Question signed A Neighbor; editorial response not individually credited
Dear Editors, I am new to this area and I would like to know what Skinker-DeBaliviere Council is. Who is on it and do they have dues? Am I supposed to join?
The Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council is a community corporation, funded by Washington University, Delmar Baptist Church, Grace Methodist Church, and St. Roch’s Church. It is composed of representatives from those four institutions and representatvies elected by the neighborhood associations-Washington Heights Neighbors, Rosedale Neighborhood Association, and Parkview Association. There are no dues, and no one need join in order to avail himself of its services. Quoting from the Council’s purpose statement, ‘The Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council serves the residents, institutions, and organizations (of the area). The Council identifies problems and issues and seeks to mobilize the necessary internal and external resources to meet and solve the problems or issues. In general, the work of the Council is focussed on maintaining an urban neighborhood that is enriched by its diversity in population and housing. As well, it is very clear that it is the efforts of many people working together that make a simple geographical area into a vital neighborhood and community.”
Originally published in The Paper, October 1974.
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Original source: SD_Times1974_10.pdf, printed page(s) 2; PDF page(s) 2.
