Hyde Park Town Council Mtg

Was invited to a Hyde Park Town Council Workshop last night . After hearing about a law that is being discusses, I had my moment with the council to speak about this project. Attending were Pompey Delafield, Hannah Black, Robert Linville, Robert Perkins and Valerie Hail. Plus, a smattering of media. The council was interested in the project and will be supporting it in any way possible. This meeting ran live on Ch22 Public Access. So, I'll be putting a copy of it up on the blog when it becomes available.

I also had the opportunity to meet with Herb and Barbara Sweet. As active members of the community, they gave me some great incite into people that I need to contact. They asked me to contact them with a list of names, as they volunteered to put a good word in.

Another member of the town administration that I met was Steve Hughes. As the town webmaster, Mr. Hughes has been documenting town events. He has said he can give me video of town council meeting, school district meeting, events, etc. This will be a great resource for material.

Moving Forward

The month of March is going to be filled with a focused effort on engaging the community of Hyde Park.

I will be attending a workshop with the Hyde Park Town Council on March 17th. Spoke with town supervisor Pompey Delafield two weeks ago and he has graciously provide this opportunity.

I spoke with Liz Rogers and John Paxton of the Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce. At present we are finding a moment when I can attend their monthly breakfast to speak with their members.

I've also spoken to Philippa Ewing with the FDR and Vanderbilt National Park Sites. In her role organizing public relations for the park site, she is excited to hear about the project and will be supporting its efforts. We will be meeting to talk about how connections can be made between the project and the park system.

In a one week, I will begin to hand out posters and mail cards out to local business and residents.