https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-lplks/original/fee331448c8204c6c083df6fff741c3f.pdf 4adcf703a15762064caf7736f83d3621 PDF Text Text PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER APRIL, 1980 PNA l,leeting The rumual meeting for the Pinclmey Neighborhood Association will be held at Pinckney School on Thursday, Hay 8 at 7:30p.m. A tentative agenda for the ,teeting is as follOrJs: 1. Reading of minutes 2. Treasurer's report 3. Announcements - Spring Clean Up date 4. Election of officers for 1980 - 81 year. LAWRENCE NEIGHBORHOOD ~,PRESERVATION FUND, INC. Concerned Citizeps-you con be a force in shaping a better lawrence! Decisions on matters such as sidewalks, drainage and zoning con hove a significant eHect not only on your property values but also on your quolit)' of life. In lawrence such issues as the City Garage, 'the Alvarnar Golf Course and currently the Bluffs, demonstrate that individuals and . neighborhoods often lock the resources to cope effectively with suct!com- ~~ .ad appeared in the f'tllunity problems. r fi''- 1 1 24 Lawrence Jrurnal- : ed. More fran the 'Tht> lawrence Neighborhood Preservation Fund is a non-profit organization ighborhood l'Teservation established to assist residents in the reasonable resolution of their land use , · ttee at tile iltay 8 problems. This fund follows the lead of other cities where the principles of · ting. sound planning were ignored and where recourse to legal action become necessary. Clearly lawrence now needs such a fund. Show that you care about the reasonable and orderly development of your neighborhood and your city. Support this effort with your contribution. CONtRiBUTION TO THE LAWRENCE NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION FUND, INC. FROM: ________________________ Organizing Members: Dick Ounhoupt, Tom Gl.ason. Dick Spear AMOUNT ENCLOSED$ _ _ _ PLEDGED$._ __ Use: Director's Discretion Bluff's Issue __ SEND TO: The Lawente Neighborhood Preaervation Fund, Inc. c/o Richard l. Spear, Trees. 1702-1 Ohio St. low renee, KS 6604.4 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL: 843-3317 or ~2-0111 evenings �···- ·--- )rlla·" ............ , .... ~ . announcing the LAWRENCE NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION FUND, INC. ·Concerned Citizens-you can be a force in shaping a better Lawrence! Decisions on matters such as sidewalks, drainage and zoning con have a significant effect not only on your property values but also on your quality of life. ~~ttiwrince· lU~t~"'tnu~n•::Qjlfttf'4ll$ ~e~~~JA~Goit. .__. · ~ ·"etW-rently :the Sluffs~. demonstrate that in IViUC.Is and neighborhoods often lock the resources to cope effectively with such .-wf.~ .-~btems.· .,..._ · ~~- The Lawrence Neighborhood Preservation Fund is a non-profit organization eMablished to assist residents in the reasonable resolution of their land use problems. This fund follows the lead of other.cities where the principles of sound planning were ignored and where recourse to legal action became necessary. Clearly Lawrence now needs such a fund. Show that you core about the reasonable and orderly development of your neighborhdod and your city. Support this effort with your contribution. ·CONTRIBUTION TO THE LAWRENCE NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVAT~ON FUND, INC. FROM: _________________________ AMOUNT ENCLOSED$ _ _ _ PLEDGED$ _ __ Use: Director's Discretion Bluff's Issue __ SEND TO: The Lowence Neighborhood Preservation Fund, Inc. c/o Richard L.-Spear, Treas. ' 1702·1 Ohio St. ' lawrence, KS 66044 Organizing Members: Dick Dunhoupt. Tom Gleason, Dick Spear FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL: 842-0111 evenings, or 843-3317 days �• RESOLUTION NO.·~ A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING POLICY GUIDELINES TO BE FOLLOWED BY NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATIONS THAT HAVE :BEEN ALLOCATED SU'PPORT FUNDS FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT. ~· ! WHEREAS, the Lawrence City Commission has allocated Community Development Funds to various neighborhood improvement association• to aupport their progra.mll and act\vities; and WHEREAS, the City Commission desirea that theae funds be used promptly and wisely ir. programs and activities designed to aid the neighborhoods; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, the following policy statement is established: aupport fi1Dd1 from 974, will be uired to 1. Each association is required to have, at a m1n1mum, quarterly meetings. The associatiollll are encouraged to have regularly sched~ole:i meetings each month. ~. Businea5 may be conductec only at open meeti..nga of which all members have be<'!n notified a r-•onable time in advance. 3. All SOCia .Ollll mul!t elect officers 0~ r•rly basia, in accordance with written by-laws. peae by.law• 1hall be on !Ue with the City. -- I 4.:,. Neighborhood anocl.ationll must have definite geosrapbical Membership must be open to any penon eighteen yeare of age or older living or owning property in the specified area. Each !LBB0ciation may allow for non-voting members in its by-law&, 5. Bueiness meetings must be conducted at the regular sche<luled meetings. r', boundaries. 6. 7. Membership dues cannot exceed $1.00 per year for individuals. It f. inute• of e&ch meeting or &n &nnu.al raport are to be forwarded the City Manager's Office for dlatrUnstioaio the City ommi11ion. 8. day of The associations are encouraged to utilize a portion of the fu.nds to notify member& and the public of the times and pi.ace of each meeting. , ADOPTED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kane as, this 1~__,/ 1'377. APPROVED ATTEST: Vera Mercer, City Clerk .1?d �PNA OFFICERS: Carol Francis, Pres., 1916 Countryside ln •. 843-2632 Terry Summers, V. Pres., 539 Tennessee ••• 841-2172 Michael Shaw, Sec., 304 Indiana • • • . • . • 842-5455 Debbie Black, Treas., 331 Clayton Ct. .843-5740 Gille King, DCBG Rep., 1905 Countryside Ln .• 841-6018 EXECUTIVE BOARD~ Joan Huber, 416 Iowa Tom McClain, 445 Tennessee Mona McCoy, 516 West 6th St. Mary Schurer, 1417 West 4th St. Cleta Wells, 445 California MISSED THE NEWS? If you are not receiving ~his newsletter through the mail (or know of someone in the Pinckney neighborhood who isn't), give us your name and address (or theirs). We still use the city water meter list, which means a lot of "in care of" newsletters go astray. SOMETHING NEW IN THIS ISSUE -ADVERTISEMENTS r .. JOIN Help us correct that situation by providing names and addresses of new residents and others who are missed. PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION NOW! Dues are $1.00 per person per year. J PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER 1916 Countryside Lane Lawrence, Kansas 66044 lli lA~RfNCE FE~D & SU,P 0545 -.JSUlNS1N I..A~ENCE t KS. b604t~ -~. PERMIT #244 BULK RATE U.S.P.P. Lawrence, Kansas 66044 �.• · I PROPOSED PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BYLAW AMENDMENTS Oue to lack of space, the proposed Pinckney Neighborhood Association bylaws are only sllllnlrized here. The proposed changes were presented at the March 22 general meeting; complete copies of the Bylaws will be available at the May 17 annual meeting. carol Francis first requested that the bylaws be updated to remove awkward language that was used when the Association was first being organized. SUI-'MARY The purpose of the PNA is "to promote understanding with the City of Lawrence; to improve property, living conditions and communications within the neighborhood; and to promote good public relations with businesses in the neighborhood." Any resident or owner of residential property in PNA may be a voting member; owners of business and any other interested persons who have paid dues may be non-voting members. Dues are set by the Executive Board (they are currently $1 per year}. PNA is operated by an Executive Board, which consists of the four officers, four elected directors, and the immediate past president. Directors are elected for two years on odd numbered years; officers for two years on ellen mrnbered years. The board must meet at least once per calendar quarter; the majority of the board must be present to constitute a quorum at board meetings. PNA officers are the president, vice-president,·secretary and 4reas6rer. Their duties are the usual tasks assigned to those offices in most organizations. PNA must hold at least one general meeting per calendar quarter; the board can call more at its discretion. Mambers present at any properly called meeting constitute a quorum. At the annual meeting, held in May, officers or directors are elected. Nominations for these elections come from a Nominating Committee, chosen to represent the different sections of the neighborhood. Additional nominations may be made from the floor at the annual meeting, provided the nominee has consented to serve. Bylaws may be amended by a majority vote of alJ members persent at any general meeting, provided there has been prior notice of the proposed changes. Other stipulations relating to common principals of parlimentary proceedure are included in the amended version as well as the original. The entire document will be available at the annual meeting. Our element of Spring is in bloom! we§tside 9reenhouse frv~ tYton.·Sat 1().5 Thurs. 'til 8 Sun. 12-4 440 Florida 842.()()39 TYPING GRAPHICS EDITING 6" pots s·· basketS DATA MANAGEMENT Ger Mlcrosumer Enterprise• Geranium white. pinks. reds 539 Tennessee 841·2172 ·t �2 SCHOOL CELEBRATES 50 YEARS Pinckney School was remembered for its first 50 years at an Anniversary Assembly held May 7 at 2 p.m., and later that evening at a picnic. The present building was first used in 1931. A 11 gym full .. of Pinckney's past and present principals, teachers, students, community leaders and friends were on hand to celebrate the event. Mayor Marci Francisco told about signing the city's official proclamation declaring "Pinckney Week" May 3 to 7. School Superintendent Carl Knox acknowledged the continued "good citizen" support toward the school from students, teachers, parents, and the community at 1arge. Nettie Spray recalled her earlier years as principal before the present building was built. She is 92 years old and began her teaching career in 1915. / Elfrieda Fischer Rowe remembered incidents from her early day~ in grade school. The evening picnic provided time for friends of Pinckney to mingle with each other. They toured the building, viewed historical exhibits and kept up a constant chatter about the low drinking fountains, lines to the clinic, faces remembered, story hours, poetry clubs and former teachers. DAY CARE PROVIDED IN NEIGHBORHOOD The Children's Learning Center, Inc., a non-profit day care center at 331 Maine, provides a number of services for Pinckney neighbors. The center cares year-round for children between the ages of two weeks and six years. In the surrrner months, :he center extends its services to care fc r elementary school children to age : ':· \ The center offers full and part-time care, including preschool training~ Breakfast, lunch and snacks are included in the program. The group provides transportation to or from school for children enrolled in Pinckney kindergarten. The agency is state licensed, private and non-profit. It is non-discriminatory. And it accepts children whose families are funded by Social and Rehabilitation Services, by Douglas County Child Development Association scholarship or by private pay. For more information, call Children•s Learning Center, Inc., at 841-2185. PNA RECOGNIZES HEROES Last September at the Pinckney Neighborhood Get-Together, Carol Francis, PNA President, awarded "hero 11 buttons to those persons recognized for giving · time, effort or service to the neighborhood. These people are Conrad Altenbrand, Debbie Black, Ed Boles, Ellen Brower, Carol Francis, Gary Freeman, David Green, Joan Huber, Cille King, Tom McClain, Mona McCoy, Melissa Mathews, Don Mayberger, Ava Milett, David Morgan. Maxine Newman, Judy Nolly, Mary Schurer, Mike Shaw, Marion Smith, Ruby Smith, Terry Summers, Buford Watson, Cleta Wells, and Brad West. The buttons were designed by Ellen Brower. If you know of other names to be added, please mention them at the annual meeting, May 17. i J This newsLetter goes into over 900 houeehokle in the neighbo:rohood. Support your neighborhood by placing an ad. Call the President ;{or detaiLs. �PINCKNt::Y NEWSLE t TEA summer 1982 NEIGHBORHOOD PNA ANNUAL.MEETING SET MAY 17 Pinckney Neighborhood Association will hold its annual meeting at Pinckney School on Monday, May 17, at 7:30p.m. Brian Lawrence, Assistant Director of the Douglas County Ambulance Service (DCAS) will be the f'atured speaker. He will talk about an additional ambulance station at a proposed location r.ortheast of Lawrence Memorial hospital and its effects on the neighborhood. The Director of DCAS. Ted McFarland, spoke to the board at its April 19 meeting. He said the planned four-bay garage would cost $300,000 and be b~ilt across from Woody Park. Lawrence's visit will allow questions and comments from PNA neighbors. The CDBG board member will serve a threeyear tenn. Additional nominations for officers and the CDBG representative may be submitted from the floor by any voting member of PNA if the nominee has previously consented to serve. Other annual meeting agenda items include the consideration of amendments to the bylaws, printed elsewhere in this newsletter, and reports by the treasurer, secretary and standing committee chairs. Refreshments will be served following the meeting. A rummage sale is scheduled for early June, but a definite date has not been set , Organizers are scouting for a large, dry garage or other adequate storage space f large items. Donated objects are also t doesn't include cloth Proceeds will help defray legal def expenses for the Bluffs area residents w fought the zoning change in court. If you can provide space, sa e or personal he 1p (ca 11 i ng, se 11 i The questionnaire published in the last PNA newsletter brought seventeen responses ELECTION OF OFFICERS and the following results: Tom McClain, chairman of the nominating QUESTION . YES NO committee composed of Terry Summers, Karl Schoenrade, Melissa Mathews and David Green, Two cleanups per year? 10 7 will propose the following slate of officers: More tree planting? 14 3 president, Terry Summers. 539 Tennessee; More park development? 10 5 vice-president, Melissa Mathews, 338 Illinois; More newsletters? 8 4 secretary, Michael Shaw, 304 Indiana; and 2 11 A neighborhood office? treasurer, Jane Waldron 440 Florida. 8 7 Renovate house for PNA office? Elected officers will serve two year Additional cOlllllents included block getterms. togethers, tree plantings by newly approved sidewalks, sidewalks in addition to those In addition, Gerry Williams, 1900 West ' recently approved, cleanups in present parks, Third Terrace, will be nominated as PNA's police patrol of illegal parking, better representative to the Community Development facilities for Burcham Park, increased dog Block Grant Board, to fill the position held control, park in west end of PNA, and a by Terry Summers. His term expires June 1. "neighborhood tavern." �.. . . July 15, 1982 Ms. Faith Spencer, Social and Rehabilitation Services 319 Perry Lawrence, Kansas 66044 Dear Ms. Spencer, The Pinckney Neighborhood Association urges the Social and Rehabilitation Services to carefully consider their expanded facility location in Lawrence, Kansas. We believe that the community, clients and S.R.S. staff will be best served by keeping with evaluative standards practiced by S.R.S. in its present operations. Under such guidelines, there are many compell;ng reasons to retain the present site at 13th and Massachusetts. These reasons include: 1) The present location is centrally located. 2) It is only two blocks from court services. It is across the street from a park providing a "neutral environment" for clients. 3) The site is in a residential location instead of a less appealing business or industrial setting. 4) 5) The present location is free of undesirable noise such as trucks and railroads. The facility is more highly visible to potential community contacts. 6) There is more parking than most other possible locations, including an on-premise parking lot. 7) The building will, if present plans are followed, be a single lease occupant structure. 8) 9) The building is relatively close to restaurants, business support companies, and other family support agencies. The building is preeminently client oriented in its physical attributes. 10) The building is not structurally pre-limiting in that any necessary modifications cen be easily made. 11) Pinckney Neighborhood Association ~ Lawrence, Kansas �• Pinckney Neighborhood Association July 15, 1982 page 2 12) The site is easily accessable to the handicapped by simple modifications to walkways, doors. and bathroom facilities. 13) The structure presents a visually relaxing environment. 14) Smaller work space segments make the oriented for work efficiency. ~ilding employee The building proportions allow a fairly good heating/ cooling efficiency with some modifications. 15) 16) Modern scale ceilings allow for better illumination with less electric usage. 17) The floor plan allows for easily directed traffic patterns. 18} Large restrooms are very utilizable and potentially very accessable. 19) The human scaled interior would produce many work effort efficiencies. 20) Staying in the present facility does not involve a cost.l_y and interruptive move. The present facility conforms to existing Lawrence land usage patterns. 21) And staying in the present facility will not disrupt existing clients and community contact's perceptions of S.R.S. 's 1ocation. The building has an existing familarity. 22) Please consider that the present location is worth its rent · in the lasting economies of operation that these reasons imply. For the P.N.A. Executive Board, ~~~ President �Pinckney Neighborhood Association 535 Indiana Street Lawrence, Kansas 66044 BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID LAWREHCE, KS 60Q4.t Ptt'Tnlt *. 232 �ASSOCIATION *** NEWSLETTER Vol. I FINALLY, BURCHAM GATE! Ill On August 30, 1988, the Lawrence City Commission unanimously approved the expenditure of CDBG funds for the construction of a gate at the entrance of Burcham Park. Additionally, the Commission directed their staff to prepare an Ordinance for closing Burcham Park from 10:30 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. YOUR NEW PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OFFICERS : President: Suzanne Perry 535 Indiana Street 841-4399 Secretary: Arvilla B. Vickers 424 Indiana Street 8!:3--5353 Vice President: Carol Renzulli 533 Alabama Street 841-7719 Tresurer: Susan Hewitt 1215 West 4th 842-0749 INPUT FOR THE Ou~UT The PNA Newsletter will be coming to you regularly now. Your ideas, comments and general input is welcome and important. Your newsletter will be "bigger and better" next time (no by-law amendments to publish), it will be packed full of important gems of information,- but if you have comments, requests, etc., please contact our Secretary. PNA MAILING LIST Our mailing list has had some partial up-date recently but your help is needed regarding this difficult task. If, when you receive your newsletter, it has been forwarded to you from some previous address, please contact our Secretary so the correction can be made. Or, if you know you '11 be moving soon, please do the same·, it will really help a lot! TO BE CONSIDERED: The provosed amendments to the P~A By-Laws shall be discussed and voted upon at the next PNA genera t meeting. Please be sure to attend so you can varticivate in the adovtion of these amende,mts. • PROPOSETI AM!II1lHl!ITS 'ro l!t-l.AliS: AlTtCU: IV. Sec.ti.on 1. b.Uau· Th.a propany and buaineu of the PllA ab&ll be aa..a.a1ad. under tht aaaeral tupuvilio'D of tba txecutive acari. .UTICU IV. S..e.tion 1. Juaber nd len of OUisa. The txecutiva loard eb&U c.onli.c of the OUicen of tbt PllA (u naa.d il'l ArUc:l• V belov). The four alae tid oftic.tta tb.&ll tU"''I for tva (2)-yur uru ud. ba alt~eud in even---nuakr~ :yu.·n. All tlectiona tb&ll be at t.ba Annual ~•tina. AI.TICU tv. Section 3. Qy.alificatiqna .. No per .on a hall be· •lt.ettd or appoint~<! or thall c.ontinut to urva u an ofUctr of tbil A.uoc.Ution unlatt ha/1b.a 1a a voc:ina • • k r ot tba PltA. AlttCL! tV. S.cti.on S. Ppvau and t>utiu, ••• Tow.rdt tbua objaeuiv .. tha Ottieart aay an ian ••• .u:ncu IV. S.etion 7 •....Qwma. A Majority (3) o! tba Exaeutive Board shall couttitutt a quoru:::.. 0 :~~~ !!~i;~~~ ! .!1:'~·~·~ u.r,..p,..!'~~ · .tn!" nff'i<."~':' ll':f.Jil:-in! t;h"!'u re~a... euti'ta a .. t~--a• uy :,a AlTICU: V. Saetion l. tuu.aneion i !las;ton qf Otficu•. the Oftic.trl Pruidant, a Viea-Pnaident, a S.e:ruary an~ a Truwrat ••• * * * * * * * o¥-\ The next PNA ot tha P1U. shall ba a ~o AATICU VI. The Advilory Counc:U (ow J..rticla) Saction l. ~XIHLU• T'ha purpou of the Advbor: Council lball ba to a4vha and anitt t:ba Ott.ican in their ciutiu. (aaa Art:icla.IV,Saction 3.) l(tt""~;I....!l...TUl\..Ql,....Q.f...U.J:;A. Tha Ad.vioory CoWlcU ah&a c.ondst of S m•ban of tha PNo\. !ha 5 ••bart th.&ll ba appointed for 2-yut: tal"at 1n ot,hA-L<..:...~&Dan..d y~<:"i...,. i..l!. &t'\K!Ui.bl~to.U!J:I ah.all ba ll&d.e at; the Annual M.tetia.&. Saction 2. Section 3. Qn•l1f1e•riou. No puton th.&ll ba appointed or sb&ll contia.ua to urve •• ao. .o\.dvho:--: CoWlCil a.-her of the PKA \UU.au ba/aha ia a votia.J ••bar of tha A.uoci.ation. · Section 4. ~. Any va~cy in the Advisory Council by rea.an of rutrnation, duth, or dilqual.Uicatio'a . .., bt fUled, unt:U tbe nat AlUtt.t.&l Maeti.D.J, by a aajority vote of c:M Ex:acuti•u loud. Stction S. Jbi.WL• Tht c!utiu of tht Ad.Yiaory Council aball''tl• to advh• and uailt tba OfUca:-s 1n. thtir dutiu. (Su Article IV, Section S), J.dvitory Council mtabert ab.all ba pruent at lltttina• of tht txacuc:ivt Board. Section 6. ~. Su Art:ic.lt IV, Stction 6, Artic:.la VII. Section 2. ~•tin&. AA AD.nu&l Mut1J1& 1h&ll bt htld 1n Kay. This . . tti.nl th&ll thc:.t tbt Otfic.art in tv.a.-nu.btrttd yuu and appoint tbt Advilory Council ••b•rs in odd rtu:~~baud. yura ••• Article vu.· hction J. Sp•chl 'fuunr•. A ujority (3) of the Offic:..rt uy eaU a aptci&l tuetina of the A.,oc:.iation to conduct AAioc.i.ation buaineu. At'tich VUI. S•ction l. Haaipar1n• Cgmtrr.. • •• Any vacancy on tht No.Wtins Co•ittu ana:: be filled by. the Executive Board. Sun .. tiona for o.osin&tiona for OfU.cua uy bt a ant to thil.,, Artich VIII. Saetion l. lleport of the Ho•in&titta Co•itttt and N911ioaeigp• hqm tba flcar, !'n• report ot the Noainatinl Co-.ittu of ita no•i..nationl for Offictrs a.nd tba PUt thu• •• , Art:ic:h X. Stc.tion 1. -~tcut,.ve_.lo_.ar4_Aetioo,_. The txaeutiv• Board uy u\c.t public lt&teaentt and calt.l any othtr action• that ic dttmll n•ce.sury in tht performance of its dutiu. O•cilions ude by tht Executive !loud .art subjtc:t to IUf&buahip rtviev, .Date I general meeting .... Wednesda.u Sept. il, 1988 Tir.1e : 7:30 i?.m. Place . ."incknev School Gymnasi~ Along with ot~er agenda iteMs, the LA!/ QuaUtu o"" Li;"e Corrunittee Re"'ere~dt~ ~itt be discussed. and voted upon. Hope to see you there!! �FOR YOUR MEMORY BANK: Thursday, September 15, 1988 LAN meeting-7:30p.m. Fire Station Number 1 -Training Room * * * * * * ~ If you have questions or problems regarding a housfCIUAlletiiiU ing situation, call ·:he OPPOITUIUY Lawrence Human Relations/ Human Resources Department at 8417722, extension 314. You can gainvaluable information, appropriate referral, free copies of housing law, related written materials and, if appropriate, exercise your rights under Ord. 5436, our local Fair Housing law. Education regarding all of our rights and responsibilities can help avoid problems and keep us all "building a nation of neighbors." ~- •4:•=;•4:• IU\)>~ lliW~~t::s <Utlltn ~ < -0 n; ::s a. ::s :J n 9:~~ Ill - · ~»::soz ;..Ill :J !. Ul Ill 1.1' :J!:t "'~» Ill!» :::T D" 0 "'r+ ... 0\ 0\ :::T 0 t a. 0 0 ~ •·t • •·t* • *'~**** During this coming winter season, please remember to help feed our beautiful birds and small creatures. Large and small seeds and such can be life savers. ALSO, water sources when it's freezing outside is as important. Additionally, please remember our pets must be prcperly fed, watered (regularly), and sheltered. For education/info on these topics, call our Humane Soc., 843-6835 and/or K.U. Animal Care Unit, 864-5587. You can also help our fellow fur persons by calling these numbers if you see abuse or neglect happening ... help them, they are helpless in such situations! ~ r "" . LAWRENCE NEIGHBORHOOD TOUR ~,; 9, ~- On Saturday morning, July LAN (Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods) and LAN representatives, held a Bri tbLIS tour of the Lawrence "inner-city neighborhoods" for Lawrence City Commissioners and Kansas City visitors from the Old Northeast Neighborhood Association and Old Northeast, Inc. 1988, Pinckney was toured with yours truly giving the nar-r-ation. Special attention 1r1as paid not only to our many fine old homes but also to the harmonious new construction and low-income scattered site buildings. A tour of the Shaw house at 304 Indiana was enjoyed by all. After touring Old West, Dread and East Lawrence neighborhoods, the group shared a catered lunch at Liberty Hall and went on to an afternoon of workshops on the "model block" concept, preservation and scattered site building. > "'0=: !=m ~~...,~~ "'"" (/)c .. P'!::(/)::0 ;to""!Cr-t)> en l>-t ~a> f: N~ G>JTI CTI The day was both enjoyable and instructional and I found myself viewing Lawrence with a fresh eye. It was good to meet others who are involved in preserving and revitalizing the old neighborhoods. I was especially pleased to represent the diverse and )( unique Pinckney Neighborhood. A'itt~ .llfj ~ , , ....,.~ )( ~ ~ if ~ ~ ~ 1 ~ I~ Sandr·<• Br·andt 618 !\lest Fourth �PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION II *** NEIGHBORHOOD NEWSLETTER Vol. II Everyone likes to "clean-up" ... Look at this! The City offers FREE removal of deteriorated buildings in Pinckney, like that old shed, garage or other structure on your property (horne or rental). Dead/dying trees are also included in this service. Application forms for this program can be obtained at City Hall, Community Development Dept., Rrn. 08. Clearance & demolition contracts will be administered by the CD Dept. Note: 1) Unless requests for removel/ demolition exceed available funds, there will be no income restrictions, but in such a case, applicants who meet CDBG income guidelines will have first priority. 2) The applicant need not be an owner/occupier of the property where the structurejtree(s) are located, Call the CD Dept. for any additional information - 841-7722 x 100. Sad news •.. but not surprising ••. although it was recently stated otherwise, the HUD sponsored 312 Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program has been cancelled, These extremely low interest loans have made it possible for lower income persons to achieve much needed repairs to their homes •.• but no more, at least not until further notice, according to Margene Swartz of the City. Amended By-Laws Approved. If you would like to have a copy of the amended Pinckney Neighborhood Association By-Laws, just attend the next meeting on 11/30 or call Suzanne at 841-4399. It's been a drain on our patience ... at least to those NEXT MEETING ... DATE: November 30, 1288 TIME: 7: 30 p.m. PLACE: Pinckney SchooZ ~n the Teachers' Wor~ RoomEnter through East dc;o"r, walk straight ahead, it's the 2nd dom> on tr.e ;o7_,f:t. Agenda 1. Vote on LAN Noise Ord. (if you want a copy before the meeting, call Arvilla, 8435353) 2. Prioritize 1989 CDBG requests-see below* 3.· Burcham Pk. Band Policy 4. Demolition of Blighted Property-update ++++ * -Asphalt overlay of 300 & 400 blks. of Ind. st. -Play equip/Burcham Pk. -Sidewalk-400 blk. Ind. -Soccer or tennis court in Clinton Park -Pinckney tennel lights within nose-shot ... but the Lawrence Public Works Department has determined that a broken sewer main is leaking into the drainage ditch at 5th and Indiana Streets~ Monies have been approved ++++ to install a new main and for the removal of blockage at the mouth of the culvert which prevents water flow and has caused a stagnant pool of very foul smelling sewage water from time to time in the past and even more so recently. The contract for the main repair will be let at the end of December which means the work could be done as early as the first of the year, per George Williams, Director of Public Works. Removal of this health hazard esthetically displeasing situation will be a joy for us all. THOSE GREAT TEE SHIRTS ARE BACK! "Preserve Pinckney Neighborhood" tee shirts are once again available. For those who may not recall, the tee shirt carries the Pinckney logo as well as the Preserve Pinckney Neighborhood statement. Place your order at the next meeting or call 841-4399 Sizes S, M, L, XL 100% Cotton $7.00 ea. Colors: white or tropical pink, with black lettering AND WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD! ! ! Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Hayden (6th and Lousiana) and Mr. and Mrs. George Brooks (5th and Indiana) -~· t . ~~ . ~- -~ we look forward to seeing you at meetings and enjoying new input regarding our neighborhood! ~~ ;f~ ;'· ~.,_~ ~~~ ~~ --= --'-~~~-..:;·-=_o:--__-_-T_h_.,e All School Connnunity Relations Council needs a representative from Pinckney Neighborhood. Meetings Call 841-4399 are held the third Thursday of to volunteer or each month, November through get more info. May, from 7-9 p.m, ~ ~--- �row<o ;.<: Wf-'•Pl rtV101-' • W?;""l-' ro t-3 :TWOI1::t> Pl 1-'110011 ::l ~ < ,.,. 00 Pl f-'· (/) ~rt ...... .......... 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Pl ::l () t-< rt Pl ::l ..... ,... Cll f-'·Pl f-'•::l t-! Look at that ... it',; almost the last leaf to fall. That means it's go.lng to get colder and colder, and we all know that snow and ice will soon turn Fall into Winter. Funny how people think that because we wear coats of fur or feathers, that we somehow don't feel the cold. All my canine brothers and sisters and my feline "family" too, have told me about some of us who are treated very cruelly by conscious and neglectful acts. So many people don't know we HAVE to have a regular place to get water (no, we CAN'T successfully lick ice •.. I think a person should go stick their tongue on an ice cube and see how it works). And, of course, we need the right kind of food regularly. I thought it would help if a fur person talked to human persons to ask if they couldn't help the friends I have that are not as lucky as I am. Some dogs I know don't have proper shelter, clean water or exercise and they told me a poor white rabbit has been added to their sad number ..• same lack of consideration ... same neglect. They said the fur purrson has also been left to fend outside, too. Such a shame. Cats are more susceptible to extreme cold and lack of water than are many dogs, but yet, a larger dog can't fit into some small corner to perhaps get some relief from the cold. Too bad we don't have wings, we could fly away! But you know, my winged friends have told me that Kansas is their horne and they don't and often times, can't, fly away so far they can find food & water. Human~ persons can help us so rnuch •.. put seed out for birds, and keep putting a water supply out where domestic and wild animals can find it •. they learn quickly where to find these supplies. And, my person has told me that our veterinarian or the Humane Society can tell you, free of charge, how to properly care for us. There are pamphlets and nice people ther.to help. If you see a wild animal in trouble, call the Animal Care Unit at K.U. 864-5587, or if a domestic animal is lost or being neglected, call the H.Soc. at 843-6835. Another thing, we needs love and hugs just as much as humans. Isolation hurts just as much as no shelter food or water ••. and we get awful, painful different kinds of worms that won't hurt people, but can kill us if not killed first. we love you, .b>please love us ••• Thank you •• , ' ~ ~ rtP..~Oct>0 rto..ro:<:::Jo Cll f-'· rt t-!rtP..O (1) f-'· Hl f-'• f-'· 0 !-' ::J (1) rn ::J f-'•0 Pl rn:>;'::lon rn-....roroc::r 0() li t-!Ort Pl EJOO"::l::l Sll !3 Cll Cll 0.. t-'(1) :T ~ 1-':::Jct>rnrnro rtSllCI-'<:: 0 Cll t-! t-! Cll Cll Hl (1lrt11 Sll Hl rt'< Ccr'lirtct> tnOOOt-! s c 8 > -u=: CD~ .c m !Jlc 3:z,,r ;:;,:~l>o"' - -(/l :0 ;11o""C-;)> 1\)(J) :l>-i WO> l\)~ G)ITJ I'll 1: rt - �r·-·-·-·-·-· .I ·-·-·-·t- PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER MARCH 1989 1 .I L. - • - • - • - • - • - • - • ... • - • - • - • - • - • ... • - • - •V~L.U!:!._E.l~!,_ • J Please note our usual PNA logo will be used on the next newsletter but was not used this time because of lack of space •••. so read on, there's lots to tell you! I · THE NEXT PNA MEETING will be held at Pinckney School on Thursday, March 30, 1989 at 7:30p.m. in the Teachers' Work Room- Enter through east door, walk straight ahead, it's the 2nd door on the right. The AGENDA will include: 1) Guest Speaker, Janice Grashel on the Recycling Task Force; 2) Vote on LAN Recycling Referendum; 3) CD Request update; 4) Burcham Park Band Policy; 5) Spring clean-up; 6) Truck Routes; and 7) New Business. Each biennium, City Commission elections become more and more important to the older, established neighborhoods, such as Pinckney. As Lawrence grows, new demands are made on city services and new developments are obvious places to put the tax dollars for sewers, sidewalks, lights, etc. We MUST have Commissioners who are sensitive to the needs of ALL of our neighborhoods. PLEASE BE SURE TO VOTE ON APRIL 4 AT PINCKNEY SCHOOL. The ANNUAL Pinckney Neighborhood Association meeting will be held on Thursday, May 25, 1989 at Pinckney School. Please be~ to attend ... it's the only way you can participate in the "care and feeding" of your neighborhood! The care provider is YOU so please save some time for every meeting ... you will see that it will make a world of difference when we all care for our neighborhood. IT'S THAT TIME l\GA!N! Plei\se "lend your-due" to our Treasure:~;, Sue H.e'(l;i.tt, befo:.;e the annual meeting. It's $1.00 per individual memebership or $2.00 for a family membership. On March 13, 1989 the amendment to the national Fair Housing law went into effect, protecting children and the handicapped under Title VIII. Anyone who is a rental housing owner or manager, or who rents a house or apartment should attend a program to be held on April 14, 1989, in the City Commission Room of City Hall. Mr. Troy Scroggins, EHO Specialist and sec. 504 Regional Coordinator, will speak about the new law and after his talk, he will answer all questions regarding individual situations, etc. Do yourself a favor and attend this informative session. Register NOW by calling 841-7722x314, by writing to or stopping by the Human Relations Dept., 3rd Fl. of City Hall, P.O. Box 708, Lawrence, Kansas, 66044. There is no fee. There will be free materials and refreshments. Triplex Development Prevented. Thanks to all of you who responded to our logo: "Preserve Pinckney Neighborhood!" on Jan. 25 and helped prevent blighted structures at 532 Mississippi from being replaced by triplexes. · Despite a City Planning Staff recommendation in support of the developer's request to rezone these lots from RS-2 (single family) to RM-1 (multi-family), the Planning Commission voted 10-0 to deny the rezoning. The presence of 25 concerned Pinckney residents and the compelling arguments of 7 of you swayed the Commission to adhere to the guidelines of the Pinckney Neighborhood Plan and preserve the single family nature of this section of the neighborhood. Thanks also to the Pinckney PTA for opposing the request because of traffic safety concerns. TRUCK ROUTES. Truck maps have been delivered to member neighborhoods by the Lawrence Assoc. of Neighborhoods (LAN). The maps detail truck routes defined by city ordinance and show recommended delivery routes. Only Michigan St. is a designated delivery route in Pinckney. It is unlawful for a truck, trailer or semi-trailer weighing in excess of 20,000 lbs. to use streets other than ruchigan St., 6th St. or McDonald Dr. unless a specific off-route delivery is being made. Complaints should be phoned to Mary Thomas, LAN rep. (841-1068). Please make a note of carrier's name, '-truck #, street location & time of day. For repeat violators, report same info to the Police. RECYCLING REFERENDUM. At the Feb. 9 LAN board meeting, it was unanimously recommended that affiliates (i.e. PNA) endorse the following motion: That LAN support the city recycling efforts with all deliberate speed. we will vote of this motion on 3/30. Janice Grashel will speak. (If your eyes are beginning to cross by now, give them a rest, but do continue reading!!!) 