CHAIR’S MESSAGE

December 2025 Chair’s Message

Dianne Leonard

by 2025 GACC Chair Dianne Leonard

As the year winds down, it is amazing to think back on all the important information we have shared this year at our meetings, via our monthly newsletter and on our web page.  We’ve learned about our Land Use Committee’s work of engaging with the City on the re-writing our Community Master Plan, new construction and proposed zoning changes, the installation of some traffic calming measures, work on the foothills and trailheads, requirements for properties bordering on wildlands for fire protection, to name a few.

This year we saw the largest Street Fair to date and were able to make a substantial contribution to the health and beauty of Memory Grove.

Each year at the December Board Meeting we outline some proposed topics for our monthly Community Meetings. This year we identified 20 topics of interest. Thanks to some pressing topics arising and the interest and suggestions of the community, we end the year with 22 topics of interest on the list! We crossed many off during 2025, addressed many in newsletter articles and on our web page, but thanks to your suggestions we have seen our list grow. 

It makes me so happy we have engaged and curious residents who want to know more so they can do more!

Our December 3rd Community Meeting has a different agenda than most of our other meetings. We have some business we will conduct, the 2026 Budget needs to be presented and approved, the Board leadership changes, we will say goodbye to some Board members who are leaving, and we will welcome the 2026 Board and Officers. 

We have the opportunity to look at a GACC Bylaws revision that has been 2 ½ years in the making. The Bylaws are posted on our website at https://avenuescouncil.org/project/by-laws/.

Following the business portion of our December 3rd meeting we will adjourn to our Holiday Social. We have invited our Community Reports presenters to join us for this hour to mix and mingle with you and answer questions one-on-one.

This year we teamed up with Fairpark and Capitol Hill Community Councils to host the candidates for the District 3 City Council seat. The collaboration and community was amazing. In that vein, Fairpark Community Council is inviting all the Community Councils to participate in a Holiday Potluck at the Fairpark Deseret Building on December 4 from 6-8pm.

Happy Holidays to you all!

Dianne Leonard, 2025 GACC Chair

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