During the most recent meeting of the Washington Heights Neighbors Board Of Directors the Membership chairperson, Anna Busch, mentioned that there are 48 paid members in the Washington Heights Neighbors. This means in the entire WHN area, from Des Peres to De Baliviere and Forest Park to Delmar only 48 individuals and/or families feel concerned enough for their neighborhood to join the WHN. Membership may not be the only indication of activity in the area but it is certainly one measure.
The dues for this membership are only $3.00 per year and that amount is for the household not just the person paying. Even in these inflationary times $3.00 is little enough that should not be a stumbling block.
In the past, membership drives have been conducted by mail and door to door canvass. In all cases the results have been worse that bad. It seems the majority of WHN residents don’t want to have any voice in their neighborhood.
I find it impossible to believe that there are only 48 people in the entire neighborhood who care about what happens to this area. The general metting on November 18, 1976 will have a presentation by the WHN Study Committee on their efforts to date. In addition we will be electing 3 members to serve on the Redevelopment Advisory Comittee.
Come to the meeting. Bring $3.00. Join Washington Heights Neighbors. Don’t sit back and let just a few represent us all. We can’t make the progress we are capable of with only 48 memberships.
This article is an expression of how I feel as a resident of Washington Heights, a member of WHN and as a member of the Board. I hope that some of you feel the same way and will show that feeling on November 18.
Originally published in The Paper, November 1976.
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Archival transcription note: Printed worse that bad, metting and Comittee retained pending scan check.
Original source: SD_Times1976_11.pdf, printed page(s) 2; PDF page(s) 2.
