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3 Responses to “Read Before Posting”
  1. virginia walkup says:
    February 23, 2010 at 7:37 pm

    This is great! Thank you for keeping us informed. Virginia

  2. Fabrizio Passalacqua says:
    March 5, 2010 at 1:21 pm

    I would like to encourage all current MBCA members to contact friends and acquaintances soliciting ideas and to send us a “wish list”
    of issues that current members and others would like to see the MBCA accomplish. Your suggestions/ideas could be of great help
    to the association to better serve the community.
    Fabrizio Passalacqua
    MBCA Treasurer

  3. Fabrizio Passalacqua says:
    March 10, 2010 at 4:15 pm

    At today’s MBCA lunch meeting Mayor Mary Lou Hildreth of Keystone Heights, who was an invited guest speaker, mentioned that
    Keystone Heights and Melrose don’t have adequate visibility in the political arena; while Keystone Heights is incorporated and has a
    Mayor, Melrose has virtually no status. She also mentioned that there is no competition between the two communities.

    I have experienced in the other communities that a well managed business association with a good membership can make a lot of
    “noise” and obtain much from counties, it all relates to votes. In this special year with so many political issues that have divided our
    country it could be the right time to unite all the various associations that exist in the greater Melrose and Keystone area under one
    bigger “umbrella” association. The new association should deal with the board of the existing ones, showing a united front and a large
    membership, and positioning itself as the official voice of our region when dealing with the counties that affect our community.

    I would appreciate to hear the opinion of other members on this regard. I believe that Mayor Hildreth is right, we must have a
    common voice for the many issues that concern our communities.

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