The last meeting of the Neahkahnie Community Club included a discussion and member feedback on the future of the organization.  Recently, it has been difficult for many members to attend the quarterly meetings due to conflicts or the evening meeting schedule. Since a majority of our current members do not live in Neahkahnie year-round, this also makes attendance at quarterly meetings difficult. The options considered at the November meeting were: continue to operate the way we always have; change the way we do business; or disband the orgainization.

The overwhelming consensus of the members attending the meeting was that the Club should continue, but make some significant changes in our activities. The most important change that was agreed on was to  place greater emphasis on the annual picnic and Holiday Party and to hold fewer regular meetings. The new officers that were elected to serve in 2009 will be working to make recommendations to the membership on how the Club’s activities should change beginning in the next year.

One way to further the Club’s mission of sharing information of interest to community members in a way other than quarterly meetings is to utilize the resources of the Internet. Many of the current members already utilize Email and have access to the Internet.  This web site is an example of one way that we might do that. It could provide a forum for the Club’s officers to share community information of interest with members and a way for members to provide feedback to the officers and other members. This could be particularly useful for the many members who are not full time residents of Neahkahnie. One example of such information would be a discussion of the new consolidated fire district that was approved in the November election. We hope to have that information available soon.

In the future this web site could provide a place for members to share photos or community news.  Since many of our members like to travel, the site could also be used as a way for Neahkahnie community members to share news and photos from their recent travels.

This is a work in progress, and we welcome suggestions and feedback on whether it is of value and how it might be improved.  Please click on the comments area below to let us know what you think.