Down to Earth Forest School Update Part 3
Good Afternoon Forest School Supporters,
We are connecting with you for the third time this week to update you on our progress. Our director Heidi McKay received a phone call from the West Linn Mayor Rory Bialostosky today. Rory encouraged us to attend West Linn’s City Council meeting. He shared that tomorrow night’s meeting is a perfect forum for our community to come out en masse to share our sentiments and encourage West Linn city staff to reconsider. He also gave me some guidance on how the meeting will look so we can be respectful and honor West Linn City Councils time and agenda.
The meeting is tomorrow, Monday July 15, 2024 at 6:00pm at West Linn City Hall - 22500 Salamo Rd, West Linn, OR 97068.
Please wear Down to Earth shirts/hats and or wear white and forest green - our school colors.
The overarching goal of this meeting is:
To encourage West Linn City Council to recommend that city staff reconsider asking DTEFS to leave MSY.
To encourage city staff to work with the DTEFS steering committee to find a pathway forward to partnership and us continuing to use MSY.
The more folks that turn out for this meeting the better. Emails, websites and social media are a great way to connect with our city officials but nothing is more impactful than in a face-to-face meeting where we look them in the eyes and ask them to help us save our school.
Bringing your babies and small children is okay! We want to show up with our community in its true form.
Most often, those who give public comments at City Council Meetings leave once the public comment period is over. It is up to you whether or not you’d like to stay for the full duration of the meeting. It can be watched in real time as well.
* A reminder to keep your speaking time to three minutes. Folks who are nervous tend to ramble so taking copious notes on your topic and sticking to the main points is helpful.
In gratitude,
Heidi and Audra