1989 PINCKNEY CD REQUESTS: A) Pinckney School Tunnel Lighting - $2,270; B) Beautification of 5th and Ind. Drain Channel - $4,500; C) Clinton Pk. Landscaping - $3,100; D) Burcham Pk. Playground Equipment - $4,500; E) Street overlay, 300 & 400 blocks of Ind. St. - $14,000; F) Two Clean-ups $1,300; and G) Operating Expenses - $1,700. Total: $31,370. Many thanks to Tallie Smith and --~---h.:...,.,.,. ::.nr1 oresenting these reques-cs to tltt! CDBG Adviso.a::y Board. �HOW TO REPAIR A BRICK SIDEW,AI_K - :Tools' & materi~ls: shovei (shar...,shooter t:ype), · tape ~easure, string, stakes,. hammer, .rubber. nlaJ 3-bubbJe JeveJi 2"x6 1,1 pr 2"X4 11 W I measures·:a bit less' than Width of new ;valk (minus ed9ing)ricks.), sand.··' 1) Remove &:.stack; bri9k~ fro~ ,old ~sidewalk; l~avin9 edgi':lg bricks in plac.e. Edging bricks ··are ·the ·upended. bricks that line. either side. of,.Jhe .walk; 1 2) [optJOnalJ Re-align & level o.nly one, side :(j(.:edglr;jg · ~~icks. Pound stakes in ·at eit~er · e~d ..;of:'~'dgi.~g bricks; stretch string between stakes at, desired heigh.tt")',.': & ·al\gn bricks. Top of• edgers should be .%" above ,level of surrounding ground. and 1u. above level.. of, nefVX~!ll,~.~ay~ Leave other· :dgif1Q r~w for_ lat~r ·becaus~ :'it. m~y be n:ov:d. 3) De term me herghth at .wh1ch, you,: \y.afltz;new.; walkway., Optn:num herghth .rs slightly., lower,; than ;surroundmg ground. 4) Re- . moye. some •'dirt: ~nd/cir/~ci_~.~sii~,# as necess.ary:;~a:::.~}s~ the old ground. ",(Jne'or' two inches of sand .provide the. best bed fo:: the .new;waJk,;a~d ma~e.(.l_evelmg·:.e,aster. 5) Sand you add .should be leveled and· tamped down hard with a 2x6.·. [sprinkling w/water';'aids ~tampiJ:Ig] The sand should be carefully leveled using a 2x4 or 2x6 & the' le'yel. Traditionally bricl(s(dewalks :were· slightly higher i.n t~.e center so water would drain off to the. side. iProbabal~· this. is', the·::i~eal; . though: I·:have laid all my· ·walks perfectly level because it seemed easier .. The leveli:lg/tarnpihg i;l;:u.st.i_rill)< :done, s._ectiori py section as you go, because· you are usually sitting in the bed! 6) As ~ach :Sec~ip!'J.iS J!}~pe,d. and[eveled,:·lay bricks back in the same pattern as before, placing· th(3m closely. toge!,her. · Do,::nof~.walk";on.'b,ri_cks '.yet!· 7) :when all. of~ s idew?,lk is re-laid, move. the other ·edging row :?O that )f. solidly :.edges your... new, . walkway: B) Sweep s'and. between all the bricks .. This must be domr repeatedly;.;:•Xpu're 'all dory~! • Nqy~/you can walk on it;_::.i:'; s. :, · . '~~~ ,, : ·.. ·. ·f.·:·.;:;':,· ·, ' ... ··. .. ·p· ·. '· ·. ·. ;_.,~t.~~~(~~t~lks on .· ':.}~·~~~~i~i~~~i:r;-~.~r~.~u~~~~~ siana~::•r-·.check it out!. Good:'.,V{5>rk neighbors, . .• . :.·~· ~" . ;. ~ -~·,.: •, :-:~1::\~~--'' -.- ...',:.~.\.1·,'·\ .-::• •.·.•·..·.· .:·:· .....: };.y;.;.:\Y~~::...-c.·- ,._ - - - ·.J ·~ . ... _ . RATE . U.S. POSTAGE •.PAID' LAWRENCE, KS 66044 f..ef!1:'~nf. 232 . : ·· ·: ~,.·.i,';;;. "•~h~J\ ··,1. ··:···· r~ I ·: / ,~,··1 :J::' ()/>~ (_ ;\;;· C1-~-- .IU ~.:.·? (_) \'V.::. We.need your participation in the· association and' the:_ne>vslette'r: •• .. . NEIGHB0f3.t;JOOD!!! ·. (~nd. if this welcome is., ...,-.~::---:.: ...... ~, .·because: ther.e's ·no Jess good .wishes behind it!!) :·.·.·:· :·-.·. -·~- . -· . ;.::·_:~_._··. :,.,:.:~,z-·_;·<:··.. ·.... ,....:·.....;· · : . ,and Sally Barker<:.:~.:<Barbara:and·MarkWalters . :;4thj~nd Indiana'," ... ·'·, _ i. ·. · · . ' 'f400~block Indiana . . -·. ,.1,·--: ;:~. ·.:::,::·,_•,. • .'- _:;:-··._; ,;· ..- .-:··\'·:· .' i ·.<·-: -: ..:. ·-·! · . :· ..:And:.~a·{,\:Velborne and' Roberfirving .. :K~nsas'·zen Center 1 '.:·'-~: ··:.;,/:! ;':\ · . ·. • 50o·:block L:ouisiana '': · > ·:~.... · ·:400 .block Ohio un,•rv"" . =-v · ..,·: . ' -~ ·- ·...·· . . :..-··.<· ~t ;_ ·' .., .••'. • . 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We must thank. the company that did·.·th<work .for being so ,yery careful not to disturb any more of the trees and shrub than .they. absolutely had to;. 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As a people, Americans believe that every person is entitled to safe, sanitary and affordable housing. Inherent in that principle is the right to choose where we want our shelter to be located & in what kind of shelter we wish to live, in other words, freedom of choice. The freedom to purchase or rent any home or any apartment which we can afford and which is in a ne1ghborhood of our choice is each family's or person's right. fiow we choose the hous1ng and neighborhood is a personal matter which may be affected by many variables, including its locat1on relative to schools, jobs, churches. shopping areas, friends, relatives and so forth. When anyone is denied or steered to, or away from, housing because of their race, sex, religion, color, national or1g1n. age, ancestry, handicap or familial status, their rights are violated, Federal state, and local law prohibit such 11 actions and provide remedies for those persons whose rights were violated. § § IF you seek help and/or information regarding a tenant-Hlnd1ord aispute that you are ~ does nor 1nvolve the possibility of d1scrimination, you can also contact the Consumer Affairs Association at843-4609 for compla1nts or at 843-4608 for inquiries. now located at 700 Massachusetts, Suite 211. Telephone hours are 9:30- 3:00 1·\on. - Thurs. 9:30 - 12 noon Fridays. Office hours are 9:30 - 4:30 Han. Thurs., same as phone hours on Fr1days. If you desire more information or a free Fair Housing booklet which contains copies of the pertinent fair housing laws plus the Kansas Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, and more, contact the Lawrence Human Relations/Human Resources Department, 3rd Floor, City Hall, 841-7722, extensions 314 or 310. The booklet is an excellent reference material for any citizen, regardless of whether one owns or rents. Please take advantage of an to help others and/or yourself. �PINC~~NEY NEIGHBG ... tHOOD ~ ASSO*C*I~TION NEIGHBORHOOD May 1989 NEWSLETTER Volume IV ANNUAL MEETING ANNUAL MEETING ANNUAL MEETING Thursday, May 25, 1989, 7:30 p.m., Pinckney School, Teachers' Workroom Reminder ••• Agenda: Approval of minutes-March 30 neeting, Treasurer's Report and 1989/90 Members hip dues dues payment, Burcham Park Band Policy, Discuss PNA Western Boundary, $ be collected at Election of Vice-President, Appointment of Advisory Council, New Business. There will be two guest speakers: Judy Wright re Independence Days House Dec- $ the annual meeting $ $1 per individual or oration Event and Linda Hixon re Model Block Presentation. $ $2 per household. At ADVISORY COUNCIL $ this time, PNA has no Five volunteers are needed to serve for two year terms on the Advisory Council $ checking acct., so pay whose function is to advise /assist the officers in their duties. Members will be $ ment in cash would bE appointed at the 5/25 meeting. Duties of the AC members consist mainly of $ appreciated. Treasury attending meetings of the Exec. Board. Broad representation of the entire $ as of 5/1/89: $92.00. neighborhood on the council is encouraged as a means to hear concerns from ALL$ A complete accountin~ areas of Pinckney Neighborhood. Please plan to attend the 5/25 meeting and $ of the year's expendivolunteer to serve in this capacity if you possibly can. $ tures will be included NOMINATING COMMITTEE $ in the treasurer's report at the annual A nominating committee has been appointed by the Executive Board to $ meeting. Dues may ( $ also be mailed/given accept nominations or self-nominations) for the 1 year term of Vice President. Contact Sue Hewitt (842-0749), Kendall Simmons (841-6902), Eleanor Symons (842$$ to: Sue Hewitt, 1215 3986), Arvilla Vickers (843-5353) or Sherolyn Sneegas (842-4314) to nominate. $ West 4th Street. RIVER CLEAN-UP $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$: Participation in the Kaw River Area Clean-Up on May 6 was a great success for Pinkney Neighborhood. Two sites were cleaned-up in Pinkney: the ditch at 5th and Indiana Sts. and Constant Park down to the river and under the 2nd St. bridge. Twenty volunteers worked from 8 am to noon and collected nearly 2 TONS of litter and junk, some of which was recycled with the proceeds going to the homeless (LINK & The Salvation Army). Pinckney School Brownie troop No. 738, led by Bob Baker, also cleaned up the beach on the north bank of the river below the dam. MANY THANKS to the Brownies, Hillcrest Wrecking for free use of a tow truck at the ditch site, Bill Penny Concrete and the Journal-World for sponsoring a dump truck for hauling trash to landfill, the Chamber of Commerce for its donation of bio-degradable trash bags and especially to Patricia Marvin, SORT organizer who coordinated everything. Special thanks to the following volunteers who braved ticks, sludge, poison ivy and chill winds :at the ditch: Susan Pogany, Marguerite Risley, Fred Schuetz, Joe Hewitt, Dave Morgan, Suzanne Perry, Mike Shaw, Steve Hamburg, Sally Barker, Mark Creamer, Susan Clark (all from Pinckney), and Jana Muzyka, Cary deWit, Jerry Landers, Brian Davidson, Marci Francisco, Jeannette Jones, Gene Ferris and Steven Pawnkiller. BOUNDARY POLL Out of 1000 boundary polls sent out, only ten (10) have been returned. 5 from W. of Michigan Street, 5 from E. of Michigan St., three favored making Michigan the boundary, three against and four undecided Assorted comments: Creat a separate neighborhood association, why? Our interests are the same.* If boundary is changed, we wouldn't have to feel guilty for not participating. If divergent natures and issues are taken into consideration, then I think that Michigan St. is not the appropriate dividing line. I think the association should consider drawing its lines more in keeping with the type of homes, residents, etc. that we think of when we think of who fits in the "Pinckney Neighborhood Profile." *Communication may be the answer. Communication and participation is certainly an answer. ALL residents can benefit from a neighborhood association, but like any system, it takes the people to make it work. It's not a matter of fitting in, it's a matter of participating in, in a large or small degree. MODEL BLOCK PROGRAM The model block program offers to property owners in selected model blocks the opportunity to receive $1.00 back out of every $4.00 spent on the exterior of their homes, up to a maximim of $1,666.00. The purpose of the program is to encourage exterior rehabilitation of properties. Does Pinckney want a model block program? Please come to the annual meeting on 5/25 for details .... how can you lose!?!! AN INDEPENDENT IMAGE. • • The Independence Days Committee wants Pinckney residents to "decorate" their homes for this year's celebration. Suggestions range from a contest in which individuals decorate their own homes with winner receiving prizes to banners draped between porch colums or simple flags to give a uniform, low-key look to the neighborhood. The Douglas County Bank has made some money available to furnish some decorations to targeted neighborhoods. Interested? Residents, particularly on Tennessee or along the parade route (Tenn. to Ohio to Indiana to Burcham Pk.), should come to the annual PNA meeting to talk with Judith Wright from the Independence Days Committee who will present her ideas and listen to our input concerning what we want to display to out-of-towners and to our own home-town people. �-lOW TO REPAIR A BRICK SIDE1 'LK - Tools & materials: shovel(, 'pshooter type), tape measure, ;tring, stakes, hammer, rubber ma.. . [ 1 3-bubble level, 2"x6" or 2"x4" .ich measures a bit less than width >f new walk (minus edging bricks), sand. 1) Remove & stack bricks from old sidewalk, leaving edging bricks n place. Edging bricks are the upended bricks that line either side of the walk. 2) [optionalJ Re-align & eve! only one side of edging bricks. Pound stakes in at either end of edging bricks; stretch string between ·takes at desired heighth, & align bricks. Top of edgers should be %" above level of surrounding ground and i" above level of new walkway. Leave other edging row for later because it may be moved. 3) Determine 1eighth at which you want new walkway. Optimum heighth is slightly lower than surrounding ground. 4) Renove some dirt and/or add sand as necessary to raise the old ground. One or two inches of sand provide ~he best bed for the new walk and make leveling easier. 5) Sand you add should be leveled and tamped Jown hard with a 2x6. [sprinkling w/water aids tamping] The sand should be carefully leveled using a 2x4 Jr 2x6 & the level. Traditionally brick sidewalks were slightly higher in the center so water would drain Jff to the side. Probabaly this is the ideal, though I have laid all my walks perfectly level because it ;eemed easier. The leveling/tamping is usually done section by section as you go, because you are usually ;itting in the bed! 6) As each section is tamped and leveled, lay bricks back in the same pattern as before, Jlacing them closely together. Do not walk on bricks yet! 7) When all of sidewalk is re-laid, move the otJer edging row so that it solidly edges your new walkway. 8) Sweep sand between all the bricks. This nust be done repeatedly. You're all done! NOW you can walk on it. Susan Pogany 520 Louisiana . and there are some very nice bricksidewalks on the 500 block of Louisiana .•• check it out! Good work neighbors, good work! Pinckney Neighborhood Association 535 Indiana Street Lawrence, Kansas 66044 BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID LAWRENCE. KS 66044 Permit *· 232 I.\ II f) We need your ?articipation in the association and the newsletter,,, Call Arvilla B. Vickers at 8435353 or 841-7722, ext, 314 Thanks I - u-___. --------·---------------- WELCOME TO PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD!!! (and if this welcome is belated, please forgive, because there's no less good wishes behind it! 1) Steve hamburg and Sally Barker 4th and Indiana Barbara and Mark Walters 400 block Indiana Andrea Welborne and Robert Irving 5CO block Louisiana Kansas Zen Center 400 block Ohio To all PNA, if your name is not correct on the mailing list, please let us know! Just call Arvilla B. Vickers, 843-5353. Be a Star!! Support Fair Housing! Remember, fair housing law is for everyone. If you. have doubts about your treatment in real estate sales, financing, rental, call the City of Lawrence, 841-7722x314. ·fA~IVl~lvF~JVl~JVl~I:J~Rii/I:J~TWJ:ltli~~JVl~J:Yi. Ef It's a wrap!! (but not a rip rap!) Yes, the 5th & Ind. drainage ditch project seems to be finished. But the "rip rap" we were told would be put in to help retain the banks of the stream never materialized. Extra fill dirt was put in and it's been smoothed and seeded. We must hank the company that did the work for being so very careful not to disturb any more of the trees nd shrub than they absolutelv had to. We're all hoping for rain to help our farmers, but if a mighty :ansas spring rain hits the sl~pe of th:-t ditch before new growth starts, it will be interesting to see ~. -~- -It .~. " .._ o LL--1·- ___ :_ ... _ -11 ~----~,... .... rl nn thic:. nrniPrt-ll �The Pinckney Neighborhood Association wants to propose Model Block program for the neighborhood through 1990 - 1991 Community Development Block Grant Funds. To accomplish this we must act quickly. The purpose of the program is to encourage exterior rehabilitation of entire blocks. The program, if implemented, would provide property owners on the selected block with the opportunity to receive $1.00 back for every $4.00 spent on the exterior of their house, between August 1, 1990- July 31, 1991 up to a maximum rebate of $2,000.00 per house. For a block to qualify approximately 80% of property owners on the block must sign a petition promising to participate in the program. Newer construction on the block may be considered exempt-not part of the 100%-if desired. Please call the PNA(841-4399, Suzanne Perry) for a petition by September 15, 1989. Act quickly if you are interested in this program. Attend our next general meeting at Pinckney Grade School, Teacher's Workroom 7:30 p.m. - September, 25, 1989 Model Block petitions will also'be available at the Sept. 25 general meeting. Public Safety Poll At the July 19 Ldwrence Association of Neighborhoods (LAN) meeting member neighborhoods voted unanimously to endorse the formation of a city Task Force to investigate public safety issues. This task force is the one to be appointed by the City Commission to investigate police performance and the possibility of increasing the police force. The PNA is poll .. g all residents concerning public safety issues which you feel should be reviewed by the Task Force. If you wish to have input on a public safety agenda to be forwarded to the Task Force by LAN, please contact Suzanne Perry, 535 Indiana Street, 841-4399, before September 6, 1989. �Early this year, the 1988 Fair Housing Amendments Act went into effect. We should all be aware of our rights and responsibilities under local state and federal law. Persons involved in real esta.te transactions or the rental housing business, owner/manager/tenant should be educated regarding the laws that govern these areas. For information and/or free ccpies of laws/other pertinent information, contact the Lawrence Human RElations/Human Resources Dept., 3rd Floor, City Hall (841-7722x314) or ccntact the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity in Kansas City MO .. 1-816-374-6457. Arm yourself with knowledge ... know your rights and your responsibilities! ~~~WJI ~inckney BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID LAWRENCE, KS 66044 Neighborhood Association 535 Indiana Street Lawrence, Kansas 66044 ~ Permit #. 232 '~= ·J l.-.~- ·•: :l· * ::4:. ~: * * "'· ~:cf\t\'· PT .. ·:~nf? r ... ' ·•=cr-z-- .tfi1 (>}(;), CI\R ':37. ::. Just a reminder ... If you have discarded major appliances, furniture, trash and general debris on your property, be it a rental or your owned home, it can be removed free of charge by the City of Lawrence. Just a telephone call - 841-1215 - and you can rid yourself of an ugly, unsanitary and dangerous situation. Make that call today, and please, share this information with others! �PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TTER PNA meeting: Sept. 25, 1989, 7:30p.m., Tea ·-· o nurKroom, Pinckney Grade School Agenda: 1)Guest- Fred DeVictor, Dir. of Parks & Recreation-City •Update of Burch. Pk. landscape design •Review plans for new play equip. in Burch. Pk. 2)Guest:- Patricia Marvin, City Recycling Coordinator •will help neighborhood plan an October Clean-Up focusing on renting a wood chipper & removal of deadfall from yards 3)Model Block Petition Update 4)Fall Picnic Planning 5)PNA Executive Board Appointments Volume IV II/IUUHHIII/IIII#UIIII/1/1111111/I# 11111111111111111111 BOUNDRY REVISIONS . . . ~ It was unanimously deter- ~NO ~ mined at the May 1989 an- ~ nual meeting that no changes ~for PNA boundries would be ~considered until after the ~results of the 1990 federal ~census are known. Should ~ 1ncome levels of residents ~in PNA at that time cause ~the PNA to lose its status ;}S At a June Exec. Board Meeting, PNA officers voted unanimously against releasing the ~a target neighborhood, new PNA mailing list used for the newsletter distribution to any outside solicitors. ~boundries could be invest!NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR BURCHAM PARK - Pinckney has received $4,000 in CDBG funds ""gated. "' for playground equipment in Burcham Park. Initial plans included a free-standing swing ~ IIIIII//UI/1/UU/IIIUUIIIII/1/11111/ffll UU 1111111111 set and tubular slide. Meanwhile, the Parks & Rec. Dept. is considering replacing the existing wooden equipment in Burcham with a colorful, plastic/metal composit unit (similar to equip. in Centennial or Holcom Pks.) Fred DeVictor would like to combine City funds and the PNA's CDBG money for purchase of this new equipment. Catalogs & photos of possible equipment configurations will be available at the 9/25/89 meeting at which time Mr. DeVictor will present ideas and will listen to neighbor's input. "CHIPPING PARTY" - Want to clean up your yard this fall? See those dead limbs and brush disappear? Get free wood ch1ps for your garden? • Come and hear P. Harvw explain how PNA can help everyone recycle yard debris. CDBG clean-up funds would be .used to rent trucks for pick-up of limbs & brush from yards & deliver it to a central location-possibly Woody Park. At that point, a rented wood chipper would transform the brush piles into mounds of wood chips which ne1ghbors could come collect for mulch. Interested? Come hear more about it on September 25. BURCHAM PARK LANDSCAPING - Recently a design for landscaping improvements at the entrance to the park was drawn up by Sandra Brandt & Sue Hewitt for the neighborhood. PNA rec'd approximately $2,400.00 in 1988 CD~G funds for landscaping in Burcham. The design is under review by Mr. DeVictor, P & R Dir. and he will inform us at the 9/25 meeting of their decision. Many thanks to Sandra and Sue for their many hours of preparation of this design. LET'S ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE - Please contact any of the officers with neighborhood concerns. There are close to 1,000 households in Pinckney which makes communication & the exchange of ideas among neighbors a challenge. Please try to attend the Sept. 25 meeting & share your ideas & energy with other Pinckney residents. A Fall picn1c is also being planned to encourage a stronger sense of community w· e neighborhood. The PNA o Susanne Perry, President- 841-4399 • Susan Pogany, V. P . - 841-3736 • Arvilla Vickers, Secretary Sue Hewitt, Treasurer - 842-0749 REMINDER! HODEL BLOCK PETIT IONS If you and other residents on your block are terested in participating in the fedrally f. nded CDBG Model Block program [you get $1. DO b ck on every $4.00 you spend on exterior home o improvements], begin organizing your blo Get 80% of the home-owners and/or landlo your block to complete a petition (avail from S. Perry, 841-4399) and bring it to 9/25 meeting , bring or mail it to Suzanne at 535 Indiana St., Lawrence, KS. 66044. ??? ARE YOU AVAILABLE ??? ARE YOU AVAILABLE ??? The PNA is seeking a replacement for a vacant Community ment Block Grant (CDBG) Advisory Board position. This is a ; lunteer position for one year (term to expire Sept. 1990). CDBG Advisory Board meets in City Hall hours from mid-January to mid-April in order to make recommen ations to the City Commission regarding the distribution of a proximately $60D,OOO in federal money available to target neighborhoods, social service groups and City Departments. members also occasionally convene at other times during the when requests for use of contingency funds are received. Hi orities are encouraged to apply. For more information or f you wish to serve an this important board 1 at 841-4399 before September 25, 1989. HAPPY! ! ! ! ! ! ! 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As a people, Americ3ns believe that every person is entitled to safe, sanitary and affordable housing. Inherent in that principle is the right to choose where we want our shelter to be located & in what kind of shelter we wish to live, in other words, freedom of choice. The freedom to purchase or rent any home or any apartment which '1/e can afford and which is in a neighborhood of our choice is each family's or person's right. ~ow we choose the hous1ng and neighborhood is a personal matter which may be affected by many variables, including its location relative to schools, jobs, churches. shopping areas, friends, relatives and so forth. When anyone is denied or steered to, or away from, housing because of their race, sex, religion, color, national origin, age, ancestry, handicap or familial status, their rights are violated. Federal state, and local law prohibit such actions and provide remedies for those persons whose rights were violated. 11 § If you seek help and/or information regarding a tenant-landlord dispute that you are sure does not involve the possibil1ty of discrimination, can also contact the Consumer Affa1rs Association at843-4609 for complaints at 843-4608 for inquiries. now located at 700 Massachusetts, -'---"-=-"=="----'='-'-"-are 12 noon Fridays. Office hours are 9:30- 4:30 ~1on. - Thurs., same as phone hours on Fridays. If you desire more information or a free fair Housing booklet which contains cop1es of the pertinent fair housing laws plus the Kansas Res1dential Landlord and Tenant Act, and more, contact the Lawrence Huma~ Relations/Human Resources Department, 3rd Floor, City Hall, 841-7722, extensiors 314 or 310, The booklet is an excellent reference material for any citizen, regardless of whether one owns or rents. Please take advantage of an opportunity to help others and/or yourself. �PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD /.VZP1<\t ASSOCIATION ~ *** NEWSLETTER NEIGHBORHOOD September 1989 Volume V PNA meeting: Sept. 25, 1989, 7:30p.m., Teacher's Workroom, Pinckney Grade School Agenda: 1)Guest- Fred DeVictor, Dir. of Parks & Recreation-City •Update of Burch. Pk. landscape design •Review plans for new play equip. in Burch. Pk . 2)Guest:- Patricia Marvin, City Recycling Coordinator •will help neighborhood plan an October Clean-Up ~ focusing on renting a wood chipper & removal of deadfall from yards 3)Model Block Petition Update 4)Fall Picnic Planning 5)PNA Executive Board Appointments IIIIIIHHH#III/II#III/111//1/IIIIIIIIIIIIIII/1111111111111 :E NO BOUNDRY REVISIONS . . • ~It was unanimously deter:Emined at the May 1989 an~nual meeting that no changes :lEfor PNA boundries would be ~considered until after the :lE results of the 1990 federal ~census are known. Should "" ~income levels of residents ~in PNA at that time cause ~the PNA to lose its status 2s At a June Exec. Board Meeting, PNA officers voted unanimously against releasing the ~a target neighborhood, new PNA mailing list used for the newsletter distribution to any outside solicitors. ~boundries could be investiNEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR BURCHAM PARK - Pinckney has received $4,000 in CDBG funds :i;; gated. for playground equipment in Burcham Park. Initial plans included a free-standing swing :;;; lfi/I//11/IIII//I/111/11/IIIIIIIIII/1/111/I/1/U 111/11111/ set and tubular slide. fleanwhile, the Parks & Rec. Dept. is considering replacing the existing wooden equipment in Burcham with a colorful, plastic/metal composit unit (similar to equip. in Centennial or Holcom Pks.) Fred DeVictor would like to combine City funds and the PNA's CDBG money for purchase of this new equipment. Catalogs & photos of poss1ble equipment configurations will be available at the 9/25/89 meeting at which time Mr. DeVictor will present ideas and will listen to neighbor's input. . . "':'. .1! . :' ..,, ·r:'iJ "CHIPPING PARTY" - Want to clean up your yard this fall? See those dead limbs and brush disappear? Get free wood chtps for your garden? • Come and hear P. f1arvin explain how PNA can help everyone recycle yard debris. CDBG clean-up funds would be .used to rent trucks for pick-up of limbs & brush from yards & deliver it to a central location-possibly Woodv Park. At that point, a rented wood chipper would transform the brush piles into mounds of wood chips which neighbors could come collect for mulch. Interested? Come hear more about it on September 25. BURCHAt·! PARK LANDSCAPING - Recently a design for landscaping improvements at the entrance to the park was drawn up by Sandra Brandt & Sue Hewitt for the neighborhood. PNA rec'd approximately $2,400.00 in 198B COBG funds for landscaping in Burcham. The design is under review by Mr. DeVictor, P & R Dir. and he will inform us at the 9/25 meeting of then decision. flany thanks to Sandra and Sue for their many hours of preparation of this design. LET'S ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE - Please contact any of the officers with neighborhood concerns. There are close to 1,000 households in Pinckney which makes communication & the exchange of ideas among neighbors a challange. Please try to attend the Sept. 25 meeting & share your ideas & energy with other Pinckney residents. A Fall picnic is also being planned to encourage a stronger sense of community within the neighborhood. The PNA officers are: Susanne Perry, President - 841-4399 • Susan Pogany, V. Pres. - 841-3736 • Arvilla Vickers, Secretary- B43-5353 o Sue Hewitt, Treasurer - 842-0749 REMINDER! t~ODEL BLOCK PETITIONS STILL AVAILABLE If you and other residents on your block are in· terested in participating in the fedrally funded CDBG Model Block program [you get $1.00 back on every $4.00 you spend on exterior home or yard improvements], begin organizing your block now!! Get am~ of the home-owners and/or landlords on your block to complete a petition (available from S. Perry, 841-4399) and bring it to the 9/25 meeting , br1ng or mail it to Suzanne Perry at 535 Indiana St., Lawrence, KS. 66044. ??? ARE YOU AVAILABLE ??? ARE YOU AVAILABLE ??? The PNA is seeking a replacement for a vacant Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Advisory Board position. This is a volunteer position for one year (term to expire Sept. 1990). The CDBG Advisory Board meets in City Hall one night a week for 2-3 hours from mid-January to mid-April in order to make recommendations to the City Commission regarding the distribution of approximately $600,000 in federal money available to target neighborhoods, social service groups and City Departments. Board members also occasionally convene at other times during the year when requests for use of contingency funds are rece1ved. Minorities are encouraged to apply. for more information or if you wish to serve on this important board, please call Suzanne Perry, at 841-4399 before September 25, 1989. MAY YOUR UPCOMING HOLIDAYS BE SAFE AND HAPPY, HAPPY HAPPY! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! �Early this year, the 1988 Fair Housing Amendments Act went into effect. We should all be aware of our rights and responsibilities under local state and federal law. Persons involved in real estate transactions or the rental housing business, owner/manager/tenant should be educated rEgarding the laws that govern these areas. For information and/or free ccpies of laws/other pertinent information, contact the Lawrence Human RElations/Human Resources Dept., 3rd Floor, City Hall (841-7722x314) or ccntact the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity in Kansas City MO., 1-816-374-6457. Arm yourself with knowledge ... know your rights and your responsibilities! BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID LAWRENCE, KS 6~ Permit f. 232 Just a reminder ... If you have discarded major appliances, furniture, trash and general debris on your property, be it a rental or your owned home, it can be removed free of charge by the City of Lawrence. Just a telephone call - 841-1215- and you can rid yourself of an ugly, unsanitary and dangerous situation. Make that call today, and please, share this information with others! �The Pinckney Neighborhood Association wants to propose Model Block program for the neighborhood through 1990 - 1991 Community Development Block Grant Funds. To accomplish this we must act quickly. The purpose of the program is to encourage exterior rehabilitation of entire blocks. The program, if implemented, would provide property owners on the selected block with the opportunity to receive $1.00 back for every $4.00 spent on the exterior of their house, between August 1, 1990- July 31, 1991 up to a maximum rebate of $2,000.00 per house. For a block to qualify approximately 80% of property owners on the block must sign a petition promising to participate in the program. Newer construction on the block may be considered exempt-not part of the 100%-if desired. Please call the PNA(841-4399, Suzanne Perry) for a petition by September 15, 1989. Act quickly if you are interested in this program. Attend our next general meeting at Pinckney Grade School, Teacher's Workroom 7:30 p.m. - Septembe~ 25, 1989 Model Block petitions will also be available at the Sept. 25 general meeting. Public Safety Poll At the July 19 Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods (LAN) meeting member neighborhoods voted unanimously to endorse the formation of a city Task Force to investigate public safety issues. This task force is the one to be appointed by the City Commission to investigate police performance and the possibility of increasing the police force. The PNA is polling all residents concerning public safety issues which you feel should be reviewed by the Task Force. If you wish to have input on a public safety agenda to be forwarded to the Task Force by LAN, please contact Suzanne Perry, 535 Indiana Street, 841-4399, before September 6, 1989. �received From the 500 block Louisiana MODEL BLOCK RECOI+I£NOATION - Petiti' the 500 block Tennessee were considered by PNA officers and Exec. Bd. membe. dt the 11/6 meeting and were ranked for <imission to the CDBG board as Follows: 500 bl~. Louisiana 1 (out of 18 houses, 14 owners signed) 500 blk. Tennessee 2 (out of 10 houses, 7 owners signed & 2 owners on 6th Street Petitions and maps of both blocks will be included in the formal request for CD money, however, the PNA recommendat 1 on ·will be to fund rehab work on Louisiana St. further discussion of funding levels will take place at the 11/29 meeting. = == = = = = = ~ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = == = == = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS! A new representative to the Lawrence A3sociation of Neighborhoods is needed for PNA. Suzanne Perry will resign from this position at the end of 1989 after serving for 18 months. LAN meets about every 6 wks. end discusses issues important to all city neighborhoods (currently a LAN-initiated noise ordinance is scheduled to be considered by the City Commission). Anyone interested in representing the neighborhood in this associat:ion is encouraqed ~o call Suzanne Perry at 841-4399. :: : : = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ==============::::::::::::::::::::;:;:: Suggested 1990 CD Requests are as follows: Model·Block Grant for 500 block Louisiana; Drinking Fountain for Burchall' P1rk; Toddler Play Equipment for Clinton Park; tennis courts; soccer field. These are requests that are being researched "''d prepared for discussion at the 11/29 general neet1ng. At that time, final funding figures will be ava1lable and " pr1ority rank1ng will be given each request for submiss1on to the CDBG Advisory Board on December 1. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Fair Housing is Everybody's Business! For information about the laws which spell out everyone's responsibilities and rights, call 841-7722x314, Lawrence Human Relations/Human Resources Department or, you may also call 1-816-374-6457, the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity-HUn for detailed information about the recently amended Federal law. * PLEASE, * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PLEASE DON'T SPEED-ESPECIALLY IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS WHERE CHILDREN AND PETS CAN BE AT RISK. THANK YOU. )tc~~!d • Association 535 Indiana Street Lawrence, Kansas 66044 BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID LAWREI'tCE, KS 6S044 Pwmtt 1. 232 ~ Guess what!!?? Even though I am a "sweet and loving pet" for ~people, everything around my people's house is MY territory and I wouldn't be a dog if I didn't protect that territory. So if other dogs and people come very close to my territory, I might get very excited and that could mean a fight or a bite and THEN guess what? If I'm not kept on my territory by a fence or a tether, I could end up getting put to sleep if something like that happens. That's only the worst. My people could also be sued, that's the law, and then they'd be mad at me and oh, it would be so, s~o. · very awful. Also, if dogs are let to run where ever they pleas they can fight and bite ther people and dogs as they alking, even if those dogs are leashes, which is the right way, dogs that run loose really are breaking the law and don't know it. But their owners do. So please tell all IIW~IW ,t..