City Council Appoints Neighborhood Advisory Board
August 8, 2005
An edited version of this article appears in the Fall 2005 quarterly, Cedar Hill Highlights.
When the City of Cedar Hill created the Neighborhood Services Program their purpose was to ensure the vitality of our neighborhoods and to see that residents were informed, educated and had a voice at the city level. With these goals in mind the City Council adopted a resolution creating the Neighborhood Advisory Board.
The nine-member board consists of citizens who have resided in Cedar Hill for a minimum of two years. Representation is based on the geographic distribution of population in the four quadrants resulting from the intersection of U.S. Highway 67 and Beltline Road, with two members representing each quadrant and one at-large position. The board meets the second Monday of each month in the conference room of City Hall, located at 502 Cedar Street in downtown.
The Neighborhood Advisory Board will deal with issues that impact the entire community, creating, developing and implementing programs that will encourage, support and strengthen our neighborhoods.
“The City Council recognizes that our neighborhoods are the heart of our city,” said Council Member Wade Emmert. “Surely, when our neighborhoods are involved, indifference is not an answer.”
The board will also assist in the creation of neighborhood leadership programs and provide oversight and input regarding city services as they relate to neighborhoods.
It is important to note that the board will not limit the right of any individual Cedar Hill resident from approaching the Mayor and City Council or city staff on any issue, nor will the board affect the status or autonomy of existing neighborhood and homeowners’ associations or Public Improvement Districts (PIDs). These will continue to serve as the voices of their residential areas.
Focus on our neighborhoods is essential to the continued success and quality of life in Cedar Hill.
“Neighborhoods are an integral part of community life,” noted Councilman Emmert, “and it is vitally important that we come together as a community to strengthen that which binds us all.”
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