West Central Neighborhood
Association
General Meeting
Minutes – November 2009
MINUTES
·
Approved
and accepted
TREASURER’S REPORT
·
Approved
and accepted
MEMBERSHIP
·
108
members
PLANNING COMMITTEE
·
Cherise
Fortriede gave results of the survey for downtown design standards
·
Would
request that the city also present the results to West Central
OLD BUSINESS
·
Thieme Drive
–
o
Gabion
baskets will be used to stabilize river bank
o
Bids
have been advertised
o
Official
word from the city is that there is no water main break just northeast of W.
Washington Blvd. on Thieme Drive
·
Section 42
o
2010
new target date and will not be done this year
o
The
steering committee met with Granite Ridge
o
Suggestion
was made to take some properties off the tax rolls and maybe move some to other
neighborhoods (Nebraska and/or south of Talyor)
·
1134 Nelson
o
WCNA
won the tax appeal – will recover some of already-paid taxes that shouldn’t
have been paid
·
Election of Officers
o
Nominations
of slate of the following candidates was read:
§
President
– John Simerman
§
Vice
President – Charlotte Weybright
§
Secretary
– Susan Smethers
§
Treasurer
– Chris Ruckman
§
Membership
– Cherie Stark
o
Floor
opened to additional nominations and there being none, the slate presented was
elected
o
Steve
Miranda will serve as co-chair of the fundraising committee
·
Promise House
o
Request
for variance was withdrawn by the Promise House
o
New
location will be in East Central
o
Buildings
may be put up for sale
·
Grace House
o
Catholic
diocese owns the building and it is being vacated
o
Not
sure what measures the diocese will take with the building
o
D.
Long will check into the zoning status of the property
·
Christmas Party
o
Party
will be at the fire station on Broadway from 7:00 p.m. to ??
NEW BUSINESS
·
Cedit
funds request must be in before December 31, 2009
·
Suggestions
were brick streets (Wilt and Swinney)
·
Street
signs
·
Any
more suggestions call Mike Anderson at 918-RENT
·
D.
Long to write letter to GE congratulating them on the restoration of the GE
sign
·
Glenn
Ellenberger has been working on the old church located on Old Trail Road –
candlelight services to be held
Respectfully
submitted:
________________________________________________________
Charlotte
A. Weybright, Secretary
West
Central Neighborhood association