General Meeting

Our NSNA January 8th meeting includes a presentation by Sandy Council and Chris Wahl from San Mateo's Community Development Department about the city's pilot home energy survey. This survey to be conducted in North Shoreview ONLY. The presentation will be brief and questions are welcome.

So mark your calendars and bring your curiosity to the next North Shoreview Neighborhood Association meeting at the Boys & Girls Club, Thursday, January 8th, 2009 from 7:30-8:30PM. Friends and family are welcome, too.

 

Contact FEMA

Many neighborhoods recently received letters from the city of San Mateo advising us our "grandfathered" status re. flood insurance was going to be revised, resulting in much higher rates for all.

We've contacted Congresswoman Jackie Speier, whose office is working with the city and is also questioning FEMA as to why our status is changing when we were promised otherwise back in 2001. We are also in the midst of contacting Senators Feinstein and Boxer about the situation. And we are contacting our state representative, Leland Yee, to request he pursue state funds available for projects that, when complete, will remove us from FEMA's flood map.

It would be very helpful and persuasive if you would send letters to your elected officials informing them of your displeasure with this situation. To make it easy to send the letters, these template letters have been drafted for your use.

You are encouraged to make these letters your own, edit them to reflect your situation, and send them to our elected officials ASAP. In fact, it is more helpful if you include facts about your own situation.

Barbara Boxer	Word Doc	PDF
Diane Feinstein	Word Doc	PDF
Jackie Speier	Word Doc	PDF
Leland Yee	Word Doc	PDF

Third Avenue Improvements

Play Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Video (Quicktime Required)