The first public meeting organized by Rebecca Martin, and with the support of Arthur Zackiewicz, Jennifer O’Donnell and Jennifer McKinley.
With the success of removing knives from the Citgo Station earlier in the year, our group decided to continue regular monthly meetings that would continue for years. Our first public meeting was held at the old Muddy Cup at the Millard building in Midtown
Ward 9 community meetings were organized monthly and would continue for several years.
Ward 9 community meetings were organized monthly and would continue for several years.
Ward 9 community meetings were organized monthly and would continue for several years.
‘The (Ward 9 meetings) have a structure and a pointed focus to be consistent. By setting things up this way, we see residents coming out and wanting to participate. It’s like a civics lesson.”
“Ward 9 community members who attended regular meetings came up with all sorts of new ideas to leverage their expertise in the City of Kingston. Projects such as a natural food buying club and an urban land trust (Kingston Land Trust) emerged from these regular monthly meetings.”
“…Color has faded from the countryside as winter has arrived, but the Kingston Land Trust’s Garden Collective is envisioning a greener Kingston nonetheless
Logo by Mark Greene. The Ward 9 community group has a new name (KingstonCitizens.org) and blog by the writer Arthur Zackiewicz.
“Jennifer is opening up the buying club, located next to the toy store on lower Broadway, downtown, for the art walk this Saturday, January 3. If you haven’t been to the space, stop by. It’s a terrific gift to the city and residents. As you enter the store, on the left, there’s a huge mural with art work from children