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>>Meeting of the Cumberland County Green Party for Thursday March 
3,2005 at 
>>South Vineland United Methodist Church.In attendance:Gregory Lee 
Lane,Ken 
>>McGill,Nancy Harges,Helen Kalla,Ed Kalla,Art Dickson,Ernest 
McCoy,Rich 
>>Raimonde.
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>>633pm-Chairman Lane calls the meeting to order.Lane makes some 
opening 
>>remarks regarding the upcoming GPNJ State Convention on Saturday 
April 
>>23,2005 from 9am-5pm at the Labor Education Center of Rutgers 
University 
>>in New Brunswick.Lane then explains the importance of paying dues to 
the 
>>membership in relation to voting priviledges at the State Convention 
and 
>>to sustain the party.
>>Lane outlines a growth strategy for the Cumberland Greens explaining 
that 
>>the membership committee composed of himself,Raimonde and Ken McGill 
after 
>>studying election returns thinks its best for us to emphasize our 
>>recruitment efforts and electoral challenges to the Townships of 
>>Commercial,Bridgeton,Shiloh,Greenwich and Lawrence.Turning to State 
Party 
>>Business County Coordinator Ken McGill advised the membership that 
our 
>>local had submitted our update to the GPNJ sponsored GREENGRAM and it 
>>would be published in short order.McGill then went over the agenda 
for the 
>>upcoming State Convention. There was a brief discussion as to who 
would be 
>>attending and travel plans.Thus far, the CuCGP will be represented by 
>>Lane,McGill,Raimonde and newcomer Ernest McCoy.Lane then asked 
Raimonde to 
>>give a brief summary of the recent "Fast Track" meeting held
>>at Wheaton Village.Raimonde informed that it was fairly well attended 
and 
>>he said he briefly outlined the position paper prepared by Stuart 
Kausch 
>>for GPNJ which showed how the Fast Track legislation
>>runs "counter" to six of the ten key values of the GP.Raimonde said 
he 
>>concluded his remarks by noting the absence of our area legislators 
at the 
>>meeting,saying that this absence "speaks volumes".
>>At this time Lane offered a brief resolution calling for the 
overturning 
>>of the Fast Track Legislation to the membership. There was some 
discussion 
>>and it was decided that we should insert a passage that Fast Track 
usurps 
>>the authority/input of local planning boards(paraprase).McGill made a 
>>motion to adopt this amended resolution,second by Raimonde,motion 
received 
>>unanimous approval.At this point Lane called on Treasurer Helen Kalla 
to 
>>give her report,the treasury at this time amounts to $191.McGill made 
a 
>>motion to adopt,second by Raimonde,motion carried unanimously.It was 
then 
>>decided by unanimous consent to reimburse Gregory Lane $68 which he 
paid 
>>"out of pocket" for the upkeep of the county website.At this time 
Lane 
>>made a motion to make an addition to our locals name to be called the 
>>Cumberland County Green Party,the Richard J. Raimonde/Lester R. Brown 
>>Branch.There was brief discussion,Raimonde said it was flattering and 
said 
>>its better to receive recognition when ones alive as opposed to 
>>deceased.Raimonde then recused himself from this vote. Motion to 
adopt was 
>>made by McGill,second by Ed Kalla,motion passed unanimously.
>>Raimonde thanked everyone.It was then decided that our meetings would 
>>continue with the 630pm start times and we would meet next on 
Thursday 
>>3/24/05 once again at the South Vineland U.M.C. Raimonde made a 
motion to 
>>try to get Lester Brown to speak to a large gathering of our branch 
and 
>>the general public anytime he can make it in October to celebrate the 
5th 
>>Anniversay of the Cumberland Greens.Raimonde suggested we contact 
Browns 
>>sister who owns the Canvas Bag gift shop in Bridgeton. Lane said he 
would 
>>followup on this proposal. Raimonde made a motion to move on this 
>>initiative,second by Art Dickson,motion carried unanimously.Lane then 
>>touched on some fund raising venues for us to consider. There was 
>>discussion and it was decided that we would look into fund raising at 
the 
>>Vineland U-Sell flea market with items donated by the membership as 
well 
>>as the possibility of tabling at Bay Day. Lane made a motion,second 
by 
>>Raimonde,motion carried unanimously.Pass the hat. 805pm Raimonde made 
a 
>>motion to adjourn,seconded by McGill,motion carried unanimously.Rich 
>>Raimonde,CuCGP recording secretary.
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