-YOur people to be very considerate of all our neighbors an, keep their dogs on their property and on leashes, which is the law, when thev take them out for exercise. We HAVE to depend on our people to do the right thi1 We're just dogs and cannot change our in· stincts to chase a small animal, or defend territory, or look for food in garbage cans if we're let to run loose. When someone gets bitten in such a situa tion, if the owner was put to sleep instead of the poor animal, I'll bet peopl would start obeying the law real fast' But we'd never want our people to get h11 that's why we defend them. I wish thev could know what it's like from our 3tan~ point ... if we keep asking them to, maybe someday, they will. And don't forget, the cold, COLD weather is coming soon. Please remember we need the proper shelt water and food ... a little more food--:rr;-cold weather when we have to be outside. Consideration and love will take care of things every time!! Bow wow, bye bye ... �Pll\~KNEY NEIGHbJRHOOD ASSOCIATION *** NEWSLETTER November 1989 Volume vn The Pinckney Neighborhood Association wants to thank Eagle Scout Dannv Halverstadt who did • beautiful job painting the P1nckney School tunnel under 6th Street. The tunnel is now ••••tcng a new lighting system which is being paid for through Community Development funds. The Ccty cs ~t~l~ ~a~i~g_b~d~ !o~ ~h: ~i2h~sc ~h~c~ ~a~e_b:e~ ~ ~e~g~b~r~o~d_b~a~ !o~ ~a~y_y:a~s: _____ _ 11 FIRST STEP HOUSE is a home for recovering alcoholic and " chem1cally dependent women and their children. The women at " FSH have been sober at least 30 days, and have completed an " inpatient treatment program. They are ready to take their 11 11 first steps toward establishing a new, sober life, For same recovery is complicated by a lack of resources. Such women 11 benefit greatly from such a program because during their " stay, they have time to develop the resources needed for " long term recovery. For more information, call 643-9262 to of ask for Suzanne Stroup. = = :: :: : : = = & = = :: = = = = Pinckney PTO rep 11 ACCESSIBLE HOUSING PROGRAM Collaboration of Pinckney Grade School " The Accessible Housing Program of Independchildren and PNA to provide community " ence, Inc. is now in operation to ass1st services (yard work, errands, etc.) to older or handicapped PNA residents 11 persons with a handicap to make needed modAppointment of LAN representative - Payment of LAN dues ($25.00) " ifications on rental apartments or houses. Allocation for Jane Eldredge's fees from PNA Tresury " Some Examples of modifications that are COBG Requests Ranking " possible through the program include: Discussion and solutions of traffic problems on 6th St., east of My~~n~gsee :: - Building ramps to provide access to the L~ enterence of an apartment or house. ~~C~M~! =W~L~O~E ~ 1 = ~E~C~M~! ~! = =~L~O~E ~! ~ 1 = = = = = = = = = '"-,.~~.4. Widening doorways to allow clearance for llll...v ·· - Doris Pratt and daughter, Jan O'Neal have moved into the 300 block of North- " a person using a wheelchair. wood Lane, and Jan Moore is a new neighbor in the 200 block of Michigan st. - Installing a visual signaling system to We hope you enjoy your new homes and neighborhood and we look forward to inform a person who is deaf that someone getting to know you! Hope to see you at the PNA meeting on the 29th!! is at the door. = = = === = = = = == = = == = = = = = = = = = = = =, - Installing lever-type door or faucet H E L P ! ! ! Contributions are still needed to cover attorney fees ($400+) , handles to provide more independent operation. for legal services relating to the rezoning dispute at 532 Miss. Owning to Replacing or beveling door thresholds the .extremely small balance of the PNA tresury, volunteer contributions are which are too high, allowing smoother essential. Any amount would be appreciateed & sent to Sue Hewitt, Ires., at passage for a person using a wheelchair. 1215 W. 4th or brought to the meeting 11/19. fhank you for your support! =" - Installing grab bars in the bathroom. ~ ~ = = = = = = = = :: ~ = = 11 If there are accessibility modifications yot Current treasury balance is $55.21. Expenses for PNA picnic & Clean-Up on would like to make in the pLace you are ren· 10/22 came to $28.43, approximately the amount earned from the Spring ing, or you would like more in format 1 on, 11 Clean-Up recycling effort. = = = = = = = = = :: :: = :: = :: = :: = = = = = = = = = = :: : : : : = = :: =u Kris Vervaecke Hayden was appointed by the C1ty Commission in November to fill a vacancy for PNA on the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Board. Her term will expire 9/90. [hank you, Kris, for this contribut10n of your time and service to the neighborhood. " contact Bob ~1ikesic at Independence, Inc. , 1910 Haskell Ave. ,Lawrence, KS. 66046 or ca ~831-0333. .,A,A '\i_" = = = = = = = Jllfl·~ RE-ZONING VICTORY'!!! After a re-match before the Plann1ng Commission on 10/25 where commissioners voted 6-3 to reject duplex rezoning for 2 lots at 532 Niss. (as well as denying a motion to build only one duplex on those lots), it appe:trs the rental structures ~ that site will ~demolished and sold for single-family development. Hany thanks to the 18 ne~ut,­ bors who spent two hours at the Planning Commission meet1ng, the 70 people who signed a protest petition, and all of )OU who phoned commissioners in support of preserving single-family zoning. Thanks also to Gary Freeman, principal of Ptnckne;. Grade School, for working with the P~A and signing the petition, as well as PTO rep., Kelly Hayden, who spoke at the meetu Special thanks also to Jane Eldredqe, atty. and past P~es. of the PNA, who sa effectively represented neighborhood interest before the commissioners. PRESERVE PL~CKNEY \EIGHBORHOOD stlll proves to be a unifying battle cry 1 On 10/22 und 10/23, Joe Heva t t, Fred Schuetz 1 Suzanne Perry and t:he All Seasons Tree Se rv tee crew p tcked up ltmb:, from .lpproximately 20 front yards in Pinckney ne1ynborhood and stuffed them through a wood chipplng machine, produClllCJ pl!_'k-up truckloads of ch1ps. Several neighbors took home chips far thetr gardens from the ptle dumped in Clinton hHk, Others enjoyed chill, cider and potluck dishes afterwards at the park. Thanks to Sue Hew1tt and Suzanne Perry for the chill'! ============================================== NUl EXEC. BD. 1-\EMBERS- At the 9/25 general meeting, t·lark Creamer, .l12 Indiana, and Suzanne Stroup, Dir. of t·larketinq and Development at First Step House, volunteered to serve on the Exec. Board. Joe He,.itt, 1215 11. 4th, also serves on this bd. h1o more members are still needed. Volunteers are encouraged to contact any officer For more informatton. Dut1es are minimal: attend meetings held by officers frior to each general meebng in order to plan agenda and prov1de input on neighborhood issues - that 1 s all! It's an easy way to GE f I~VOLVED in supporting your neighborhood' 1 ============= \1 HAP P Y H0 L I D AYS EVERYONE!! ==============::= HAP P Y ENJOY, BE H 0 l I 0 A YS HAPPY AND ===========:::==== HA P P Y H0 l I D A YS 0 DR I NK P LE AS E , D0 N' 0 R I V �PIHCICHIY NIIIIIOIIOOD AIIOCIATIOH 10/2/89 Pinckney Fall Clean-Up AND Picnic CLINTON PARK Sunday, October 22, 1989 This year, the Pinckney Fall Cl<oJan-Up will nnt jndude disposal of trash or large items. For households needing pick-up of large items, please call the Sanitation Department 841-1911 during business hours, Monday thru Friday. If the City has one day's notice, their trucks will stop at curbside for almost any large item. Sl\~[ YUU~ Lll.tllS liN() Lllt>S fllll lli[ CIIIPPEil! ! ! TIPS FOR PREPARATION OF LIMBS PUT ALL LIMBS AND LOGS AT THE CURBSIDE LAY ALL LIMBS AND LOGS IN THE SAME DIRECTION (PREFERABLY WITH CUT END TOWARD THE CURe,) LIMBS MAY BE ANY LENGTH LIMBS UP TO 6 INCHES DIAMETER NO BUNDLING, NO BOXES NO STRING, NO WIRE, NO METAL NO TRASH, NO LITTER NO TREATED LUMBER SCRAPS NO STICKERS, NO THORNS, NO VINES NO ROOTS OR BUSHES WITH ROOTBALLS WHY FUSS OVER LIMBS AND LOGS? Neighborhood volunteers will be coming through the n<oJighborhood with a wood chipping machine and c:rew between 1 p.m. and 4 p,m on Sunday, Odober 22nd. The machin<;l turns our useless limbs into useful mulch, The mulch will be colleded in an attached truck and taken to the parking area of Clinton Park. You may bring your bags or boxes lo the park and take some mulch for lawn and garden. Bring some food and enjoy the l'icnic, too. COME TO THE PICNIC! PUNil:l LOCI\TIUN1 FOUill Sun<Jav, (I[J(I(J[Il 22 -- 4-0 p,rn, Clinton Pa.-~ Sllel te.- 11ovse riniCI<nev Neiglll>o.-lmo<J llssoc. will pr-ovide apple cider- and chili. Each family is ad;e<J to 11.-ingl - br-ing a cove.-erJ dish tllat will serve 4-~ per-sons - br-ing t.lleir- own f ooc:l ser-vice tltensih RAIN DATE If we get rain on October 22, we will reschedule the clean up/ picnic for Uctvl>e.- 2.'1. ELDERLY RESIDENTS ASSISTANCE If you are an eld13rly or disabl13d neighbor who would lik13 to participate in the Fall Clean-Up, but require some assistance lo gather and to place your fallen limbs at lhe curbside, call Joe HewiH prior to Odobl3r 20th al 842-0'749, after 5100 p.m. weekdays, or any time on weekends, and arrangemenl.s will be �:.lfJIA..:L ALJt:K tJt::CI·\f·l[\0~1 [tl\ - h\ P\,1. offtt·r•L'S tlk. Loul~il~tnCJ r>OO blk. lennPssee )Of) P.;r !~"_tlJI•':l !'•'•:··~'-l":'d 1nrJ Exec. Bel. rnernhers ut the 011t 2 lL rrq1t1 b tht• '"~UU t>lo,·.., !...•Jllt:.:.ll.u u,r1 rht• ··OU !Jitl• v l•"•r·....J.-•'1-" ~tPr":' c:~r••>,•1r•:····: 1nq and w1~re r·mkpd f,Jr submtsstofl to 1h1• dJBC IH:.tr·J '15 f-1: 1·:-~w::: nu~et qf lA hnu:,f's, _1~ msners stqnedi .out of 10 houses, 7 owners sujned & 2 owners on 6th Street Pet1t1ons tmc1 maps of both blnck5 will be included in the formal request for CD money, however, the P"-1..\ recommeni10tlon will be to fund rehab work on Lou1s1ana St. Further discussion of fund1ng levels will take place at the 11/29 meet1ng. = === === === = === ::::;; = = = = = = = == === = === = = = =-= = === =:::::: =;:; = =:: === = = = = = = = = A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS' A new representative to the Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods IS needed for PNA. Suzanne Perry 1nll resign fro'll this postlion at the end of 1989 after serving for 18 months. LAN meets about every 6 ~<ks. and discusses issues Important to all city neighborhoods (currently a LAN-in1tiated noise ordinance is scheduled to be con-· sidered by the City Commission), Anyone interested in representing the neighborhood in this association is encouraged to call Suzanne Perry at 841-4399. =::: == = = = ==;::::::: :::::: = = === == = = === == = ======== = = === = == == == = == == == = = == = Suggested 1990 CD Requests are as follows: Model·Block Grant for 500 block Louisiana; Drinking Fountain for Burcham Park: Toddler Play Equipment for Clinton Park; tennis courts; soccer field. These are requests that are being researched and prepared for discussion at the 11/29 general meeting. At that time, final funding figures will be available and a priority ranking will be given each request for submission to the CDBG Advisory Board on December 1. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Fair Housing is Everybody's Business! For information about the laws which spell out everyone's responsibilities and rights, call 841-7722x314, Lawrence Human Relations/Human Resources Department or, you may also call 1-816-374-6457, the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity-HUD for detailed information about the recently amended Federal law. * PLEASE, * * *PLEASE * * DON'T * * SPEED-ESPECIALLY * * * * * * IN *RESIDENTIAL * * * *AREAS * *WHERE * *CHILDREN * * * * * AND PETS CAN BE AT RISK. THANK YOU. );~c~~!d BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID LAWR£1tc£, KS 66044 Association 535 Indiana Street Lawrence, Kansas 66044 • ~ Permit*. 232 *************CAR-RT-SORT** CR-10 670 S2: 3 Guess YJhat! !?? Even though I am a "sweet and loving pet" for !!!Y. people, everything around my people's house is MY territory and I wouldn't be a dog if I didn't protect that territory. So if other dogs and people come very close to my territory, I might get very excited and that could mean a fight or a bite and THEN guess what? If I'm not kept on my territory by a fence or a tether, I could end up getting put to sleep if ~omething like that happens. That's only the worst. My people could also be sued, that's the law, and then they'd be mad at me and oh, it would be so, so~·very awful. Also, if dogs are let to run where ever they pleasd, they can fight and bite other people and dogs as they art alking, even if those dogs are on eashes, which is the right way, dogs that run loose really are , ~·· ,;~ b1·eaking the law -nd don't ~ ,•.,1, ' know it. But the owners ;:& :<~' a.~~· S.o please tell all ~ ~ very considerate of all our neighbors and keep their dogs on their property and on leashes, which is the law, when they, take them out for exercise. We HAVE to depend on our people to do the right thin1 We're just dogs and cannot change our instincts to chase a small animal, or defend territory, or look for food in garbage cans if we're let to run loose. When someone gets bitten in such a situation, if the owner was put to sleep instead of the poor animal, I'll bet people would start obeying the law real fast! But we'd never want our people to get hurl that's why we defend them. I wish they could know what it's like from our standpoint ... if we keep asking them to, maybe someday, they will. And don't forget, the cold, COLD weather is coming soon. Please remember we need the proper shelte: water and food ... a little more food in cold weather when we have to be outside. Consideration ~.d love will take care of things every l .e!! Bow wow, bye bye ... �We need active members and wculd like to meet yru at our meeting. If ycu wish to join by mail, please fill cut the ccupon below and return it to Vicki-1)'1ll1 Wazienski, 1413 W. 4th St., Lawrence, Ks. 66044. Dues are $1 per year. NAME ADDRESS TELEPHONE DUES ENCLOSED COMHITTEES (For ccrrM.ittees, list any you might like to serve on. If ~ou.have any ideas of committees that would be needed in the assoc~at1on, please list them.) I i I I j I 'ON lJWJa.f ~ S}l ·~a~~., OIYd 3 h150d 'S'fl U Yll )l'l!l!I �*** NEWSLETTER March 1990 Volume VIII parents of Pincknev students and residents near the school hc\Ve becor1e concerned ;_bout the dangers posed by the speed of traffic c.lona and Mississippi Street. Several proposals which mi•;:;ht help alleviate at least some of the problems have been suggested. Belo;; is ;~ summarv of the six we discussed at the last meeting. We would like your reactions to these and welcome any additional suggestions. The Pinckney PTO and the Old \vest Lawrence Association are working \<lith the PNA to develop a feasible pronosal to work on. Please join us as we try to ~ake our neighborhood school-as safe as possible for our children. ~ 1) ~wo tra~f~c lights. bet\<1eex: K~nt~ck:f c.nd Maine: poss~ble locc.t~ons~ Tenn., Oh1o, Lou1s1ana, Ind1an2, MlSSlSSlppl (not recoi~~endea by cros~1n? guard because of c.dded turning traffic which \<lould result) .....,..., 2) One traffic liaht between Kentuckv and Maine: all of the above ~.,__ E'treets considered. _, ·_ 3) School Zone and flashins li<;hts on Sixth Street. -~ 4) 500 block of Mississippi one-way going south; no left turn off of Sixth Street. 5) Flashin~ lights in middle of 500 block of Mississippi to stoD traffic so children can stop. 6) Barriers on easement between Mississippi and Illinois on Sixth St. Committee merr~ers to contact with other suggestions are: Susan Pogany, Karen Erb, Mark Creamer and David Morgan. i ~~==~= i . PLEASE NEXT PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION GENERAL MEETING ATTEND! Wednesday, March 21, 1990 at 7:30 p.m. at Pinckney School, Teachers' Room AGENDA: 1) PNA Yard Sale planning; discussion ofother fund raising events, e.g. Holiday Home Tour, membership drive. 2) Report from LAN rep., Kelly Hayden. 3) Report from Pinckney Traffic Safety Committee. 4) River Clean-Up, P. Marvin, Lawrence Recycling Coord. 5) Discussion of proposed Parking Lot on 6th St. between Vt. & Kentucky. 6) New Business. CDBG Requests - At the Jan. 23 PNA ~meeting it was decided to submit a 'late' CbBG reauest for $4,500 for an 80 day per yr. Coordinator for PNA. It is hoped that the hiring of a Coord. will ensure the perpetuation of the association and its goals regardless of changing levels of commitment by volunteers. The Coord. would help with a quarterly newsletter, see that CDBG requests are properly arrived at and submitted to the City, and follow through on the disbursement of any CD funds received by PNA. The other 1990 CDBG entries for PNAwere prioritized at the 11/89 gen. meetin~. Here they are: 1) oper. exp. !1425; 2) Clean-Ups $1200; 3) Model Blk Project (500 blk LA St.) !li28,000; 4)Tennis Ct. Clinton Pk. $25,000; 5) Drinking Fountains/Burch. Pk. $2325; 6) Toddler Play Equip.Cl.Pk. $5980; 7) Soccer Field in Clinton Pk. $18,750. Many thanks to David Morgan, 533 Tenn., who effectively presented these requests on behalf of PNA to the CDBG Advisory Bd. in Janu1'ry. We should know by the May Annual Meeting which of these requests will be funded. PNA were Oct. that $240 TREASURY DEFICIT - The PNA treasury is -now in the-red -$243.60. LAN dues for 1990 paid, the remaining $38.40 was used towards payment of legal fees ($522) incurred lsst during the 532 Mississippi re-zoning dispute. It was decided at the 11/09 general meet inc the PNA treasury should pay for outstanding legal fees not covered by volunteer donations. has been donated thus far, leaving a balance due of $243.60. Plans are currently underway for a HUGE PINCKNEY YARD SALE in April as a fundraiser- for payment of the legal fees (with any extra profits going into the PNA treasury). Marguerite Risley at 424 Indiana St. has graciously agreed to hold the sale in her yard. DONATIONS OF YARD SALE ITEMS AND VOLUNTEERS WILL BE ESSENTIAL. PLEASE START SCAVENGING YOUR HOMES FOR TREASURES TO DONATE!! The sale and other fundraising ideas will be discussed at the March 21 meeting. ELECTION OF ciFFIC'ERs -- President; Vi'ZePre"'sldeiit,- set;~;;-r;ry,:~r;-~t'T-r~~-;;~;;·e-r--,;;fin;;;- ef~c'"t~d at the May Annual meeting. Current officers will complete their two-year terms and several do not plan to seek re-election (e.g.President). A slate or candidates will ne needed for <:<ll four positions. If you are interested in serving your neighborhood as an officer or if you wish to nominate another willing volunteer, please contact Suzanne Perry, 81i.1-l;399, or Susan Pogany, 841-3736. YA:IR. -;::rousiNG=MoN1l-f1"990,=-wur·b-e ~~ci;;Tmed- il'Yl:'h~- c1t;=trl'r-;;:.;~~~c;;; =rr;f\P;u~ ~~rart CiT the national celebration for the establishnent cf fair housing lnvt in our country. This yearly affiiTrwtian of the right for all for equal op!Jortunity in housins: is the time for us nll to heir others stf!QQ up for their _rights and~ to educate yg_y.rself and .others. as to our riahts and our responsibiltties under housmo law. Call OL\1-7722, L.Jty Hall, If you nave anv 'luestwns-or It you would like a free -'fair housing booklet. ' �..... ,.... ,.... '· ·.·· way traffic 6lh Street 1. Safer, no two way traffic 2. C onvenicnt, no dead ends 3. More efficient, 40 cars instead of 23 this will support 2000 more sq. ft. of retnil business 4. No loss of landscape potential ~ S. Easy in & out of space >- "·' Green-Space or Grey Space?Park or ~ 11\ Parking Lot- Very soon the City will.3'1' decide about conversion of this space ~ lflto parking for city employees and "' downtown shoppers. Some prefer to ;; landscape this area as an inviting ~ green space for visitors arriving at Town Center. Come discuss this issue at the March 21 I -~ X Between Sts. on Six Street Total Capacity 40 cars + 2 H, C, Typical spece 9' x 1 8' BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAJD Pinckney Neighborhood Association 535 Indiana Street Lawrence, Kansas 66044 LAWREitCE, KS 66044 Permit*. 232 ' ' .<1: ~ t. YNN •. ~- -~ ' ~ ~ ,l ~ ' ~- ·' :1. ;. 1 .. ~ ' (• J i"? J Cl) COr·JM. Df'.IJ. -Ll!'Y PO !lOX 7091l l.,\lJf~2:NCf ~:, ·1 /', l E 1 q lt"J ··;() 10 r·11 >: E f1 GlJr~ r:~l.JU .. K:) 66044·-~1 1VIH PLEASE MIND YOUR PARKING MANNERS - When it comes to parking your vehicles, are you considerate of your neighbors? Sure, it may be legal to park your cars, pick-ups or commercial vehicles anywhere you want ••• but don't forget your moral obligation not to inconvenience your neighbors. If you have more vehicles than can be· comfortably parked in front of your own house, perhaps you should consider the following: parking in your garage, renting a neighbor's unused garage, creating off-street parking beside your alley (if you have one), getting your neighbor's verbal permission to park in front of their house regularly, or some other creative solution. Residents with more than two vehicles (some have up to 5 per household!) often don't think about how irritating their cars are to their neighbors. Would you be angry if: 1) you arrived home a bit late to find no parking available in front of your own house -only neighbors' vehicles; Z) an elderly parent or disabled person came to visit and had to park a great distance from your house because your extra parking spots were regularly occupied by a neighbor's vehicle(s); 3) you looked out your front window each evening and weekend to see a large commercial vehicle or pick-up truck belonging to someone else? These things and others happen every day, and if your vehicles are responsible, you can bet your neighbors are upset -- but perhaps too ill-at-ease to discuss their feelings with you. Mutual consideration is the key. Why not take the first step toward neighborliness? Make responsible arrangements for your extra vehicles. HELP UPDATE THE PNA MAILING LIST - if you know of a new neighbor please call Arvilla B. Vickers at 843-5353 so the correction can be made on the mailing list. If you don't know the new person(s) name, call anyway and 1 will drop by their residence and get the information. If a person moves out of Pinckney neighborhood, most likely all their rrail will be forwarded to a new address. This means they get a newsletter they no longc<r need and the new person gets nothing. Please help to keep communication flowing between the PNA and all residents. Please join in so me part -of the -=e"'f7f=o=rt:=o=u='r=c=:i"'t=y==:"is=ct=:r=y=:i=on'=g=:'t'=o="'su""""'c""c=e=e=;d=a7t=re=g=a=rd=.te"·n=g==r==e=c:=y=c=;l7i n=g=."'c~a"'ll=,P'F.=:'M7"'a=rv""'i""n= at 841-7722 x 309 for informatior-. Our planet is in grave danger .•. please recycle-it's good sense & good busomess!! �Neighborhood Newsletter, April1990 SPRING CLEANUP COMING UP Beginning at 7:45a.m. Saturday, May 5, two city trash trucks with crews will cruise every street in the neighborhood, starting on the east edge at the corner of 6th and Tennessee. Large, heavy items (tree branches, brush, junk furniture) as well as garbage will also be picked up at the curb. Please have items out early. Glass (separate by color) and aluminum cans will also be picked up by a United Recycling volunteer neighborhood truck. The PNA will sell these recyclables to United Recycling with proceeds going to the PNA treasury. We must separate Glass and aluminum cans from other trash for the Saturday pick-up. Start saving now. Volunteers are needed to ride city trucks and help load up the trash. A lift is available on the flatbed truck for loading of heavy items. Please join in (free breakfast and gloves provided). To volunteer, call Kendall Simmons at 841-6902 before May 4. The clean up takes about 3-4 hours (8a.m.- noon). Pick-up trucks and drivers are also needed for the recycling drive. Sponsored by the Pinckney Neighborhood Association; funded by Community Development Block Grant Funds. there are two attractive single family residences on these lots. You can make a difference! Sale receipts in excess of the legal debts will be entrusted to Pinckney Treasurer, Sue Hewitt. II ANOTHER RIVER AREA CLEANUP II The River Area Oeanup is a cooperative effort to begin to restore some of our river area to a cleaner and healthier state. Pinckney Neighborhood Association, East Lawernce Improvement Association and North Lawrence Neighborhood Association are co-sponsoring this year's cleanup. Volunteers from Pinckney are needed to help clean up Constant Park, Burcham Park and the areas adjacent to Constant Park and under the Kansas River bridge. Please contact Suzanne Perry (841-4399) by May 4 if you can spend an hour or two picking up litter in these areas (or meet us at Constant Park Saturday morning). II EARTH DAY EVENTS II Volunteers: 7a.m., come to 424 Indiana to help set up or come later to help sell and clean up. The first Earth Day in 1970 focused millions of eyes on the condition of the home planet. The subsequent nationwide attention to environmental issues resulted in the creation of the EPA and the strenghtening of the Clean Air Act With 1990 comes an opportu;nity to both commemorate the first Earth Day and to rededicate ourselves to the challenge of caring for our planet. Earth Day 1990 will be celebrated in Lawrence with a festival sponsored by campus and community environmental organizations. The twentieth anniversary celebration in South Park will include educational booths, workshops, live music, local artists and craftspeople, childrens' activities, local businesses and services, food and drink-in short, everything necessary for truly wholesome awareness and entertainment. Profit: proceeds of sale will be used for payment of remaining $233 in legal fees incurred during rezoning dispute at 532 Mississippi in Ocotber, 1989. You may recall, that the proposal to build duplexes or triplexes on this property was defeated with the help of a former Pinckney resident Jane Eldridge and with the support of Pinckney residents who took the time to show up at the Planning Commission's rezoning hearing. Now Come celebrate at the Earth Day Dinner, April 22 from 5:00-9:30 p.m. at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper. Main dish, dessert and table service will be provided, but please bring a salad or vegetable dish. Speakers will make brief presentations from 6:00 to 7:00p.m .. Steve Hamburg, 40l,Indiana, will speak on behalf of Pinckney neighborhood regarding local concerns. All are welcome! PINCKNEY BENEFIT YARD SALE Saturday, April 28: 8:00am· 1:00 pm Donations: bring items for sale (with prices) to 424 Indiana (home of Arvilla Vickers and Marguerite Risley) by Friday, April 27.1tems may be dropped off at front porch. folding tables are also needed. �'~'=======AI=DS=W=A=L=K======~'ii~'=====L=A=N=W=OR=~=H=O=P====~~~ Saturday, April13 you can contribute to the AIDS fundraising walk starting in downtown Lawrence. Walkers will go past the Campanile on campus and end up in South Park where there will be food and entertainment Walkers are encouraged to obtain $30 in pledges The Douglas County AIDS Project and Health Care Access, community-based volunteer organizations will share the proceeds of the walk. The idea is to replace the insensitivity and aversion often displayed toward those who are HIV positive or who have AIDS with care and compassion, and to provide the community at large with accurate infonnation about AIDS. Health Care Access, with the help of the Lawrence health care community, provides medical services to persons with limited financial means whose health needs are not met by government or private insurance plans. Health Care Access believes that health care should be available to all, regardless of ability to pay. To join the walk, get a registration form by calling 8415670. You may preregister on the three weekends prior to April13 at: The Paradise Cafe, Riverfront Mall or the Lawrence Public Library. KINDERGARTEN SCREENING Parents with children who will be starting kindergarten next fall and who have not already done so, should call Pinckney school for an appointment for screening day, April 23. Call: 843-4622 Pinckney Neighborhood Association 223 Arkansas Lawrence,KS 66044 Saturday, April13, the Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods (LAN) will sponsor the rrrst annual neighborhood workshop conference. It will emphasize skill building and goal setting. Sessions will be held on Newsletters, Treasurer functions, Secretarial responsibilities, Social/Activities, Leadership and Blockworkers/ Membership programs. Attendance is free for Pinckney members. Persons attending are asked to bring a covered dish according to the following schedule: A-H I-0 P-Z Salad; fruit;vegetable Main Dish;caserole;meat/fish Dessert or bread COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOANS DEADLINE: April 30 The Community Development Department of the City of Lawrence will have a limited amount of funds available for its housing rehabilitation deferred loan program. These loans do not require monthly payments. Applications for the program year August 1, 1990 through July 1, 1991 will be accepted until April 30, 1991. Eligibility requirements for owner/occupants of a property range from gross annual family income of $16,900 for a family of one to $30,200 for a family of eight. Application fonns are available at City Hall, room 08 or can be be obtained by calling 841-7722, ext 3113 or 3114. BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID LAWRENCE, KS 66044 PERMIT #232 �PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION J· ""'\ _JfoV?.. Pr~ 4,~. NEWSLETTER May 1990 A~~U~L ~EETING Volumn IX I A~~~AL ~EETI~G I ANNUAL MEETING ' ANNUAL MEETING 1 ·~~;~;;~~~> ~onday, June 4, 1990, 7:30p.m., Pinckney Grade School- Teachers' Workroom Guest Speaker: 3teve Jantzen, Dir., Watkins Community Museum- "History of Lawrence with a~ emphasis on Pinckney Neighborhood" Also: Election of Officers; Review of the year; Treasurer's Report; 1991 CDBG Requests Update; hth Street Task Foree Report; 5th & Indiana Ditch Report. ~~~n~~l('l!(:C'll~:"'l(~"'l("~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ominations for 1990-1992 Officers: Please contact one of the current officers, Suzanne Perry - 841-4399, Susan Pogany - 841-3736, Arvilla Vickers, - 843-5353, Sue Hewitt - 842-0749, if you are interested in serving as ~ President, Vice-President, Secretary or Treasurer of the PNA. Officers~~ serve two-year terms. ~ Independence Days JJI!!!.,i_,~::;. ~1. Y.:'l:N:.:.e::::..::.e.=.d.=.s__;V...:oc.:l:.:u:.:nc:...t::.-e=-e=-=-r~i,;l~ ·~~ '1~" ~ J..JJ YARD SALE SUCCESS! On April 28, 1990 a"' neighborhood yard sale was held at 424 Indiana. Six households contributed items and sales totalled $200. Remaining items were packed away for another sale to be held at the same address in conjunction with Independence Days. More items will be needed for the July sale, so please start saving now. Many thanks to Marguerite Risley, Arvilla Vickers, Kelly Hayden, Tolly Smith, Susan Pogany, Fred Schuetz, Bob Baker, Mark Creamer and Suzanne Perry for their efforts. Lawrence's annual Independence Days festival, July 4-8, needs volunteers to work a variety of 2-hr. shifts on the Hospitality and Security Committees Call Judy Write, 865-4476, to volunteer. CDBG Representatives Volunteers are also needed to serve as Pinckney reps. on the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Board. This board meets weekly from January through March each year and makes recommendations to the City Commission regarding the expenditure of $6-700,000 in federal funds. The terms of our current representatives, Suzanne Perry and Kris Hayden, expire in September of this year. Please contact S. Perry - 841-4399, if you are interested in serving on this important board. 6th Street Task Force Kelly Hayden and Marilyn Gabay were appointed recently by the City Commission to represent Pinckney Neighborhood and the Pinckney PTO, respectively, on the 6th Street Task Force whose task it is to determine what measures need to be taken to improve pedestrian and vehicular safety on 6th St. A report will be gjven at the June 4 annual meeting on this Task Force's progress. Independence Days Home Decoration Last year Douglas County Bank sponsored a neighborhood decorating activity in conjunction with Independence Days. Forty-four households picked up bunting from the Ind. Days office to decorate their homes. The Bank would like to extend the invitation to Pinckney Neighborhood to again participate by decorating your homes in the spirit of Independence Days. Douglas County Bank will purchase additional bunting this year so even more can participate. Those persons that stored their bunting at the Ind. Days office last year can pick it up beginning several weeks before the festival. Those people can also pick up additional bunting if they desire. Flags can be purchased again this year as well. The company has increased the price so the flags are now $17 each. If anyone in your neighborhood wishes to purchase flags they should contact Ind.Days off. (865-4476) by June 1, 1990 Sometimes ou feel like a Nut, sometimes ou don't!! Please excuse any past present future typos, misspellings, or other goofs in this newsletter! We try hard but sometimes the pressure jess gits to ya!! (At least that's my excuse!) Please advise any names spelled wrong, etc. so they may be corrected in future issues. Thanks for your patience ... Call Arvilla B. Vickers - 843-5353. ~~\WC!)«;;;;~;;n~ �FOR PEACE - October 12-20, 1990 ~EETI~G The meeting for peara will be an unprecedented citizens in Lawrence~ K5. ering of 1000 3oviet & Americ The t~gates •~th- will in,.:lude citi:ten.!: representing a broad cross-se. ~on of the publics in both count.-es. The central purpose of the event is to provide an opportunity for the participants to explore how they can work together,' individually and collectively, in shaping our common future. The event has two primary objectives. The first is to provide a forum, through a 4-day conference, for citizens to meet with their counterparts in areas of special interest. Secondly, to enhance cross-cultural understanding and friendship through the Host Family Program and special eventu. Both objectives will be pursued in the spirit of Soviet-American cooperation advocated by nat:i.ve Kansas Dwight D. Eisenhower. During the conference, the citizens will meet in Task Forces J.n their respective fields to d{scuss ways of achieving sustainable development and to initiate joint projects in areas of mutual interest. The Task Forces' specific topics are: Environment & energy; Business & Trade; Health & Medical Care; Education; Citizen Organization & Governance; Cownun~ca­ tions; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Family Life; Cooperation in Space; Sports & Leisure; Relig~on & Spirituality; Conflict Resolution & Global Security; Economic Conversion and the MilitaryIndustrial Complex; and Sustainable Economic Development. The final recommendations of the Conference Task Forces will be presented to Pres. Bush, Pres. Gorbachev and United Nations SecretaryGeneral Perez de Cuellar. The Conference is designed to serve as a major catalyst for :he development of personal and professional communication between the citizens of the two countries. Conferees will have direct access to a post-Conference co~runication system so that joint projects may be expedited and new forms of cooperation may continue to be explored and implemented. Three special events are planned to offer further opportunities for sharing cultural & histcrical diversities and commonalities. On Sat., Oct. 13, Soviet & American delegates will participatE! in a special Eisenhower commemorative ceremony in Abilene, KS. The ceremony is being hosted by the American Musie and Arts Festival which will be held in Lawrence on Fri. & Sat., Oct. 19-20. The third will be a concert by Soviet & American entertainers in Lawrence on Sat., 10/20. It is anticipated that this concert will be televised in both the Soviet Union and United States. In addition to the performances, t.he concert will be interspersed with videotaped highlights of the week's events. These will include the substantive results of the Conference, as well as the informal, personal interactions between Soviet and American citizens. HOST FAMILIES ARE NEEDED FOR THE VISITING RUSSIAN DELEGATES, For further information, contact Sue Schulte, Meeting for· Peace Foundation, 901 Kentucky, Suite 303, Lawrence, KS., 66044 (913) 843-6435":- ~~~~;~ ( !..~~~~·--·· ~ "W _)--~~ ~&, . .. ... BULK RATE_ U.S. POSTAGI~ • hb h d P•tnc k~·Y. Ne1g or oo Assoc1at1on 535 Indiana StrHt Lawrence, Kansas 66044 PAID KS 6&)4( I.AWRE!Ct Pttmlt *· 23~! A/'/; Jl ~,,>: ~~.. .·,~ ····~~~ i"' CLINTON PARK RESTORATION TICK TALK, TIME IS FLEA-TING ... (sorrv about that .. ! l A mason was found who would repaint the stairs which are part of the stone retaining walls in Clinton Park. $3 1 000 of the GDBG funds allotted were used. It looks very nice ... stop by and take a peek! Come to the PNA meeting on June 4 and pick up some val.