PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING CANCELED

The Marina Planning Commission meeting of May 22nd has been canceled.

COMMISSIONER DANIELS-CHAIR

The Marina Planning Commission elected commissioner Debra Daniels as chair and Commissioner Susan Myong as vice chair. The vote was 6-0

RELAY FOR LIFE-MARINA

Relay For Life of Marina 2008
WHAT IS RELAY?
It’s 24 hours you’ll never forget…

Relay For Life is a 24-hour team event to fight cancer. It raises awareness of cancer in the community and raises money to support the programs and services of the American Cancer Society.

Here’s how it works: A team captain gets together some of his or her closest friends, family and coworkers and forms a team. The team members go out and collect contributions prior to the event. Relay For Life is the celebration party at the end of the fundraising.

Come Relay Day: Participants grab their tents and chairs and head to the Relay For Life. It’s like a community camp-out. People pitch their tents on the field, and take turns walking around the track. One person is always on the track representing the team for the 24 hours.

Relay For Life is not just about honoring Survivors; it’s about empowering them to fight back against cancer. The first lap at the Relay is special … it’s the Survivor’s Lap. Cancer survivors are invited to walk the first lap. It’s very emotional and hopeful to see how many people DO survive cancer.

In the evening: there is a Luminaria Ceremony. White bags with sand and a candle line the track. Each one is dedicated IN HONOR OF a cancer survivor, or IN MEMORY OF those who have lost their battle. Luminarias encircle the track and light the way as Relay participants walk through the night.

It’s special: Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature event. It allows us to honor cancer survivors, remember those we’ve lost, educate the community on early detection and prevention of cancer, and raise much-needed funds for our community programs and services.

Why 24 hours? We are asking you to give one day out of your life for those who may not have another. There are similarities between the Relay For Life and what a cancer patient goes through: It may get hot during the day and you may feel like quitting. But you keep walking. It may get windy and cold at night and it may rain. But you press on…knowing that the sun will come up and it will be a new day.

WE ASK YOU TO JOIN US IN THE FIGHT.

Why Relay? One in three people will be diagnosed with cancer within their lifetime. The money raised at Relay saves lives by funding cutting-edge cancer research, early detection and prevention education, advocacy efforts, and life-affirming patient services. Your involvement makes this all possible.

Glorya Jean Tate Park — May 31-June 1, 2008 — 10:00am to 10:00am
American Cancer Society- 831 442 2992 opt. 3
Local: Mary Potter at 831 384 0410 and Mrs. Rene Bailey at 831 384 6900

AMADEO GETS COUNCIL SEAT

Planning commissioner Nancy Amadeo’s position as chair of the commission did not last long. She was appointed by the council to fill the vacancy on the council until the election in November.

You can still review Councilwoman Amadeo’s application for the council seat on the city website.

Best of luck to Councilwoman Amadeo in the months to come.

PLANNING ELECTS NANCY AMADEO

The planning commission elected Commissioner Nancy Amadeo to succeed Chairperson Patti Bradshaw as Chairperson for the commission. Commissioner Debra Daniels was elected Vice-Chair.

MARINA MAYOR WILMOT

The Marina City Council unanimously voted to have a member of the council, (Council member Mayor pro tem-Gary Wilmot), succeed Mayor Mette-McCutchon.

MARINA STATION APPROVED BY COUNCIL

Your city council voted 4-0 (Councilman Ford recused himself) to approve the Marina Station project. The vote came at the March 4th meeting of the Marina City Council. Council members McCall, Wilmot, Gray and Mayor Mette-McCutchon voted in favor of the project.

PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING 2/28/08

The planning commission meeting scheduled for 2/28th is canceled.

Please try to watch on Channel 25, or attend the city council meeting on Marina Station.

MARINA STATION MAILER MISLEADING

On or about February 14th the residents of Marina received a bulk mailing from the developers:CREEKBRIDGE NEWS.

On the front page under the heading of Marina Station: Make the Connection it states in the eighth paragraph “There will be a place for everyone within its 887 single-family and 473 multi-family homes.”

On the second page of the flyer under the heading CreekBridge a State Leader in Green Building it has a subheading that reads “Marina Station to Have ‘Green Streets’ and Every Home to have Solar Panels” The truth is that not every home will have solar panels. Only the 887 single-family homes are to have solar panels. This is 65.2% of the homes not 100%. In the body of the article it goes on to state “All CreekBridge homes within the Marina Station neighborhood would be fitted with a 16 photovoltaic solar panel system….”

At best the above reference is misleading and confusing. As a member of the planning commission I was actively involved with the other commissioners in addressing the issue of solar panels. At that time the representatives of CreekBridge acknowledged that only the single-family homes would have solar panels.

THIS FLYER WAS MAILED AFTER THE COMMISSION HAD VOTED. BELOW, UNDER SPECIAL MEETING OF FEB. 7TH, ARE SEVERAL REASONS WHY I VOTED AGAINST THE MARINA STATION PROJECT.

2/14 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING

There will be no meeting of the Marina Planning Commission on February 14th.