The need and action for rentals and open arms


Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 1:28 PM MDT


Dear Editor:


There are pressing needs for available home rentals in Douglas and efforts to welcome newcomers to our community.

My family and I have experienced ourselves and have heard in several forums now, the need for more rental properties in Douglas. Perhaps this could be due to a lack of information. Whatever the cause, we could better serve potential residents like federal agents, new teachers, and their families.

If you have a rental property or are considering turning your home into one (and are not going through a real estate agent) please consider calling places like the U.S. Border Patrol Station and DUSD Central Administrative Office. You could even comment online under this letter to list properties and contact information. I believe the needs are great, but present great opportunities for new families and new commerce.

There is also a related need to better welcome newcomers to our Douglas family. The greatest resources Douglas has and can ever have are her people and the ideas resident in them. I will never forget conversations I had with newcomers and their families on their doorsteps. My wife and I saw ourselves in them and the experience shook us deeply. Having served on Active Duty, we know what it is like to be thousands of miles away from family. However, we were thankful for services, support groups, and base housing. Our newcomers do not have these things. Our community organizations could do more to welcome new agents, new teachers, and their families.

This was discussed at the Chamber’s most recent luncheon and I am confident they will act. You, your family, and your organization can be a part of a greater solution. Please consider attending the Chamber Luncheon on the first Thursday, Turning Point on the third Wednesday, and the Douglas Community Coalition on the third Thursday of every month. If you would like to be added to the Chamber’s Bi-weekly, please email info@douglasazchamber.org.

These needs are pressing but the arms of our community are big enough to shelter, welcome, and serve new members of our Douglas family. Thank you for considering being a part of a greater solution.

Very Respectfully,

Danny dj Morales

 

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Comments

    Danny dj Morales wrote on Aug 24, 2012 5:59 PM:

    " It's a resurrection and expansion - not a re-invention. The "Welcome Wagon" is exactly what we are trying to resurrect with lessons learned to promote awareness, stronger partnerships, and sustainability. This is why I am so confident and hopeful. This is just one periodic piece though. Our families, home-owners, organizations, churches, and businesses need to pro-actively reach out to newcomers AND interface with those who recruit them to our area (i.e. our schools, BP Station etc). This is one of my larger points. "

    what about wrote on Aug 24, 2012 4:53 PM:

    " What about the local realtors? Are they involved? Have they been approached? What about forming a local Welcome Wagon? Don't try and re-invent the wheel! "

    Newcomer wrote on Aug 23, 2012 1:36 PM:

    " I am considering to relocate from California to Douglas because of a job offer in the area. If you have a furnished 1 or 2 Bdr. apartment for rent please e-mail me your information ejouen@roadrunner.com. Pictures of your rental property would be greatly appreciated. "

    Danny dj Morales wrote on Aug 23, 2012 6:36 AM:

    " My colleagues and I are hoping to resurrect a periodic welcome aboard for our newcomers (quarterly or semi-annual). I hope to see our community come together as individuals, families, and organizations to help us make that happen. Thanks for considering being a part of a greater solution!

    ~ dj "

    Lets have the truth ... wrote on Aug 19, 2012 9:41 PM:

    " Dj taking a stand is laughable. We know his mentor, the former mayor is trying to get him elected so he, the former mayor can get his say in the city. That is laughable too since his tenure was a complete waste of four years and resulted in accomplishing nothing for Douglas! "

    3 Corrupted Douglas wrote on Aug 18, 2012 11:46 AM:

    " Douglas is listed as the #3 most corrupted cities in the United States. It is obvious that the citizens of Douglas do not care the drug cartels of Agua Prieta and Douglas are ruling the city along side with the support of the families that need not be named but everyone knows who they are. When are the people going to take a stand and take back their town that runs only through these drug operations and corrupt government. When Phelps Dodge was in operation was the last time Douglas was surviving in an honest economy. Then Phelps Dodge was run out of business. Its no secret people. Douglas needs to remember its history and take a stand. DJ is one of those people who is trying to take this stand. To those negative writers commenting, your life with corruption can only last a short period of time. When Douglas cleans up, people will come back. "

    Hateful Douglas wrote on Aug 15, 2012 11:55 PM:

    " Are any of these people who are commenting helping with the community or are they just complainers? "

    its no secret either wrote on Aug 11, 2012 3:48 PM:

    " Its no secret that Dj just wants to get elected. He thinks that the way to do it is to bring up supposed concerns like no one has thought of these before. I think he is taking advice from the wrong group. And everyone knows who is in that group!! And in the end it won't work because the voters are smarter than he thinks they are. "

    ricardo r wrote on Aug 8, 2012 8:07 PM:

    " I have a rental on Christine Ave at quail run available ASAP. BY OWNNER "

    give it a rest wrote on Aug 8, 2012 2:46 PM:

    " Oh Dj, just give it up. Your constant letters feigning concern at every issue smacks of Nava. Do you really want a reputation like his? "

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