\.lable material on the life cycle of fleas and ticks. It's that time again and whether you keep pets or not, these little beasties can really be a problem. But if you do keep pets, out of fairness and concern for them and yourselves, get this information and break that cycle by good preventative care and knowledge about how to fight an immediate i.nfestation. It is important to control pests, b·1t it is also VERY-important not to over-do dips and insecticides for the sake of your and your pet's health. If you can't come to the meeting, at least contact your vet, or, you can call Greg Olmsted or David Hixon at: the Health Jepartment at 843-0721 for information & hand-outs. They also have a microscope to identify any kind of six or eight-legged creature that decides to homestead on your pet or abode. KEEP PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKING SPIFfY!! -~ ~ The City will pick up your stuff in a jiffy! ... or almost. If you have large items like appliances or funiture to dispose of, don't leave them sitting around, call 841-1911 & the sanitation crew will pick up the next day - but set it out that day at the curb, not when youcall for the p].ckup. Branches and such must be tied in bundles no longer than five feet and eighteen inches in diameter. Anything that can be boxed or bagged should be put out for the regular trash pick-up but there is a 65 lb. wight limit on regular trash days. FAIR HOUSING .•• What is it? What can I do .~bout it? Fair Housing refers to the moral and legal right of every citizen to equal opportunity in the rental or sale of housing, in the terms and conditions of same, of access to the multi-listing service, of the right to associate with whom you pleaS€! in relation to that housing, and rr•uch more. If you have any questions about your responsibilities and/or rights under housing law, contact the Lawrence Human Relations/Hum<,n Resources Dept. at B·H -7 722x31.4. There is free written information and law copies also available. Support Fair Housing! Don't diacriminate! �PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD NEWSLETTER APRIL 1991 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Aprill3 April13 April14 April20 Apri123 May4 May 3-5 MayS LAN Neighborhood Workshop Aids Walk Museum Day at KU Pinckney Neighborhood Cleanup Kindergarten Screening at Pinckney School Pinckney Bazaar Haskell Pow Wow Art in the Park FUND RAISING BAZAAR On Saturday, May 4 (rain date, May 11) the PNA will sponsor a first annual fund raising bazaar with proceeds slated to bolster the treasury. Participation is open to everyone in the community. Spaces will be sold for those wishing to sell craft, food or garage sale items. Cost will be $15 for craft or food vendors or $10 for garage sale items. The fee includes membership for one year in the PNA! If you can't attend but still want to support the neighborhood, donations will be appreciated. Any block interested in funding for next year should make sure its residents attend neighborhood meetings to keep abreast of developments. PINCKNEY CLEANUP The cleanup is coming around again! Saturday, April 20, (rain date, April27) trucks and personnel from the City's sanitation department, and volunteers from the neighborhood will meet at David Morgan's house across from Constant Part (533 Tennessee) and will canvas the neighborhood for trash, old appliances, brushpiles, etc that residents have put out to be taken away. No regular garbage, please. Usable garage-sale quality items are welcome and will be taken to the bazaar on May 4. Please separate trash from bazaar donations. The town notices: cleanups for the past years have made a dramatic difference in the overall look of our neighborhood. Put your items on the curb either Friday night or early Saturday morning so they will be ready by 8:00 when the crews come. To reserve your space for the largest neighborhood sale of the year, contact Robert Baker, 223 Arkansas or call him at 842-0709 Booths can be set up as early as 8:30 on May 4. See you there! MODEL BLOCK FUNDING The CDBG board has tentatively approved funding for the 500 block of Tennessee as model block. This means that for every dollar spent upgrading the exterior of your house/ property, the CDBG will kick in a quarter up to $1000. How can you lose? The CDBG will pay toward labor and materials, but not toward a resident's own labor. A note to the 500 block of Louisiana residents who received the model block award last year: have you made your improvements yet? Funding for following years is based on use of money already allocated. If you don't take advantage of this years allocations, next year will probably receive lower funding. Makes sense. Support those who support you! The following businesses have contributed to the Pinckney treasury indicating an interest in our neighborhood: King Pharmacy Lawrence Body Shop Patterson Construction Phoenix Art Gallery Rumsey Funeral Home Sneegas Plumbing Taco Johns We appreciate your support and participation in PNA activities. �Could you be .. . Would you be .. . Won't you be my neighbor? • ~~ /'i\ ..ri[1L Ii'::Blill ~ ~ ~ fi.!!.L ~~ua~~i!. .. /'{ ~ ~ ..ri[1L ii •. i!t {ill *; ~~ ta.~ liillL IIlli Join the Pinckney Neighborhood Organization Name Address ------------------------------- ----------------------------- • Single membership: $1.00 D Family membership: $2.00 D A. ~ Give to Robert Baker: 223 Arkansas A JI.!!I. ~ £l it. f6]rr �by Police last downtown discussed. Both issues at Watch on Channel 6 if you cion' t--:-fome;,·n Person. DANGER or IMPROVE- MENT??? JZ'.oc41.,e_ ~'"Sit!k.S.S/JV1 '}UtPt-k><P.rr #J'ffl, X/?f7P..t r'l? Downtown d,.:J.!~h-taEf> ~ Po/,.r.z. KPL is putting larger, new F.LSCTRO-MAGNETIC POWER LIN S on 5th Street to replace our old lines. Let's get a representative from KPL and an unbiased eXt)ert to discuss this issue of danger/safety of these lines at o~r next neighborhood meeting, March 30. 115,000 volt lines go up on But do we want them? Why here? Are they safe? issues �PNA NEWSLETTER July, 1991 PNA MEMBERSHIP TIME It's membership drive time again! You know the PNA wotX.s to maintain and upgrade the neighborhood. This means quality of life for yourself, your children and higher property values! Have you benefitted from the cleanups, sidewalks or model block? How about the play equipment in Burcham Park? Several ideas for possible neighborhood projects that could be funded by Community Development monies were discussed. These included asking for neighborhood tennis courts, funding to keep the ditches that drain into the river open and flowing, and possible alley parking projects. Anyone with more ideas or opinions to share should contact Robert Baker at 842-0709. The PNA will continue to work for neighborhood improvements and to maintain our quality community. But we need support and we need to tap the ideas, skills and energy of our community. Come to the next meeting which will be announced later this fall. Hire-a-Kid job service: the newsletter could carry ads for any neighborhood kids who want to earn money babysitting, mowing lawns or doing other chores for neighborhood residents. Fill out the form below, include a parent's signature, and mail to PNA, 223 Arkansas no later than September 30. Support the PNA now by renewing your membership or by joining for the first time. Just $1.00 for singles or $2.00 for family memberships gets you in for the year. SEE THE FORM ON BACK! NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE NUMBER: JULY 11 MEETING During the July 11 meeting held at the public library, the PNA membership in attendance discussed restructuring the neighborhood, next year's possible Community Development proposals and the possibility of a "classified" hire-a-kid job service for neighborhood youths which could be published in the newsletters. If, after the 1990 Census results are made public, the Pinckney neighborhood is no longer classified as predominately low to moderate income, it could lose the ability to receive the Community Development dollars which in recent years have funded tree plantings, playground equipment, sidewalk repair, Model Block programs and more. In the event that Pinckney's neighborhood status would change, the members might want to consider restructuring newsletter mailings and, perhaps, boundaries to make up for the lost funding. AVAILABLE DAYS AND TIMES: JOB(S): THANKS FOR HELPING Thanks again to those who helped make the PNA's first annual bazaar a successful fund raiser. Among those who helped or contributed are Suzanne Perry, David Morgan, Kelley and Kris Hayden, Dorthea Anderson, Linda Clay, Deborah McMullen, Robert Baker, Joe and Sue Hewitt, Susan Pogany, Marguerite Risley, Rumsey Funeral Home, Sneegas Plumbing, King Pharmacy, Taco John's, Phoenix Gallery, Patterson Construction, Lawrence Auto Body and Pinckney Girl Scout Troop #667. �SUCCESS ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDING AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE SERVICES For 1991-1992, the PNA received over $40,000 in Community Development monies for seven neighborhood projects. Sometime in the next year or so, several of these projects will be started or completed. For example, beginning August 1, the residents of the 500 block of Tennessee who signed up will be eligible to use CD money allocated for their Model Block program (Someone from the Community Development office will visit you to explain how the program works). Another project has been completed: five new trees were planted at the northwest comer of Fifth and Mississippi around the old city building. Through the volunteer efforts of two Lawrence physicians, Health Care Access is able to offer more hours of service to Douglas County residents. NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT Health Care Access is a private, non-profit agency offering affordable health care services to lowincome persons whose health needs are not met by public or private insurance plans. It operates primarily through volunteer efforts of the Lawrence health care community, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, local pharmacies and social service agencies. During the week of July 15-19, the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation interviewed business leaders and community groups (including the PNA) about the possibility of establishing a local home repair loan program that would offer long term, low interest loans. If this program were established in Lawrence, Pinckney could be a target neighborhood. For general information call Robert Baker at 8420709. If a local program develops that would benefit Pinckney, details will appear in a future newsletter. Could you be ...would you be ...won't you be my neighbor? {I:JJ Fill out the form to the right and join us! lkW' Pinckney Neighborhood Association 223 Arkansas Lawrence, KS 66044 A pediatric clinic is now open every Tuesday from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. A physician will perform school and sports physicals as well as provide health care. Another physician volunteers her services to enable the clinic to open every other Wednesday afternoon from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. The clinics on Mondays and Thursdays from 3:00 to 5:00 pm will continue. Anyone with questions about the program or eligilbility for the service can call Health Care Access at 841-5760. r-singk~mbership$1--~----~ I Family Membership $2 NAME: ~ ~DDRESS: L I I I _;o PNA AT 223 ARKANSAS SEND BULK RATE U.S. POST AGE PAID LAWRENCE, KS 66044 PERMIT#232 J �Candidate nominations will be accepted during the meeting. Preliminary slate for officers: Meeting: Thursday, September 24 President: joe Hewitt Vice President: Open Secretary: Susan Pogany Treasurer: Open Welcome See you at the meeting, Old Business Joe Hewitt, Interim President Report on most recent KPL Meeting (10 min.) Discussion of CDBG Representation Report on 5th Street sidewalks (5 min.) New Business Self-Introduction of each officer candidate (5 min. each) Nominations Election of Officers ( 15 min.) Discussion of Fall Clean-up (15 min.) -\tour September Meeting (September 24 at 7:00pm) we will elect new officers for the Pinckney Neighborhood Association. These officers, working with the PNA Coordinator, manage Community Development Block Grant-appropriated and other neighborhood funds, organize bimonthly meetings, organize the neighborhood cleanup-ups, organize fimdraising activities and represent neighbors' views to our public officials. These positions determine the effectiveness of your neighborhood association Any Pinckney Neighborhood Association member ( ($1 for single, $2 for household) may vote in this election or run for office. Dues will be accepted at the door. I KPLPOWIEJRLINJEUIDATE -, As of September 9, neighborhood residents have been cautiously optimistic . The governor appointed Legal Counsel for the Department of Health and Environment, Bob Eye, to help us. He is facilitating meetings between Pinckney and KPL'S Vice President of Electrical Engineering, etc. On our side of the table we now have our own electrical engineer. For 23 years he worked for KPL. This doesn't hurt us at all. KPL has reduced the cost of the railroad route considerable. We have free legal representation with CURB (Citizens Utility Rate Board), Allen Decker, in our dealings with the KCC (Kansas Corporation Commission). CURB filed Pinckney's complaint about KPL's project September 9; hopefully the KCC will put a hold on construction until the complaint is resolved. And hopefully our talks with KPL will resolve the issue before, during or after the KCC decisions or hearings. PNA has a STUDY SESSION with the City of Lawrence September 21 at 4 pm in City Hall. We want the city to take an active role in responding to our concerns and in preventing what may be a serious health threat from entering our neighborhood. Power lines have been associated with increased rates of cancer. We don't want our neighborllood to be used as a power corridor. We think it is prudent for KPL to avoid exposing homes to what will likely be higher magnetic fields. The railroad route bypasses proximity to all homes. Let your commissioners know you want their help and count on then to preserve our neighborhood. Your call counts! THANKS for everyone's support and attention to our debate. Stay tuned to see what's next for these Neighbors against the Giant. Questions? Call Tolly at 842-3154. I PNA MEMBERS~-~] PNA Membership Dues for 1992-1993 are now due. Dues are $1 per individual or $2 per family per household. The PNA can accept checks. Please make checks payable to: Pinckney Neighborhood Association, and send them with this form to: Suzanne Perry, Treasurer/PNA, 535 Indiana St. , Lawrence, KS 66044. Payment of annual membership dues is a requirement for voting at meetings on neighborhood business. The current balance in the PNA checking account is $206. In the last fiscal year one administrative expense has been paid from the account in the amount of $157 for photocopies relating to the KPL power line issue. A $120 hand-held millegausse reader was generously donated to the neighborllood by Steve Hamburg (401 Indiana St.). This gift has enabled concerned residents to monitor the EMF'S along Fifth Street and to compare/ challenge readings obtained by KPL. Thank you Steve!! �On August 2D, 1992, the Lawrence Resourcc:s Commission recommended that two Pinckney neighborfu.<Xld homes be placed on the Lawrence Register of historic: Places. The "Dillard house", 520 Louisiana, owne:d by Susan and Stef.mo Pogany and the "Griffith house", 512: Ohio, owned by Karen and Tom Erb, both met the qualifications for listing. Later this month the City Commission will act on this recommendatiom.. A house can be nominated based on its distinctive arcbite.ctural style, its link with important Lawrence residents or its value in the development of Lawrence. The owners found that the rec·ently completed Re!>LJrru: of Old West Lawrence Homes by David Benjannin and Dennis Enslinger was very helpful in frlling out: the application. It contains detailed informati1on about a number of older homes in the Pinckney neighborho<Xl. The: Historic Resources director Linda Finger also has acc.~ss to detail·ed histor.ica.l facts about many houses and can help by adding these relevant details to the application. We are hopeful that other residents will nominate llheir homes for the register. We feel there are many hiEtoric homes in our neiglitborllood that need recognition and appreciation. Plea:se conta<;t Linda Fingerr at the Douglas County Planning Office (832-3154) for an application orr Karen Erb (843-2519) for help in learning more about your home. Plea.<>e help us prove to tht~ city ili.at Piinckney neighborhood is lru.1y an historic neighbor.bood. We also need vohmteers teo work oo our crisis intervention teams (l;pecial training will be wrovided) by signing up to be available morning, afternoon, evening or overnight (to b~ on call) for crisis support. I Project Acceptance, a peer support group for people witlb. long-temt mental :illness, is seeking volunJteers to help amswer the tdephcme, socialize and help with the crisis intervf~ntion. network at ow· new :residential house .and drop-in center at 407 Maim~. Starting Oct•ober 1, the house will be open from 8:30 am to 8:30pm seven days a week. Volunteers are mee:ded to work two hom shifts dUJring these htDurs. I<( ..,. ..,. w 0 0 ~'-"' (!) <CO-"' . (/) 1- a:u;-0~ :s a. 0 z <( .-::: ai ::Jcnuja..E~ ::J. a."'~~ "' Crisis i.ntJ~rvention training v.ri.ll be provided for all vollunteers beginning Tuesday, September 15,7:30-9:00 pm at the First Meth<Xlist Clrurch. There w:i:tl be 9 consecutive Tuesday nights of trJlining wlnich ends November 10. -' i- Please call Ron Sund!by.e (843-7032) to sign up or for additional iiJJfOimation. zUl 0 ..... (..'1 l~ject Acceptance was. founded in 1974. It is one of the few membership-run clubhouses fm the mentally ill in U1 u:: the natti.on. We are supported by grants from thf~ United Way, Social and Rehabilitaticn Services, a connmmity Development Blo•;kgrandandan Emergency Shelter 0 :;:: fL 0 \- .::;. c:; (;'} ,.i) *\- CJZ :;:: __________________ SINGLE MEMBERSHIP $1: HOUSEHOLD MEMBERSHIP $2: Send to: PNA c/o Suzanne Perry 535 Indiana Lawrence, KS 66044 c::J c::J i tC ([ L1 tr.l tr.l < 0 8 ~co ""'" @ :I: 0 ~ \0 tZl z ::c >- f...'! :rUUl U1 f;"'i -: "! 0:: 0 ADDRr~S:. ;(' z.z 0 i- 0 ~ ~~ E-<CJ ~~~ ~3: Utn 25c::;~ ~-- G"'J wm::.::: \ ~ ..l) r-1 ~ 5 6 q a: u * MEMBER SliD' i' -D o::.i" i o::.i" 0 r·-~.! .,-\ PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION (-·~ 0 Gr.ant. NAME: _____________________ PROJECT ACCEPI'ANCE w J:', z~Z :::L3W ~..-i~ ,..... •.:• <:!: G.- t··") _j �Your Input Needed! Meeting Thursday night, September 8th, at Pinckney School. Pinckney Neighborhood Association needs your input for it to work, without your help PNA can not be sure it's the voice of the community. So please, attend the meeting and let your opinion be heard on issues which include: - Thousands of dollars in CDBG funding to be determined on for the neighborhood. - Election of new officers and volunteers. - Information on low interest loans or possible grants. PNA looks forward to your attendance and more importantly your ideas this Thursday night! CDBG Funding for 94/95 Lawrence City Commission approved funding on July 31st. It is now available for a variety of projects and uses in the our neighbor-hood $28,080 Sidewalk Repair 8,000 Constant Park lights 6,249 Clinton Park 5,480 Coordinator 2,015 Operating Expenses New grant requests are submitted in December so please call with your ideas and suggestions. Canvassing Project Complete CALENDAR TURSDAY SEPT. 8 and OCT. 6 Throughout the months of June and July many of you have noticed an individual milling about the streets of Pinckney. That individual was me, John Pepperdine. Hired by Pinckney Neighbor-hood Association or PNA, I was instructed to investigate Pinckney Neighborhood Association Mission and report on The purpose of the Pinckney Neighborhood Association the conditions shall be to promote understanding with the City of of the Lawrence: to improve property, living conditions, and to neighborhood. improve communications within the Pinckney Although this Neighborhood; and to promote good public relations was originally as effort to receive large trash truck loads were taken to Community Development Block recycle or the dump. The trash Grants it progressed into a general department also told Pinckney that canvassing and survey. Three key neighbors were calling thru out the next week, more than twenty factors were in my reporting on requests for special trash pickups. behalf of PNA; infrastructure A special thanks goes to the streets, sidewalks, and curbs, houses volunteers that helped load the trash in disrepair or abandon which would trucks, Merle Jackson, David be eligible for assistance, specific Morgan , Brett McCabe, and Steve problems or areas of concern Smith. Also a thank you to Tolly mentioned by residents or myself. Wildcat-Smith and Wayne WJldcat At this point all of the infonnation for taking pictures of the efforts. has been gathered and is now ready The response from the neighbors in the area was great everyone had to be analyze by PNA. My final something out. Next June the clean report for this project will be up will be considerably different, available shortly. If your wish for a PNA will not use CDBG funds to copy of this report please let me pay the trash trucks or pay for the know at the meeting September 8th. news letter announcing the date and details. PNA will instead use volunteers and make arrangements for the free special pick up offered by the city. This will mean more The June all-neighborhood clean up was extremely successful. Over six help will be needed to coordinate PNA Meeting at Pinckney School AT 7PM PNAClean Up �the following; volunteers to help neighbors that can't lift the items to the curb for pick up, volunteers to help load the trash trucks, and help in getting fliers and annouce-ments out. From the response that PNA had of people putting trash out we would expect a large pool of volunteers, please call and let us know. Letter From the Pres. Dear Neighbors, Well the summer is com-ming to a close, school is back in session and it's time to get the PNA back in to full gear. First lets review what has happened this summer for PNA. Brett McCabe resigned as coordinator in July. PNA would like to thank Brett for getting the neighborhood excited with his news letters and ideas, the cleanup was successful do to his involvement. John Pepperdine is the new coordinator, John Has working for PNA as assistant to Brett since June. With Brett's resignation John took over PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION 501 TENNESSE LAWRENCE, KS 66044 John has been working on the canvasing project since June. The first draft will soon be available. Welcome aboard John. PNA was successful in the applications for CDBG funds this year (see CDBG Funding in this newsletter). PNA needs help in putting together proposals for next year the deadline to submitting the proposal is Dec. 1994. John PepperdineCoordinator, Carol Klinknett Treasurer, and Steve Smith Pres. attended a training session sponsored by the CDBG Dept. We can help with the applications but we need your suggestions as neighbors. PNA will need to bold elections soon (October). The current officers and advisory board have served their terms. This is not something to be taken lightly. New blood is necessary to keep Pinckney involved with the whole and not just a "select few." If you would like to become involved or know someone who would let me know,l would be glad to explain the duties of each office. The more people that attend meetings, offer input, and become involved the more PNA can accomplish. I know there are a lot of concerns that have been raised that we simply can not get done unless more people volunteer to help. This will be a critical year for PNA as organization, we have accomplished many things in the last two years that have enhanced the area, but to keep going we need your involvement. I hope to see you all at the September 8th meeting (Pinckney School, 7pm) Your Neighbor, Steve Smith, Pres. PNA PINCKNEY HOTLINES (9am to 9pm please) Pf'esident Steve Smith Treasurer 841-4490 Carol Klinknett 842-7081 Coordinator John Pepperdine 832-8143 Voting memberships in PNA are $!=individual & $2=family J BULKRATE U.S. POSTAGE PAl 0 Permit No. 170 Lawrence, KS 66044 �PINCKNEY HOTLINES (9am to 9pm please) President 841-4490 Steve Smith Treasurer Carol Klinknett 842-7081 Coordinatot· John Pepperdine 832-8143 Voting memben;hips in PNA are: $1 =individual and $2=family CDBGBOARD SEAT OPEN CALENDAR THURSDAY Oct. 6th and Dec. 7 PNA Meeting at Pinckney School starting 7pm PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MISSION -The purpose of the Pinckney Neighborhood A ssociotion shall be to promote understanding with the city of Lawrence: to improve propeny. living conditions. and to improve communications within the Pinckney Neighborhood. and to promote good public relations. ~ NU'1DI01UIOCD October 1994 A CDBG Advisory Board seat needs to be filled by a Pinckney resident If you would like to apply for the seat please contact Steve Smith. The Board is responsible for approving all CDBG funding request. By filling this seat you can help make Lawrence a community and not just a city. CDBG IDEAS? We now have the opportunity funding, now all we need are the ideas to submit for approval. These funds are not just for curb or sidewalk repair, be creative and send us your ideas. Some possible ideas are: Trees or other •:egetatlon planted throughout the neighborhood. LanJscaping for parks. Flood and sewer repair. YOU CAN HELP PINCKNEY October 6th, 7pm Pinckney Neighborhood Association needs your input Thursday night, October 6 at Pinckney School. The meeting will start at 7pm and all residents of Pinckney Neighborhood are encouraged to attend it (anyone north of sixth street, between Tennessee Street and Iowa). Of course we hope for everyone to be there. we especially would like to see Pinckney residents WEST of MissiSSippi to show up Thursday. Remember, we all live in Pinckney and we all should decide its future. YOUR REPRESENTATION IS IMPORTANT! Important issues will be discussed at the meeting such as CDBG funds and ideas, federal assistance programs (winterization and home improvement), PNA officer nommations, but what is most important, your voice will be heard. * We PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION 50! TENNESSEE LAWRENCE, KS 66044 BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 170 Lawrence, KS 66044 apologize for the September newsletters late anival :md hope you received this one a little sooner before the October meeting. The next meeting afte1· October 6th will be December 7th Wednesday night at 7pm. If you have any suggestions for better times or nights fo1· meetings contact John Pepperdine, at 832-8143. NEIGHBORHOOD WATCHES WORK but only if you participate! PNA would like to respond to the suggestions of our neighbors by setting up a neighborhood watch program. These programs are the most effective crime fighting tools our neighborhood has at its disposal. If you're concerned about the rising crime rate and wish to get involved then contact John Pepperdine or attend the next PNA meeting. All we need is your phone call for the list and John would be happy to help organize the program as well as set up an informational meeting by the Lawrence Police Department. �! I l!wy~. " livin~ hi~I<Wf hllfl J,..,.I'II"TY'IIh·li '" tluot l''"'"f'll' •·an ],..,.,.,1\<' K""""~· ~ho!o•l"""' ,..t!y tlayK nf ·n,;, rvrnt mn~tly f,,. ""''" "" l.>~wr<'nt••, K11n~"" <luriu~t th,. tin"'f"'l;,,] ff'l•m lHf,•l '" 11\lo!'i '"'"'"" kroown u ~m,.,.,Jin~: K"n""" ],..,,.,,.,. Kan""'' Hllrl Kaw•"'ll' r ...J..y On IAnl'rl'n<"l'. Kmua• '""'""'· ..,.,,.. ,..,.••,. nf t\u• o·vo•nt~ .. hio·h I'"'~ ]'!"'''' in th" !l:a"~"" Tnrit"'r •nd .f. I•:I.IHtiDGE IIOTF.L QIIANTHII.I.'S HAJJ) UV1Nt: liiRT<iRY Civil \t'.r l'nuf,.,J..ut\1•~' .t,.f,.nt t:;~,t ..r tJ,.. l.ivin,:hi'lh•ry n<•l unlyall•tWIIII P'""'"" In 1f'antfll<'1•ai><<UI1Jlarfio·nl"'r'"ventnrtim,. 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F.¥enth~th<':wuulrln•tl11l:IJ'dt>wn . • ~Y tlud willliv~ Th" ITctld bttilt aft,.r Qu•ntn11'• R11irl 1htod until 1924 wh~n th .. thrn iteppd .Side ID make mom for ttM> builrfin,; of 11 nt'W Eldridse llntd whi,.h JtiU •t•nd• tt..l.ay. When midweftl downtnwn area& besan In '~~ _ rl,.t,.riolr&l.- and dnwntnwn htttl'll fdl fmm J'.ul>f, the lu.td Clllrl<' dtme In bcin,; put In lwr kner.t. On July I. 1970 ~~~., du~e-d hrr tloHII'JI, hut 11ftrr 11 Mlturt tl'lll uf 16-yl'llnl, nn p,.,.,,ml,..r.:lt, j')Hf>, "'l'f~n~ tu li{,. ''""" n,;11in playin,: Jt,.t impt~rlnnt ru!O' in th .. •·· ..-,:;i.':·:, ntlw• ~'"'" tllk .. ,·Jnim l,.tft,.l,.•,:umin~~:"fthi~ hntwn<l<>•t•wnr J .~ ........ NEXT PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING ~ BULK RATE PAID Lawrence, KS 66044 Perm!! No. 170 nl nl NEIGHBORHOOD ~~ :3~ •c:, ~~ ·u g~~ V>} ...:: u 0 0 .8 .<:: ., ., c: .2' z .,.. .,:. ~ ., ~\· ..... l'" ~I· .... !':-? ..... .,......It ~<r r..;i:.l~:. 501 LDUISIA~! J.i•,WRE~fCE "1': ~'r 't "!" - ''t ,•. 1--.::-:1 .: ;.r .:-~:~: ~::::. .KS ~ t; :lr ~· ·): ..,. : • : :~: ~H::: ·1 : ·~~-~ ST 6f.,iJ·1".1-:,!.~'3;;- i .( .( T :t.; ~::: ,!.· !· .~:i z~.c 1:<. r: n -:: J ,·~ n 1: ~ ao 3 TOPICS for September meeting: L STORM WATER DRAINAGE We've had many meetings on this problem with neighbors in the 2nd & Mich area. The city has now hired engineering firm Evans, Bierly, Hutchison to design storm sewer improvements. We're planning a meeting with them to be certain they know how bad the problem is and what info our own walks through the whole drainage basin have revealed as additional needs. Thanks to our on the spot reporter, Lynn Hedges, we have already talked to the workers as flags are going up and measuring of existing pipes is being done. They want to have a meeting with us to hear what we know. So, once more,,_Sc.c·Y"\ neighbors who have had so much trouble with floods and the city come to one more meeting. We may be getting close to a real solution. I want to advise you that the City Commission has authorized staff to negotiate an engineering design contract with Evans, Bierly, Hutchison for the design of storm sewer improvements for the 2nd/3rd/Michigan/Arl<ansas system. This area is the number one priOrity in the recently approved Stormwater Master Plan capital improvement list. Part of the contract will require public meetings to explain design options and related issues. Once those schedules are established, you will be notified. We look forward to working with you on ihese improvements. >- -"' <.> c: a: remember: cast your ballot on or before Nov. 5! OCTOBER30 WED 7PM SUITE G, LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Lower level, Enter west (new) entrance Take elevator or stairs down, Suite G U.S. POSTAGE -E lq~~ t~nmmunity. tl) "'c: ""., ~l Bring $ to the Carol Klinknett 500 Indiana St. Pinckney Treasurer Lawrence, Kansas 6604 4 •It,. ... 4th St.?? history Yearly dues are only $1 per person - $2 per household. September meeting or Mail checks to: "•nd -~·-·· vote Hospital Suite G Drainage • Skateboards? Hospital Expansion DECEMBER 4 Wed 7 pm Pinckney S,y._,; School Issues MF.F.T PRINI":lPALS of FREE STATE HIGH & PINCKNEY Association rn-te-1-- I>: 1 f!:: t.<. !,../brJ.a_'::'!· ·')Y/t:/ f !,_.~..,.-· Pinckney Neighborhood · '·-'"- t:..Y>U-t _S<.__;-tu · We are a group of neighbors who care abou. preserving and improving th.e quality of life and services in our neighborhood. JOIN US, and Jet us know how we can help you and your are Pinckney. w•• 1"!"1<""11 wn111rf tli~. in inf•my, OCTOBER30 WED 7PM 11111t'!t oo.th•ntiun uvr~ th" yo·atl'l. On M•y 21. !11!'>6. wlojJ,. luuwn 11~ tlw FtC'" St.1l~ Hotld, proo-~l11v ..ry fm-.: .. ~ ..,,,J., intu [.awrenre II> d,.,.tn•)' h.. rt..,.,:•u,.,. ~h~ lnJrtve•~>••nfr hnv~ fur ... ttl<:'lll rnmin,; tu Kall!IIIR in the nnm,.,,(,!J., F'r...-Stiii!'C.IIIIW'. ! ... wr.-n,..,, th .. c·.. nt~r .. r Fr- St•te lll'liviti,.., • h11vrn frnm .1U 11 ..1 "'""bad, • fni"T'YtT NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS ,.., ..,,.,,.,. T.. rrilrori .. ! Hay~ •ml ·n,,. {;,.llr~!oiuJ'!. >tnt! 11\ Vi,·k<thttrJ!:I~~tlollnt.O<IAJ'II""~[j,.r. i••nnlr" durin~ K""""~ ,Jmhtl'! tl"' Ciwi! W~<t, tlw E!<lricl~~;•· ll"to•l. h h"~ h"''" krwwn hy" numl><•r h[ n"rn''"• ft<'t' St,.kllo•t,.J, Elo!Titl~:.••llmJII4',M1111 Hntt•l E!<lti<l~··· hut it ;.. ~tilltlw ~ .. ,.,,. w,, lW"<'IIUI<"Uit•kmtnH'IJ"Jayluowk.-r'lw fW'"'"'· hut it at.... ,.,., .._.!';..,J lloHI wit!Jj., a f,.,.. ].,..,,... tll .. ir !Jv,.~ ><11ultl rn>l utJ,..,·Jumji:,.,l f<>r"V••r MuNnfth,.n•"iol••nt" -.!irr.... t iut.. !,..d J... [;.. ~inr;tlMttlw ....... ..t...ut '" ,..,,! J..., ... ,~.. tho•rt' lm~int• ..,. ~tilt .,,.,·npyin,; th•• "'"""' "1'"1 thut it lin t!w o·wrnin~ uf Au~l~l 2(1, lflh.1, tn bo-o! nnl knnwin,; J.,,..,.,.,, .., r•·~i•l,.nt~ w,.nl Respectfully, ~:~:~ City Manager �NOlVIINATIONS BEING ACCEPTED Positions for PNA President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary will be open for Pinckney residents to fill in December. If you or anyone you know are interested, please contact the current President Steve Smith at 841-4490 or John Pepperdine at 832-8143. Nominations will be accepted at the October 6th meeting and will continue to be accepted by PNA until the day of the election. A CDBG adviso•y seat is also available to interested Pinckney residents to fill nnd just like the PNA positions you should contact Steve. Please, consider applying these positions and have an impact on your neighborhood. A change in leadership is crucial to Pinckney to remain innovative and representative of the community it serves. DON'T LET PINCKNEY STAGNATE- GET INVOLVED! ATrnNTIONHOMEOWNE~ Up to $20,000 available with only $50 I month payback payment. No interest. If you need home repairs look at the qualifications, you might qualify. Call PNA Coordinator or the City of Lawrence Department of Housing and Neighborhood Development at 832-3114 if you are interested. