Meeting - March 20, 2023

March 20, 2023

Board Members Present

  • Joy Rogers (President)
  • Leah Hopper (Vice President)
  • Gayle Goldberg (Treasurer)
  • Kirk Millikan (Secretary)
  • Jan Hatchard (Membership Coordinator)

Community Members Present

  • Mark Brandon
  • Ann Condon
  • Elise Corliss
  • Joe Goldberg
  • Cindy Higgins
  • Lily Jones
  • Hugo Mendoza
  • Elizabeth Reed
  • Amy Robins (5th District liaison)
  • Ethan Smith
  • Lee Williams

Police Department Updates

  • No police representative was listed in the attendee block; general discussion referenced a recent car stolen from the Maymont parking lot at night.

5th District and Maymont Updates

  • Amy Robins (for Stephanie Lynch, 5th District): crime statistics down in the sector. Texas Beach bridge—funds allocated; repair (vs. full replacement) likely; city working on estimate; Potterfield Bridge bounce improvements. Budget season—proposed playground by community garden not funded in the proposal. Senior bags in late April. Ida Cheatham honorary block on South Meadow in May; 103rd birthday; founding Civic League member. Spray paint—city may add legal walls. March 27, 6pm—public comment on FY24 budget. Speed humps proposed with paving (locations included South Meadow, Hampton, Colorado segments as listed in minutes). Possible 25 mph → 20 mph—Betsy Carr bill did not pass House. Phase 1 sidewalks—contractor working this spring. Photo speed ticketing coming near Fox Elementary (Clark Springs building). Three policy threads: minimum parking elimination; ADUs by right; Airbnb regulation updates. Bike lanes on Colorado and South Allen with repaving.

General Community Notes

    • Jan Hatchard: Google Form for neighborhood directory (link was distributed to members).
    • Joy: fewer paper flyers—use entrance signs, email, social media. Wednesday walks restart April, 7pm Greenville/Pennsylvania.
    • Joy: upcoming Maymont events—Family Easter April 8 (tickets); Herbs Galore April 29 ($7, free for members).
    • Concerns about 1404 George Avenue—Amy: max three unrelated adults by code; house vacant at time of meeting.
    • Sundial Park after tree removal—Maymont ED not present for update.

  • Meeting adjourned 7:50pm.

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