Hi Sunnyside! March. It’s such a time of transition. It comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, with a big 4-leaf clover right in the middle! Hopefully, we have indeed passed the worst of winter as we look forward to a fresh set of spring flowers and longer days. It’s a great time to prep your garden and plant those peas for mid-spring deliciousness.
Back in wintertime February, the Board met and discussed some needed updates to our bylaws. They are mostly technical, spelling out in more detail how Board transitions occur and modifying the process for declaring a Board seat vacant mid-term. From a general membership standpoint, the big update would allow for voting for Board members at the annual meeting remotely over Zoom. I think that this could be a great update that will allow more people to participate in our hyper-local democracy. These amendments will be put before the membership for approval at our annual meeting in May.
We also took some time to talk about potential projects for this year. Last year, our main project (besides the Shower Project) was to repaint the Sunnyside Piazza. We’ll look at repainting that again next year, but we hope to have more events this year to bring the community together! Some of the ideas we discussed were:
• Sunnyside Cleanup Day
• Community potluck
• New mural on the blank wall of the Sunnyside Community Center facing Sunnyside Enivoronmental School
• Neighborhood Garage Sale
What do you think? What would you like to be involved with planning or participating in? The idea line is open, so share your thoughts with us on Facebook or at [email protected]m. We’ll be kicking off the runup for one or more of the events in the coming weeks, so stay tuned.
We will see you Wednesday, March 11th for our next general meeting. We’re excited to have Councilor Steve Novick join us to discuss all the happenings at City Hall. Bring your questions, concerns and comments!
