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TO ONLINE NEWS Brownsville/Challenge Community Planning Meeting Minutes for January 23, 2001 Regarding: Creation of Community Action Plan for
Brownsville/Challenge Next Meeting: Monday, February 12, 2001, 6:30 p.m. Location:
Ponderosa
Community Center, Brownsville
BACK TO BROWNSVILLE/CHALLENGE HOME | BACK TO COMMUNITY PLANNING HOME Minutes: On Tuesday, January 23, 2001, the Yuba-Sutter Economic Development Corporation (YSEDC) and Yuba County held a meeting for the community of Brownsville/Challenge. The meeting was called to order by James Connell of YSEDC. Mr.
Connell began the meeting by thanking the attendees for braving the
driving rainstorm to attend the meeting.
He then handed out a list of strengths, weaknesses and goals that
Brownsville/Challenge residents had developed at a previous meeting, and
asked if the attendees had any changes.
On the list of strengths, the attendees added “the theater
group”, “the playground and other amenities in the park”, and
subtracted “good communication.”
On the list of weaknesses, the attendees added “poor
communications,” no pharmacy/laundromat,” and “lack of followers,”
and subtracted “lack of leadership.”
On the list of goals, the attendees added “property cleanup,”
“reducing the price of septic systems,” “supporting the
Ponderosa Community Center,” and “increasing the level of
communication among Brownsville/Challenge residents.” The amended list of strengths, weaknesses, and goals now
reads: Strengths
Clean
air and water (good water system) Good
rural atmosphere Good
climate (above fog, below snow) Bank,
store, veterinarian, post office, medical facilities, fire department and
station, airstrip, hardware store, log sealing business, other stores Sheriff
substation Newspaper Garbage
service Playground
and Other Amenities in the Park Community
center Senior
services Mountain
fair Service
clubs Theater
Group Weaknesses
Sewage Bad
roads Lack
of signage No
speed enforcement No
cell phone access No
public restrooms Lack
of public interest Lack
of followers Lack
of recreation opportunities for kids and adults No
pharmacy/laundromat Poor
Communications Goals
Unified
community with thriving businesses and good infrastructure Plenty
of recreation opportunities for residents and visitors Clean
streets, property, and gateways Excellent
services Supporting
the Ponderosa Community Center Increasing
the level of communication among Brownsville/Challenge residents Reducing
the price of septic systems The
attendees then addressed the issue of who would look into ways to
implement these goals. Three
sub-committees were assembled: 1) Ed Lewis, Hal Stocker, and Bob Hoffman will investigate ways to support the Ponderosa Community Center; 2) Frank Fleming, Jean Benner, and Julie Mawod will investigate ways to increase communication in the Brownsville/Challenge area; and, 3)
Ed
Lewis, marie Mohapp, and Julie Mawod will investigate ways to increase the
opportunities for recreation in the Brownsville/Challenge area. Lastly,
the attendees turned their attention to forming a planning committee, and
decided that everyone in attendance would be on the committee.
The committee then selected Bob Hoffman to be Chairman.
The Brownsville/Challenge Community Action Planing committee’s
members are: Jean
Benner Joan
Davis Frank
Fleming Jeanie
Fleming Bob
Hoffman – Chairman Carol
Hoffman Ed
Lewis Norma
Lipelt Ronnie
Lipelt Marie
Mohapp Julie
Mawod Hal Stocker If
you have any questions regarding the Community Action Planning process,
please contact James Connell at the YSEDC, (530) 751-8555, or John Fleming
at Yuba County, (530) 741-6280. |
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