Hi Katy and all,
Thank you for your email. I want to address your questions/concerns about
COVNA Board activities. We have mostly been on a break for the past year
due to the pandemic. While we largely deal with neighborhood gatherings,
the board certainly wants to be kept abreast of concerns in the community.
That being said, not all board members, or COVNA members are on Facebook.
Additionally, the Facebook page must be kept separate from the Neighborhood
Association due to its nonprofit status. If an issue needs to be addressed
by the board, it will have to come through in email form. That is not to
say that Facebook topics are not discussed at board meetings, but everyone
must be aware that without official notification to the board, we may not
know the concerns you have without combing through all comments on Facebook.
The board plans to meet in the next few days and updates for the
neighborhood will be forthcoming. We look forward to getting back to normal
soon with Newsletters, gatherings, and Website updates.
We will discuss the recent uptick in vehicle break-ins (which is typical
this time of year), as well as traffic issues in our next meeting. Please
feel free to add any additional topics you'd like addressed. Also note, the
speeding traffic on Crownspoint has been a hot topic for years with the
neighborhood opposing the city's plans to install bike lanes and traffic
control measures.
Thank you,
Taya Olivas
Secretary, COVNA Neighborhood Association
On Sun, May 23, 2021 at 11:50 AM Katy Hamill <kaydeebugg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi all,
Hope everyone is enjoying this extended spring weather! For those of us
with gardens I know it's been wonderful, and surely Ken is staying nice and
busy with lawn care--ha!
I'd like to check in to see what's the latest with the neighborhood
association and board activity. It's been some time since I've seen an
update, or a newsletter, or heard anything about a membership drive. The
last blog article was in November 2020, but other than that I don't
see much in the way of active updates on the website.
Are board meetings open to residents, or have they been in the past? Is
there perhaps a way we could view minutes from recent meetings in order to
stay informed? I'd really like to understand what current agenda items are
being acted upon and/or discussed, however that information can be given.
I know the neighborhood Facebook page is not an "official" COVNA group,
but it is extremely active with nearly 200 members, and there are regularly
substantive, pertinent issues being raised in that forum. There's been a
recent uptick in thefts, break-ins, and general criminal activity both in
and surrounding our neighborhood; this in addition to the general concerns
about speeding drivers have gotten a lot of conversations going there. Thus
far I haven't seen much board interaction or updates, though, hence my ask
here for input on what issues the board is currently discussing/addressing.
Thanks for your work and I look forward to hearing more!
Katy
