WEST
Minutes of October 20, 2008 Meeting
GUEST SPEAKER
Beverly Zuber, Wayne Township Trustee, addressed the issue of keeping the Wayne Township Trustee. Wayne Township has over 50,000 properties of the 150,000+ in Allen County.
The voters of St. Joe, Aboite, and Wayne Townships will have the opportunity on November 4th to decide whether or not to keep the township assessors. Bev handed out cards with information about the assessor and that urged voters to vote to keep the Wayne Township assessor as an elected office.
REPORTS
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Minutes
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Minutes from the September meeting were read and
approved
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Treasurers Report
· accepted
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Membership Report estimated (same as in
June and July)
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70 individuals
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14 businesses
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1 patron
o
Memberships are due in January
COMMITTEE REPORTS
· Planning Committee
o No report
· CCW
o Not going to get involved in the drug ordinance
· Thieme Drive Mike spoke to San Gunawardena and the study should be completed soon
o City waiting on flood control info
o City would like to establish a bike lane running west rom Anthony on Berry to where it ends at Thieme and then a return path east on Wayne back to Anthony
o Bikes must follow flow of traffic
o Speed bumps were mentioned as a way to calm traffic but the City is against speed bumps
o Councilman Pape is supportive of our efforts to calm traffic on Thieme Drive
·
LHD meeting is on November 11, 2008, at
Fire station from 7-9 p.m.
·
Other officer committee L. Codding to
chair nominating committee
o
Nominations so far consist of the following:
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Mike Anderson President
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Steve Miranda Vice-President
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Charlotte Weybright Secretary
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Chris Ruckman Treasurer
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Cherie Stark Membership
o
Other interested persons may be nominated or ask
to be put on the ballot at the November meeting (open nominations)
OLD BUSINESS
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Expansion of Local Historic District
o
see note under committees
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1134 Nelson Street
o
Potential buyer is close to end of probationary
employment period and has been approved through Community Conenctions
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Plumbing has been repaired
o
Discussion as to G. Ellenbarger charging a
commission and then donate commission back
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Emmanuel Lutheran Church
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Pre-development funds application is ready to
submit
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Trunk or Treat for Halloween show films
vehicles will be used to hold candy, etc. for children
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Set for 5:30 7:30 p.m. October 31, 2008.
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Jackson Street will be closed for the
festivities
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Dog Bombs 30 signs have been ordered
will charge $10.00 each
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Part-time Bookkeeper Kim (Intrascape)
may volunteer
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Other 700 block of Wilt still issue
of drug dealing
o
1309 Stophlet drug house with ongoing dealing
NEW BUSINESS
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Great Tree Canopy Comeback
o
will need volunteers to help at Moody Park at
10:00 a.m. on November 1, 2008.
o
AEP is hosting a picnic at Swinney Park for the
volunteers from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
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Christmas Party will be December 15,
2008, at 7:00 to ?
o
Mark Shank volunteered to organize
o
T. Cain made motion to spend up to $300 on food
and drink; Joanne seconded; motion passed
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Membership dues
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Dues have not been increased for some time, so a
discussion was held as to suggestions to increase the dues as follows:
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$15 (60 and over $10)
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January 1 June 30 full amount of $15 due
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July 1 December 31 - $10 due
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Seniors January 1 June 30 full amount of
$10
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July 1 December 31 - $5
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Membership levels have been included in the
by-laws, and the Board suggests that provision for dollar amount be removed
from the by-laws
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T. Cain makes a motion to remove from the
by-laws with any new amounts to be established by the Board and approved at the
general meeting; L. Codding seconds; motion passes
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Proposal to accept the new rates
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T. Cain makes motion to accept and approve; L.
Codding seconds; motion passes
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St. John Lutheran Church holding a
Pumpkin Patch pumpkins will be priced by size and purchasers will be able to
carve pumpkin and take home
o
will also be holding a Trunk or Treat night from
6:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Halloween
ANNOUNCEMENTS
· Soda blasting demonstration to remove graffiti at Scott Greiders Broadway building on October 25, 2008, at 9:30 a.m.
o Don Orban indicates he would like to see the demonstration
· Material/articles for newsletter due October 31, 2008.
· CCW October 21, 2008, at Creighton Police station
ADJOURNMENT
· Motion to adjourn was made, seconded, and passed
Respectfully submitted
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Charlotte A. Weybright, Secretary
West Central Neighborhood Association