Survey isn’t in the mail, but newsletter is

Ellen McCarty

FOUNTAIN VALLEY -- Many La Colonia Juarez residents are still

waiting for a city survey to arrive, but they’ll soon be getting

something else in their mailboxes: a city newsletter.

The newsletter, Neighborhoods News, will explain recent changes in the

Neighborhood Improvement and Community Enhancement Program, including the

delay of the mural survey and the cleanup, the city’s Housing Coordinator

Chris Corbin said Tuesday.

The cleanup has been rescheduled for 9 a.m. Aug. 28, he said. Volunteers

and trash bins be on hand to help residents clean up their property.

As for the survey, Corbin said the city may hire a third party to conduct

it.

“Given the feeling of distrust among some of the residents, we thought it

would be better to take ourselves out of the loop,” Corbin said.

The city will meet with Cal State Fullerton officials to discuss the

possibility of surveying residents on six streets to decide whether the

neighborhood’s mural should be restored or painted over.