fall. You will find more information on program at sandiegolibrary.org. The Friends of Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library are seeking more friends. Join this group and help with quarterly book sales, donations, and all the other things that the friends do to support our library and community. Contact Geri Carmack at [email protected]. You are needed.
Our website is a little out of date and the 500 Trees project is running behind schedule, but the mission is as vital as ever. We will provide more details on this important ecological work soon, but for the moment take the following link to learn how you can beautify your property and enhance your neighborhood. aggccouncil.org/500-trees—allied-gardens-east-tree-project.html
Join our board and bring your neighbors the benefit of your ideas and energy. Join our mailing list to bring us your ideas for community council tasks and nominate yourself to join the board to work on those matters. There is so very much we can do together.
– Shain Haug is president AGGCC.
