Meetings and Events
Please e-mail notices of upcoming events to: George Rice <jorje44@yahoo.com>
April 16, Tuesday
Save
Our Aquifer Meeting
7:30 PM, Mennonite Church, 1400 block of S. St. Mary's (across the street
from Eagleland, north of Brackenridge HS - on the right if going south)
April 12, Friday
Petition
Drive Mobilization Meeting
5:30 PM, Save Our Aquifer Office, 2108 N. Main
(map) (Mobilization
meetings will be held each Friday at 5:30 to plan and coordinate
signature collecting activities)
April 9, Tuesday
NOTE: Time Changed from 6:30 to 7:30
Smart
Growth Meeting
7:30 PM, Mennonite Church, 1400 block of S. St. Mary's (across the street
from Eagleland, north of Brackenridge HS - on the right if going south)
April 5, Friday
Petition
Drive Kick Off/SGC Office Opening - Press Event
Noon at SGC Office
2108 N. Main (just north of Ashby)
Petition
Drive Kick Off/SGC Office Opening - Work Event
5:30 PM at SGC Office
2108 N. Main (just north of Ashby)
April 4
Council
vote on PGA Development Agreement
Thursday,
April 4, 6:00 PM
City
Council Chambers, Municipal Bldg. 114 West Commerce;
corner
of Main and Commerce
April 2
Public Meetings on PGA Development Agreement
Tuesday,
7-9 PM
In Each Council District:
District 1 City council chambers (114 W. Commerce St.)
District 2 American Red Cross Bldg Rm 3&4 (3642 E. Houston St.)
District 3 Fair Ave. Apts. multi-purpose room (1215 Fair Ave.)
District 4 South San West Campus Cafeteria (5622 Ray Ellison Dr.)
District 5 Kennedy High School auditorium (1922 S. Gen McMullen)
District 6 Jay High School (7611 Marbach Rd.)
District 7 St.Paul's Community Center (1201 Donaldson Ave.)
District 8 Hobby Middle School (11843 Vance Jackson Rd.)
District 9 Churchill High School (12049 Blanco Rd.)
District 10 NorthEast School District Rm. 614 (8961 Tesoro
April 1
Smart
Growth Rally
and Press Conference
Monday,
April 1 at Noon
San Pedro Park, at the springs
Major topic: Concerns about the Development Agreement.
Smart
Growth Coalition Meeting
Monday,
April 1 at 6:30 PM
Esperanza Center, 922 San Pedro
March 26
Smart
Growth Coalition Meeting
Tuesday, March
26 at 6:30 PM
Esperanza Center, 922 San Pedro
Major topic: Mayor Garza's new proposal.
March 19
Smart
Growth Coalition Meeting
Tuesday, March
19 at 6:30 PM
Esperanza Center, 922 San Pedro
We will be gathering petitions at this meeting so that they can be presented to the city council on
Thursday, March 21st. Please bring all the petitions you have collected.
Also, discussion of the Development Agreement released on March 14. The outreach subcommittee will
meet at 5:45 (also at the Esperanza Center).
March 15
Smart
Growth Coalition Press Conference
Friday, March 15 at 4:00 PM
Front steps of City Hall (facing
cathedral)
David Lake will speak for the SGC on the development agreement, focusing
on conflicts with the Master Plan. Other
and affiliated groups: please send a statement/speaker and alert members to attend. Bring signs
and other visual aids.
March 10
Get Out the Vote Rally
Sunday, March 10th 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Martin Luther King Plaza at Houston and New Braunfels
The event is sponsored by the NAACP, Neighborhoods First Alliance and others. Aside from showing support for this effort, it is an opportunity to collect signatures for our anti-PGA petition.
March 9
International Women's Day March/La Dignidad de la Mujer Obrera
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon.
March begins at the Old Levis Factory on 6818 S. Zarzamora Street
March 7
People's Rally against the PGA
Thursday, March 7; 4:30 - 6 PM
Steps of City Hall on S. Flores (behind San Fernando Cathedral)
AGENDA: Unite communities/groups against the PGA Village.
Watch the premiere of Voices of Wisdom/ Voces de Sabiduria, a special production by Esperanza Ctr. presenting voices from the
community speaking out against PGA at 5:30PM. Also, enjoy youth street theater depicting the issues surrounding the PGA proposal.
Contacts:
María Antonietta Berriozábal, 734-8484
Jose García de Lara, 212-8151
Enrique Valdivia, 228-0201
Independent Allies Meeting
Thursday, March 7; 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Estela's Restaurant, 2200 W. Martin.
George Rice, Groundwater Hydrologist/Activist and Darby Riley, Environmental Attorney and Activist will present information on
the proposed PGA Village.
Please e-mail notices of upcoming events to: George Rice <jorje44@yahoo.com>
