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August 21, 2010

Coffee With The Mayor

Today I attended "Coffee With The Mayor" in an attempt to share the Native Suburbia philosophy with the president of the Village of Bartlett, Michael Kelly. There were several other people in attendance and a variety of topics were discussed, so I did not try to dominate the conversation by insisting that we talk about the recent parkway battle. The topic of storm water management did come up and it was interesting to hear the thoughts and concerns of other residents. Of course I brought up the idea of including native plants as part of a responsible rain water management strategy. We did not go into a lot of detail, but hopefully a few more people will consider the possibilities.

More importantly, Mr. Kelly can now put a face to my name. He has invited me to email him with a copy of the letter that I sent in July, which may not have gotten his attention earlier. I have resent the letter and more and I look forward to a continuing dialog. I also enjoyed the idea of a Saturday morning open meeting with Mr. Kelly and I plan to attend in the future so that I can be more aware of what is happening in the Village of Bartlett.

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Michelle Clay wrote at 2010-09-01 10:03:

Wonderful! *sends good wishes*

Michelle Clay wrote at 2010-09-08 08:07:

Hi Don and Benia! The Garden Rant article is up! Feel free to get in on the comments. http://www.gardenrant.com/my_weblog/2010/09/when-a-garden-needs-a-lawyer.html#comments I hope all is well with you.

Neighbor Dude wrote at 2010-09-10 20:00:

Your boulevard could not have been so tall as to warrant the Village mowing it. The giant pod continues to sit on the corner of uour street and Pipers;

Neighbor Dude wrote at 2010-09-10 20:03:

My last post was sent prematurely. I wanted to say that the Village should move the Pod rather than mow your garden. You should have Mayor Kelly read the comments, going back to the 26 comments on your post of a few weeks ago. Send Mr. Kelly the link. He is a great Mayor.

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