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Transit Information Day will be held Friday, Aug. 1

It hardly seems like a year ago but we recently had our annual Fitch Mountain Association pot-luck and state of affairs at the villa picnic grounds. Donita Proctor opened the get-together by welcoming everyone and promptly introducing 4th District Supervisor Mike McGuire who spoke to us about several issues. This will be Mike’s last FMA attendance as district supervisor as it looks like he is headed to Sacramento as our next state senator.

Those taking advantage of pleasant mid-week weather on July 24 may have seen an intrepid group of local young people helping to enhance Healdsburg’s Badger Park. “Visit a Crew Day” presented an opportunity for community leaders to observe the daily activities that local youth engage in through Sonoma County Youth Ecology Corps’ (SCYEC) eight-week youth employment program.

A year after initiating a strategic planning process, Healdsburg city councilmembers adopted their plan — the “Pathway to Sustainability” — last week.

Water! Everyone needs it. It’s vital to life itself. “Water is a finite resource with no substitute and upon which there is total dependence” (Ana Palacio, June 2007). So, whenever water issues are discussed, everyone comes to the table with a personal interest and a driving need to be heard.  We tend to use buzz words like efficiency and conservation when we talk about water, when what we really need to do is strive toward better stewardship of our water supply. Being good stewards of our water resources and managing those resources wisely is necessary in order to ensure the availability of water for ourselves and future generations.