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CAN MEETING CANCELLED – Thurs, Mar 12, 7 pm – CANCELLED

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CANCELLED — CANCELLED — CANCELLED  

CAN MEETING — THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 7:00 PM  — HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Our speaker will be Carol Richardson, City of Cambridge Economic Development Director.

The Cambridge Association of Neighborhoods, CAN, will be having it’s bi-monthly meeting on March 12th at 7:00 pm, at the WHCP radio station at 516 Race St. As usual, all are welcome to attend. This meeting’s speaker will be Carol Richardson, the new Economic Development Director for the City. Carol has been on the job a little over 3 months after an extensive career at the Federal level. She will bring us up to date on the major projects in the City such as Sailwinds, the Packing House and the Medical Center on Route 50. So come and hear what’s happening and bring your questions – such as – Are we going to get another grocery store?

See you and your neighbors there!

 

ANNUAL MTG – JAN 9 – Board Elections & Presentation by Susan Webb, Cambridge Code Enforcement Director

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CAN’s Annual Business Meeting will take place on Thursday, January 9, 2020, at 7:00 pm in the WHCP Meeting Room at 516 Race Street in Cambridge. Two very important items are on the Agenda.

(1) BOARD ELECTIONS. Per the CAN Bylaws, the CAN Nominating Committee identified the following candidates for inclusion on the ballot to fill the 2020 Board of Director vacancies. This ballot represents nominees received by the December 10th deadline who have been certified by the Treasurer as being Members in Good Standing. Vice President: Roman Jesien. Secretary: Tom Puglisi. Members at Large (5 vacancies): Andre Duerinckx, Rick Klepfer, Beth Kline, Sharon Smith, and Jane Weeks. A brief statement from each nominee is attached. NOTE: The terms of Chuck McFadden (President), Mary Ellen Jesien (Treasurer), Michelle Barnes (Membership Chair), and Dave Thatcher (Member at Large) expire in 2021.

(2) SUSAN WEBB – CAMBRIDGE CODE ENFORCEMENT AND BUILDING SAFETY DIRECTOR. Ms. Webb will speak about current code enforcement issues in Cambridge and answer questions from the audience. Please forward any questions to Barbara Knepp (blknepp@gmail.com) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

CAN Board Election – Jan 9, 2020 – Candidate Statements

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The 2020 election of CAN Board Members will take place at the Annual Business Meeting on Thursday, January 9, 2020, at 7:00 pm in the WHCP Meeting Room at 516 Race Street in Cambridge.

Per the CAN Bylaws, the CAN Nominating Committee identified the following candidates for inclusion on the ballot to fill the 2020 Board of Director vacancies. This ballot represents nominees received by the December 10th deadline who have been certified by the Treasurer as being Members in Good Standing.

Vice President: Roman Jesien. Secretary: Tom Puglisi. Members at Large (5 vacancies): Andre Duerinckx, Rick Klepfer, Beth Kline, Sharon Smith, and Jane Weeks.
A brief statement from each nominee is attached.

Members who cannot attend the Annual Business Meeting on January 9, 2020, may request an absentee ballot from the CAN Secretary (tom.puglisi@comcast.net). The ballot must be returned to the CAN Secretary no later than January 3, 2020.

NOTE: The terms of Chuck McFadden (President), Mary Ellen Jesien (Treasurer), Michelle Barnes (Membership Chair), and Dave Thatcher (Member at Large) expire in 2021.

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SPECIAL CAN MEETING – NOVEMBER 14

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ATTENTION CAN MEMBERS –

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR A VERY IMPORTANT, SPECIAL MEETING OF CAN MEMBERS to be held on Thursday, November 14, at 7:00 pm in the WHCP Meeting Room, 516 Race Street, Cambridge.

(1) BYLAWS CHANGE. In accordance with CAN’s Bylaws (Article IX), this SPECIAL MEETING IS NEEDED TO VOTE ON A PROPOSED Bylaws change to extend Board Member Term Limits from 2 consecutive terms to 4 consecutive terms (Article IV Section 7). This change is necessary to ensure that sufficient numbers of candidates are available to fill upcoming positions on the Board.

(2) NOMINATIONS TO CAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS. In accordance with CAN’s Bylaws (Article VIII Section 1), the CAN Nominating Committee will present the preliminary FY 2020 slate of candidates for the CAN Board of Directors. Per the Bylaws (Article IV Section 3) nominations submitted in writing to the CAN Secretary at least 30 days prior to the January 9, 2020 Annual Business meeting (i.e., no later than December 10, 2019) will be added to the candidate slate. CAN members will vote on all nominated candidates at the January 9, 2020 meeting.

(3) POSSIBLE PROPOSAL FOR THE MILL STREET SCHOOL PROPERTY. Mr Donald Dougherty has requested time to discuss with CAN members his possible proposal for development of the Mill Street school property. CAN membership is not required to participate in this discussion — all are invited.

PLEASE NOTE: The Cambridge Association of Neighborhoods (CAN) has taken no official position regarding proposals to develop the Mill Street School property. Members of CAN who express opinions on this project speak only as individuals, not as representatives of CAN.