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Residents urge council to support National City history programs and Kimball House open house
Summary
Several residents used the public-comment period to press the council for support of local history efforts and to announce the Kimball House open house; volunteers described outreach that brings families and visitors into local history programs.
During the public-comment period at the special meeting, long-time resident Larry Emerson said he and other volunteers help keep National City clean and described his work with the National City Historical Society and at the Kimball House. "I live in National City since 1964," Emerson said, and asked the council to consider supporting programs that help share the city's history so children and residents can take pride in how the city got started.
Nancy Estolano, president of the National City Historical Society, said volunteers recently repainted the Kimball House front porch and invited the council to an open house scheduled for March 8. "You're all invited, and we'll be open from 10 to 4," Estolano said, adding the open house will feature Filipino and Mexican cookies.
Council members thanked the commenters and acknowledged the role of volunteers; no formal action on historical-society funding was taken during the meeting.
