"There will be another meeting on March 30 to begin drafting a plan to put some ideas in effect. What those ideas are depends on who shows up."

See this blog entry for more details.

We intend to pick up the debris that accumulated over the winter and trim the weeds with a weed-wacker. Over a dozen people committed, when asked, so the clean-up should not take more than an hour. Com'on down and join us.

There will be a tree planting on April 30, this Saturday, at the corner of Camp and Rochambeau Streets at 1:30 pm. Three trees are going to be planted on Camp Street. Plantings through the Providence Neighborhood Planting Program require resident support to happen. Help digging holes, planting trees, and providing refreshments is often appreciated. It would be nice to have support from Mount Hope for this event. Anyone wanting to fill out an application for your street to get "treed," visit pnpp.org for more information. The deadline for fall plantings is June 1st.

GCCC needs members and residents to attend this Friday's meeting of the Mayor's Neighborhood Council (MNC) of which GCCC is a member. MNC is a collection of community groups who meet almost monthly and produce policy papers to advise the Mayor on community issues. This meeting will be on quality of life issues and Crime Watch building.

"Council Members: Please come to the meeting with Best Practices and ideas about establishing Neighborhood Crime Watches based on your experiences.

On the agenda:
Public Safety Discussion with Chief Dean Esserman
City Updates

Garry Bliss, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs
Phone (401) 421-2489 ext. 734

It's time to Clean up and Green up our neighborhood.
On Saturday, June 18th at 11:00 am, volunteers will be meeting at Billy Taylor Park (located on the corner of Cypress St. and Camp). Our Mission is to clean up some of the debris and litter that has accumulated on our streets and sidewalks throughout the winter.

We will meet back at the park for an after-clean up BBQ.

If you would like to participate or have any questions regarding the clean up day and BBQ please call Matt Stone at 454-0237.

Watch the Blog for the meeting's agenda.

As part of the update of the Zoning Ordinance, the city will be hosting public meetings in each quadrant of the city to present the proposed changes to the zoning ordinance. The first series of meetings will be held over the next two weeks, prior to submittal of the draft ordinance to the City Clerk on June 29, 2005. A second series of meetings will be held during the first few weeks of September to review changes that have been made to the draft ordinance based on feedback received during the public meetings and over the summer.

June Meeting Dates and Locations:

Thursday, June 23rd at MLK Elementary (35 Camp Street)

Monday, June 27th at Bridgham Middle School (1655 Westminster Street)

Tuesday, June 28th at Nathaniel Green Middle School (721 Chalkstone Avenue)

Mary Shawcross

73 Governor St.

Learn more about recent efforts to bring full public campaign financing to Rhode Island politics- a chance for real, proven campaign finance reform. Refreshments provided.

Rob Sand

CANCELLED

This meeting will be more social and informal than our usual meetings: wine & cheese, soft drinks, tea, and coffee will be served.

Other Scheduled Meetings:

Thursday, August 25, 6:30pm Rochambeau Library

CANCELLED

Thursday, September ?, 6:30pm Rochambeau Library