Community Meetings..........................................................pg 3
Board Candidates Q&A...................................................pg 3
Letters...................................................................................pg 3
In Remembrance.................................................................pg 3
Snapshots from the General Manager..........................pg 4
Board in Motion..................................................................pg 5
Proposed Property Tax Increase to Fund
Affordable Housing...................................................pg 5
Maintenance Matters.........................................................pg 6
Down to Earth (Grounds column).....................................pg 6
Policy Platform....................................................................pg 7
Dayton Street Improvements............................................pg 8
Fraud Squad Prevention Convention..............................pg 8
Community Response.........................................................pg 9
Fitness Equipment Instruction........................................... pg 9
High Line Canal Public Input ........................................ pg 11
Legislators Keep Programs for Seniors....................... pg 12
Mandatory Elder Abuse Reporting.............................. pg 13
Emerald Greens Golf..................................................... pg 15
New Copiers for Residents Use..................................... pg 15
Library Notes and Retiring Volunteer.......................... pg 17
Photo Album............................................................. pgs 18-19
Entertainment & Events..........................................pgs 20-24
Blossoms Events................................................................ pg 25
Classes............................................................................... pg 21
Clubs & Groups ...................................................... pgs 26-27
Cards & Games Groups ............................................... pg 26
Support Groups .............................................................. pg 27
Faith Communities ........................................................... pg 27
Announcements ................................................................ pg 28
Health Screenings/Services ............................................ pg 28
Writers World ........................................................ pgs 29-31
New Residents.................................................................. pg 32
Cartoon & Puzzles........................................................... pg 32
Classifieds ........................................................................ pg 33
Service Directory..................................................... pgs 34-35
July 2016
Volume 14, Issue 7
WINDSOR
In This Issue
PRESIDENT’S PEN
Keeping Hope Alive
I went to the 45th People’s
Fair at Civic Center Park
in early June. It has been
at least 15 years since I
attended this amazing
collection of local groups
celebrating summer and
community. It has grown
exponentially over the
years as hundreds of
artists, musicians, organizations and food
vendors display a vitality that is infectious.
I was particularly attracted to the not-
for-profit sector where some friends had
a booth on sustainable neighborhoods.
Surrounding them were charitable,
political and religious groups addressing
the needs of vulnerable populations:
homeless, substance abusers, ex-felons,
immigrants. It was good to check in with
folks I had worked with over the years and
hear their passion for their causes.
As I walked among the booths people
asked me to sign their petitions hoping
to influence state and federal legislatures
to address unmet community priorities.
When I listened to their sense of urgency
about the causes they were advocating, I
realized how discouraged I had become
about the possibility of meaningful change
in our polarized, lobbyist-driven political
system. They challenged me to hope
again and to believe that no effort for
justice even as seemingly insignificant
as signing a petition or writing a letter is
ever lost. I signed my name and thanked
them for reminding me to keep faith in our
collective future.
Ken
Whitney,
Board
President
Be Brave:
Be Kind
Snapshots, page 4
