[LCN Newscast] May Meeting Reminder

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The next LCN meeting is 2002 May 16 (Yes, the same day that
"Star Wars, Attack of the Clones" opens) Thursday 7:00pm at the 
Frazer Center; use the entrance at north end of Ridgewood Road. 
New and long-time neighbors equally welcome!

AGENDA (* denotes a issue which may be voted on)

+ Introductions
+ "Good News in Lake Claire"
+ Meeting Time Limit* (see below)
+ Officers' Reports
  - President
     Spring Fling Wrap-Up
     Garden Club
  - Planning
     DeKalb Ave Neighborhood Commercial Zoning Update
        (presentation by Enrique Bascunana, Atlanta city planner)
     McLendon Ave Study Update
+ Other announcements
+ Old Business
+ New Business
  - Garden Club Lawn-care Funding*

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Meeting Time Limit, from the LCN President

"From time to time neighbors have complained about meetings taking
too long, occasionally over two hours.  I am quite sympathetic to this,
but my job is to chair the meetings and see that they are topical
and orderly, not to limit neighbors' access to discuss issues.  Setting
meeting time limits (or at least a target adjournment time) can be a
good idea, but something I would enforce only with a mandate from the
membership.  So for the May meeting, I will start by outlining the
agenda, then asking if the membership would like to propose and approve
a target adjournment time.  If approved, I may have to cut speakers
short (politely, of course) in order to meet the time budget."

--Dennis McCarthy