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: FAMILY SIZE 2 * If you applied last yem·, please apply again. Our files may have misplaced you. 4 5 LAN REPORT 6 7 Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods or LAN has concern about to process the results of HORIZON 2020, the plan now being drafted to serve as policy guidelines for how Lawrence will grow through the year 2020. There are great debates about whether neighborhoods or development Interest will have tlieir v1sion of Lawrence incorporated. Read about the process. Go to the meetings. It is now being written. Join your voice to help shape the document that will determine how Lawrence will be in the future, how our neighborhood will turn out. 8+ LAN is encouraging all neighborhoods to update their neighborhood plan. PNA has one, but it's old. Volunteers to help update PNA plan would be greatly appreciated. Then we will have a solid guide so that HORIZON 2020 will know for sure how we perceive our neighborhood and what we hope to retain and what we hope to add to in the future years. Only we can shape and define our neighborhood and now is the time to do it, so that as HORIZON 2020 is being written, neighborhood visions and ideas and concerns will be included. • Hope you read the L1wrence Joumal Wolid article September 19th, "KPL Prepares to String New Powe1· Line." If m1yone is inter~s1ed in following up this good news with a celebration at a picnic o1· other get together, let us know. RECYCLE AT PINCKNEY SCHOOL A recycling bin is now available at Pinckney School for aluminum items such as crushed or crumpled cans and all other aluminum items (pie tins, foil, etc.). The bin is located on the north side of the gym and all proceeds go directly to the school for their PTO project. .., 50% OF MEDIAN INCOME 14,300 !6,300 !8,3 50 20,400 22,050 23,650 25,300 26,950 * The Grant Review Board may make exceptions to the above limits when the applicant has unusual needs or hardships. THANKS MERLE! PNA would like to thank Merle Jackson for his years of hard work in helping us and the neighborhood. Through Merle's and many other peoples efforts PNA has done some great things for Pmckney. He 1s pictured below between Steve Smith (left) and Brett McCabe (nght) during the clean up drive earlier this summer. �PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MISSION -The purpose ofthe Pinckney Neighborhood Association shall be to promote understanding with the city of Lawrence: to improve property, living conditions, and to improve communications within the Pinckney Neighborhood, and to promote good public relations. December 1994 Wednesday, Dec. 7th at 7pm Neighborhood Watch Meeting at Pinckney School The fear of crime is a growing problem in our neighborhood. We should feel secure in our homes and on our streets. To address those concems, the PNA is initiating a Neighborhood Watch program. These programs have been ve1y successful in significantly reducing crime where implemented. An of!lcer !rom the Lawrence Police Department will make a presentntion at the December 7th PNA meeting about the program. The ot1lcer will also speak to things we can do individually to reduce our chances of being a victim of crime. The Neighborhood Watch program will only be as strong as the pmiicipation by residents. We urge you to attend this impot1ant meeting. Michael Wm. Dann 842-1814 Elections for PNA Don't miss the dections for PNA otTicers on December 7th. PNA positions open for the election will be President, Vice President. Secretary, and Treasurer. Pm1icipate in the election of PNA onlcers and help decide the leadership ofPNA fnr the ne:-;t tvM years. * Anyone interested in Bike/Pedestrian Paths in Pinckney Neighborhood contact Steve Smith at 841-4490 for information regarding possible development. �PINCKNEY HOTLINES (9am to 9pm please) President Steve Smith 841-4490 Treasurer Carol Klinknett 842-70RJ Coordinator John Peppen.line 832-8143 Voting memberships in PNA arc: ${=individual and $2=family CDBG Money at Work in Pinckney W e(ln.esday Dect:~mber 7th PNA :Meeting at Pincl1~ney School starting 7pm The next meeting will be held January lOth at 7:30 pm at Pinelmey School. Funding was approved by the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Bonrd and work is now beginning nn sidewalks in the Pinckney neighborhood. Specificnlly, sidewalks in the l\.1llowing areas will either be built or improveJ: Indiana from 5th street to 2nd street and 5th street !rom Michigan to Califomia. These improvements will take time so please be patient. Feel tl·ee to call any of the Pinckney hotlines if you hnve any questions. PNA i,: here to help and we invite your suggestions as well. CDBG Proposals for 1995 December I st is fast approaching and PNA is gearing up to submit the !allowing proposals to the CDBG adYi sory hoard: • Neighborhood Watch signs to be placed throughout the neighborhood. Lighting for Clinton Park to deter crime. • • Sidewalks on 4th street for safety and Pinckney itlli'astructure developml~nt. • Administrative budget for PNA. PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION 501 TENNESSEE LAWRENCE, KS 66044 BIIi,f: .~,m lJ S fl1JSTAGE BliENCE KS PERim *******************CAR-RT-SORT PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENT 164 7 NO i~T Fn\IOOD DH LAWRENCE KS 66044-1042 ~no **COOl 2* �V. Help us put ighborhood Watch Signs & W hers in several areas of Pinckney Please call to volunteer for these signs to be placed in your part of Pinckney, and to serve as a person who will actively repo•t any problems or graffiti, etc. in our neighborhood. (842-3154) Let's keep our neighborhood and parks safe, and take an neighborhood we active part in want to live making our area the kind 0~ '0 1-- of (!) 0 [!! 0 e0> <( in. E (L City staff Mayor John Nalbandian 2006 Riviera Ct,66047 Home: 841-6012 Most city staff members can be reached at city hall, 832· 3000 .. Vice Mayor Bonnie Augustine 1029 Wildwood Dr., 66049 841-1988 (W); 842-1484 (H) ]o Andersen 1402 N.Y., 66044 842-2533 (H) 1lfeeting Notes Allen Levine 720 Miss., 66044 842-428~ . · Bob Moody 703 N. Third, 66044 841-5946 (H) Date afMeering: July 25, 1996,7 p.m. Location: Lawrence Memorial Hospital, SuiteG Meeting served as an introduction of the Community Health Facility (CHF) project to the Neighborhood Association, led by George Osborne and Tolly Wildcat. Members of the project design team present were C.L. Maurer of Landp!an Engineering, and Nadia Zhiri, Steve Harrington, and Hunter Gibbs of Gould Evans Assoc. 111 The next meeting, scheduled for Thursday, August 15 at 7:00p.m .• will provide the chance for all concerns to be formally voiced by members of the Neighborhood Association to the (CHF) Building Committee. 2. ~ Questions posed by members of the Neighborhood Assoc. present included the following:_ a. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the CHF development occurring on this site? Why wasn't the site chosen on the west side of town? b. Will drainage off this development add to the water problems already occurring along Michigail and 2nd Streets? Can they talk to someone in the utility department to help address this drainage problem? c. Will landscaping berms be built high enough to actually provide a visual screen? ~) Will lights on the site not cause brightness problems for those living immediately adjacent to the site? e. Will there be enough parking on the site in order that cars will not be parked along the streets? How does the CHF project tie into the long-term development ofrhe Hospital? Can someone from the Hospital talk them about long term issues? g. Can a member of the Neighborhood Association be on the Building Committee? Why wasn't a member of the Neighborhood Association placed on the Building Committee from the beginning? h. What about traffic problems in the neighborhood during construction? Can there be parameters ..-::=-, included in rhe specifications that can help lessen any adverse effects? r Can there be Strong coordination with the landscape architect? J. Can as much parking as possible be shifted onto the north side of the building'? k. Can the mechanical equipment be moved closer to the building? c=D to c_s,) 1. 2. ~ ~ """""'--::::: .·.·, ·:,.,.,.... Ill E 0 Rezoning hearings for this site to occur this evening for the Planning Commission and September l7lh. for the Ci~:J:..,_Commis~ion. The request is toga fram an RMl zone to an ROl zone. \{tzst..<'.J.;- c\e>..ple c.u.r jCr"""la.~. .~ ., J- fVJ;IM"'' CJ) ; . . . . • ·.·;§·. ~ ~· I ; -< ..,, ~Xl:> ll . ~ . n~: cjf~i ~·- iL·~t.~_~ I • .e''·---" .·. -...''' ~ 0 ;{ . 1~J. ! ;;. ~ 0 ..: " ... ""'§ ~ :.:::l zc 1 z ~ ~ 0 <{ 0 .. ~ Q) ~ c.> " "' ~ ·g ;,; 0 -a ~ A Z "' f-< ......; c--4 ~ g. 0 ·: (/)" '§ ~ ~ g 8 0 l3 z "'8 ~ ~ "' -< z a~ z ~ "'g ~ £"tu "' :;; u; 1U ] ~ "'0 " ·;; "' J d" ~ ] .!if-< "0 ~ '+< 0 ~ Vi i'l ~ ;g~ ..... "' 0 I] 1~ £ ~ 6 r<i s c.> !l ~ j s " ~ .. Oil ·~ ::r:: ·-"' '+< B .s .s .9= "' "' f-< :2 .... 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Members of the Gould Evans team have summarized cornme"nts from the meeting as follows: ---;;pr <{ .a <(E Discussio11: 1. ... ., ··~·-'ii:..''~·~ .. ,;s:; :ll ] .. ;~ ~. ~ = j,~ I~ Neighborhood Meeting Community Health Facility c ""··;!! ..• "'C>"•'.<.> ·=~!i=l"' ~.is. E'! e -·.::1 .&~ .!e 0.. a. <ll Zi I City Commission '0 0~ USE THESE PHONE NUMBERS TO CALL CITY FOR INFO OR HELP. Or call PNA Coordinator Tolly Smith Wildcat, 842-3154. l;: c 0 ·~ ·:; I '~,:!_J· J.~~j·~ • .:a . .'"', .....~.··. z~ - ·~ "' ~ ~ ~ "'' ~ ~~ l~ p:: :~·~ ~~ it S.:.~ ~.~ '..J.Z �HAND ADDITfON -- H~ P~ G~ PRIORrTIE$, PliRC!.HA5E OF HOli$E$ Fm;t time homebuyers (individualslfiunilies) considered first. fndividuaJs!Families with minimum three year residency in l.aMence or three year work histmy in l.aMence. The housing IIl1N be the principal residence of a qualified low-income individuaVfiunily at time of purchase. IIIncome~ IBastd onMe<ianFamiy Income: !Family Size 80% ofMedian (Low Income:) I I 24,550 ' 2 28,050 4 35,050 5 37,850 6 40,650 7 43,450 8+ 46,250 ~:tc Purchase of these houses is subject to resale or recapture provisions as noted below: 1. Resale provisions include making the housing available for subsequent purchase only to a qualified low-income individuaVfamily to use as their personal residence and ensuring that the housing will remain affordable, through deed restrictions or covenants, to a reasonable range of low-income homebuyers. Resale provisions remain in effect for ten years following the closing date of the sale. H~O-w~~ iMv-f~P~ The HAND Addition is a partnership of the City of Lawrence, Lawrence Home Builders Association, Tenants To Homeowners, Inc. and participating local financial institutions. The project includes building 30 three-bedroom homes on 10 acres near the southeast corner of 24th 2. Recapture provisions include recapturing the subsidy on a prorata basis based on the length of time the homeowner has owned and occupied the house. The subsidy \viii be forgiven 5% per year for each full year of owner/occupancy. The anniversary date will be the closing date of the sale. tree! and Haskell f\venue. Qualified Application deadlin -October 31, 1996 Return completed applicatiOn side to: will construct the homes by Summer, 1997, applicants selected from a '1ottery" will purchase the homes for $70,000- $75,000. The City will finance the project's development costs (including the design and building of new sewers, streets and sidewalks), the Home Builders Association using three different ranch-style models, and local financial institutions will provide Minirnnn dov.npayment of5% ofamiual gross household income or $500, ilichever is greater Applicant IIl1N complete or have completed approved homeo\Wernllp training. Tenants To Homeowners, Inc. P.O. Box 306 Lawrence, KS 66044 (913) 842-5494 an attractive interest rate for selected applicants. "' -· ~ ""Q ,..... ~ ::3 n ~ ~ £S ~ (IS Q ~ "'< ""' ::3 ~', Q ::3 ~ ~ ~ Q ..,~ :, ~1 N b' c: ...~ "0 lt ::r s· ::l n [ 0 {JQ ~ :::1 ::c ... § a. g, "" n 0 --- a. ::r c: :::1 0 :::1 ... [Ja... Ul '? s :? g' ~ 3 g,._ g ~ li ~ !< ~ () c ~ "' !?" ~ "' ...."'w �IV. HISTORY Let's mark our history The tours and lectures were timed so closely to history that it produced th" eerie realization of how those Lawrence felt in 1863 as they awoke to 400 riders bringing death and fire to Lawrence. Paul Steuwe, history teacher at Lawrence High, talked about John Brown and Quantrill. The near dawn walking tour through Quantrill's route by Steve Jansen, Director of Watkins Community Museum, made you vividly aware how at dawn no resident of Lawrence is at his or her best. By the time Katie Armitage lectured at lunch on"Widows, Orphans & Survivors," you realized that by that time, four hours We have some CDBG money to mark historic spots in our neighborhood, so let's talk history. We have some $ for research, approx. $3,000 for markers. Also, We can bring some money to uncover a brick street underneath the asphalt. Pinckney history to life, as Old West Lawrence and East Lawrence have done so Ours was one of the first well. Come help us plan and re-discover our history. areas the first settlers, who came to ensure· that Kansas would be free of slavery, came. A church, made of hay bales piled into a large triangle, was built somewhere near 5th & Louisiana, and later moved to 6th and La. Langston Hughes went to school at Pinckney School. The first Brewery in after Quantrill rode imo town. the residents realized their lives were changed forever. Women had watched their husbands die and their homes and town burn. On Sunday, with cannons firing in tribute and salute, and re-enactors in black veils and historic dress, a memorial service was held by the River for the survivors of Quantrill's raid. Lawrence was here; a portion remains still, the old stone building near the hospital and trailer courts. Come to the meeting and help us plan how to make Pinckney history visible. At our last PNA meeting, Thanks to Katie Armitage, Pinckney neighbor and history, who brought us so much knowledge about the history of our neighborhood. Also Katie brought an early settler and abolitionist, Julia Lovejoy, to life during the week of historic lectures and tours and re-enactments, "Civil War on the Western Frontier." You may have seen a horse drawn carriage bring citizens to Katie's historic home on Ohio St. during the week of August 21 after her historic talk. We want to thank Rob Phillips of the Eldridge Hotel for sponsoring this historic week of horse drawn carriages transporting Lawrence residents back in time and to and from lectures on our amazing history. Many say the Civil War began here. One of the brochures, with Lawrence history, is printel! here in case you were too busy to experience this week of history, or are new to Lawrence. We hope each year near the same time, near the time of Quantrill's bloody dawn raid on Lawrence, August 21, this "Civil War on the Western Frontier" re-enactment will come again. c: .:: _.·.. .'~'l::.~::p-:r:i~i ...c: ., :5 ""c: "' "' ~ c: "' c: ::.::. ~ 0 ,J: ~ "' l,'d-.;! c: 0., "' "... " .::"" ""[:~;, ;; c: "' "' .;,:! " "' ., ~ 00 .,c:"... "'" ~[.. j"' c: ·;; .,e... :; "" 0 3: These Re·-Enactors are walking history books. They are not merely dressed in costumes of the time period. They know and teach the history. We look forward to learning more from them next year. The stagecoach rides and horse drawn carriages through town and through our neighborhood made us aware of that time when travel was quieter than our cars. The only moment regret, was the stagecoach wreck. Not many states but Kansas had two stagecoaches wreck in one week. We salute the bravery of the driver, Glen, and the brave spirits of those contemporary Pioneer women & men who rode the stage that day and lived history a bit too realistically. Maybe by next year Pinckney neighborhood can have more historic markers up, letting us and all know the part Pinckney played in Lawrence history . Come to our meeting and help us plan and learn the history. These are some photos of scenes from Civil War on the Western Frontier, all in Pinckney parks, Constant and Burcham: �III. SKATEBOARL •• <G IN BURCHAM PARK??? LE1 _;; KNOW IF THIS IS THE VIEW OF THE KANSAS RIVER YOU WANT TO SEE WHEN YOU VISIT THE PARK: The city manager ok'd this lease or use of the park for skateboarding. The plywood ramps are adjacent to the river, small slopes of sub-standard plywood hills with an orange plastic fence around jt - Not the most scenic view of the Kansas River. but this is what you see now. Rusty nails, rotten wood and torn up and half constructed boards are now the landscape. Seems a real danger to small kids who might play in the park. and certainly even to the skateboarders themselves, and possibility a real liability issue for the city. Fred DeVictor has acknowledged the facility, sponsored by Let It Ride, is unsafely built and substandard, yet no change has occurred for almost a month. DO WE WANT THESE PLYWOOD SKATEBOARD HILLS AS THE VIEW OF THE KANSAS RIVER IN OUR NATURAL PARK?? Let us and the city commissioners know. HISTORIC RESEARCH & MARKERS Let's discuss our history, and research more or it. Then we can decide which history and character deserve a marker and what· style markers we'd like to sec in the neighborhood. I'd love to sec natural rocks placed vertical with carved names or events at the top. and some plaque or text in metal describing the hi~tory in more detail. In Clinton Park. behind Pinckney School, I'd love to have markers with Langston Hughes name. but also with several of his poems. Maybe we can rename this park "Langston's" or Langston Hughes Park. Clinton, I learned recently, is the name of a town where early settlers to Lawrence had come from. So, maybe a name change for this park wouldn't be impossible. "Br;ng mt' all of your dreams, You dreamers. Bring me all of your 1Ieart melodies That 1may wrap them In a blue-cloud cloth Away from the too rough fingers Of the world." ~n1\\i.t\ 1\l so~t 1-\L"tivt~ ~ ~c\\, son. t\\ te\\ 'j<lu' l>-) "'"'~'~ J . 0 J..AWRENCE jQURNALMWORLD • 1'\~Ces -o~it'n PUBLIC FORUM Small-town flavor W~tC· ~n<l.\i\e .M1 ~· ·~. 88 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1996 I-JIG s\'\1nte!S, )\nG 'QOatGS tot\\ u\). 1\ t'\\C (\oOt)-SIC no o.t\"'t o 'i)ul a\\ t'nC t\11\e se ucen a c\ill\'oi\\ ~n, 1~nd teacni\\ \anUl\\ s, )-SIC tutnirl cotllets.' , . ne d~t\<. - e< ooll\ II\ t ~n<l 5011\etlll\ ·. o't 'QCCI\ nO 1.II\" "t. '\<J'netc tnete .,n can't 1ou tutll uac\<.50, 'o01 • n t'\\C stel's •qou set co""' 0 \)01\ " , 'tS \<,inGet natO· ·ouse 1ou ,In" I I)Oflt 'j<lu \a\\ no-o~rot \ se sti\\ 1\oin' none1, \<e stl\\ c\\11\'oin' o (at 11\e air\t ocen n 0 o.~u·~ 0 ocr'l'\:1\ stilt, tile lot 11\e ai\\t ocen n \ts "naG '.:lc\(5 in \t, ~-'11·~ 0 cr;<t~\ s'.:lit. - To the editor: l.awrcnce is on the verge of JosM ing much of its smaHMtown char;u:ler and values. Friendliness, neighborlincss 1 a srnse of comtnunity ant! placC', and identity are all disaJJ~x·aring. 'l'his is what hapM pens to a community's quality of life when it becomes just another g1<1y, boring suburb. Nonetheless, small. town valuC'S can he retained to some degree if friendly encoun· tcrs arc encouraged by a lively, pcdcstri~tn·frit•ndly downtown surrounded by vibrant older neighborhoods. It docs, however, take active !,'l.lidance by the public to l'nsure that streetscapcs are designt.>d to facilitate interpersonal communication. The first step is to begin a second phase of the Main Street Progrant We must go beyond placing banners at iiltersections and hire an historic preservation architect specifically for downtown to coordinate a comprehensive program. This person could encourage building owners to restore the original brick and wood facades and could even help draw up the plans. A fund could !Jeestablished to prnvidC' low-interc~t loans and gr<~nts to building owners. New rcgul<tUons can he adopted to rC'quin.• that the exteriors of new buildings br- compatible with ncnrhy ~tmcturcs. The skateboard facility was the only anachronistic element of the Civil War on the Western Frontier, when Civil War Re-cnactors brought the l863 time period back to life in Burcham Park ncar the time of Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence. To preserve the quality housing stock in olt.ler neighborhoods, a l'rogram needs to be developed to Joster owner occupancy of dwellings. A majority of units in at lC'ast two older neighborhoods a.re no longer owner occupied. ·1 his leads to the program of landlortlMspeculators demolishing houses they have let run down claiming that they can't be rehabilitated. Low-interest loans need to bt• made available to permit restoration of both owner-occupied and non-owner-occupied houses. Regulations can require that the exteriors of new houses be compatible with nearby houses predating 1940. Although change is inevitable, we can help guide our futu,re and preserve some of the small tOY'(ll character of wonderful 'old Lawrl'JtLc. Clark H. Coan, :l:lllnd. �Thanks owner), Lumley, rains. sale of Kansas Thanks also to the Holiday Inn for being a good neighbor. At PNA's request, they donated rooms for several families so they could escape their own mud and mold and cleanup operations for a short while. For those nights, their children hopefully did not cry in fear when the Kansas thunder rolled The thunder from those spring flooding rains brought a in again. frightening night to our neighbors and their kids. A 7 foot wall of water came from 2nd St. and could have drowned them in their basements, where they had gone to escape when the tornado sirens sounded. They came upstairs just in time to escape the 7 feet of water that floods their basements nearly every year for 30 years when the worst rains come. Hopefully the city will address their life and death situation soon. II. Hospital expansion We'd like to know the long range plans. How much more will LMH grow, what plans for west side? Community Health Facility Expansion, on east side of Hospital We've had several well attended meetings on this issue. (We notified residents living near the expansion by leaflets.) Neighbors points of concern about expansion are listed later in newsletter. We can still have input on these potential problems, like excessive lighting, lack of landscaping buffers, that previous hospital parking lot expansions created for neighbors. George Osborne, PNA President, will be on Building Committee to work with architects, Gould Evans, to address neighbors concerns. Let us hear from you. Zoning change to accommodate this Facility was approved by 28 THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1996 Planning Commission, despite PNA President & Coordinator's request for more time to discuss the issue in newsletter & with Pinckney residents. Seemed like a reasonable request to us, and to one Commissioner, Mary Geese. Thanks to her for her support for the neighborhood position. But other planners ok'd zoning change, although construction won't begin for a year or so. Demolition of three homes in that block east of hospital will be done soon. Contact city (owners) if you could rescue these three homes. We appreciate planners directions to the city to notify neighborhoods sooner in the future so they can be aware of major zoning changes, etc. See more info I live on West Second : Street, and on my mail~ later in newsletter. CITY OF LAWRENCE CAN HELP HOMEOWNERS SAVE$$$ ON ENERGY BILLS The City of Lawrence has money available to pay for weatherizing homes in the city. Improvements can include: • Attic Insulation ~ ...l l'Q < ...l :;; ~ "'~ E-< "' 00 E-< lii A 4th STREET??!! Expansion west of Michigan so 4th will be main entrance to Hospital. But do those KPL poles have to be so close to homes? City says this street has I 00 ft. right of way, will have 5 ft. wide sidewalks - but still do those KPL poles have to be so close to homes? 4th St. Neighbors were notified, and had a meeting in May with engineers & city (PNA was not notified). Neighbors reported however that they did not want input from neighbors, only to tell them what was about to happen to their street & yards. (The project takes a great portion of yards & north side has large power line poles very close to homes.) You can call KPL for a free reading of EMF at your home since poles are now so close to you. CALL IF YOU WANT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM ENGINEERING FIRM & CITY AT OUR OCT MEETING TO DISCUSS 4th St & 2ND STREET (East of hospital expansion, improvement). (842-3154) 8 plus tS:r ·-O,.,OIITUIIIITT Incomes will be verified. Application deadline is September 13, 1996. Application forms are available at the office of Housing & Neighborhood Development in Room 08 of City Hall. For more information call 832·3000, Ext. 3114. ~ ~ 0 !:>: ~ ~ ~ ~ 0 = !:>: ...0 ~ z Q box this morning, there Maximum Income $24,550 $28,050 $31,550 $35,050 $37,850 $40,650 $43,450 $46,250 ;> SOUND was a note saying that they're making Second Street wider. I've never heard anything about this. Is it true? J.Vhen~ it supposed to iulppen? Terese Gorman, city engi: neer, said that although she didn't know who put the signs out, she did know that the city had no plans to widen West Second Street. There are no plans to widen any of Second Street that I'm aware of, except north," she said, referring to the continuing recon· struction of North Second Street. Family Size 1 2 3 ~ = ... • Weatherstripping of Doors 2. Mobile homes are not eligible for assistance . 3. Annual gross family income cannot exceed the following guidelines: ~ 0 Q • Storm Windows Grants for these improvements will be made to eligible homeowners. No repayments for this assistance is required. Grants will be awarded on a first--come first served basis. Eligibilfty requirements for this assistance are: 1. The home must be owner/occupied with no more than two dwelling units. !:>: jOURNAL-WORLD OFF 11 FREE J ENERGY SAVING IMPROVEMENTS to those giving spirits, Stan Zaremba (Zarco Phillips 66 Station Williams Natural Gas Co. & others, who helped our neighbor Barbara replace her van after a tree Jell on it during those flooding spring Only in Kansas would this source of Jundraising be there for us: The 336 sacks of horse manure wood chips. That's pioneer spirit & style good neighbor policy if I ever saw it. ~ ~ Comprehensive Rehabilitation Loans for Housing Rehabilitation The Housing and Neighborhood Development Department of the City of lawrence has a limited amount of funds available for its housing rehabilitation comprehensive loan program. These loans may require monthly payments. This loan money may be used for foundation repair, wirin~ plumbing, painting, roofing, and minor interior repair. Applications for the program year August 1. 1996 through july 1. 1997, will be accepted through March 31, 1996. Basic eligibility requirements are that the recipient must be an owner~occupant of the property, the property must contain only one or two dwelling units1 and the property must be located within the City limits of lawrence. Gross family income from all sources cannot exceed the following: Family Size 1 2 3 z 8 plus Gross Annual Family Income S24,550 S28,0SO S31,5SO $35,050 $37,850 $40,650 $43,450 $46,250 Mobile homes are not eligible. Applicants will be evaluated after April 1, 1996, and a list of potential recipients will be established. Applicants will be notified of the status of their application after all applicationsJI have been evaluated. Additional information may be obtained by ca!ling the telephone number below. Application forms are available at City Hall, Room 08 or by calling (913) 832~3114 or 832-3113. �PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS September 1998 Welcome to Pinckney Neighborhood! Tills may come as a surprise, but everyone that receives this newsletter lives in the Pinckney neighborhood. Because Pinckney is so spread out, we wanted to be sure and invite you to participate in the Pinckney Neighborhood Association (PNA). PNA is your mouthpiece to the city, a means to address local concerns, and a way to improve your neighborhood. Come join us at the meeting on September 26th at the hospital! Pinckney Neighborhood Association Fall Meeting The next meeting ofthe PNA will be Saturday, September 26, 1998. The meeting will be held at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, in Conference Room D in the basement of the hospital (just take the new elevators across from the gift shop). The meeting will begin at 3:00p.m., immediately after the dedication ceremony for our new historic sign (see paragraph below). There will be a brief business agenda, followed by a presentation from Tenants to Homeowners. Please plan on attending! Historic Sign to be Dedicated Please join us for the dedication of our newly installed historic sign in Constant Park! A brief ceremony has been planned at the site ofthe sign (the corner of 6th and Tennessee. facing Tennessee) to welcome it to our neighborhood at 2:30p.m. on Saturday, September 26th, immediately prior to the fall PNA meeting. Historian Katie Armitage will be on hand, as will PNA ofl1cers. City officials have also been invited. The sign gives a brief description of Pinckney's colorful history, and shows historic and modern maps of the neighborhood. It was designed and installed by our neighbors at Art & Sign. Walk by and take a look at it! A Message from the President Welcome to the Pinckney Neighborhood Newsletter. My name is William Tienken and I am the president ofthe PNA. I moved into the neighborhood back in February of 1997 on Michigan Street. I really enjoy living in this neighborhood with its delightful parks and great neighbors. At times, I feel as though I'm living in a small town, but with the good things of a city. I've lived in Lawrence for five years and have no regrets. On February 14, 1998 I went to my very first neighborhood meeting and nominated myself for the position of president of the PNA and got the job. Needless to say, I was quite surprised at myself for wanting the position. Since then I've had the opportunity to work with some really great people. Allow me to introduce you to the other PNA officers. Andrea (Andy) Knickerbocker is the vice president of the PNA. She has put lots of work into the PNA and deserves a round of applause for the work she has put into the development of our new sign that will make everybody aware of the history ofPinckney Neighborhood. Karen Noll is the treasurer and has also put a lot of work into the running ofthe board. Karen will be leaving us at the first of next year for family reasons, and we wish �her well. That means we will need a new treasurer. Think about it and let us know ifyou are interested in the job next year. At our meeting on the 26th we will be accepting nominations for a new secretary. Karen has been pulling double duty as both treasurer and secretary, and doing a wonderful job at it, but she needs a break! I want to invite all to the next Pinckney Neighborhood Association meeting. Who knows what you might get out of it? Look what I got! Tenants to Homeowners to Speak at Fall Meeting A board member from Tenants to Homeowners will be present at our fall meeting to speak about their organization, and to present information regarding their HOOT program- Home Owners Out of Tenants. Tenants to Homeowners helps folks untangle the complicated and sometimes overwhelming steps to home ownership. Anyone wanting to know more about how to move from being a tenant to a homeowner is urged to attend. j~P!SU! SJ!Ul~p ~~S j'lJ9Z .I~qm~:)d~g UO .8U!l~~Ul IJUJ .mo ~.IOJ~q rill!s ;:,polS!lJ M~u .rno ~.1)n:>!P~P d];}q O:J SJ0Cfq[1Jpu .IUOA l{l!M J~ql~1JO:J) l~~ k 1 I .it< 'j ' ,[' :,. ::, .. :.. ) ~ •\ 1,\ I,'\ ', ~·.: ., )l t! •·; ' • l j ' l . ' \ ',_<( ' II' I .\ 'II 'i \:· •" !' OH 'ON l!WJ9d vv099 S>l 'aoueJMlll OIVd 38VlSOd ·s·n 31Vtl >11ns SM;}N poolpoqllJ[.i3pN A;}Ulj[;:>U!d �BUlK RATE US. POSTAGe PAID Per'"'t No. 170 Lawrence, I<S 66044 II I 501 LoctiSi<1"'-' St. Lcow~eYIC<' Ks. 66044 r ! t ~ ' If ll Pinck News PINCKNEY FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS Join us for an evening of history about our neighborhood, Pinckney, with Katie Armitage, local historian , tour guide & our "new" Pinckney neighbor. �PINCKNEY FRIENDS & NEIGHBORE JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF HISTORY ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, PINCKNEY, with KATIE ARMITAGE, local historian, tour guide & our "new" Pinckney neighbor. JUNE 19 PNA meeting 6:30-8:00p.m. Suite G Lawrence Memorial Hospital ( If enter at new entrance to hospital (3rd & Arkansas St.), take stairs or elevator to lower level, then right to Suite G, near courtyard . If enter at 325 Maine, take elevator to lower level, walk through-fountain area to corridor on west, Suite G. ) Pinckney's had some rich history including Langston Hughes, famous poet who went to Pinckney, a retired Civil War General who lived in a tree house and teepee near 5th & La., Judge Means, a Brewery in 1870, ETC. COME and learn more. We got funding for historic markers for our neighborhood. Katie's talk will be a good beginning to discover and mark our history. JUNE 21 NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP. Put items by curb by Friday 6 a.m.. (Trash Trucks begin their drive through Pinckney at 6a.m. until finished) Any large items OK except concrete.( Couches, refrigs, tires, etc. OK) Limbs, wood, etc. must be bundled & weigh what you wouldn't mind lifting (no more than 70 lbs.) Pinckney Neighborhood Association is a group of your neighbors trying to preserve and improve our neighborhood. Join us & Let us know how we can help you. (Call Tolly 842-3154 or George 843-2893) Storm Water Drainage- With neighbors in 2nd & Mich. area we held meetings, walked the drainage area, and helped the city pass the new ordinance. SO SORRY it didn't keep those 6 FEET OFWA1ER out of your basements near 2nd & Mich. We're counting on and hoping to work with planners to make sure this new drainage system alleviate flooding. CURB REPAIRS. Let us know if the City doesn't make needed curb repairs near you. THERE'S$$$ FOR HOME REPAIR. Call us (842-3154) or the Lawrence Housing Dept. (832-3109 Marjene) for great grants. VERY GOOD DEALS AVAILABLE IF YOU QUALIFY. We'll help cut through red tape. EMERGENCY GRANTS for roof leaks, heaters, etc. & major home repairs. Volunteers for Neighborhood Watch, Block "captains" to get your block organized??( Call 842-3154) �VERY IMPORTANT MEETING ABOUT FLOOD PROBLEMS Et CITY'S PLAN TO SOLVE THEM. HOSPITAL SUITE G 3PM SATURDAY MAY 24 CITY /Engineer's PLAN TO SOLVE FLOOD PROBLEMS ·INVOLVES YOUR BACK YARD LET'S TALK BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING TUESDAY MAY 27 7PM CITY HALL. COME TO DISCUSS HOW YOU AND NEIGHBORS FEEL ABOUT PLAN SHOWN BY ENGINEERS AT CITY HALL LAST WEEK (YOU SHOULD HAVE REC'D A LETIER NOTIFYING YOU OF THIS MEffiNG{ACTUALLY CITY ENGINEERS NOTIFIED YOU OF THE PLAN, NOT THE MEEETING.) Final approval of plan will come MAY 27 TUESDAY NIGHT CITY COMMISSION MEETING when ENGINEERS present the plan to city Commission. We will have chance to talk at that meeting too. We want to discuss plan to solve flooding and know what neighbors want, and be sure we understand what engineers recommend before that time. COME NOW AND TELL ALL YOUR NEIGHBORS TO COME: LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, SUITE G---ENTER WEST{ NEW ENTRANCE, DOWNSTAIRS TO SUITE G .. SATURDAY MAY 24 3 PM (WE MET EARLIER, TUESDAY 7 PM, APRIL 22) PINCKNEY NEIGHBORS IN 2ND Er MICH, 2ND·& ARKANSAS AREA MAY 24, 1997 ..... .. J ._ ..... . !. �BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE Pinckney N e.ighborhood News PAID Lawrence, KS 66044 Permit No. 170 ~·Hl.HC E,\'ifE, :?. '&ri\1;~'TZ PO BOX ?OH t~Jl!j:~:,~'·~~:N-t~l~,:l NEIGKBORHOOD r-"~:-~ 6 f~:.(: 1·~ ,:1 P KG l ~l'l (~ rt TRAY ~ �Pinckney Neighborhood Newsletter Spring greetings to all Pinckney neighbors! I am sending this newsletter to introduce myself and to let you know about several Pinkney events that will occur this spring so that you can pencil them in on your calendars. Let me start with introductions. My name is Sara Taliaferro, and I am the new Pinckney Neighborhood coordinator. You can contact me or leave a message for me at 842-4051. Please do not be shy about leaving messages; this number is for Pinckney business, and I will gladly return your calls. We have been updating our mailing list, as you will notice if your name actually appears on this flyer. Please call me with changes if (1) any of your neighbors are not getting a newsletter but want to receive one, (2) I desecrated the spelling of your name, (3) you received a newsletter addressed to 'neighbor' and want to receive it in your name, (4) I have incorrectly addressed a newsletter or am sending mail to an empty lot. Hospital Parking Lot Meeting We have scheduled a meeting on the 18th of April at 2:00 PM to discuss the proposed parking lot for Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Robert Trepinski of LMH will be available to discuss the design plan and explain such particulars as proposed drainage, lighting, and landscaping. The meeting will take place at LMH in Conference Room D. ** Pinckney Community Dance A community dance is being planned at the Pinckney school for all Pinckney and Old West Lawrence residents. Although the dance is family oriented, it is delightful but not necessary for you to arrive escorted by children! It will be on May 22nd from 6:30 to 9:30 PM. Pinckney Neighborhood Association will have a refreshments table of some kind, and the proceeds will be donated to the school. Since you are all members of PNA, please let me know if you would like to donate your time, the use of a popcorn machine, a cooler for ice cream bars, an ieee machine, cookies, or your ideas. