Meeting - April 23, 2015

Upcoming Garden Club event: Ida Cheatham will host a City rep-resentative to speak about spring vegetable planting at her homeon Wednesday, March 18th at 1pm.7 . Skate park and community garden update: Ida Jones of Council-man Parker Agelasto’s office was in attendance and affirmed thatour community garden plans, along with other similar Parks &Rec . ordinances, will be going to the vote at the next City Councilmeeting and will likely “pass easily . ” Leah Page-Jean and Nate Cul-ver passed around a sign-up sheet for interested neighbors to re-serve a garden plot in advance . Leah also mentioned that she hadsent a proposed budget to Councilman Agelasto’s office butwould do so again, via Ida Jones, to ensure it made the Council-man’s annual budget.8 . Three possible names for the new playground/skate park/walkingtrail/community garden were voted on (Riverview Community Park, Riverview Park, and Treasure Island Park) and Riverview Community Park won by a vote of 15-2-6.9 .  Continuing business1. A motion passed to set aside $300 for recognition of long-time Civic League leaders. Kent Eanes (who was not in attendancebut was spoken for by Andrea Levine) will purchase plaquesfor distinguished leaders and can distribute them at the Maymeeting.2 . A reminder was made that MCL membership costs only $5 perperson/per year and only $10 per household.3 . Joy Rogers mentioned that maymontcivicleague.org (now afunctional website, created by Leah Page-Jean) was up andrunning, as well as a Maymont Civic League Facebook page,both of which will issue meeting and event reminders for inter-ested members . Next meeting: Monday, May 18th.31 people attended the meeting.