> And by virtue of
> how they are organized and meet exclude many portions of the
> population - especially families with young children and the
> elderly. All of these factors seem to distance the
> neighborhood association from the citizenry.
>
I have been following the Neighborhood Associations posts with avid interest
since last month I went on the board of my neighborhood association. I don't
know much about it all yet, so I am not competant to comment - but this one
comment of Russ's caught my eye. I haven't gotten to know everyone yet, but
on our board we have an even split of men and women, and a pretty good
contingent of young and old. At least two members are 70+ and at least
three members, including me, have preschool kids. Meetings are early
evenings, and most of us walk over to the Rec center. So Russ - how do you
think those with young kids, or the elderly are "distanced"?
D. Klein
Ward 7, Kenwood
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