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Kathy Munoz: Hopefully city will step up to support neighborhoods

I am in the process of organizing a neighborhood and making it part of Modesto Neighborhoods, Inc. I have a mentor who has successfully organized in the Woodland area. My first step is to get a steering committee and submit our Beyer-Sylvan neighborhood as a part of the larger organization.

My second task is to raise the approximately $300 to mail a survey to all businesses and residents in the area. The printing for the survey is covered. If that initial survey was covered, it would expedite the effort to get organized. I hope the city approves the funding for Modesto Neighborhoods. These organizations will fight crime, blight and so much more.

Kathy Munoz, Modesto

This story was originally published March 15, 2016 at 5:24 PM with the headline "Kathy Munoz: Hopefully city will step up to support neighborhoods."

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