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Wayne Would Have Said 'Excellent Dude' About Yesterday's Ward 20 Neighborhood Summit
A couple months ago, I found myself in talks with Bryan Gillooly (Executive Dir) and Sister Linda (Board Member) at Bellaire Puritas Development Corporation (BPDC). We were interviewing each other, as to whether or not I should be on the Board. Last night's Ward 20 Neighborhood Summit made me even happier that I accepted the position. The Summit combined dinner, a chance for neighbors to meet and talk with each other, poster style presentations by groups in the area doing quite a few good things for our community, and speeches. (Politicians spoke too and as you would predict they were a tad long winded and uh, political! But even they had some good info lol)
What impressed me? First, the commitment of the BPDC staff to keep adding on programs, efforts that help the community.  And get this: an ever increasing effort to talk to residents, both home owners and business owners, to find out just what the neighborhood wants. Imagine that! Everyone had forms on the table allowing them to pass on what they wanted to see in the neighborhood or to express concerns they might have.  Since I'm a big believer in this kind of interaction, I was excited to ... more

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