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Box 1879, Garden Grove, CA 92842-1879
November 19, 2007
Dear Neighbor,
Thanksgiving
gives us the opportunity to pause and remember those who have served
and
currently serve to ensure our democratic society. Our
freedoms and rights are what make our
country great. The board and I are
grateful to be part of a concerned, informed and involved community.
Garden Grove City
Council meetings can now be viewed live on the City’s
website at http://www.ci.garden-grove.ca.us, You can see and hear the
meeting
at your convenience, as well as view the agenda and staff reports. http://gardengrove.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=3
The next meeting
is scheduled for Tuesday, November 27th at 6:30pm.
The Orange
County News (free weekly every Wednesday), on November 7th,
stated
our City Manager, Matthew Fertal, is
moving to Garden
Grove. He has
complied with public disclosure
requirements to purchase a condo in the Chapman Commons Complex on Chapman Avenue
and
Harbor, just east of Target. OC News can be reached at 894-2575, or ocneditor@localnewspapers.org
Wal-Mart has pulled its plans for a Super store in Garden Grove.
They sited a downturn in the
economy and the rising costs of construction as reasons for leaving.
Regarding the Garden Grove Main Street
Downtown Business
Association legal challenge to the proposed 100 condominiums
development in the
west parking lot, the judge ruled in
favor of the developer. For
more information, Scott Weimer
534-0992 http://www.savehistoricmainstreet.com
The City Council voted against a proposal to
put a fireworks ban on the ballot.
This measure would have given the voters the choice to decide
the
issue. The City Council chose to wait
and see what will happen on Friday, 4th of July in 2008.
They will
consider the issue again Tuesday, July 14th, 2008, to evaluate
the second year of city
citations for illegal fireworks usage.
Mayor Dalton and
Council Member Dina Nguyen with their families and hundreds of
concerned
residents joined together to wipe out graffiti in our city this month. Our Police Department arrested over a dozen
involved in graffiti to keep our neighborhoods free from graffiti. The next Graffiti Paint Out is Saturday,
December 1st. Phone the
Public Works Department at 741-5372 for more details.
There are
opportunities for you to serve as a
volunteer Commissioner here. See details http://www.ci.garden-grove.ca.us/?q=citymanager/commissions/application We need dedicated concerned residents to
represent us. Please apply.
The Orange County Grand Jury is accepting
applications for appointments to serve for a year and make
recommendations to
improve our local county and city governments. Check the details at http://www.ocgrandjury.org/new.asp
Visit our
website http://www.cggna.org for more information on the
issues as
well as print a copy of our membership form for your convenience.
Thoughtfully,
Robin Marcario, Chair 534-1428
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