McKinley Square Community Meeting August 23, 2011

Hello,

McKinley Square Futures
Meeting #1 of 3. August 23rd, 6:30-8pm Downtown High School.
Meeting #2 of #3 Sept 8, 6:30-10:30pm Downtown High School.

We had a very productive meeting with a lot of community input on August 23, 2011.

The official minutes of the meeting will be posted soon, but if you wish, you can watch the video of the meeting here:

Video of August 23, 2011 McKinley Square Meeting

If you have input you would like to provide, you can still do so,
either by phone or email to:
Linda Roberson   415-575-5603
linda.roberson AT  sfgov DOT org

If you did not make the 1st meeting, meeting 2 of 3rd meeting will be coming up soon, Sept 8, 6:30-8:30pm.

John Merten of Studio Green explaining the process. 

Community members in various points of listening and discussion. 

Upcoming meeting for future of McKinley Square

An upcoming meeting discussing the future of McKinley Square will be August 23rd.
Please come and join the meeting, bring your wish lists for the future of McKinley Square.

Full meeting flyer is posted here.

Thanks!

Another fine Second Sunday workday today!

Members of the community meet every Second Sunday 10-12pm 

to tend the native/sustainable plantings, 

work on the paths, 

and do general hillside cleanup.  

A huge  amount of foxtails have been removed the hillside, and we are replacing them with native/sustainable plants.

Stay tuned for the announcements on major planting day coming up in fall, just before the rainy season!

Community Opportunity Fund

Today we applied for the Community Opportunity Fund Grant for McKinley Square.
The community opportunity fund is a result of the 2008 Bond for Park & Recreation.
MSCA applied for $48,567 grant which would include:

This grant applied for funding for:
    Native/Sustainable Plantings              (community stewardship, plants supplied by grant)
    New & Enhanced Trails                      (community constructed, materials supplied by grant)
    Public Art (platforms)                         (community constructed, materials supplied by grant)
    Drinking Fountain for middle trail    (professional install, materials supplied by grant)
    Solar lighting for middle trail             (professional install, materials supplied by grant)

Not on this grant, but on our planning list is
    Stairs - west side of Vermont            

If anyone has questions, or would like to help out, or be part of this process in anyway please feel free to email.

For details on the grant, here is a link:
http://www.mckinleysquare.com/Documents/McKinleySquareHillsideRenewal2011.pdf
An overview picture is here:

Sustainable Gardening Days

In January 2011 over 300 native plants and grasses were planted in the southern hillside of McKinley Square. 

Thanks to the strong rains, and the diligent work by some members of the community, the plants are doing well. But to overcome years of entrenched invasive weeds, the new plants will need some help competing.  

A sustainable garden group will be working every 2nd Sunday at 10am at the south hillside native planting area. Come join us, and have an enjoyable Sunday morning. 

Bring gloves, and tools if you have them. Closed toed shoes a must, work boots encouraged.   

If you can't make this event but would like to help out with the native planting effort please feel free to send us an email. 

Thanks

Here are some pictures from our April 10, 2011 sustainable gardening day.