Fw: OCTOBER 2, 2007
MCP&PSG COFFEE & DISCUSSION 6:45AM MANCHESTER FAMILY INN
A good crowd for our first
FALL meeting. Attending were Joyce Rada, Paul GIlligan,
Two news releases from
Sheriff Steve Boyer's office were handed around. We will be
forwarding a copy of the department's form that you can complete and leave at
the Sheriff's office, which will enable you to receive the news releases
directly from the Sheriff's office. The request form asks only
for your name, email address, and phone number. (click here for form)
Bud reported that the
It was noted the latest copy
of the MANCHESTER NEWSLETTER is now on-line. This is an excellent source
for community information headed up by Arlene Rebelowski and Helen
Robinson. Great job and a valuable one.
We reviewed last week's
meeting with Deputy Pete Ball as relates to Neighborhood Watch and other
matters. We will continue to upgrade the community
locations map, as well as provide new names, numbers, etc. Correction to
the name of the safety organization organized by the NFPA, their website home
page can be consulted at NFPA/org.riskwatch.com, many of us were interested in
the safety program they offer. This program addresses reading, writing,
arithmetic and other issues that are all related to safety first in our homes,
work, and general lifestyle. We will research if this could become an
extra curricular program through the schools at some future date. Presently
the schedules at the schools are so full with regular study programs, that
this extra program has not been endorsed by the school
system. Any ideas or suggestions would be welcome.
Recent decisions by the
Kitsap County Planning Board were discussed. Everyone
is encouraged to attend as many of the formal meeting sessions being conducted
by the County as they can for up to date information and planning for
We will be looking in to
additional use of the County speed readerboards, as well as the cost of
one for the Community to move from place to place. It was felt that
without maintenance coverage for this type of equipment, it might be cost
prohibitive. We will look in to it. These signs are felt to be
extremely effective and we continue to feel that it is of the utmost importance
that
The Manchester Community
Foundation will be meeting later this month. By-laws have been updated and made
available to the foundations for approval or changes to conform to the
501C3 standards. Grants study is also underway for the purpose of
locating grant funding for a number of on-going interests in
We will be asking Dan Olsen
of Kitsap Fire & Rescue to meet with us to go over some of the emergency
issues each of us should know, as to where do you turn off the water supply,
where is that location inside and out, and other fire and safety matters that
we need to be constantly aware of. In addition, we hope to have
someone from the
UPCOMING DATE
CHANGE: The Port of Manchester Commissioners meeting
has been changed from the second Monday of the month to the 3rd Monday of the
month for this month. It will be held at the Manchester Library 7:00PM
October 15th.
CANDIDATES
FORUM: Friday, October 19th is the date, time is 6:00PM to
9:00 PM, location Manchester Library. (10/5 Revision: This date
could not be worked out with the League of Women Voters, so the official “forum”
has been cancelled.
MC Edwards noted that there
is a video available called Wilderness Survival that is an excellent
presentation and definitely safety oriented. We will try and make this
presentation available to you in January or February, 2008.
When asked how the new
Submitted:
Wanda Larsen