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Westside Improvement General Meeting
Thursday, March 19, 2009, 7 p.m.
Mesker Park Zoo Amazonia
Members Present: Berning, Dot;
Berning, Terry; Buthod, Jayne; Cleek, Linda; Cleek, Randy; Farmer, Janice;
Farmer, Paul; Gerteisen, Mary Jude; Gerteisen, Wayne; Gordon, Evadean; Harty,
Bill; Huffman, Jack; Jeffers, Bill; Kolb, Bonnie; Ludwig, Judy; McKasson, Dick;
McKasson, Joetta; Nix, Ava; Outlaw, DeAnna; Outlaw, Phil; Padget, Fred;
Rockwood, Teri; Runge, Marti; Runge, Mel; Selby, Karen; Selby, Steve; Singer,
Linda; Trout, Betty; Trout, Jack; Wentzel, Linda; Wentzel, Sam; Wolf, Urban;
Excused absence: Brenda Jeffers
Program: Amos Morris, Zoo director, presented a short program about
Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Gardens and answered questions from the Association.
Paul Bouseman, Botanical Curator, then led a tour of Amazonia which was
thoroughly enjoyed by all present.
Business Meeting: President DeAnna Outlaw called the meeting to order at
8 p.m.
Minutes: Minutes of the November general meeting were approved on a
motion by Paul Farmer & second by Bill Jeffers.
Treasurer’s Report: Fred Padget presented the report. He also offered
copies of the membership list distributed at the February board meeting to
anyone interested.
Committee Reports:
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Adopt-a-Spot – Dot Berning: The Westside Nut
Club will clean the stone gates and the bronze plaques and repair the wall,
making the garden a little late going in this year, but not as late as last
year. Janice Farmer asked if there is any chance of getting rid of the
encroaching ball diamond. Ann Ennis, director of Keep Evansville Beautiful,
is in favor of it, but she and Berning agree that beautifying the corner is
the first concern. Berning and others will meet with City Councilman BJ
Watts re progress w/the city.
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Newsletter - Mel Runge: Submissions are
always welcome. The group is glad the newsletter is coming out earlier in
the month. Linda Cleek mentioned the possibility of a Facebook page for WIA,
and suggested it could be a project for some of our younger board members.
After some discussion, and the fact that between the two of them, Cleek and
Padget have 48 hours Facebook experience, there will be further
investigation.
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Solid Waste - Paul Farmer: The February
recycling day on the west side had the highest volume ever. They are picking
up there just about every month now. Wesselman Woods is running all the
pick-up sites now. One of the County Commissioners would like to charge a
fee for the pick-up, but most believe many wouldn’t recycle if they had to
pay to do it. The tree trash mulch is being used to cover trash at the
landfill, which is good, because they don’t then have to use topsoil.
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UNOE – Farmer reported the next general
meeting is Thursday, March 26, 6 p.m., at the Red Cross Center. Evie the
trash-picking, book-writing dog will present the program.
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Transportation – no report
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Environment – in the absence of Dave
Rockwood, Outlaw reported on the Alcoa anti-litter grant. The money can be
used to feed kids who participate in a cleanup, and for supplies such as
trash bags, gloves, etc. They may do a clean-up day along Mesker Park Drive.
Outlaw will contact some churches, schools, etc., and is thinking it will be
the last Saturday in April. Farmer said we might be able to get a little
additional money. Wayne Gerteisen said the area just north of the Red Bank
Library is a real mess, but would be very difficult to clean, what with
traffic, etc.
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West Sector Police – Ava Nix reported the
meeting is going on simultaneously with our meeting. The new CPO for Beat
One is Josh Wittmer. Joe Dickinson, the previous CPO, has been promoted to
detective.
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Land Use - Fred Padget: Ramsey Corporation,
the company seeking to build a healthcare campus just off the intersection
of the Lloyd Expressway and University Parkway, is going to the Board of
Zoning Appeals to ask for less than normal parking, given the nature of
their business. They are also seeking approval for a privacy fence between
that property and the neighbors. Majestic Place is not yet scheduled for
reappearance at the Area Plan Commission, and may be a couple of months away
from coming back up. Fred met with Joe Kiefer & other officials to list the
problems we believe would result from the project. Fred credited Bill
Jeffers with bringing a lot of the low-impact develop protocols to their
attention.
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Fall Festival – Outlaw discussed last year’s
remodeling in the booth and promised a little more for this year.
Old Business: – none
New Business: – none
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 8:47 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Cleek, Secretary
Next general meeting – May 21, location TBA
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