[Year-Round Housing] request for meeting of YRHCorp Trustees

[Sandra Scheurman]

All:

I am requesting a meeting of YRHCorp Trustees for the purpose of clarifying
the process for posting of a public notice such as "Notice of Building Lots
Availability."  I need the support of one more committee members to make
this meeting happen.  Therefore, I am emailing to ask for your support and
to explain my reasons for this request.

At the joint meeting of YRHCorp/YRHC held on April 7, 2009, the group voted
to start advertising YRHousing properties.  However, the definition of where
and how to advertise may not have been discussed as it is not included in
the minutes of that meeting.  Certainly, if the topic was discussed, there
is no public record of it available.

On April 25 the Notice of Building Lots Availability was emailed to housing
committee and yrhasc.  At the top of this email was a note indicating
"please spread the word to others not in the YRHCorp who might be
interested."  This interpretation of notice appears to align with a notice
of meeting for committee purposes.  This however, is the first Public Notice
for parcel availability in the YRHousing program.  For this purpose, this
interpretation of notice and posting of notice is much too narrow in my
opinion.  It sounds more like a whisper than the sound of a triumphant
bugle.  It does not give me the impression of serving the entire Long Island
community in the broad sense.  Rather, it appears to serve a small group of
citizens who have been involved in development of the program over time.  It
is my understanding that this impression is exactly what we do not want the
citizens of Long Island to perceive of the YRHousing program.

In the interest of clarity, and to insure that all future public notices for
the benefit of the community at large are indeed addressed to the community
at large, I am requesting a meeting of YRHCorp Trustees for the purpose of
clarifying the process for posting of a public notice.

I would appreciate your support.  Thank you.

Sandie Scheurman, Trustee
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