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Westside Improvement Association
Board Meeting
August 27, 2008
Red Branch Bank Library
Present: Berning, Dot; Cleek, Linda;
Gerteisen, Wayne; Harty, Bill; Kolb, Bonnie; Moers, Joyce; Nix, Ava; Outlaw,
DeAnna; Padget, Fred; Reddington, Chris; Rockwood, Dave; Wentzel, Sam
Excused Absence: Jeffers, Bill; Jeffers, Brenda; Stagg, Carolyn
President DeAnna Outlaw called the meeting to order at 4 p.m.
There were no minutes from July
Treasurer’s Report – Fred Padget gave the report. Sam Wentzel reminded
the group that the National Night Out contribution needs to be sent immediately.
He presented it in the form of a motion, seconded by Linda Cleek. The motion
passed without dissent.
Action Items:
• Outlaw announced that George Thompson has
resigned as junior vice president and that Carolyn Stagg has agreed to fill
the post for the rest of 2008. The board unanimously agreed.
• Outlaw asked the board for approval to purchase a reusable vinyl banner
for WIA. She has a price of approximately $150 from one vendor, and will get
a few more estimates. Padget moved and Wayne Gerteisen seconded, the motion
passed without opposition.
Committee Reports:
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Picnic—Joyce Moers reported on plans for
the picnic on September 13. Flyers are in the mail today.
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Nominating – Moers presented the list of
nominees and board members (attached). They will be presented at the
picnic and voting will take place at the annual meeting in November.
Nominations from the floor will be accepted at that time.
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Newsletter – In the absence of Mel Runge,
Outlaw reported that the most recent newsletter was published by WIA
with the assistance of UNO. Thanks to Pam Locker, Runge, Padget, and
others for their work. It looks like we can save about $3,400 annually.
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Adopt-a-Spot – Dot Berning. Keep
Evansville Beautiful ratings are in. Our ratings were nine out of ten on
most criteria. October 21 is the annual luncheon. KEB is working on some
changes to the Adopt-a-Spot program.
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Membership – Nunn Milling and Sterling
United FCU have renewed their business memberships.
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Historian – no report.
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West Sector – Ava Nix. The monthly safety
topic was school bus stop safety.
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UNOE – Padget reported that the UNOE–sponsored
meetings with assessor Jonathan Weaver attracted more than 500 people.
UNOE is also working with the various animal control ordinances.
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Transportation – Bill Harty advised that
anyone unhappy with the progress/safety of the wrok on St. Joe complain
to the city engineer. Dave Rockwood disagreed, saying that he drives St.
Joe frequently and hasn’t seen many problems. There was also a
discussion of the difficulties at the Ohio Street/Fulton/Lloyd/Second
Street intersection. Outlaw asked Harty to write an article for the
September newsletter.
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Solid Waste & UNOE – no reports.
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Land Use –Padget reported there are no
pending rezoning at the next APC meeting. Other items were:
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The 356 S. Red Bank rezoning is
scheduled for the City Council. Both sides have hired lawyers, and
the dispute shows no sign of resolution. Most of the neighbors would
be amenable to an R2 rather than an R3 rezoning.
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Nix asked about annexation. Padget
reported there has been no news.
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There is work underway to put an Aldi
discount grocery store next to the Home Depot.
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Mayor Weinzapfel asked the Smart
Growth group to pull together information on
environmentally-friendly development.
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Environment – Dave Rockwood. The vacant
lot next to Kohl’s needs some clean up. The lot is currently being
plumbed. There may be an illegal dump on USI property near the cross
country trail. We are exploring whether or not our UNOE grant can be
used for clean-up supplies.
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Fall Festival – Outlaw. The committee has
decided to use RC products instead of Coke products this year. Copies of
the new menu were distributed. Deep fried cheese balls are being added
to the menu this year. The booth will be inspected at an RV center this
month.
New Business: Padget would like to
relinquish his position as representative to the Vanderburgh County Soil and
Water Conservation District. Most meetings are on Monday evenings at 7 p.m.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Cleek, Secretary
Next meeting: Membership Picnic, Saturday, September 13,
Burdette Park
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