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Westside
Improvement Association
General
Membership Meeting
Wednesday, March 21, 2001
Perry Heights Middle School
President
Paul Farmer called the meeting to order at 7:15 p.m.
Attending:
Basden, Bill; Basden, Marge; Cleek, Linda; Ellsworth, Brad; Farmer, Paul;
Gillenwater, Jim; James, Shirley; Kolb, Bonnie; McCallister, Steve; McReynolds,
Jan; Mourdock, Richard; Musgrave, Shelby; Padget, Fred; Poag, Terry; Poston,
James; Sensmeier, Bernice; Wallenmeyer, Loretta; Wentzel, Sam; White, Al; White,
Martha; Wolf, Doris; Wolf, Urban
Secretary’s
Report: Minutes of the January meeting were approved as submitted.
Treasurer’s
Report: Bernice Sensmeier presented reports for January and February, as
well as the Association budget for 2001. A
motion to accept reports and budget was made by Steve McCallister and seconded
by Shelby Musgrave. The motion
passed without opposition.
President’s
Report:
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There
will be a meeting on Thursday, March 22, at 5:00 p.m. at the Civic Center to
discuss the proposed GIS system for Vanderburgh County.
Emphasis will be on a discussion of free vs. paid access to the
system. Discussion followed with a general sentiment that taxpayers
should have free access to the information but no formal position was
adopted.
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Saturday,
April 7, will be the next Tox-Away Day, with free dumping at the landfill
from 6:00 a.m.-12:00 noon.
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Saturday,
April 21, will be Tire Amnesty Day at the Civic Center parking lot, 9:00
a.m.-1:00 p.m. Individuals may turn in up to four tires without charge
additional tires are $1 each. Nonprofits
such as neighborhood associations or WIA may turn in any number of tires
without charge.
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Farmer
attended the recent meeting of the area plan commission at which the Wolf
Creek condominium project was approved.
Farmer and County Commissioner Richard Mourdock discussed the various
concerns regarding the condo project and other proposed development in the
Eickoff-Koressel area. It was
agreed that continued close monitoring of development in the area is
necessary.
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The
United Neighborhoods Association of Evansville (UNOE) now has about
one-third of the associations in Vanderburgh County as members.
An office has been established and a staff member hired.
In 2002 UNOE will become independent of the United Way.
Accomplishments to date include implementation of a citywide heavy
trash pick-up, support of the city tree ordinance, and encouraging the
establishment of a housing court for Vanderburgh County.
Evansville
West Sector Police/Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Reports:
There
was no report from EPD. The
January-February county accident reports were distributed.
A warning light will be installed at the intersection of Fulton Avenue
and Ohio Street to let motorists know when a train is blocking Ohio Street.
New
Business:
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A
slate of directors (see attached) was presented.
The name of Dorothy Berning as a member-at-large was proposed by
Shirley James and added to the slate. Upon
a motion from James and a second from Linda Cleek the slate was elected
without opposition.
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One
change to the by-laws was presented for approval.
Article IV, Section 3, Regular Meetings formerly read:
The
Board of Directors shall meet monthly on the third Wednesday of the month at
twelve o’clock noon.
It was
amended to read:
The
Board of Directors shall meet monthly on a schedule to be determined and
published each January.
The revision was passed without opposition.
Committee
Reports:
Parks
– Shirley James reported:
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Joy
Fitzgerald has been hired as curator of the Howell Park Wetlands
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Meetings
of the Parks Committee will be held monthly on the third Thursday at 4:00
p.m. at the West Side Branch Library.
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State
Senator Lutz and Representative Weinzapfel have applied for additional Build
Indiana funds for the Wetlands.
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James,
Farmer, and Fred Padget met with USI President Ray Hoops for a tour of west
side areas of concern. Hoops expressed an interest in further meetings to share
information and coordinate efforts.
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The
committee met with Mesker Park Zoo interim director Dan McGinn to express
concerns over projects not included in the master plan and the lack of
progress on projects there included.
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Committee
goals for 2001 include a physical inspection and review of all west side
parks, continued monitoring of the Wetlands and the Zoo, and further pursuit
of improvements to Carpentier Creek.
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The
Greenway plan to purchase the General Waste property for development as a
park is proceeding.
Media –
Steve McCallister asked that articles and other submissions for the newsletter
be submitted to him by the first Friday of each month.
They may be mailed to him at 2804 Mt. Vernon Avenue, 47712, or e-mailed
to fistfightr@aol.com.
He asked that committee reports be submitted in a summary form rather
than as minutes of meetings. He also reported that the WIA files are at his office.
Farmer, McCallister, and others will organize the files in preparation
for moving them to permanent storage at Willard Library.
Other
Business:
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Commissioner
Mourdock reminded the Association of the importance of communicating with
the Area Plan Commission during this year of revisiting the master plan.
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Jim
Gillenwater presented information on the “Vial of Life” program,
designed to save lives by putting medical information in a standardized
location—the refrigerator—of individual homes.
The program is supported by Deaconess Hospital and Berry Plastics,
among others. Vials were
available for members after the meeting.
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Sheriff Brad Ellsworth and Officer James Poston presented information about
the Compliance Officer position held by Poston.
Its purpose to give the public one point of contact for complaints
regarding abandoned vehicles, animal problems, trash and weed problems, etc.
Since its inception in May 1999 over 460 vehicles have been moved.
To contact Officer Poston call the Sheriff’s Command Post at
435-5713.
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The
Association learned that there really is nothing that can be done about
cats.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Cleek, Secretary
Next meeting:
Wednesday, April 25, 11:30 a.m. at Red Bank Branch Library.
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