WEST CENTRAL NEIGBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

Minutes of June 16, 2008 Meeting

 

 

 

REPORTS

·                     Minutes 

o       Minutes from May meeting were read and approved

·                     Treasurer’s Report

o       accepted

·                     Membership Report - estimated

o       84 individuals, 7 businesses, 1 organization

 

GUEST SPEAKER

 

            Guest speaker, Chad Towner, presented an update on the St. Joe Hospital renovation

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

·                  Planning Committee

o       Improve the look of Washington Blvd by adding plaques

 

·                  CCW

o       Drug Den Ordinance will be discussed – June 17, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. at the FWPD on Creighton

 

·                  Thieme Drive

o       Discussion about turning Thieme Drive one-way

o       Motion to do so by T. Potter, second by John S., motion passes

 

·                  House Tour

o       House tour –meeting will be May 27, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.

 

OLD BUSINESS

 

·                     Expansion of Local Historic District

o       City has not yet provided list needed to continue with project

o       Discussion held with only changes to remove transmission service business and Karen’s Antiques – Karen’s Antiques can be made an individual historic district

 

·                     Grassroots Green – still have magazines to sell

 

·                     1134 Nelson Street

o       Yard needs mowed – need volunteers to help maintain appearance of yard

 

·                     National Historic District

·         Letter to be sent to Don Orban

 

o                   1218 Fulton

·         $40,000 + liens attached to house

·         City is to continue working on it

 

o                   Emmanuel Lutheran Church

·         Tony Booker presented information on investing in area 3

·         Would like to partner with WCNA to improve area south of Jefferson and west of Broadway to tracks

 

NEW BUSINESS

·                     Garage sale

o       David will put in papers – July 11,, 12, and 13

·                     Tire Day

o       June 19, 2008 – take tires to lot at VanBuren & Wilt

·                     Dumpster Day

o       August 23, 2008

·                     Doug Luker – Paul Parrone

o       1233 W. Jefferson Blvd. – open candy store – no signs

·                     Fires 

o       Hendricks Street fire was result of lightening, not arson – started in attic

·                     Drug House 

o       possibility of drug house located at VanBuren & Wilt (722 Wilt)

·                     Trash pickup

o       City is missing some streets – Hendricks and Wilt

o       Motion to write letter to City re:  trash pickup, second D. Long, passes

·                     New roof on 604 Hendricks

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SWAP – June 18m, 2008- 7:00 p.m. – Taylor University

 

ADJOURNMENT

·                     Motion to adjourn was made,  seconded, and passed 

 

Respectfully submitted

 

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Charlotte A. Weybright, Secretary

West Central Neighborhood Association