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS April 1111 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day8AM to Noon at 711 E. 23rd. Receiving paints and paint related products, household cleaners, automotive products, pest control products, household batteries. Call 832-3030 for questions or appointments. April 18 111 Lawrence Memorial Parking Lot Meeting 2PM at LMH in Conference Room D May 22nd Pinckney School Community Dance 6:30 to 9:30PM June 5111 Pinckney Neighborhood Spring Cleanup (details in next newsletter) In Memory Pinckney Neighborhood Association has made a donation to the Lawrence Preservation Society in memory of Nancy Shontz. Nancy was a neighbor who will be missed by many. Her incredible energies were directed toward the good cause and the community good. May she inspire us to fill the void that her death has caused. Housing Issues **There is a two-story dwelling at the proposed LMH parking lot site that will be torn down unless someone would like to purchase and move it. LMH is willing to work with any interested parties, but any would-be rescuers should act fast. This construction project will be discussed at the April 28 1h Planning Commission meeting, and if it is approved, construction would start as soon as is possible. Are you a tenant who is interested in being a homeowner? There may be funds available to the Pinckney neighborhood for homes through Tenants to Homeowners. If anyone is interested, please contact me soon. �Pinckney Neighborhood Association PO Box 125 Lawrence, KS 66044 �PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS QUESTIONNAIRE Please take a little time to answer this questionnaire to help me in developing our neighborhood goals for the future. I will use this information to apply for funding or grants to help our neighborhood, to pass on our needs and concerns to city commissioners, to plan guest speakers for our general meetings, and to find service providers to address our concerns. And, as always, please call me with any questions or thoughts. Even 1ittle matters' are important when they are a part of our everyday lives. Postage is paid for the return of the questionnaire; just tape it shut and drop it in the mail. You are welcome to answer this anonymously. You can also write you name and number if you would like me to call you to discuss any neighborhood topics. Please rate the following topics by circling the phrase that best matches your level of interest or concern about the topic: I am concerned about deteriorating conditions in my neighborhood and would like to see them improved. Very Concerned Somewhat Concerned Neutral Not A Problem On My Street I feel that noise is a problem in my neighborhood (Barking dogs, loud music, traffic noise, etc.). Very Concerned Somewhat Concerned Neutral Not A Problem I want to conserve or improve properties in my neighborhood for their historic, architectural, or aesthetic value. Very Interested Somewhat Interested Neutral Uninterested I am concerned about neighborhood safety and would like to develop a block network for support with such things as neighborhood watch, lighting improvements, and storm safety. Very Interested Somewhat Interested Neutral Uninterested I am concerned about car traffic issues on my street such as speeding, heavy traffic, or nonresidential vehicles. Very Concerned Somewhat Concerned Neutral Uninterested I am concerned about environmental issues such as recycling and alternative or renewable energy supplies and would like involvement in these issues at a neighborhood level. Very Concerned Somewhat Concerned Neutral Uninterested I would like Pinckney School to become even more of an accessible community center that involves and includes the whole neighborhood in community activities and services. Very Interested Somewhat Interested Neutral Opposed This list of questions is not comprehensive; please write in any concerns or thoughts that I have not mentioned. �SCHEDULE OF EVENTS May 22"" Pinckney Sclwol Community Dance · • · · _,;1.\il"Zfi'·!<:fc;_\·. BULK RATE 4- "'\;:." Pmckney Neighborhood Association,..,," . PO Box 125 ~ M ~;:toLawrence, KS 66044 '"' c .AY 1999 '£•; ;:;; 0£(·. _ r :· , -~ ...; Q;:(c;J'-:';~":./ June 4" Pinckney Neighborhood Spring Cleanup u.s. POSTAGE PAID Lawrence. KS Permit 1170 ---- .... •.".". ,...... ·' ,, ".~;~,~~··:--· ., \l•ti.''r June J2'h Tenants to Homeowners First Time Home Buyer Workshop }"'I. I ~~f: i•, I~ I· .I·_; ! ";..' ·' June 12" Fountain Walk June 19"' Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Jwze 23'J Product Reuse Open House PINCKNEY COMMUNITY DANCE ! Coordinator..•. Hello ? A community dance will be held at Pinckney School from 6:30 to 9:30PM this Saturday, May 22nd. All Pinckney neighbors are invited ! Sonny Heller's Music Box will D.J. the event. Old West Lawrence Neighborhood Association will be selling hot dogs and chips, Pinckney School will sell drinks, and PNA will sell cookies. All proceeds go to the Pinckney School. If you would like to donate a batch of cookies, please call me at 842-4051. We hope to see you there to meet neighbors and have fun! I have been delighted to hear from so many of you after sending out the last newsletter. I do have a confession to make; one weekend I went out of town, and I got so many calls that I think a message or two got lost. If you called me and I never returned your call, I apologize--no snub was intended. Please call back ! It is my pleasure to hear from you. HOUSING ISSUES Rental Rehabilitation Program The Housing and Neighborhood Development Department (HAND) of the City of Lawrence wants to assist property owners in rehabilitating five to ten rental dwelling units. Pinckney is one of the targeted neighborhoods. Units occupied by low income families or vacant units which the owner has agreed to rent to Section 8 eligible and qualified tenants will receive priority. For more information or to request an application packet, please call the HAND office at 785-832-3100. You can also call Sara at 842-4051 for more details. Accessible Housing Funds may be available to build a totally accessible home in our neighborhood some time later this year. Would someone in your family benefit from living in a home designed for their particular needs ? I want to see if we have any interested families in our neighborhood so that if the opportunity does arise, we could apply. Sidewalks Would you like a sidewalk on your property ? There are some funds available for sidewalk installation on individual properties. Please call Margene Swarts at 832-3117 for information. �NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS Neighborhood Questionnaire You will notice a questionnaire enclosed in this newsletter. I want to know what our neighborhood needs, and who better to inform me than all of you, the neighbors of Pinckney ? So fill it in to help me better serve the neighborhood. My many grateful "thank you's" in advance! GOOD PINCKNEY NEIGHBORS Rehabilitation Project Brook Creek neighborhood needs volunteers to work on a house rehabilitation project being sponsored by HOOT. They will accept carpenters and contractors, and they will be happy to accept any 'short term apprentices' as well. If you would like to help perform this good deed and get written up in our newsletter, please call me. It is a volunteer effort that will pay off twice, because a rehabilitation project will be chosen in our neighborhood and volunteers from other neighborhoods will come over to help. A Bigger 6th Street... The City Commission has postponed a vote on extending the fifth lane (turning lane) on 6th Street farther east. This extension was proposed in an effort to address traffic flow problems. Some opposition to this plan has been expressed because landowners along 6th Street do not want the street widened, especially if this means loss of property along the street. Concerns have also been expressed because this stretch of 6th Street includes both residential and school zoned areas, and some fear this plan would compromise both residential aesthetics and school safety. Old West Lawrence Neighborhood has asked for Pinckney input, so please call me with your ideas, concerns, and views so I can represent you in subsequent meetings about 6th Street. When LMH Lights Up .... Robert Trepinski of Lawrence Memorial Hospital would like to thank all of you who expressed thoughts on the proposed LMH parking lot. He also wanted me to share information about lighting of the lot. No vertical stanchion lighting will be used. They will install "Ballard lights," which are 3Yz to 4Yz feet tall. Such lights are already in place in other parts of LMH property. Block Representatives We would like to develop a group of block representatives to help bring neighborhood needs to Pinckney Neighborhood Association meetings. Would you like to volunteer to be that person? We would love to see all of you at meetings, but a block representative could stand in for others on a street or in an apartment complex. Call 842-4051 to volunteer! Another volunteer opportunity exists for someone who is interested in attending Tenants To Homeowners meetings. It would be great to get more Pinckney residents involved, perhaps even as directors. Meetings are the third Tuesday of every month at the United Way Center, 2518 Ridge Court, Room A. Meetings start at 6:30PM. Fountain Walk The Free State Walkers, along with Lawrence Parks and Recreation, Community Mercantile, Paradise Cafe, and Free State Brewery, are sponsoring a fountain walk on Saturday June 12th to raise money for the Teddy Roosevelt Fountain renovation. You can show up at the South Park Recreation Center, just south of lith Street on Massachusetts Street any time between 8AM and !lAM. The walk ends at 2PM. You can walk for free, make a donation, or register to win an award. For more information, please call Bob Lewis at 841-6657, or Kathy Horton at 749-1558. 'Y2K' In The Neighborhood Lots of hype surrounds the approaching Year 2000, and it may be confusing to us everyday folks to know how we may or may not be affected. Do you have a phone, a microwave, medical prescriptions ? Then you probably need some practical, no-nonsense information about the Y2K issue. We are planning a neighborhood meeting some weekend in July or August. We will have a guest speaker to give us some insights as to how individuals can prepare themselves to ensure an easier new year. More details will be posted in the next newsletter. Neighborhood Cleanup Our neighborhood cleanup for individual households will be June 4th. This gives you the week (weekend prior) to clean out your attics, closets, basements, and garages and free yourself of all the stuff you no longer want (and you are pretty sure no charity will want either!). This does not include any hazardous waste (see Pinckney Environment section of newsletter). The city will send around special trucks for washers, dryers, hide-a-beds, and old tires, so you can set those out too. We will be organizing another neighborhood cleanup in the summer for target areas such as Tommy Constant Park. Burcham Park, and Clinton Park. Let me know if there are other areas we should target for this second neighborhood cleanup. PINCKNEY ENVIRONMENT Brush Collection From now until November 13th, anyone can take truckloads oftree branches and brush to the Forestry; of Parks and Recreation at 1110 Haskell (from the intersection of II th and Haskell, travel north on II tt .':t -~t past Consolidated Lumber--the Forestry Division is located on the south side of II th. A truck load costs $2.00, and the collection site is open from lOAM to 4PM on Saturdays. Not only. will you beautify your own yard by cleaning up brush and branches, but you will be contributing to the beauty of greater Lawrence; the wood will be recycled into mulch in city landscaping. Hazardous Waste- Product Reuse It is easier than ever to show your concern for the environment by safely disposing of hazardous wastes in Lawrence. You can bring hazardous wastes to the Collection Day event on June 19th (or the 3rd Saturday of any month) from 8AM to Noon. The collection site is at the Douglas County Public Works Yard at 711 E. 23rd St. If you are unable to bring materials at that time, please call 832-3030 to arrange a drop-off appointment. They accept used engine oil, paint, cleaners, disinfectants, pesticides, furniture polish, photo chemicals. pool chemicals ... you may be surprised at the list. And did you know that every Wednesday following the monthly Collection Day, you can attend a Product Reuse Open House at the Public Works yard and pick up any of the above materials for free? These products are for individual use only and should be disposed of properly. The city redistributed over 13,000 lbs of donations last year. Join in the good effon! �The Pinckney Neighborhood Association welcomes you! All properties except the parl<s are private, so we ask that you please enjoy this historic area from the street. Walking time ...... TENNESSEE STREET 545 TENNESSEE. Canceller Francis Snow buill this home about 1903. he also built three other houses facing 6th street. 511 TENNESSEE. Banks House, built about 1866. LOUISIANA. Dillard House, in 1890 by Jesse Dillard, a former Virginia slave and a selftaught Lawrencian. His daughter Mary, a KU grad., taught poet Langston Hughes when he was a boy. 516 LOUISIANA. Gardner House, built 1884. 519 LOUISIANA. Hadley House, built 1875. 504 Louisiana. Built about 1884, apparently by Tomas Dee, a bricklayer, who lived there with his wife and bookeeper son. 516 w 6th. 509 TENNESSEE. Horton House, built about I 870. TURN LEFT (WEST) ON 5TH STREET. =·;;:~""' '';7;~--.-,,,M'<J! SE CORNER OF 5TH ~:::...~~._,,~AND OHIO STREETS. -~;:;;, ?"""~'}'/i\'"';'"'"f:~(., Site of the first meeting LLl· ..... ·,~~ · "".' house m Lawrence, known . "_ ·..;;·-~. ..i1 r;;\ ___ 1 . i•a\ · '{~')l!~j-: - , ~ik -•' ...,.:', , · 'r as the" Hay Tent" . Plymouth Congregational a·· Church was orgamzed here 1- in 1855. 501 LOUISIANA. Barker House, built in 1872. Later, the Judge Hugh Means family lived here. One and a half story cross, exposed russ in gable. 500 LOUISIANA. Tucker House, built in 1888. Folk Victorian Dwelling with carpenter lace trim. 5th STREET (behveen Louisiana and Indiana), Site of Hugh Cameron's tree house,\907-1908. Cameron a settler and soldier who lived on a wooden platform built in a large maple tree. In the creek bank below the tree,he dug out a kitchen and dining room and roofed it. He installed a telephone and planned to install electricity. TURN RIGHT (NORTH) ON OHIO TURN LEFT (WEST) ON 5TH STREET AND STREET. WALK TOWARD DEAD END. PROCEED TO INDIANA STREET; TURN RIGHT (NORTH) ON INDIANA. OHIO STREET 425 OHIO. Built by A.H. Foote, an attorney. Remodeled in 1982. 433 OHIO. Built in 1912 by Gustave Graeber of Graeber Bros. Plumbing. Prairie style dwelling with end gable. 501 OHY '· Shaw House, built in 1908. Episc<Jpallian Bishop Thomas built in 1865-66. ltalianate Style house represents rebuilding that occured after Quantrill's raid and the end ofthe civil war. 51 I OHIO. Griffith House, built 1888. Stick style, irregular gables. Local Register of Historic Places. 519 OHIO. 1910 two-story, four bedroom stucco. l-Ias original trims and leaded glass bookcase inside. 529 OHIO. Huson House, built ~~\!!!,:'--- 1868. Samuel K. Huson was a physician, postmaster, and mayor in Lawrence. WALK SOUTH TO SIXTH STREET AND TURN RIGHT (WEST). 646 LOUISIANA. Pierson House, built 1889. Mr. pierson owned a flour mill at 6th and Vermont. TURN NORTH ONTO LOUISIANA STREET. LOUISIANA STREET 533 LOUISIANA. Russell House, built 1902. Queen Anne style. 531 LOUISIANA. Russell House, built 1909. Folk National style. 530 LOUISIANA. Denham House, built 1869.Brick Vernacular style. 523 LOUISIANA. Osbum House, built 1885. DRAFT COPY INDIANA STREET 304 INDIANA. Zimmerman House, built 1872. Mr. Zimmerman was a contractor for the Kansas River dam. Nicknamed "The Castle on the Kaw", the house is now on the National Register of Historic Pia 312 INDIANA. Post-Victorian two stof) stone basement. :h full 345 INDIANA. Queen Anne style house with gables. 0 fHER POINTS OF INTEREST 401 INDIANA. This house, built for a Mrs. Meyers by the famous vaudvillian George Walker of Williams and Walker, features bay and stained glass windows and a quarter sawn oak entry. Alice Peabody Sears, a survivor of Quantrill's raid, lived here. 408 INDIANA. Built in the late 1890's. 424 INDIANA. Folk Victorian style. 521 INDIANA. National style gable front and wing. 525 INDIANA. National style gable and wing. PROCEED TO 3RD STREET, THEN TURNLEFT (WEST). WALK TO MISSISSIPPI STREET AND TURN LEFT (SOUTH). 340 N. Michigan. Built in 1871, National Register of Historic Places. Originally Judge Timothy Stephen's 160-acrc farn1. MISSISSIPPI STREET 501 MISSISSIPPI. Built around 1858. Limestone. One of oldest houses in the Pinckney Neighborhood. TURN RIGHT (WEST) ON 5TH STREET AND PROCEED TO ILLINOIS STREET. WALK NORTH ON ILLINOIS STREET. ILLINOIS STREET 323 ILLINOIS. Van 1-loesen House, 1870's. Van H. was a McCormick implement dealer. Note outbuildings. i\ two-room playhouse, now in Watkins Museum, had its own mailbox and street address. 345 ILLINOIS. VanHoesen House. Rear view ofWalruffBrewery, 1867. 2ND AND MAINE. WalruffBrewery, founded by Gern1an born C.J. Walruff in 1867 By 1879, the brewery was probably the largest in Kansas, producing a volume of 5,000 barrels. Prohibition finally killed off the brewery in 1885. The building was then used for leather tanning, a business owned by McCarter Byrd. �"8661 ll! 86 ~3u )U 4lBOp srq .JO OWl) oru )P. 'U' M 80'1 )B paA!Il'"qtv '( i,l uos s,o3Jooo ·A.Jnqsnus o~1ooo JO '"l't3nup 'U!MpOOQ A.tnqsttBS "SJV\l "'ll 'lB.\\ HAP ~u!Jnp t:uuu uo!un Ol!l U! poAJOS "H .,liWlO!I SBSUB)I 11 ;}l{l 'UOJ~WU:J tf3HH ("lS<lJ;JlU! JO SlU!Od J<lq}O Moqs 0} dum <~ql UO p<lOBjd SJOqru,\s pUB 'p;l)p13Ul ;JlllOl ;Jl;JjdUlOO <~ql ql!M durn ;Jql]O UO!Sl<!A J<llB<lU 13 'pooqJoqqil!<lU <lql U! p<lA!J OqM. <!jdO<!d JO S<llnP!d <lABq Jl!M. UOp:><!S S!q.I) ( r,:,;;~;~EV1 WALKING TOUR The Pinckney Neighborhood is one of the oldest in the city. It bears the former name of 6th Street. Until 1912, 6th street was named Pinckney Street after a Revolutionary war hero. First Pincknt:y School �..,~f,~~T. PINc.\--1J. . I NEIGHBORJ[QUD Pinckney Neighborhood Assn. PO Box 125 Lawrence, KS. 66044 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS October 9' 11 Tenants To Homeuwners' Pinckney NA Volunteer Workday October 9'11 : River Valley Celtic Society Festival At Burcham Park 11 November 7' : PNA Appreciation Day, 2PM L MH, Conference Room D November I 3'11 : Neighborhood Cleanup BULK RATE ] U.S. POSTAGE PAID Lawrence, KS 66044 Permit No. 170 : MARGENE SWARTZ FO EOX 708 LA\'i'RENCE KS 66044-0708 Pinckney Neighborhood Newsletter Pinckney Neighborhood Association Board Andrea Knickerbocker, acting president, vice president Jody Brown, Secretary William Tienken, Honormy President Rosalie Mclv!aster, Treasurer Sara Taliaferro, coordinator (842-4051) Pinckney Neighborhood's Tenants To Homeowners Project Tenants To Homeowners has purchased a home in our neighborhood that they will renovate and sell to an eligible family. I have organized a small group of volunteers to work on the house on Saturday, October 9th, but I would be delighted if any of you would like to add your names to the list. We will be cleaning, cutting bushes, weeding, seeding the lawn, planting flower beds, washing windows, hanging up storm windows, and bagging and setting out miscellaneous trash items. The house is located at 218 Alabama Street, and I hope you will stop by and see the house on Saturday. If you would like to work for an hour or so, or bring your guitar and play a song for us, bring flower bulb or root stock donations for the yard, bring over freshly baked cookies, or just stop by to say hello, we would be delighted to see you! There is a rumor that a news crew may stop by at some point-who knows? We will provide food for volunteers. Like a good "stone soup," the more folks who are involved, the better the project will be, so please call me if you would like to help out for a bit (842-4051 ). The Tenants To Homeowners Board is looking for eligible families to buy the two-bedroom house, and they will give priority to families who are looking for a handicapped accessible home. We would ideally like to sell the home to a family in the Pinckney neighborhood. If you are interested, call Alan Bowes at 842-5494. It would be wonderful to have a family in the house by Christmas! Neighborhood Appreciation Day We are having a good year as a neighborhood association. So we would like to celebrate with an informal reception on November 7th at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Conference Room D at 2:00PM. We will have refreshments and some show-and-tell items (such as a map of the proposed utility department project). Everyone who is a member of the Pinckney Neighborhood Association (and you are a member if you live east of McDonald Drive and west of the river, and south of 1-70 and on the north side of 6th Street) is invited. And we celebrate everyone who sent in their questionnaire, called about neighborhood concerns, offered photos or history, participated in neighborhood cleanup, attended meetings, volunteered on projects, wrote letters to the city, organized neighborhood watches, shared their opinions, represented us on various board and committees throughout the city, or served on our neighborhood association board. We have a good community of neighbors that live in our ranches, two-st01y homes and mansions, cottages, apartments, townhomes, duplexes, and mobile homes throughout Pinckney. By November we will have completed a walking tour brochure and held our second neighborhood cleanup. This year we have also worked with the city to maintain the new storm drainage ditch between Michigan and Arkansas Streets and to give attention to some neglected homes. We had a community dance with Old West Lawrence Neighborhood Association and the Pinckney School. We have a successful Tenants To Homeowners Project in our neighborhood. I have left out countless notes and calls and minor victories that you have made: to help keep the neighborhood network alive. We look forward to seeing you in November to celebrate our neighborhood! �Pinckney's Fall Neighborhood Cleanup We are having our fall cleanup on Saturday, November 13t". This cleanup will give you another opportunity to clean out houses and garages and set out such things as appliances and old tires without having to make special arrangements with solid waste disposal. You can also set out yard waste such as bagged leaves and bundled sticks. For our fall cleanup we will also organize crews to walk through Clinton Park (meet there at 9:00AM), Burcham Park (meet there at II :OOAM), and Tommy Constant Park (meet there at I :OOPM). Please either call me or show up if you would like to be on one of the cleanup crews-or all three if you are ambitious! We are still working out details with the city, but it looks as if yard waste will be picked up on Monday, November 15th ifthe weather is favorable and Monday pickups are still being run. Household items, especially appliances and tires, will get picked up Friday November 19t11 • Tenants To Homeowners Board of Directors The PNA Board extends a special thank you to Marguerite Risley who has represented the Pinckney Neighborhood on the Homeowners Out Of Tenants (HOOT) Board of Directors and will end her term this year. She has been a wonderful and responsible advocate for neighborhood concerns, and we are sure the board will miss her. We really appreciate her caring work. It is our pleasure to announce that John Pepperdine will join the board in October to learn the ropes before Marguerite steps down at the end of the year. John is a former neighborhood coordinator and has nonprofit board experience, and we welcome him as our new representative. HAND Advisory Board The Pinckney Neighborhood Association is looking for people who would be willing to serve on the HAND (Housing and Neighborhood Development) Advisory Committee to represent neighborhood concerns (of all neighborhoods, not just Pinckney). The HAND Advisory Committee combines two former housing and neighborhood issue advisory groups, the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee and the Housing Advisory Council in order to increase citizen participation and make the program more effective. The l-lANO Advisory Committee consists of eleven members: five members represent CDBG target neighborhoods (of which Pinckney is one), a member from the landlord community, two members from the CDBG practitioner's panel, and three from the community at large. The mayor appoints individuals for three-year terms. This is a very important position to our neighborhood, and we would be very pleased to recruit a good individual (or two!) from our neighborhood. City of Lawrence Notes The Department of Public Works wants to see that roadside ditches are functioning properly, and they need your help. Landowners are responsible for mowing and removing debris from ditches. The City is responsible for reconstruction of ditches and existing driveway culverts. If you need to install a new driveway culvert, you will either need to submit a plan with a drawing to the city, or you can pay the City to install the culvert. If you are aware of any obstruction that disturbs drainage ditches, or if you have Questions or comments, please contact Public Works at 832-3027. You can also call me ( 842-4051 )to make me aware of problem areas so that we can bring this to the city's attention. As you may know, the City of Lawrence is planning a city "fixed route" transit system. If you want to see details of the proposed routes, they will be available at the Lawrence Public Library reference desk and at the City Manager's office on the fourth floor of City Hall. If you have any comments on the proposed routes, you can send written comments to Aaron Bartlett, City Transportation Planner, Lawrence/Douglas County Planning Department, City Hall, PO Box 708, Lawrence, KS 66044. As of September, Lawrence City Commission meetings will be aired only on City Cable Channel 48 and not on Sunflower Cable Channel 6. The City of Lawrence held two public meetings on future recreation needs of Lawrence and the Parks and Recreation Comprehensive Plan. Deadlines for comments were at the end of September, but if you have comments, you can still send them to Lawrence Parks and Recreation, Fred LeVictor, PO Box 708, Lawrence, KS, 66044; call 832-3450; or e-mail at fdevictor@ci.lawrence.ks.us. Mention that you realize you missed the deadline; they are planning to conduct surveys and interviews with youths as well. Check out the new Prairie Park Nature Center! It is located at 2730 Harper Street (from Haskell Street, turn east onto 27th Street and travel six blocks to Harper Street; turn south and the Nature Center is on the east side of the street). �Pinckney Neighborhood Newsletter SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Pinckney Neighborhood Association Board William Tienken, President Andrea Knickerbocker, Vice President Jody Brovvn, Secretmy Rosalie McMaster, Treasurer Sara Taliaferro, Coordinator (842-4051) Eve1y Saturday Brush collection from 10Alvf-4PM at Forestry Div., 1110 Haskell St. August Il" First Time Home Buyers' Workshop United Way Center. 9:45AM-I PM August 21 81 Y2K Guest Lecture, ]JAM August 2F1 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day, 711 E. 23rd St., 8AMto Noon August 25 111 Product Reuse Open House, 711 E. 23rd St. (832-3030) www. recycle. ci./awrence. ks. us 111 October 9 River Valley Celtic Society's Festival Y2K Information Seminar The Pinckney Neighborhood Association is hosting a Y2K information seminar at Lawrence Memorial Hospital at 11:00 AM on Saturday, August 21st in Conference Room D. Our guest speaker will be Jerry W. Manweiler, the Chairman of the Lawrence-Douglas County Y2K Community Compliant Information Task Force. Dr. Manweiler is the Vice President of Information Technologies and the General Manager for Fundamental Technologies, LLC. He will talk about common sense ways for individuals and families to prepare for the 'Y2K problem'. On January 1, 2000, computers that are not Y2K compliant will 'perceive' the 00 in the date 01-01-00 as meaning the year 1900 instead of the year 2000. A more immediate problem will occur on September 9, 1999, which some computers could perceive as 9999, meaning no data. Even if you do not have a personal computer, your life could be potentially affected by non-Y2K-compliant computers. Dr. Manweiler will not advocate that we "build a bomb shelter in the back yard", but instead will have very practical advice. There will be time after the talk for a question and answer session with Dr. Manweiler. First Time Home Buyers' Workshop Tenants to Homeowners, Inc., Housing and Neighborhood Development-City of Lawrence, and the Lenders Committee are presenting a workshop that provides a step-by-step guide to buying a house in Lawrence. This free workshop will be held at the United Way Center, 2518 Ridge Court in Meeting Room A from 9:45AM to I :OOPM on Saturday, August 14. Everyone is welcome; the presentation is geared toward low income buyers. There will be four parts to the seminar: the decision of buying a house, the mortgage process, personal budgeting, and home maintenance. Preregistration would be helpful, but it is not required. Alan Bowes ofTenants To Homeowners will facilitate, and Jackie Foley of Commerce Bank and Deanna Dibble ofReMax Professionals will give presentations. For more information contact Tenants To Homeowners at 842-5494. YouthFriends YouthFriends is a program of The Lawrence Partnership for Children and Youth, Inc.; Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Douglas County, Inc.; and The Lawrence USD # 497, and they would like to count you among their volunteer team! Volunteers use special interests or hobbies to connect with a child or group of students, or spend time with a youth reading, tutoring, or eating lunch. YouthFriends holds a brief orientation for volunteers. New volunteers can make a minimum commitment of one hour a week for four weeks, and the program is very flexible. If you are interested, call 842-5006 orEmail youthfriends@.hotmail.com. Pinckney is one of the participating schools, so your community efforts could be in your own "backyard"! �BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE Pinckney Neighborhood News PAID Lawrence, KS 66044 Permit No. 170 NEIGHBORHOOD Draft of Walking Tour Brochure enclosed! Draft of Walking Tour Brochure A few changes need to be made, information added, and a decent map will replace the scrawled version you are seeing, but we are in the final stages of editing the brochure. I would like any comments, suggestions, history, or pictures that Pinckney neighbors may have to offer. By September 1st we should have a completed version in place at the historic sign in Tommy Constant Park, so you can trade in your draft version for a shiny new complete one. If your house is featured and pictured, please let me know ifl can have your permission to print it as shown. I will try to call everyone, but I welcome your phone calls if you take the incentive before I do. Thank you in advance for your help on this! Celtic Happenings This is a fall event, but in case we laze our way into fall without an early fall newsletter, I will give you the scoop now. The River Valley Celtic Society will be having a festival at Burcham Park on Saturday October 9, 1999, starting at SAM. They 111 will be setting up on Friday the 8 • For an admission of$7.00, attendees will be treated to various musical groups and booths, but perhaps no Highland games. Burcham Park's immediate neighbors might be interested to know that the music should stop around l 0:30 PM, and cleanup will be on Sunday. ,. �'1-~'V-e.~£ PIAic~.j. .. BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE J NEIGHBORHOOD SCHEDULE OF EVENTS J PAID Pinckney Neighborhood Assn. PO Box 125 Lawrence, KS. 66044 Februwy 5th: PNA General Meeting and Elections March 111": First Time Homebuyer 's Workshop, Tenants To Homeowners, 9:45AM To 1:00PM, United Way Center, 2518 Ridge Court, Room A. Law~ence. KS 66044 Permit No 1?0 'iO .:1,1 Attention Pinckney Neighbors! Anyone who lives east of McDonald Drive and between I-70 and 61h Street is a Pinckney neighbor and can receive the newsletter and participate in any neighborhood events such as cleanups. Do you have a neighbor who is not receiving a newsletter but would like to? Do you have news that might be of neighborhood interest? Please call Sara at 842-4051. �Pinckney .. ,dghborhood Newsletter: Ja ... aary 2000 Pinckney Neighborhood Association Board Andrea Knickerbocker, acting president, vice president Jody Brown, Secretmy William Tienken, Honorary President Rosalie McMaster, Treasurer Sara Taliaferro, coordinator (842-4051) Pinckney Neighborhood Association General Meeting The Pinckney Neighborhood Association will have a general meeting on Saturday, February 51h at 1:00PM at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Conference Room G. We will hold elections for the positions of president and secretary of the Pinckney Neighborhood Association Board. Also, students from the Kansas University School of Architecture will be presenting plans for a new home that will be built on the lot at 216 Alabama Street (see 'Breaking Ground' article below) in cooperation with our neighborhood association and Tenants To Homeowners. Please come vote for-and then congratulate l-our new officers. Never been to the hospital for a meeting? From the East or the West entrance, proceed into the middle of the building to the elevators. Take an elevator down one floor, and when you get off the elevator, tum right. Walk down the hall and look for signs! Hope to see you there! Many Thanks! The renovation project at 218 Alabama Street is moving along rapidly, and we would like to thank those people who have contributed their time and efforts so far. We held two neighborhood cleanup days in the fall, and the following people showed up with lots of elbow grease and good company and did an outstanding job. Hats off to Andrea Knickerbocker, Michael Holtz, Mark Jakubauskas, Katie Armitage, Clayton and Gwen and Gordon and Claire Blodgett, John and Carrie Pepperdine, Charles Jones, Lee Skinner, Stu, David and Kathy Slade, and David Unekis. Thank you to Ken and Kevin Armitage for the little tree. And Alan Bowes, the Executive Director of Tenants To Homeowners, has done an incredible job lining up contractors and helping with the renovations. But our thanks do not end there. Several contractors have provided services and goods, often at a reduced price, to make this project a success so far. Loren Harris and Harris Foundation repaired basement walls, footings, and foundations; David Simmons and Alternative Construction trimmed out the porch, installed a door and windows, installed floors and underlayment in the kitchen and bath, built a deck, and tuck-pointed the exterior foundation; Sneegas Plumbing installed drains and sewerline; JJ's Repair rebuilt the soffit and fascia and painted trim; Rainbow Gutters installed gutters and drainspouts; Anderson Rental provided a floor scrubber; paint and floor enamel from Sherwin-Williams; floor finishing supplies from Coast To Coast Hardware; and vinyl floor covering for the kitchen and bath from Georgia Carpet Outlet. All of you have contributed to the transformation of this little house. We are not quite done, but it is becoming a home. Thank you. Breaking Ground In mid December, Tenants To Homeowners (HOOT) approached the Pinckney Neighborhood Association with a proposal to build another accessible home in our neighborhood. HOOT planned to work with the Kansas University School of Architecture to build an affordable and accessible home, but needed a vacant lot for this project. Since HOOT owns the lot for 218 Alabama Street until the renovation project is completed, and since the site is a double lot, they wanted to build the new house on this lot (216 Alabama St.). They have worked with the city and have all the approvals they need. By February they will have a set of plans for this accessible home. This project is the Masters thesis of the architecture students involved in its plannin~. They would like to present these plans to the neighborhood association at our February 51 meeting to get our approval and answer any questions about the project. �._._f>._~r. PlN,+-1- ,._ PRSRTSTD U. S. POSTAGE I N'E.lGHBORHOOD PAID LAWRENCE, KS PERMIT #170 PO Box 125 Lawrence, KS. 66044 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS May 19'": May 20'": Open House, 216 Ala. St., Noon-3P M Community Street Dance at Pinckney School, 6:30-9:30 PM June 3'd: PNA General Meeting, 10 AM, at LMH, Kansas Room July 8th: First Time Homebuyer 's Workshop, Tenants To Homeowners, 9:45AM To 1:00PM, United Way Center, 2518 Ridge Court, Room A. A~!:jo~e wvw L~ves ee~.st MARGENE SWARTZ of McDo~e~Lvl Dr~ve e~~c{ betwee~ 1-7-o e~~c{ e~ "P~~e-R~e!:j ~e~gV\bor e~~Dl e-e~~ 1)e~rhe-~-pe~te ~~ e~~u ~e~gV\borvwovl eve~t.s ole~ ~a. street Ls; stAe-V\ e~s tV\e 0tV1 �Pinckney Neighborhood Newsletter: May 2000 Pinckney Neighborhood Association Board John Pepperdine, President David Unekis, Secretary Rosalie McMaster, Treasurer Jody Brown, Vice president Sara Taliaferro, coordinator (842-4051) Message From The President on behalf of the Pinckney Neighborhood Association, I would like to invite your participation in deciding how the Association should operate and what its goals should be. Certainly, we are not without ideas or enthusiasm but would always welcome further comment and involvement. The purpose ofPNA is to improve the quality oflife for everyone in the community. This may include coordination of federal grant money to improve sidewalks and sewers or help for individuals to attain affordable housing. PNA is your voice to the local, state, and federal governments when neighborhood issues arise. The Association is active with other neighborhood associations in Lawrence to oversee development of the city and county. As you can see, PNA is active but needs your input; neighborhood associations function best when the entire neighborhood is involved. Please feel free to contact me at 840-0983 or Sara Taliaferro, our coordinator, at 842-4051 if you wish to become more involved. Or simply be on the lookout for notices dropped off at your home with opportunities to help. Again, I look forward to your input and support of the association. John Pepperdine President, PNA Community Dance! The Pinckney School is hosting a community street dance with a D.J. on Saturday, May 20th, 6:30PM to 9:30PM on the playground. The dance is sponsored by Old West Lawrence Neighborhood Association, Pinckney Neighborhood Association, and Lawrence Memorial Hospital. A raffle will be held for prizes and gift certificates with a drawing at 9PM. This is a community dance, so all ages are welcome. You do not have to have children in the Pinckney School to be invited, so adults unaccompanied by a child will still be admitted! We had great fun last year, so we hope you join us this year for even more fun! Refreshments will be sold at the dance, and profits will be donated to Pinckney School to fund other community events. Pinckney Neighborhood Association General Meeting The Pinckney Neighborhood Association will have a general meeting on Saturday, June 3rd at 10:00 AM at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in the Kansas Room (take old elevators-just inside from east entrance-to lower floor, tum right as you get off elevators). Our main agenda topic is traffic safety. From our questionnaire last year, we kriow that such issues as speeding, pedestrian safety, and easy access to and from 6th Street are a big concern to people in the Pinckney neighborhood. We will present a plan that Old West Lawrence Neighborhood has assembled concerning 61h Street and wishes to present to the City of Lawrence with the support of the Pinckney Neighborhood Association. Other traffic safety issues can be raised during the meeting for consideration. Please come and help shape policy on an issue that affects us all! Affordable Housing Many of you have been watching progress of the new building project at 216 Alabama Street and the renovation project at 218 Alabama St. Now you will have some opportunities to check out the projects! An Open House is scheduled on May 19th from Noon to 3PM at 216 Alabama St. Independence, Inc. will include 216 Ala. in an accessible homes tour on June 1oth and 11th (contact them for details at 841-0333). Tenants To Homeowners will have another Open House at some later date. Tenants To Homeowners is still soliciting applications for 218 Alabama St. Call Alan Bowes at 842-5494. Do you have property or home in the Pinckney neighborhood that you would be willing to sell to Tenants To Homeowners? Please call Alan Bowes at 842-5494 to find out details and tax information. �vv099 S)i '38N3tlMVl BOL X08 ·o·d Sltl'v'MS 3N38tl'v'V\I ~-;::::::::i:' ... ~_...........