The December 2009 agenda for the South West Citizen Advisory Council (SWCAC) is below. The meeting will be held on Monday, December 14, 2009 at 7:00 PM at Carolina Pines.
Special note – please bring new socks and/or underwear for either men or women to this meeting. they will be our holiday gifts to our neighbors, the men of the healing place for men and the women of the healing place for women.
- Police report and safety suggestions – Officer Upchurch
- Parks & Recreation activities – Nickey Brewster
- The Healing Place – Executive Director Dennis Parnell will explain the purpose of our valuable neighbor, The Healing Place for Men, and The Healing Place for Women, located in northwest Raleigh, and then update us on their accomplishments.
- A major strategy session on the following topics:
- Convincing NCDOT to fund widening the railroad bridge on Tryon Road.
- Pushing the City of Raleigh to put sidewalks on South Saunders and South Wilmington Streets.
- Asking the City of Raleigh to put a sidewalk on at least one side of Maywood Avenue between South Saunders Street and Lake Wheeler Road now.
- Getting the City of Raleigh to re-fund the section of Tryon Road from Lake Wheeler Road to South Wilmington Street. Previously those funds were diverted to complete the widening of Tryon Road between Dillard Drive and Cary. Now it is time for the money to be returned to our portion of Tryon Road.
- Persuading WCPSS to consider building a school between the Peach Road area and Renaissance Park.
- The January City of Raleigh Budget Hearing
- Old and new business
- Adjournment at 8:55 p.m.
This December meeting needs each of you reading this newsletter to come ready to work together in order to improve our quality of life…and to bring a neighbor with you. Together we can make a difference.
Also to each of you, a very special wish for a wonderfully happy and safe December holiday and a joyous beginning to 2010!
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