Reach out to one person please

Our Wonder Valley Nextdoor network now has 101 members and continues to grow. For many people, who came out here to be left alone, it is the perfect way to stay informed about community news and maintain their privacy. ONLY people who live in Wonder Valley may join. Individualizing your settings allows you to decide how many emails you get from the network, if any at all.

 

Communication out here is difficult. as your MAC delegate I post in the following places:

• WonderValleyCSA.blogspot.com
• Wonder Valley Community Page on Facebook
• Wonder Valley Community Church
• Godwin Christian Fellowship
• Wonder Valley Community Center
• Wonder Valley Sand Paper
• The Palms
• The Glass Outhouse
• The Desert Trail
• Karen and Dar's column in the Desert Trail
• Z107 online and on radio
• Wonder Valley Nextdoor
• Road signs

And this is not enough. I am not reaching everyone. At every meeting people complain that they didn't hear about this or that important issue.

Please, we have 101 members. If each of you reached out and got one member to sign up, we'd have 202 members by the end of the week, and that many more informed and empowered community members.

You can use my link to sign up:
bit.ly/nextdoorwv

Or make your own link on Nextdoor and get a little leaf by your name. Go to the top menu bar to get your link.

Let's get this madly unique and solitude-loving community connected.

Wonder Valley Community Meeting - NOTES

Wonder Valley Community Meeting Notes
July 13, 2015 at Wonder Valley Community Center, 9:00 a.m.
Chair: Teresa Sitz

1.       Call to Order, 9:10 a.m., Teresa Sitz

2.       Introductions
Because there were so many people (19) we passed on introductions.
PRESENT
Community Members: Charlotte Williams, Izzy Austin, Almut Fleck, Olympia Rossi, Mary Quamme, Bob Tellefson, Eugene Molina, Star Javier, Bob Burt, Karen and Ted Meyers, Jill Reinig, Mary Lindsley, Ken and Teresa Sitz
Special guests:

a.       Sheriff’s Specialist Robert Anderson;

b.      Reese Troublefield, Interim Divisional Manager, San Bernardino Special Districts

c.       John Bradford, Assistant Regional Manager, San Bernardino Special Districts

d.      Mark Lundquist, Morongo Basin Municipal Advisory Council

e.       Jim Schooler, Field Representative, State Senator Jean Fuller

3.       Community Comment on items not on the agenda
No comments were made

4.       Reports and Presentations
a.       Sheriff’s Specialist Robert Anderson reviewed crime statistics for Wonder Valley. From January through June there were 390 calls. Of those, 49 were written up as reports, and there were 7 arrests. There was one burglary in June at Brown and Blower. Jill asked which months of the year had the highest crime rates. SS Anderson said this year it was January and May. Bob asked if these were the same figures as were listed in the Desert Trail. SS Anderson said no. Bob followed up asking if comprehensive statistics were published anywhere. SS Anderson said no.

Olympia expressed concern over non-emergency calls. SS Anderson recommended calling 760-956-5001 when you weren’t sure your call was an emergency. SS Anderson said he personally patrols Wonder Valley twice a week.

b.      Teresa read the report for the MAC. Star Javier and Ted Meyers added content. There were no objections to the delivering the report as amended.
[I want to note that I included information about using our community center as a cooling station. Karen Meyers had contacted me about this issue as she had worked with Southern California Edison in the previous years to get this to happen and told me that this was the year there might be money available to do so. I failed to mention this at the meeting and want to acknowledge Karen for all the work she put in and for keeping on top of this issue.]

5.       Ongoing Business

a.       Neighborhood Watch and NextDoor
Teresa announced that there were NW signs at the desk and asked that anyone who used one agree to watch their neighbors’ houses and have someone watch theirs. She encouraged people to join NextDoor.com.

b.      Illegal Dumping
Almut and Jill agreed to work on arranging a volunteer cleanup with Teresa. Several people indicated properties that might qualify for a county cleanup. Mark Lundquist explained a little more about the process.

c.       Wonder Valley Art Fair
Teresa described the art fair and asked if anyone would like to participate. Jill Reinig signed up to show work at the Glass Outhouse Gallery.

6.       Special Districts Report
Road Budget, Road Building Tentative Schedule, and Park Budget
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yjwwwrnbf2wx5yp/2014-15_budgets_roads.pdf?dl=0
Reese Troublefield and John Bradshaw reviewed the road and park budgets and the road repair list. (These will be attached when they are received in digital format.)
Contact information:
Reese Troublefield: RTroublefield@sdd.sbcounty.com
John Bradford: JBradford@sdd.sbcounty.gov
Mr. Troublefield talked about allowing volunteers to keep the community center open.

