President's Message

    Our neighborhood is changing!  One effect of low interest rates, along with increased property values, is a surge in home improvement and remodeling.  On every street one can hear the sound of hammers and saws and feel the crunch of contractors' trucks on street parking availability.  When this surge ends, which it inevitably must, we will have a freshly painted, newly landscaped and improved neighborhood, along with many new neighbors.  There are new families and children on every street who have come to Greenbriar and Royal Canyons because they know, as do those of us who have been here many years, what a wonderful neighborhood this is.

    Your Board of Directors is planning two events to help us all get to know one another better: first, the RCPOA Family Picnic on Sunday, July 17 at Verdugo Park from Noon to 3:00 PM, and second, our annual Summer Member Party on Sunday, August 21.  More information on the Picnic can be found elsewhere in this newsletter, and information will follow on the Summer Party.

    Your board is following closely the City's plans to replace dying palms on Royal Boulevard and an accompanying article also details the current situation regarding these beautiful trees.

    I want to say thank you, on behalf of all our members, to Robert Merry, who has so ably served as our President for the last two terms.  Robert and his wife Carol, as well as their son Jon, all have served our neighborhood for many years and we sincerely appreciate their hard work.

    I hope to see many of you soon at our picnic in Verdugo Park on Sunday, July 17.  Let's get to know each other.  Your board will continue to keep you informed of issues relating to the well being of our neighborhood.  If you are not now a member, please join us.  We welcome you.

Dan Cabrera, President, RCPOA