HMP is fortunate to have Susan Martinez as its Mayor’s Neighborhood Advocate. Wondering what a Mayor’s Neighborhood Advocate, or MNA, is? An MNA is an individual whose job it is to liaison between neighborhoods, businesses, and the mayor’s office. The HMP MNA attends board meetings and neighborhood events when possible. Susan shares relevant news to the neighborhood and listens to residents’ concerns to see if she can find answers.
MNAs help neighborhoods by:
- Providing technical assistance to help residents create new neighborhood organizations.
- Bringing community groups together to combine forces when addressing common issues.
- Attending community meetings to hear citizens’ concerns and share them with government officials.
- Educating the public on zoning ordinances and land use issues and how they can participate in the zoning process.
- Providing information about zoning ordinances, re-zoning variance procedures, and permitting issues.
MNAs help businesses by:
- Connecting business owners looking to expand or relocate their business with available resources in the community.
- Helping locate vacant properties and buildings.
- Attending community meetings to hear business owners’ concerns and sharing them with government officials.
- Educating business owners on zoning ordinances and land use issues and how they can participate in the zoning process.
- Providing information about zoning ordinances, re-zoning variance procedures, and permitting issues.
Susan can be found on is on Facebook, at the HMPNA board meetings, and has shared her monthly newsletter on the HMP Facebook group. Check it out and don’t forget to thank her for all her hard work on behalf of HMP and all her neighborhoods at our next event.