Save Stonebridge

To All-

We are looking to mount a door to door campaign to cause awareness and to organize our Stonebridge community. We need a few volunteers to go door to door- passing out flyers and collecting signatures and e-mail addresses.

Last night I spoke with Wayne Butler who lives in Stonebridge and other concerned citizens in Lakeland regarding the golf course- it was great to get a history of Stonebridge- there have been times in the past when our community has rallied around a cause and have had a positive impact on the outcome- this is no different. It is my opinion that we need to rally around this cause for our community- if we can organize we have strength in numbers- then we can rally the other community’s leaders to this cause. If Stonebridge is purchased by the city- for the right terms- and managed properly- it will have a huge impact on the reputation of Stonebridge and Lakeland overall. We need action and ideas. I am in need of folks to go door to door on Saturday from 3-5, to collect signatures on a document that states:

We believe that it is in the best interest for the city to consider purchasing the Stonebridge golf course because it will:

• Add resources for Lakeland’s park and recreation facilities
• Add to our city’s green space and prestige of Lakeland
• Increase the property values of surrounding homes
• When managed properly- pay for itself and fund Lakeland’s park and recreation
• Be able to purchase and rehab the facility without levying taxes on the residents of Lakeland

We also will be passing out a flyer for our first voluntary HOA meeting at the International Harvester March 6^th from 6-7. We can even have dinner there or do potluck to promote a sense of community-

Nikki Wheatley has some great ideas on how we get the word out- signs, flyers, and an HOA newsletter- We all are interested on all of those things- and we can talk about ideas on how we pay for these things as well. Please e-mail back and let me know if you can help- and I need your great ideas-

Thanks- this will be posted on the website as well-

Respectfully,

(most important- neighbors that back up to neighbrohoods)

(get block captains for our parts of neighborhoods)

(possible pot-luck at HOA meeting)