7.       Agenda Planning
Ted Meyers asked Code Enforcement to be added to the next agenda

8.       Adjournment – 10:30 a.m.

Agenda for Monday, July 13 Community Meeting

There will be a Community Meeting at the Wonder Valley Community Center on Monday, July 13, 2015 beginning at 9:00 a.m. This is the monthly "second Monday" meeting. We are pleased to announce the following special guests:

1. San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, Sheriff's Specialist, Robert Anderson
2. Reese Troublefield, the Interim Divisional Manager, and John Bradford, the Assistant Regional Manager, of San Bernardino Special Districts

This is an opportunity for people to ask questions and voice concerns, so please come and bring your friends and neighbors. 

Available at the meeting:

• Neighborhood Watch signs
• Two new postcards
• Wonder Valley pencils to the first 24 attendees

You can download a copy of the agenda, or view it below.

WONDER VALLEY MONTHLY MONDAY MEETING

Second Monday of the month, July 13, 2015, 9:00 a.m.

Wonder Valley Community Center

80526 Amboy Road, Wonder Valley, CA 92277

Wonder Valley MAC Delegate and Meeting Chair: Teresa Sitz

Everyone is invited and welcome to attend and participate.

A G E N D A

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; 

indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead

1. Call to order
2. Introductions
3. Community comment on items not on the agendaThe community is also invited to comment after the reports and during the discussions below.
4. Reports and Presentationsa. San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department, Specialist Robert Anderson
   b. Discussion and possible action: Shall the community endorse the delegate’s MAC Report to be read at the MAC meeting tonight? (see the back of this page)
5. Ongoing Business
   "Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” – Vincent Van Gogh
   a. Neighborhood Watch and NextDoor
   b. Illegal Dumping
   c. Wonder Valley Art Fair
6. Special Districts Report
   Reese Troublefield, the Interim Divisional Manager, and John Bradford, the Assistant Regional Manager, of San Bernardino Special Districts will present on the budget summary and give a road report.
7. Agenda planning
   The community is invited to suggest items to place on the next meeting agenda.
8. Announcements
9. Adjournment 

Congratulations, Wonder Valley!

Wonder Valley NextDoor off to a great start!

Hey, everyone! We started NextDoor Wonder Valley last week, and in ONE week 25 people joined! Star Javier, from the Wonder Valley Community Center invited the most people, getting 6 others to join. Wonder Valley artist Jennifer Ruggiero got 2 people to join, and Raymond Salcedo and Glenda Berndt also got people to sign up. Thanks, everyone!

What's NextDoor?It's a PRIVATE social network - only people who live in Wonder Valley can join.

It's a place where you can share information:

• When will the power come back on?
• Which roads are passable?
• Has anyone seen my dog?
• I have a water tank to give away, or eggs to sell.
• Who do I call to get a rattlesnake out of my pool?
• Watch out for a pale green pickup. I scared off the driver who was testing doors on my neighbor's cabin.

NextDoor is a great way to reduce crime in our neighborhood. When we know our neighbors, when we watch out for each other, it makes it more difficult for crime to flourish.

Sign up here! bit.ly/nextdoorwv

If you have any questions, or trouble signing up, please email me, your MAC delegate: teresa.sitz@gmail.com

NextDoor Wonder Valley

NextDoor Wonder Valley

We did it! We got signed up for NextDoor. It's a PRIVATE social network, so when you join you have to prove that you live in Wonder Valley. For instance, if your phone is billed to your street address in Wonder Valley they'll call you or send you a signin code. They have other ways, too. If you have any trouble, let me know and I'll try to help.

Sign up here: https://nextdoor.com/invite/tn6sbm02dca3zr1o7uge

It took some work but I got them to make ALL of Wonder Valley ONE neighborhood. It's not supposed to be more than 2000 houses, but I managed to convince them it wasn't. There was some finessing since NextDoor was kind of designed for cities and we're a different animal.

NextDoor is a really good tool to use in conjunction with a Neighborhood Watch. I encourage everyone to sign up and give it a try. If we want things to change for the good, we'll all have to take a few small steps to make that happen. If you find you don't like NextDoor down the line, you can always unsubscribe.

Sign up here: https://nextdoor.com/invite/tn6sbm02dca3zr1o7uge

Watch the video if you need a nudge: https://vimeo.com/59427424

Hope to see you there soon. - Teresa Sitz, MAC Delegate