-.--···--· ·~~~ -- .... . . . . _._..,_,.. . .... ....., ....~ __.........~,~'"'- .. ,_,,~ vv099 S>l 'aouaJMEll ... ~...-v-~ ..... ~.'\~-7~­ . ~-- . ....,r--·_..,~- -........... ............... ~ _.;._ gu xos ·o·d ·ussv pompoq46!8N f;au)jOU!d ~~ ~ --.-~"'""'"~ -~ ··~ .......-~......__,_,.,....... ......,... -. --- �L;ic+4~~ ~ NEIGHBORHOOD Pinckney Neighborhood Assn. Neighborhood Cleanup PO Box 125 Lawrence, KS. 66044 In anticipation of the 4th of July, Pinckney Neighborhood will have a special solid waste pickup on June 30th. The city will send around trucks to pick up old appliances, tires, and bulky items--but no hazardous materials. Anyone between I-70 and 6th street and McDonald Drive and Tennessee Street will get pickup. Please call Sara Taliaferro at 842-4051 if you have any questions. On Saturday, July 15\ anyone interested can help pick up debris in Clinton Park (9 AM), Constant Park (10 AM), and Burcham Park (11 AM). Volunteers at the fall cleanup did a great job giving a little extra care to our community parks. We look forward to your help and company on the first of June! SCHEDULE OF EVENTS June 3dh: Special Pickup for neighborhood Cleanup ****Housing Rehabilitation loan and grant applications due******* July 151 : Walk the Parks Cleanup Day July 8th: First Time Homebuyer's Workshop, Tenants To Homeowners, 9:45AM To I :00 PM, United Way Center, 2518 Ridge Court, Room A. July lith: Music Festival at Burcham Park, Noon To JO:OOPM July Itfh: Household Hazardous Waste dropoff from 8:00Am to Noon, at 711 E. 23'd Street Housing Rehabilitation Funds are available through the city for resident homeowners with modest incomes who wish to rehabilitate their homes. The deadline for one of the programs is June 30th for this funding year. If you are interested or have questions, please call Sara at 842-4051 or Margene Swarts of the Department of Housing and Neighborhood Development at 832-3117. - Gr~111f &'''~trtle411 The Pinckney Neighborhood Association recently received a neighborhood grant from the City of Lawrence to have two historic signs made. One sign, to be located near the comer of 5th and Louisiana Streets, will give a description of Lawrence's original hippie, abolitionist Hugh Cameron. Mr. Cameron resided for a time in a tree home along the creek. The second sign, located in Clinton Park, will include information on the Civilian Conservation Corps stonework in the park. :H:e1p! The City of Lawrence has hired a Neighborhood Programs Specialist, Cindy Nau. She has sent us a neighborhood survey to find out how we get information about city programs and services and what kind of information we would like to receive. If you are willing to fill out this one-page questionnaire, please give Sara a call at 842-4051. /)UJte 2000 dfewfjlette'C.: e.,Lean.u.p cfi.me! �:\"EifiliHOilltOOI) Pinckney Neighborhood Assn. P.O. Box 125 Lawrence, KS 66044 OCTOBER2000NEWSLETTER SCHEDULE OF EVENTS October I5' 11 : PNA General Meeting, LMH, Conference Room Gat 2:00PM October 20'11 : Fall Neighborhood Cleanup; door-to-door pickup of solid waste and brush Breast Cancer Awareness Dance, 8PM to Midnight at the Ho!idome October 2 1"': Hazardous Waste Collection, BAM-Noon, 71I E. 23'd Street October 22"d: Adopt-A-Park Cleanup, I:OO PM at neighborhood park ofyour choice (see article) Until Nov. II'": Brush Collection, Saturdays from IOAM-4PM, 1 I 10 Haskell Street-- $2.00 a load Voluntary Annual Newsletter Subscription Rate is $2.00 �General Meeting Pinckney Neighborhood Association's Fall General Meeting will be held at 2:00PM on Sunday, October 15th at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Conference Room G (take new elevators downstairs; turn right and look for signs). We will discuss family friendly neighborhoods and neighborhood blight as well as regular business. Cleanup For Halloween! On Friday, October 20 th , we Wl'11 have our Fall Cleanup. Please have all items curbside Thursday night. The City's Solid Waste Division will send special crews around to pick up old tires, appliances, larger trash items and such. The City's Forestry Division will send around chipper trucks for brush. Please pile brush separately from other items, and pile brush with cut ends together at one side of the pile. If it rains, brush will be picked up the following Monday (the 23 rd). Hazardous household items will not be picked up. If you have any questions, please call Sara at 8424051. Pinckney Neighborhood Associat~on John Pepperdine, President Jody Brown, Vice President David Unekis, Secretary Rosalie McMaster, Treasurer Sara L. Taliaferro, Coordinator (842-4051) Adopt-A-Park! Join your neighbors in cleaning our parks on Sunday, October 22nd at lPM! Meet Charles Jones (841-4598) at Constant Park, Steve Braswell (841-6902) at Clinton Park, or John Pepperdine (840-0983) at Burcham Park. It is a small time donation, but it sends a message that we support our favorite neighborhood parks. We look forward to walking with you. Please Note .. .. Our neighborhood coordinator, Sara will not be available between ' October 21st and October 28 th . You are welcome to leave a message on the Pinckney answering machine. If you need immediate assistance on a neighborhood matter, please contact president John Pepperdine at 8400983. Oe tobeF 1~ 8Fea.rt Ca~teeF llwaFel(e.r.r lfo~tt!v. �PRSRTSTD U. S. POSTAGE PAID :\t:JCHJJHIIUJOOil LAWRENCE, KS PERMrT #170 Pinckney Neighborhood Assn. P.O. Box 125 Lawrence, KS 66044 NOYEMBER2000NEWSL£TTER ,. ,. * + * * * + * ,,. * * * r. * * * * * * "' * * * * * + *EC RLOT * * B 0 ''i 0 M.J\RGENE SWARTZ PO BOX 70B LANHENCE KS 6(1041-·0'lOB PKG l TRAY 5 1.11 •• ,II" u... ,! •• IIi" m,>l[lum, uf •• 1.11 .. I!' .l.r mfl SCHEDULE OF EVENTS November 1i": PNA General Meeting, LMH, Conference Room D at 4:00PM Until Nov. 1t": Brush Collection, Saturdays from 10AM-4PM, 1110 Haskell Street-- $2.00 a load U/e lfeec/ fltJa/ U/e /furl fltJiif' tJftir/tJI(.f tJI( .ftJ!f(e «fetJ!f(tirj l.f.fae.f {.ree tir.ft'rle). 111(1 «Je are etJfleettirj !f(e!f(tJ~t'e.r alfd .f"to~t'e.f tJf tfe, tir Ptireilfe/1 (eaff t~a). Voluntary Annual Newsletter Subscription Rate is $2.00 �Pinckney N eighbJrhood Association N ovemb,._.f 2000 Newsletter John Pepperdine, President Jody Brown, Vice President Rosalie McMaster, Treasurer Dave Unekis, Secretary Sara Taliaferro, Coordinator Redefining Family in Single-Family Zones Ordinances to change the number of unrelated people living in a house in an area zoned single family from 4 to 2 will be discussed at a special Planning Commission meeting on November 1". At our last board meeting and general meeting, it was decided that PNA would lend support to the ordinances. If you wish to share co1111nents before this meeting, please call Sara at 842-4051. We will discuss the ordinance at the November 12'h meeting. 6th Street Issues PNA and Old West Lawrence NA have been sponsoring a plan for triangular green areas along the edge of 6'h street that announce the presence of the two neighborhoods. The Planning Commission brought forward plans for the triangular areas as well as an alternative plan for green islands in the middle of Sixth Street. The island or boulevard idea adds turning lanes to 6'h Street. We need your opinions about the plans, since this will affect everyone in Pinckney. Please attend the November meeting for information and for a neighborhood vote. Please call Sara at 842-4051 if you cannot attend the meeting but need information or have op11uons or votes. New Ordinance on Disorderly Houses Lawrence City Commission adopted a new ordinance concerning properties where such activities as excessive noise, litter, underage alcohol consumption, illegal parking, and urinating in public are a recurring problem. This applies to all types of housing and common areas such as garages, and the nuisance can take place inside or outside on the property. Occupants, including tenants and guests, and owners can be cited. For more information, contact Dave Corliss, assistant city manager and director of legal services, at 832-3403, or E-mail dcorliss@ci.lawrence.ks.us. Wanted Volunteer drivers are wanted to deliver meals for the homebound elderly, one day a week between 11:15 .\M. and 12:15 PM. All it takes is a kind heart, a car, and a valid driver's license. If interested, please contact Mary Gillaspie or Kim Wittman of Douglas Count Senior Services at 8420543. Thank you! Stormwater Pollution Prevention The City of Lawrence has a draft ordinance addressing stormwater pollution prevention that includes instructions to residents to keep pollutants out of the drainage system. Neighbors have expressed concerns about debris and litter going down the storm drains. It is surprising to learn that pollution from homes is greater than that of industrial waste. That is contrary to what many of us would suppose. This means that we can have a very great impact on the environment just by what we do in our yards. To be kind to our neighbor, the Kaw River, such things as litter, debris, household waste, yard waste, pet, waste, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, household hazardous waste, industrial waste, petroleum products and soil should be kept out of the drainage system. We will discuss the ordinance in future meetings and newsletters. If you have any questions about the draft ordinance, please call Chad Voigt, Stormwater Engineer in the Department of Public Works, at 832-3037. Also, Sara Taliaferro has a copy of the draft. Free Paint---But Hurry! The Product Reuse and Household Hazardous Waste facilities at 711 E. 23'd has latex paint that they have bulked, packaged, and labeled. Call to schedule an appointment at 832-3030. But hurry! This offer only lasts through October! The facility is closed from November to April. F all(ing) Leaves ... Are you busy raking and bagging those fall leaves? Have you tried the compostable yard waste bags? Fiber compostable yard waste bags are available at: Cottin's Hardware and Rental, 1832 ;-.Iassachusetts Earl May Nursery, 3200 Iowa Payless Cashways, 3434 Iowa Target, 3434 Iowa Westlake ,\ce Hardware, 601 Kasold and 711 W. 23"' Street Walmart, 3300 Iowa Street These bags can be set out for yard waste collection on Mondays, and the city can recycle the whole bag and its contents. �.,...~wn;'''·'f·~,,. . PRSRTSTD U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 542 . Lawrence, KS ;-if:llliiiiOHilOOil Pinckney Neighborhood Assn. P.O. Box 125 Lawrence, KS 66044 MAY 2002 NEWSI.JITfER MARGENE SWARTZ PO BOX 708 LAWRENCE, KS 66044-0708 tfteof Da.t (Jrq- 1(~((/ lf~{f~bDFhDDrf ((J~b~t'te,, , , Mrf O(J/If~ trJ tfte cft~tirf Pte~tie/1/ SCHEDULE OF EVENTS June 1'1: Pinckney Neighborhood Picnic, Noon to 2 PM, Clinton Park on Fifth Street July l3 1h: Pinckney Neighborhood Association General Meeting, Burcham Park Shelter, I 0:00AM In case of rain, please check website for alternative location (or call Sara at 842-4051). We will discuss fundraisers for our park projects (a neighborhood garage sale, for instance). Voluntary Annual Newsletter Subscription Rate is $2.00 Pinckney Neighborhood Association May 2002 Newsletter John Pepperdine, President Jody Brown, Vice President Jerome Ratzlaff, Treasurer Cynthia Pierard, Secretary Sara Taliaferro, Coordinator Pinckney Neighborhood Has a Website! The Pinckney Neighborhood Association has its own website, thanks to the efforts of our webmaster, Kendall Simmons! Check it out at www.pinckneyneighborhood.org. You can read this year's newsletters, subscribe to our online mailing list, and check out our calendar of events. We will have the walking tour online soon, thanks to Kendall and to Gary Samuelson. We will expand the offerings and content, and develop a neighborhood history section. Please bring your comments and suggestions to meetings or contact us online. And we all want to thank Kendall for an excellent website-her great work and neighborhood support is gratefully appreciated! �On Saturday the 26'", all who are interested can meet in Clinton or Constant Park at 10:00 AM and in Burcham Park at 1:00 PM to walk the parks and pick up litter. Bags will be provided! And please cheer for the MS Walk volunteers as they pass by on their route (see article)! Finally, you can spend the weekend collecting brush for pickup on Monday, April28'h! Mulford's Tree Service (841-6981) has kindly offered to help with our brush pickup and has given us a neighborhood discount. Please stack brush in several small piles right at the curbside, butt ends of branches all facing the same way. Please make certain that no vines, weeds, or foreign objects are mixed into the branches. We do have some money set aside for the brush pickup but are also accepting donations. It is hard to predict the amount of brush, and thus the cost, of brush pickup. If you arc interested in making a donation, please send a check to Pinckney Neighborhood Association at P.O. Box 125 or call Sara at 842-4051. ~~ Annual Neighborhood Picnic! We will have our annual neighborhood picnic at Burcham Park on May 24'h this year from 11 AM to 2 PM. Our theme is "Pinckney on the Kaw," and we will have activities and presenters to explore our relationship and history with the river. First, if we have a national security alert code of yellow or lower, we will meet at Burcham at 11 AM and walk over for a tour of the water treatment facility at 3'd and Illinois streets. We will eat lunch at noon-please bring your own picnic lunch and table service. Also bring a dessert or dish to share if you so desire. We will provide ice, some drinks, and desserts. We will have speakers and presentations: possible topics include the wetlands area project in our neighborhood, the 19 51 flood, river travel at the turn of the last century. We also will have a canoe trip to Eudora, a 3.5 hour trip, if enough people are interested. The cost is $30.00 for 2 adults. Please call Sara at 842-4051 if you want to rent a canoe. grapple with respecting those more transient members of our neighborhood while ensuring respect toward the 'addressed members' of the neighborhood and thoughtful use of shared spaces. Those who have attended recent general meetings know that PNA and Project Acceptance (407 Maine Street) have been discussing 'good neighbor' issues, and several people brought up issues of encounters with inebriated individuals throughout the neighborhood. If a concern arises with behavior of members on the property of Project Acceptance, please contact Sharilyn Wells, Director, at 843-1266, and leave a message stating the date and nature of the concern. If a disturbance occurs on your property, or if you are approached by someone who makes you uncomfortable, please notify the police. Please also notify Sara at 842-4051. Out intention is not to harass anyone, but rather to discover the nature and extent of issues we experience in relation to our homeless population. We also want to deliver a message that no one is invisible within our neighborhood, and everyone deserves to give and receive respectful treatment. An in-depth article and follow-up report will appear on our website in May. Go to the site at www.pinckneyneighborhood.org News Briefs *MS Walk, a fundraiser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, will be held on April26'h in Lawrence. Both walkers and other volunteers are needed. The route runs through Pinckney Neighborhood with Burcham Park as 'headquarters'. For more information, please check msrnidamerica.org or call Emily Zung at 832-1731. Homeless in Pinckney *Pinckney School is having its S'h annual Street Dance on tl1e school playground blacktop on Saturday, May 17th from 6:30 to 9:30PM. The neighborhood is invited! If you can donate cookies to sell at the concession, please contact Jim Immel at the school (832-5800) as soon as possible. As Lawrence discusses a new open shelter providing services to homeless individuals in our community, the Pinckney Neighborhood has been contemplating its own homeless population. Homeless people visit Pinckney for services at such providers as Bert Nash, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Project Acceptance, and Health Care Access. They also sometimes live in our woods and parks. We often *Household Hazardous Waste Program has expanded hours! While you are doing that spring cleaning, why not make your home safer? To make an appointment, call 832-3030 to drop off unwanted paint, pesticides, cleaners, old mercury thermometers, and batteries. There is no fee to households. Do your bit for a clean earth! �PRSRTSTD U.S. POSTAGE PAID LAWRENCE, KS PERMIT #1 :\J:I<:IIIUHIIIOOil Pinckney Neighborhood Assn. P.O. Box 125 Lawrence, KS 66044 c. OCTOBER 2002 NEWSLETTER . . * PKG 1 * ** * ** * * *~'.Jc * * * f: ?I** -k * * * * * * * * *ECRLOT* *BO 50 MARGENE SWART~ PO BOX 708 ·.. ._.. . . . TRAY 5 LAwKENCE KS .. 6b044-070;,8 ' -::•· It ,;r f"aff ;1/e~fttboi<-bJol C~M«(J t//l(e/ -A~trf eo/l(e t() tk f"aff ~el(ef<'af ;tfutlltf t() rft:rea.~~ ()rue- l(tttU l(e~hbof<-lv()od fi<-tj/eet Md afi<-0/()~ed rle~fot/l(el(t tit tk l(e~fttb()f<-bJod, ... SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Oct. 25th: Pinckney Neighborhood Fall Cleanup. All objects curbside Thursday night for Friday pickup. Oct. 26t": Pinckney Neighborhood Association General Meeting, 10:00 AM at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Room G. Nov. 9th: Tenants To Homeowners home-buying workshop, 9:45AM-1:00PM, United Way Building, 2518 Ridge Court. Voluntary Annual Newsletter Subscription Rate is $2.00 Pinckney Neighborhood Association May 2002 Newsletter John Pepperdine, President and Acting Vice President Jerome Ratzlaff, Treasurer Cynthia Pierard, Secretary Sara Taliaferro, Coordinator www. pinckneyneighborhood.org Pinckney Neighborhood General Meeting The Pinckney Neighborhood Association will hold its fall general meeting at 10:00 AM Saturday, October 26, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Room G. For those of you not familiar with the hospital, enter either from the east or west entrance and walk to the elevators in the center of the main corridor. The meeting rooms are one floor down. Beat right as you exit the elevator. As you approach a 'T' hallway, you will see signs for the meeting rooms. Room G is to the left. We have some important business to accomplish at this meeting. First, Jody Brown, our Vice President, has moved to North Carolina with his wife Meg and son George. Although we celebrate their good fortunes in moving to North Carolina, they will be missed. With Jody's departure, we need to hold a special election to fill the Vice President's position. Steve Braswell has offered to run for the position. Anyone else interested in the position please call Sara at 842-4051 or show up at the general meeting. The vice president's duties include �attending four to six board meetings a year as well as the four general meetings a year. PNA by-laws will be available fm the new electee. Our second order of business is to hear a presentation by Michael Morley on a site plan for a development project proposed for a tract of land at the southeast corner of Third and Illinois Streets. The project would require rezoning of the tract of land. We greatly appreciate Mr. Morley's goodwill in approaching PNA for input and information sharing on this project. Our third order of business is to discuss a neighborhood grant we have received for a beautification project of an area adjacent to one of our historic signs. All present can help pick out a park bench and discuss plantings for the site. And willie we are thinking about long-term neighborhood plans and projects, now is a good time to discuss the Community Development Block Grant application we will submit in December. Ideas for future projects come from letters, E-mails, phone calls, and suggestions at meetings, so this is a good time to let us know what you would like! We will review this year's proposals for those of you who missed reading about it in the newsletter or discussing it at the general meeting last year. Pinckney Neighborhood Fall Cleanup! It's time fm our fall cleanup! Pickup will be Friday, October 25'h, so please have your pickup items curbside Thursday night. For those of you who normally have alleyway pickup, we suggest you set items curbside for this event. Solid \v'aste Division of the City of Lawrence will pick up any nonhazardous household materials. They will also send around a truck for old tires. If you ha,re questions about how much can be placed curbside and what items are acceptable, please call SWD at 832-3032. Please tell them this is for the special PNA cleanup. Lonnie's Recycling will pick up anything metal. This includes old appliances, bicycles, vacuum cleaners, and even old hair dryers. Please make the metals pile separate from other items. If you have metals for pickup or have questions about what can be left out, please call Lonnie's Recycling at 841-4855 and tell them you are with the PNA Oct. 25'11 cleanup. For this cleanup, brush must be cut into three-foot sections and bundled. Solid Waste employees will pick brush up along with other nonhazardous waste. We will have chipper truck services at our spring cleanup. North Lawrence 'Steals' Pinckney Houses Please pardon the sensationalist headline! I am quoting a joking comment made by North Lawrence's coordinator, Star Straf. The story is in fact a happy one. Tlus spring, Robert Trepinski told general meeting attendees of Lawrence Memorial Hospital's plans to extend their employee parking lot on the southwest corner of the 300 block of Arkansas Street and to create a green area on the southeast corner of Michlgan Street. Neighbors at the meeting said the only lingering concern from the last parking lot project was that a house was torn down to create the space. PNA hated to see this happen to the two houses on the current project site. Mr. Trepinski took thls to heart and worked hard to find new locations for the houses, and both homes are now on foundations in North Lawrence. LMH also worked with neighbors to address concerns of lighting, privacy fences, hedgerows, and runoff. LMH plans to leave the corner lot at 4'" and Michlgan as a landscaped green space and had existing trees preserved on the two properties. We are grateful to Mr. Trepinski and LMH for being thoughtful to the neighborhood's concerns, and we are glad that these older homes were preserved. Kudos! News Briefs * Construction is well underway on the new Radiation Therapy Wing of Lawrence Memorial Hospital and is projected to be completed early summer, 2003. Children, if your parents really enjoy heavy equipment, please make certain that they stay safely outside of the fence as they watch. * A new sidewalk is being installed on the west side of the 500 block of Illinois! And a brick sidewalk has been repaired on the north side of 4'h Street between Mississippi and Illinois Streets. Got a section of sidewalk that is a good candidate for repair? Please let us know, and we will apply for repair monies if any become available. �Pinckney Neighborhood Spring Picnic! It's time to have fun! We are having our second annual neighborhood picnic on Saturday, June 1", at Clinton Park (North of Pinckney School). The picnic will be from Noon to about 2 PM. Please bring your own picnic lunch and service, and we will have desserts to share. If people want to bring a croquet set or horseshoes along, or perhaps a musical instrument to play, please feel free to do so! We will have information about the neighborhood activities and citywide programs that might be of interest. Our guest speaker, Bill Tuttle, will give an informal talk beginning at 1:00 PM about Langston Hughes and his childhood ties to Lawrence. Bill will also talk about pertinent local history. It will be a lively and interesting talk, not to be missed! Please call Sara at 842-4051 if you have questions or wish to donate a dessert! Pinckney Neighborhood Cleanup The Pinckney Neighborhood Spring Cleanup was a success! And some of you may have noticed that the City of Lawrence did send a chipper around even though we had advertised they would not. It was a last minute change, but we were very pleased that they did it and sorry we could not have advertised it earlier. We had appealed to the city to offer brush cleanup along with our spring cleanup because we have brush remaining from the January ice storm. Thank you to Parks and Recreation's Forestry Department for this wonderful service! As for future cleanups, the fall cleanup should include brush pickup if our CDBG application is approved (see next article). We plan to ensure that EVERY Pinckney Neighborhood Cleanup includes brush. We recognize that not everyone has access to saws, limb loppers, and the like, but clearing of branches and limbs is an ongoing necessity in an older neighborhood like Pinckney. We have drafted a letter to the city asking to include brush-clearing services in conjunction witl1 our spring and fall cleanups. We will have a copy of this letter available at the neighborhood picnic, along with a petition for people to sign if they are in support of the letter. ~i _, @~ Community Development Block Grant In April, the Lawrence Neighborhood Resources Advisory Committee made their recommendations for federal Community Development Block Grant funds allocated to the City of Lawrence, and the portions that pertain to Pinckney are outlined below. Our request for funding as outlined in our CDBG application is indicated in parentheses: Public Service Funds: Pinckney Neighborhood AssociationOperating Expenses ($3,939) $2,754 Coordinator ($4,200) $3,800 Neighborhood Cleanup ($600) $600 Capitol Improvements: Clinton Park Restoration ($12,000) $5,000 The $5000.00 is to hire a landscape architect to develop a master plan for a park restoration. We applied for Capitol Improvement funds through the city of Lawrence as well. We hope to acquire funding over the next few years to build a new shelter house; refurbish the rock wall; replace the existing restroom in the park; and upgrade the water, sewer, electric, sidewalks, and playground equipment. We will continue to explore funding sources for this project. Thoughtful Lawn Care Are you planning to apply fertilizer to your lawn this year? There are many choices for fertilizers and herbicides for your lawn, and making decisions about these products may be difficult. The City of Lawrence's Recycling Division has a brochure to help you decide what to apply, how much, and when to apply it. The brochure, called "The Rookie's Guide to Fertilizing in Douglas County," can be yours for the asking by calling 832-3030. By taking care in applying fertilizer to your lawn, you are being a good neighbor! Proper application means a healthy lawn for you and clean water for our community. �.; ...~·,\t\1-! 1'1\f'l,·l PRSRTSTD U.S. POSTAGE I PAID . LAWRENCE, KS PERMIT#1 I '(J-;J(;JIJl()JlJI()()J) Pinckney Neighborhood Assn. P.O. Box 125 Lawrence, KS 66044 APRIL 2003 NE.WSL.E.TIE.R SCHEDULE OF EVENTS April 25'h: Pinckney Neighborhood Spring Cleanup. All objects curbside Thursday night for Friday pickup. April261h: Pinckney Neighborhood Parks Cleanup, 10:00 AM at Clinton and Constant Parks, 1:00PM at Burcham Park. Hearts of Gold Ball at Lawrence Memorial Hospital,fimdraiserfor the cardiac unit. To volunteer to help on Saturday or Sunday, please call Jenee Armbrister at 841-6553 or (785) 594-8447. April 281h: Pinckney Neighborhood Brush Pickup. May 10'h: Tenants To Homeowners home-buying workshop, 9:45AM-1:00PM, United Way Building, 2518 Ridge Court. May 171h: Pinckney School's annual community Street Dance, 6:30-9:30 PM Cookie donations wanted (see brief). May 24'h: Pinckney Neighborhood Annual Picnic! 11:00 AM until1:30 PM at Burcham Park Shelter. Lunch starts at Noon. Voluntary Annual Newsletter Subscription Rate is $2.00 Pinckney Neighborhood Association Apri12003 Newsletter John Pepperdine, President Steve Braswell, Vice President Emily Zung, Treasurer Cynthia Pierard, Secretary Sara Taliaferro, Coordinator www. pinckneyneighborhood.org Pinckney Neighborhood Spring Cleanup The Pinckney Neighborhood Association will hold its Spring Cleanup on Friday, April 25th and Saturday, April 26th with brush pickup on Monday, April28'h. On Friday, the Solid Waste Division of City of Lawrence will pick up all nonhazardous household materials and old tires, and Lonnie's Recycling will pick up any metal items. Metal items include old appliances, bicycles, vacuum cleaners, and even old hair dryers. Please pile metals separate from other items. If you have metals for pickup and have questions, please call Lonnie's Recycling at 841-4855 and tell them you are with the PNA cleanup. If you have questions about how much can be placed curbside and what items are acceptable for City pickup, please call SWD at 832-3032. Please tell them this is for the special PNA cleanup. �Pinckney Neighborhood Association Newsletter Next meeting: February 3, Wednesday 7 p.m Upcoming meetings: March 31, 7 p.m and June 2, 7 p.m All meetings take place at Pinckney School. Enter from the back parking lot. Come to the meetings and/or send in the questionnaire (on back). Or just send money! COME TO OUR MEETINGS oriel us hearfromyou. Dues are only $2/household, but you don't have to be a member to attend meetings. Just come or send money! If you don't like coming to meetings, mail the questionnaire (on back) to us so we can know some of your ideas, concerns, problems your area of the neighborhood is having. Maybe we can help connect you with other neighbors having similar problems so together you can find a solution, or we can get the city to help. OFFICERS ARE: Joe Hewitt, Pres.; Steve Smith, VP; Susan Pogany, Secretary; Carol Kinknett, Treasurer; Tolly Smith, Coordinator. WE NEED A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE CDBG ADVISORY BOARD. The Board decides who gets $$ from the government. You would get to know city service groups as you help decide. Meets Thursday nights from January through March. Call immediately if you can serve: 842-3154 or 841-4490. AT THE LAST MEETING WE: + voted continued unanimous support for PNA efforts to get KPL to reroute high current power line away from homes; + voted to set up Pinckney Defense Fund at Douglas County Bank for donations. Funds will be used for correspondence needed to get ordinances, citizens and governments informed, etc.; + voted to ask for CDBG funds ($ available from city for neighborhood projects} for: (1} sidewalks; (2} paving of alleys; (3} to get more historic homes on city or national register; money to research and submit proposals; (4} playground equipmentlorolderchildrenforCiinton Park(5} PNAoperatiing funds and coordinator salary. · Write or Call your City Commissioners. Let them know if you want them to use their powers to respond to citizen concerns over powerline siting near homes. Watch for Jan. 26 and early Feb. commission meeting agendas - come and support us! Donate$ to help PNA fight KPL. Send to: Pinckney Defense Fund, Douglas County Bank, 9th and Kentucky, Lawrence, 66044, or enclose$ with your questionnaire. Make checks out to Pinckney Defense Fund. Vote In City Commission Upcoming April Election. Support candidates who will support neighborhood concerns. We'll try to have candidates come to our meetings and issue endorsements in next newsletter. Horizon 2020. The city is now preparing the plan that will guide and guard future development in Lawrence through the year 2020. Neighborhoods are involved in this process of what we want Lawrence to be, what we want our neighborhoods to be. Pinckney Neighborhood Association attends the Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods to define how increased traffic, business, zoning, etc. will impact on neighborhoods. Tolly Smilh Wildcat, coordinator, is on the Neighborhood Committee of 2020 to help shape future policy. Get the Lead Out. If you have lead paint in your home, call us and we can try to connect you with others who have already dealt with this problem. Compare stories on city help, FHA, doctors, removers of hazardous materials, lawyers, etc. Call8423154 or the city Community Development Dept. for help. Having Sewer Problems? The city has told us that their new sewer project should correct some of the problems Pinckney residents may be having, if those problems come from an overused sewer rather than from individual basemenVhome sources. Survey teams and flags are up; project will be for 1993. Call George Williams (832-3123} for further questions or complaints. Trying to buy a home (for first time, or first time In 5 years) and need help with a down payment? Need $to fix up an existing home? The city has money for you (maybe}. Call Larry Hamm (832-3114 or 832-3122} for info. Have Big Junk to Throw Away but can't get It to the Cutb Where City Will Pick It Up? (The cily picks up extra large things if they're at the curb, if you call them for special pick up.) If you have other stuff, we'll have two neighborhood cleanups (tentatively May 11 &June 19}. Call Joe Hewitt (842-0749} if you need hauling. We'll have trucks & need some volunteers too. Pinckney Neighborhood Association BUlK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Pennh No. 170 Lawnmce, KS 61104-4 �WILL WE IT BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FRO:a- UR FRIENDS OR WILL IT BE BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR THE POWER COMPANY'? Watch for Jan. 26 and early Feb. city agendas. Pinckney and power line issues should be on the agenda, continued from Jan. 19 City Attorney's report. Come and support us, or write or call commissioners and let them know if you want them to pass an ordinance guaranteeing homeowners would have input into the power company's way of doing business. Since many scientists find that living near power lines Increases yours and your children's risk of getting cancer, we've been trying to persuade KPL for the last 10 months not to build their 115 kv power lines along 5th Street. KPL's proposed line would go past nearly 100 homes (some only 20 feet from it), two schools, at least one daycare center and a playgroundlpark. Pinckney proposes that KPL build the line along the railroad where it would have proximity to no homes. To us this makes sense in terms of KPL's own policy guidelines , to consider intrusiveness when they choose a route. We've worked with KPL, the city, the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) who "regulates" utilities. PNA/KPL. The working assumption of our many meetings with KPL (August-October) was that if the costs of the railroad route would be comparable to their 5th Street proposal, KPL would build the Railroad Route. After 4 months of talks, we did bring the cost down only to learn that cost was not the only factor keeping KPL from building the line. They also fear precedent. · THE CITY. After 10 months of requesting that the city help us, the City Attorney will tell us that the city does have jurisdiction to use its home rule authority in matter concerning power line siting. (They already do use it when they mandate that new construction has to have underground wiring. We've only wanted them to pay equal attention to power lines and their effect on health and property in older neighborhoods.) Now we must urge the city to pass an ordinance that (fJ }\_ would ensure that homeowners have a chance for public hearings on power fine issues that may endanger their property value and their health, and that the city cares as much for its older neighborhoods in matters of power line siting as It does for the new ones.City Attorney report will be Jan. 19, but watch for power line/Pinckney issues on Jan. 26 and early Feb. Commission agendas and come to the meeting and let the city know who has the power. They need to see that all of Lawrence is concerned about this; this ordinance will help everyone, not merely Pinckney. The Power Company can and does do the same thing wherever they want with no one to regulate them or make them listen to their customers. We think the city must use their power to ensure that public hearings and citizen concerns over health and property values become a part of KPL's decision-making process. KCC. PNA will appeal the KCC ruling that denied us a hearing. We feel the public deserves a hearing of the evidence behind our formal complaint against the Power Company. It's not over yet, folks! We're not quitting because we love our neighborhood and we see higher current on all other power corridors In town and don't want it on ours. Once upon a time when all this began KPL said they would not do anything that Pinckney neighbors would not like. We want to held them to that company spirit. HELP US! jLetters to the editor Power line plea This letter originally appeared in a recent issue of the Lawrence Journal- World. To the editor: We in Pinckney Neighborhood who have fought the proposed Fifth Street power line for the last 10 months were interested in the Jan. 3 USA Weekend magazine cover story on magnetic fields and their affect on human health. Perhaps the author could have done a better job of explaining why persons living close to power lines may face a greater risk from magnetic fields than persons whose major exposure to such fields is from household appliances. Those whose exposure is main· ly appliance·related have a choice; those living next to a power line have no cholce. Those · who worry about EMF exposure can stand back a few feet when their microwave is in operation. They can choose not to use a hair dryer or electnc blanket. But when a hig~voltage power line is placed directly adjacent to your home agai.nst your wishes, you are denied the choice to limit your exposure. The author calls the scientific studies to date "inconclusive'' and looks forward to the results of more research. This wait·andsee attitude is all well and good - unless a high voltage line is about to be built next to your house. Residents of the 100 homes along Fifth Street do not have the luxury of sitting back, calmly awaiting the results of the next study, and the next, and the next. So far. more than 40 studies have strengthened the EMF·health risk connection. (In fact, the latest study, released just three months ago, showed !!