Changing of the Guard.
Former chair Jerry Finigan presided over more than 200 SCCO meetings. Kate Perle is our new chair and Rebecca Marx is our new vice chair.
New board officers were elected at the February 1 SCCO meeting. After serving admirably as chair for over 200 SCCO meetings, Jerry Finigan will take on the secretary/treasurer duties of the SCCO. Our new chair is Kate Perle and our new vice-chair is Rebecca Marx.
There certainly has been a ‘youth movement’ in the last two years among the board. We welcome the energy and vision of our young newcomers and are glad our veteran board members are still attending meetings and providing input. Here’s a list of board members.
LTC Transfer Site Plan
Kate Perle reported on a committee meeting with 3 planners from LTD to get an update from LTD and to impart Santa Clara concerns and priorities regarding this site.
LTD has decided to abandon their original PUD and will establish two separate ones. The first dedicated to the planning and construction of the bus station; the second one that would be negotiated with SCCO and the City to establish a community-friendly gathering space. The committee suggested to the planners that, as plans move forward, the community will be contacted and involved.
The revised map below shows the transit station in green (PUD 1). As a reminder, here is a link to the original site plan which shows commercial buildings along River Road and housing in the northeast quadrant.
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Santa Clara Gardeners, you are invited to come out on Thursday afternoon (2/15, 2 pm) and clean up your garden bed, mulch it, and compost some of the materials we have been collecting. The pile of leaves are for mulching. We will discuss how we are changing the composting process at the garden. We will have several more composting workshops in coming months. The garden is located behind St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 4110 River Road (
Our friends in the River Road Organization (south of Beltline) have invited Santa Clarians to a brainstorming meeting to help local drivers drive safely. They already have some starter ideas. Just guessing by the egg photo, the group must be a lot of fun. Here’s their invitation from their Facebook site:
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