-44 times the expected leukem1a rate in kids living next to power Unes.J :'\1anv scientists believe the "\\'eaght of evidence" from all these studies is already suffi· cient to warrant local and national policies to mitigate El\iF exposure. The residents of Fifth Street cannot understand why Kansas Power and Light will not agree to move this proposed 115,QOO..volt line to an alternate route along the railroad which avoids aft homes while accomplishing the company's power needs. For months, KPL t0ld the neighborhood and the news media that the extra cost of the alternate route was the onlv obstacle to its construction. ~0\\~. even the staff of the Kansas Cor· poration Commission agrees that the cost difference between the two routes is only about $100.000. This is peanuts for a behemoth like KPL. We ln Pinckney vow to con· tinue our efforts against the Fifth Street power line. He hope our supporters will join us at city hall in the next few weeks when we will again urge the commis· .sion to broaden existing or· dinances to include oversight o{ power line siting. Susan Pogany, 520 La .• secretary, Pinckney Neighborhood Assn. -----------------------------------:------~----MAiL THiS iN! LET U5 Kl'iOW WHAT FRVdlEM5iiUCAS ·toU r-iAVE, OR ~"if:kT i.1Ct~=:~l ","OU '.VANT ":'"O·C:VE. Send to: Tolly Smith, Coordinator, 501 Louisiana Street, Lawrence, KS 66044 Your name and address I enclose$ _.Please specifywhatthe money is for. If dues ($2), do you want itto be used for general neighborhood business or for power line rerouting efforts (specifically for the Defense Fund)? What really bothers be about where I live, in my block or area is - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - In my area I am concerned about crime abandoned vehicles in yards other. ____ Yes! I support the efforts of PNA to reroute power lines away from homes. ____ Yes! I'd like to be more Involved in neighborhood work and have just been waiting for this questionnaire to get me going I The work I'd like to help with is: ____ distribute newsletter personally _ help get city to ____ help get more homes on the historic register help with neighborhood cleanup ____ help let people know what city funds are available for fixing up homes or making down payment on first home. ____ I need help with care for the elderly. (Do you know about Visiting Nurses? Call Social Services at the hospital or call Senior Center for services/help they have.) ____ I will need help with labor (raking leaves, shovelling snow, etc). and can't find it. ____ I will help with work people need done (raking, snow removal, etc.) ____ I will probably need help with hauling big items away when Cleanup occurs. �_t 411 Valentine's Day - Meet with neighbors Pinckney Neighborhood Association invites you to join us\. on Valentine's Day Saturday, February 14, 3-5 p.m. near the fountain area in Lawrence Memorial Hospital (Ent~r West side of hospital, take stairs or glass elevator down. If fountain area is busy, we'll meet in Suite G, nearby. for the romantic, the hungry or the history buffs, or the neighborly Share bread and history -- "Love Bread" - heart shaped bread baked by Katie Armitage - join us. For the history buffs: til 1. Report on history of our neighborhood (from the River on the North, Tennessee St. on the east, and Iowa on the west..) We're getting historic signs to make us all aware that ours was the first area of settlement when Free State emigrants came here in 1854, had lst Brewery, Langston Hughes and other great residents. Report from Katie Armitage & Tolly Smith Wildcat 2. Election of new officers: President and Vice President. Longtime loyal serving Treasurer, wants to resign. Madeline Finch will run for Secretary. join us ·We need some new energy . . and new faces to keep making our neighborhood a better place to live. ..,. We need volunteers for CRIME WATCH in your area. 3. Skate board park- safety issues and location. What do we want in OUr parks? Let's ta Ik. The city is considering building a real (safe) skateboard facility, and will debate its location. We're concerned about safety issues at Burcham park of the existing homemade structure. Do we want to see the river when we go to Burcham Park (2nd and Indiana St.) or see a skateboard facility (plywood or plastic)? Do we want our river{nature park to have the river as its focus or a skateboard facility at the river's edge? Burcham has always been a river park for canoe teams and events, quiet walks by the river, july 4th band concerts, playground for kids, fishing, Civil War on the Western Frontier Days, etc. New benches and grills are there now. Do we want it to become a major skateboard center? Is this secluded area safe? Will traffic and trash increase? 4. Report from the 2nd and Michigan area folks (flood area west of the hospital) about surviving Flo~ds & how the city's drainage plan is working for them. They have been meeting with the city, engineers, and each other (30 or more neighbors) to make their way through the flood waters of despair and mud into the light of a dry day the city has offered them with the Drainage plan. Do they feel the plan will work? Do they need help moving their stuff out of their backyards which will now become drainage ditches? Anyone want to volunteer to help move fences, shed, flowers, etc.??? Call 842-3154 to volunteer. All stuff in backyards must be moved soon or the city will bulldoze it to begin work on underground and overground drainage plan (re-building Nature. This will be a man-made version of the original creek that was there before it was filled in and homes were built on top of it.) �PNA has worked on key projects and had many meetings this year, with areas of the neighborhood with problems. We also got $ and got Parks Er Rec to install some benches atld grills. Coordinator has met many times with 30 or more residents from 2nd Er Michigan area. PNA helped them help themselves. We can help you or your area too if you have concerns of problems (call 842-3154) We also got$ and got Parks and REcto install benches and grills in Burcham. JOIN US We're just a group of neighbors working to keep our neighborhood a great place to live, and make it better. We can help with problems and get you connected with the solutions. Membership dues: only $2 per household $l(individual (Per year!) THE CITY HAS $ FOR HOME REPAIRS OR EMERGENCY REPAIRS. CALL THE CITY FOR INFO: 832-3109: Lawrence, city of: Housing and Neighborhood ... or Pinckney neighbor/coordinator 842-3154. I'll help you get through the paperwork. NEED living assistance of some kind? Call. There is Help. Tenants to Homeowners 842-5494 Habitat for Humanity 83 2·077 7 Mother to Mother Visiting Nurses Home Care Support Services 841-4663 Trini1y Respite Care (getting groceries, house help etc.) 842-3159 Douglas Coun1y Senior Center Lawrence's Indian Center (food, help with other services, for all citizens) Social Service League Store(cheap clothes, ETC.) 905 Rhode Island St. 843-5414 Bert Nash Mental Health 843-9192 (very affordable therapy ETC) City Housing and Neighborhood Development- home repairs, energy efficiency 83 2-3109 BULK RATE US POSTAGE PAID Pe•mn No 170 Lawrence KS 66044 NEIGHBORHOOD Pinck News join us on Valentine's Day tf Heart shaped bread and loving history of our neighborhood, Pinckney both baked by Katie Armitage J. 1\ A * 11 J: A 'l. 1 ~~ l~ ~ -1. ~ '* r ~ 1i 'II. ·~o. :i -.; .~ ·A ~ -;t ;t I~c F~JJ)T -n- " no .:, o W\ HG E tH, ;_; :M\!l'l' Z t'l'.~ G 1 PINCRNE.Y NinGHBORHOOD RE:S li!E:tl'I' TJ1:Nf I Pi) BOX '10 (l Ll'tVIRENCE KS 660 H ·-0 70 tt (-l �Pinckney Positions! Elections were held at the February Annual Meeting. Welcome to Dale Nimz, our new secretary and board member! And thank you on behalf of the neighborhood to Steve Braswell for the gift of your service in another term as Vice President! The Pinckney Neighborhood Association has two positions opening up within the next couple months. First, Sara Taliaferro, the Pinckney Neighborhood Coordinator, will be stepping down. The position is a paid volunteer position with a salary of $10.00 an hour for no more than thirty hours per month. The PNA board will run an advertisement for the position within the next month. Preference will be given to Pinckney Neighborhood residents. The second position is that of our neighborhood's representative to the Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods. Steve Braswell has been our LAN representative, with Sara as an alternate. Steve is willing to continue as a rep., but we need two more representatives/ alternates. The Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods is a great place to hone your community advocate skills and learn more about community history and issues. Please contact John Pepperdine at 8400983 if you are interested in either of these positions. ~~~ Affordable Perkins Development Tenants To Homeowners is negotiating with the City of Lawrence to change the terms of agreement signed by a previous bidder that would establish a benefit district for street improvements around 3'd and Illinois Streets. They would like Alabama Street to not be constructed and to have the city help pay for some of the 3rd Street improvements (TTH would need to pass the rest of the cost onto the house prices). The three lots that would face Alabama will have access through an improved easement (alley) in the rear of the lots. TTH does not want to cut down the trees that currently provide a nice barrier between the Medical Arts parking lot and the development. ~~~ Lawn Waste Recycling Pinckney Neighborhood is one of three neighborhoods chosen for a yard waste recycling program this year, and Mollie Mangerich of the Waste Reduction and Recycling Division of the City of Lawrence talked to PNA about the program at the last meeting. Any neighbors who want to participate in this program will receive free recyclable paper lawn waste bags throughout the year. The Recycling Division started the program to promote the use of cans, carts, or paper lawn bags for lawn waste. If plastic bags are used, city staff has to cut open the bags to collect the lawn waste, and a separate truck must collect the plastic. Mollie noted that if you treat your lawn with Clopyralid-containing herbicides, please do not set lawn clippings out to be recycled. Instead, leave the clippings on the lawn (grasscycle), or contact the Lawrence Household Hazardous Waste Facility at (785) 832-3030. If you have questions, please call Diana Sjogren (a Pinckney neighbor!) at the Waste Reduction Division (832-3030), E-mail the division at recycling@ci.lawrence.ks.us, or visit www.LawrenceRecycles.org. ~ ·.••·R"'""c•,, /..._·-....... ,l:rc.unonuooo Pinckney Neighborhood Assn. P.O. Box 125 Lawrence, KS 66044 APRIL-MAY2004NEWSUITT£R ! /·:'<):~-.,___ ___ ·-. . .-.. • '· : / PAID LAWRENCE, KS PERMrr#1 / ,..... '-........._...,.~ .... '-- - •...: ................ - foo? r; I <"-1.>.. ~- -........__ PRSRTSTD U. S. POSTAGE '·-0 }..' ' 1 6ci.7' ~· ........ . _1 ~ * k * * -f * * * * ., ***'**************ECRLOT**BOSO I '~NE WARTZ; ·.:.. .: . ~i:T)AiF" LAWREJ.fCE -.. . . :,·.. · .;;Q,/aox::-wa I ,... j... PKG 1 TRAY 5 ~ ..... _'\'fCE KS A:i6044-0708 It 1~ t/(l(e, fot<- tk ~t<-t1f #e(fMot<-Mocl tJfe_aJrt(l aJrcl tk #e(fh;bot<-Mocl Piel(ie/ Voluntary Annual Newsletter Subscription Rate is $2.00 Pinckney Neighborhood Association April-May 2004 Newsletter ~~~ John Pepperdine, President (840-0983, E-mail jcpcpperdine@sunflower.eom) Steve Braswell, Vice President Emily Zung, Treasurer Dale Nimz, Secretary Sara Taliaferro, Coordinator www.pinckneyneighborhood.org News Briefs * Constant Park May Day Garden Party will be held Saturday, May 1 at 10:00 AM. It will be held at 521 Tennessee Street. Plant exchange-bring a "starter" plant from your garden to trade! If you drive, please park in the Constant Park parking lot on the northeast corner of 6th and Tennessee Streets. Please call Laura Burger (749-3516). if you have questions. * Pinckney School is having its 6th annual Street Dance on the school playground blacktop on Saturday, May 8th from 6:30 to 9:00 PM. The neighborhood is invited! Admission to Moon Walk and Obstacle Course is $6.00 per child, payable at event. Dance will be held in the gym in the event of rain. If you can donate cookies to sell at the concession, please contact Gayle Davis at the school (832-5800) as soon as possible. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Ma)' 1: Cons/an/ Park May• Day• Cardm Party, 10:00 /LtV!, 521 Tmnessee Street (see briefin.ride) Red School Rockin')amboree, uwn:m·e Community N11mry School, 645 Alabama Street. Call842-0064 for ticke!J. May 8: Pinckney Neighborhood General 1\-feeiingy 10:00 ./1M at uwrence Memorial Hospiial, Conference Room A -Easl. .1nmtal Picnic Planning. Neighborhood Watch Update. Tenants To Homeotv~~ers l:'lrst Time Homeowr.m Training Class, United W")' Center, 2518 Ridge Courl, 9:45AM lo 1:00PM. Phone: (185) 842-5494 Pinckney School~ Annual Coi!JI/JJIItity Simi Dmm, 6:30-9:00 PM. Cookie dona/ions wanted (see btief). M")' 21: Pinckney Neighborhood Spring Cleanup. All objects mrbside Thursday nightfor Friday pickup. M")' 22: Pinckney Neighborhood Parks Cleanup, 10:00 AM at Clinton, Con.rfant, and Burcham Park.r. M"J' 29: Pinckney Neighborhood Annual Pimic! 11:30 AM until 1:30PM at Clinton Park Shelter. umch starts at Noon. �Pinckney Neighborhood Spring Cleanup The Pinckney Neighborhood Association will hold its Annual Spring Cleanup on Friday, May 21. The Solid Waste Division of the City of Lawrence will pick up all nonhazardous household materials and old tires, Lonnie's Recycling will pick up any metal items, and Mulford's Tree Service (841-6981) will pick up brush. If you have questions about how much can be placed curbside and what items are acceptable for City pickup, please call SWD at 832-3032. Please tell them this is for the special PNA cleanup. Metal items include old appliances, lawn mowers, vacuum cleaners, radiators, motors, bicycles and even old hair dryers. Please place metal in piles separate from other items. If you have metals for pickup, please call Sara at 8424051 to be placed on a list. Please stack brush in several small piles right at the curbside, butt ends of branches all facing the same way. Please make certain that no vines, weeds, or foreign objects are mixed into the branches. Mulford's will chip the brush, so brush does not need to be tied in bundles. On Saturday, May 22, all who are interested can meet in Clinton, Burcham, or Constant Park at 10:00 AM to walk the parks and pick up Jitter. Please bring gloves; bags will be provided! Steve Braswell (841-6902) is organizing the Clinton Park Cleanup, Laura Burger (749-3516) is organizing the Constant Park Cleanup, and Sara Taliaferro (842-4051) is organizing the Burcham Park Cleanup, so please give them a call if you want to help. ~~~ Annual Neighborhood Picnic! We will have our annual neighborhood picnic at Clinton Park on May 29 this year from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. We will eat lunch at noon-please bring your own picnic lunch and table service. Also bring a dessert or dish to share if you so desire. We will provide ice, some drinks, and desserts. Our theme this year is "Pinckney Through The Years" in honor of Lawrence's 1 150 h Anniversary year. Activities include a conversation with Katie Armitage about Pinckney and Lawrence 150 years ago. We will also talk about Pinckney's entry in the September 181h Lawrence 150'h Birthday Celebration Parade. Would you like to be involved in picnic planning, food donations, activities, or programs? Please call John (840-0983) or Sara (842-4051), or come to the May 8 General Meeting! ~~~ Neighborhood Watch At the February General Meeting, Officer John Barta presented a neighborhood watch program and answered neighbors' questions. Officer Barta first gave practical tips on how to avoid becoming a victim of crime. He mentioned locking doors even when at home, providing exterior lighting on your property, never leaving your garage door open, and trimming shrubs around doorways and windows. He suggested never giving personal information over the phone. If you receive a harassing phone call, say nothing and hang up. If the phone call is threatening, hang up and immediately call the police. Always know 24hour places to access phones when you are traveling about town. Officer Barta then answered neighbors' questions. If someone witnesses drug trafficking activity, call the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) at 830-7458. Also call Crime Stoppers at 843-TIPS whenever an incident is witnessed. The police department needs specific information. Simply calling to say that a neighbor is a suspected drug dealer is not useful information for Crime Stoppers. But it would be helpful, for example, to call if you saw a red Ford escort with tag #ABC123 pull up and make a drug exchange. Officer Barta explained the acronym CYMBAL to remember car description information that would be helpful to police: Color, Year, Make and model, Body style, Accessories or damage, and License plate number (even partial) and state it is from. Neighbors mentioned a turnoff loop on Iowa Street where people routinely parked, got into other cars, left and returned a short time after. The Pinckney Neighborhood Watch agreed to review this site and talk more about monitor's reports at the next general meeting. Neighbors mentioned problems with loose dogs, especially pit bulls spotted roaming. Officer Barta said pepper spray can be effective in temporarily deterring a dog in case of an aggressive approach, and then immediately call to report the loose dog. Call police dispatch (832-7509) and ask for an animal control officer. Animal control officers are available 7 AM to 8 PM Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM Saturday and Sunday, and are on call 24 hours. A police officer may answer during oncall times since it is difficult for someone to get there quickly enough to catch the dog loose. Dog traps can be set up on neighboring properties, but animal control must have written permission from the landowner to do this. Also, if the officer do pick up the at-large dog, the owner is cited, and fines include a pickup and impoundment fee, but currently the dog must be released to the owner if the owner shows proof of ownership and current rabies vaccines. Since the general meeting, several blocks throughout Pinckney have been organizing to address concerns. John Pepperdine has talked to Drug Enforcement Officers and city officials, and he talked to the Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods about drug dealers in neighborhoods. LAN has agreed to support various neighborhoods' efforts at community policing and will investigate strategies to combat the problem. Plans for a neighborhood watch section to the Pinckney Neighborhood web site will be discussed at the May 81h meeting. ~~~ Time Traveling In Pinckney Neighborhood At the northernmost end of Maine Street, past the hospital and beside the mobile home park, a three-story stone structure stands, its side wall facing the street. On its east side, an old wooden loft door perches above a more modern garage door. This building is the former stables of the Walruff Brewery (it sits on private property, so please view it from the street). If one were standing near the stables in the 1870s, the view would include the massive three-story Lawrence Brewery and Beer Gardens. The main brewery contained a drinking parlor on two floors where one could buy a five-cent draft. Outside, in the five-acre beer gardens, a patron could play croquet, practice marksmanship at the shooting gallery, swing on swings, relax while lawn bowling, or simply eat, drink, and watch the peacocks strolling the grounds as a brass band played. Canopied tables held "pickled herring, boiled ham, rye bread, pretzels, and Swiss and Limburger cheeses .... One member of Such's Brass Band, which played at beer halls and gardens across northeast Kansas, told of returning from Kansas City on the Fourth of July and receiving a note to go immediately to the Walruff gardens. He grabbed his horn and caught up with the band. "It was all drink and eat, blow, and sweat in sufficiency," he remembered." 1 ~ ~' The brewery, built and owned by Christian Joseph ("Joe") Walruff, opened in 1867. Business boomed, and Walruffs brewery had no competition. He suffered a setback in 1870 when his 24-hour bath house caught fire, and the brewery burned down as well before the volunteer firefighters could find the horses and hitch them to the fire wagon. Joe Walruff brought in his brother John as a silent partner and rebuilt the brewery. John assumed complete ownership in 1872. The brewery produced 2,000 barrels of beer a year and supplied Walruffs 23 Lawrence saloons and five wholesale liquor dealers. Beer was shipped south on the Leavenworth, Lawrence, and Galveston Railroad line. Thousands of bushels of barley needed for brewing were grown locally, and additional grain was hauled from Iowa and Nebraska. Prohibition initially did not deter beer sales. The beer was touted as a new medicinal "Extract of Malt" beer. Eventually, though, the Jaw caught up with him, and legal battles went all the way to the Supreme Court. John Walruff finally quit and left Lawrence. The building became a tanning factory in 1889. McCarter Byrd bought the tannery in 1903 and lived upstairs with his wife, seven daughters, and one son. He ran the tannery for 48 years. In 1964, all but the stable was demolished. 1 Kansas Breweries and Beer 1854-1911. by Cindy Higgins. �1'1'1''1''1'"111" 'I" ~IW'l'l"ln "ll"ll"'ll'! I #.I.IW83d 1}1 '3:3N:mM.VI W:Vd l!>V.LSOd ·sn <I.LS .L'BS'Bd PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD GENERAL MEETING AUGUST 14th, 2004 Lawrence Memorial Hospital Meeting Room B In the basement 10:00am We will discuss the Clinton Park Renovation Plan Pinckney Neighborhood's part in the Sesquincentennial Activities We will discuss what Pinckney would like to have in the Area Plan �NEIGHBORHOOD HA~~f\~p.qu.~ WA~T~ C.t,~ANU.P. f\U.q U.~T ~1~r, ~QQ4. P.Rql;' qff 11:3.Q~~ SAMPLE ITEMS OF ACCEPT ABLE WASTE FOR PICKUP Pesticides, Paint cans, varnishes, Paint Thinner, motor oil, antifreeze, household cleaners, polishes, Household Batteries, Gasoline, Weed killer, Pest Controls, Turpentine, Stains, wood preservatives, photo and hobby chemicals, car batteries PAY All items must be labeled with either the Manufactures label or Hand Written Label identifying the waste (i.e. "Used Paint Thinner"," Bleach"). All spillable solid waste must be in a closable container (i.e. "Rat Poison", "Moth Balls") All liquid wastes will need to be in secure, spill proof containers. For more Information, Please call or check out the website. The PNA volunteers reserve the right to refuse to take any of the wastes and request that the property owners contact the city and set up their own drop off appointment. Lawrence Waste Reduction and Recycling Department P.O. Box 708 Lawrence, K~s 66044 785.832.3030 http: I I recycle.ci.lawrence.ks.us lhouseholdhazardous.shtm <..)_uestlons regardtng waste should be sent to SAMPLE ITEMS OF the Lawrence Waste Reduction and Recycling NON -ACCEPTABLE WASTE Department. To Schedule a pick up, Pinckney Residents should call Emily Zung @ 832.1731 FOR PICKUP Unknown material, Ammunition, Asbestos, Compressed Gas Cylinders, Computers, TV's, Electronics, Explosives, Infectious Waste (Medical), Radioactive Waste (Smoke Alarms) �PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID LAWRENCE, KS PERMIT#l 1,11., ,11,, II. '"\.,l,l •. ll\,,,\,,,\11 ... 1..1.,1 ,\.I .,., *.br<-7n:"".....------ * ~*~**************************ECRLO~ ~ ~ MARGENE SWARTZ CITY OF LAWRENCE PKG l TRAY :i or current resident PO BOX 708 -JAtffiENCE KS 66044-0708 R /NOV£M13£R N£WSl£TT£R www. pinckneyneighborhood. org Cans, Carts, and Compostable Bags at the Curb Yard waste has been collected separately from trash in Lawrence since 1993. Since the~ our community composting program has diverted over 85,000 tons of yard waste. Beginning in 2005, the City's Solid Waste Division asks you to no longer use plastic bags for curbside collection of grass, and leaves. This will: • Increase collection efficiency by reducing collection time • Improve worker safety in many ways, such as reduced traffic congestion • Yield higher quality compost by reducing plastic contamination Waste reduction methods such as mulch mowing and composting let you avoid much of the bagging and dragging, while improving your home soils. Call the Waste Reduction and Recycling Division for more informatio~ or to get started with a $10 compost bin with instructional book: (785) 832-3030. Also please be careful not to treat your lawn with an herbicide or weed & feed that contains the active ingredient Clopyralid. If you do or have done so this year, do not set your clippings out for Monday collection ... simply mulch mow them instead. www .LawrenceRecycles.org -- 832-3030 Make plans to attend Lawrence's 4th Annual Home Energy Conservation Fair and Douglas Co. Sustainable Homes Tour. Sunday, October 17th, 2004 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Douglas County Fairgrounds, Building 21, Lawrence Featured Speakers: Russ Rudy, "The Energy Doctor" Marge Padgitt, "The Chimney Lady" Bus tours ($5) of Sustainable Homes leave the Fairgrounds at 1Oam and 2pm AUTOS/EXHIBITS WORKSHOPS FOOD Sponsoredby TheCityofLawrence Recyclingand Resource Conservation AdvisoryBoard More Info: www.LawrenceRecycles.org or (785)832-3030 ~ Note from Sara Taliaferro I want to thank all of you for the privilege of serving you as your coordinator for the last five and a half years. Pinckney is one of the best neighborhoods in Lawrence' It is truly unique and special, and the people who live in Pinckney make it that way. It has been a pleasure to get to know so many of you and work with you over the last few years. You all taught me a great deal, and I will continue to advocate for older neighborhoods, especially Pinckney, in honor of that debt. I am preparing for a new 'coordinator' job as I anticipate the arrival of twins, a job that will be much more challenging but no less rewarding, but I will miss working with all the fine folks in Pinckney! Best wishes to all of you. �NOVM£B£1t 20tl1 G£N£RAl M££TJNG ROOM G AT lAWR£NC£ M£MOR1Al HOSPlTAl l"~""AM A Tenants to Homeowners, Inc. Will Begin Building Affordable Home in Pinckney! Tenants to Homeowners, Inc. is a local nonprofit that works with neighborhoods to build affordable housing opportunities, often with infill construction. Currently TTH, Inc. is developing the six lots that are bordered by Alabama, Illinois, 3rd and 4th streets in the Pinckney Neighborhood. We have a working plan for the northwest lot and welcome any neighborhood input. This home will be built using insulated concrete forms. They have several advantages over traditional stick built construction-they are more quiet, safer in hazardous weather, and more energy efficient-a big benefit to keep housing affordable as energy prices rise. The best thing about ICFs is that from the outside you can't really notice any difference. So we will choose a veneer that fits in nicely with the neighborhood. This plan is exceptional on the inside as well. It is a humble one bedroom design that makes very efficient use of several multipurpose spaces. The plan has the ability to be versatile for a number of different family needs. The design is also universally accessible and is a great example of how accessibility can be achieved in a small space. Anyone who is interested in seeing this plan may contact TTH, Inc. at 842-5494 and we'd be happy to share it with you. We will be breaking ground as soon as we can complete our two current rehabs and we look forward to participating with the Pinckney Neighborhood on this home and the next 5 lots that will be individually designed to meet the needs of the low income home huvers we work with. I~ 1 I. I N£W N£1GHBORHOOD COOR'DlNATOR Gwen Klingenberg 4900 Colonial Way Lawrence, KS. 66049 glklingenberg@sunflower.com -...-~-~ 838-9197 --MNCKN£V N£1GHBORHOOD Of'F1C£RS ~- John Pepperdine - President Emily Zung - Treasurer Steve Braswell - Vice President Dale Nimz- Secretary �PINCKNEY NEIGBORHOOD ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTEI~ P.O. BOX 125, LAWRENCE I<:S. 66044 Steve Braswell - President- 841-6902 pinckneyneighborhood .org April, 2006 Gwen Klingenberg - Coordinator- 838-9197 SPRING CLEANUP! Spring Cleanup is upon us again. The neighborhood will be cleaning up our parks on Saturday, May meet at Clinton Park, Constant Park or by the Creek at 1O:OOam. Steve Braswell is the contact person for Clinton Park- 841-6902 Ruth Lichwardt is the contact person for Constant Park by the river- 841-5419 Marilyn Roy is the contact person for the creek at 5th and Indiana- 838-3057 6th. Please ANNUAL Saturday, May 27th, 2006 at 4:00pm at Clinton Park 5th and Illinois We will provide hot dogs, soft drinks, paper plates and utensils. Please bring your favorite dish or dessert to share with your neighbors. The City of Lawrence has approved approximately $250,000.00 for improvements to Clinton Park. These include new restrooms, a new shelter house, new playground equipment and additional walking paths. The Pinckney neighbors have been working with Lawrence Parks and Recreation to help plan these improvements. Come to the picnic to get an update on this improvement project and to also let Parks and Recreation hear from the neighborhood on how we want this plan to be carried out. H.O.P. Area Plan Hillcrest, Old West Lawrence, and Pinckney have been working on an area plan around 6th street. We have downzoned three single family homes to a single family zoning along 5th street. And the City Commission has assigned us the job of taking a look at the bigger picture around this area to consider a zoning change for other properties in which the existing buildings do not fit the .zoning that they are in. Anyone interested in this process please contact Gwen Klingenberg at 838-9197 or Michelle Leinenger at the Planning Department- 832-3150. Building Boom ht Pinckney An exciting new building project is under way in the Pinckney Neighborhood by Tenants To Homeowners through the Lawrence Community Land and Housing Trust Program. If you haven't been by the 3rd and Alabama area recently, you really need to. TTH is currently at work on a pair oftwo-story, 3 bedroom, 2 bath townhomes at 908 and 910 W. 3rd St. The goal is to keep construction costs down by building two units rather than a single family dwelling on the lot. These townhomes are across 3rd Street from the other 6 lots that TTH has been building on over the last year. Three of these homes are complete (31 0 Alabama, 307 and 309 Illinois) and have been sold. �When complete, these homes will be sold as land trust properties to income-eligible individuals and families. This program ensures that these homes will stay permanently affordable, one buyer after another. The land trust is good for neighborhoods because it helps create owner occupied, sustainable neighborhoods. The ground lease provides a mechanism for the land trust to ensure that owners occupy their homes and resell their homes at an affordable price. Therefore, the subsidy remains and continues to revitalize our neighborhoods. If you are interested in TTH Land Trust Program, join them for the next First Time Homebuyer Workshop on May 13,2006 from 9:30-1:00 at the United Way Center (directions on their website at www.tenants-tohomeowners.org) or call TTH at 842-5494. Elections Elections were held at the PNA Annual Meeting February 25th. Ruth Lichtwardt was reelected Vice-President and Marilyn Roy was elected Secretary. Steve Braswell remains President but the position of Treasurer is unfilled. If you would like to get more involved with the Pinckney Neighborhood Association as Treasurer or Membership Coordinator call or email Steve. Have any articles you want in the newslettm·? Wish to advertise in you neighborhood newslette1•? 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