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We will also he discussing the setting up and operation of the East Lawrence Sm·vcy in pi'eparat.lon for a new neighborhood plan. ******************************************************************************* Individual and Business Meaberships by Curt Enos ******************************************************************************* As we go into the second month of the New Year, i t is once again tin1e to renew memberships in the E.I.L.A. They are $1.00 for individuals residing in East Lawi"ence, and $20. for business memberships. Those who own businesses in East I.awrence are welcome to attend and vote at. our general meetings. We welcome your financial support. for our efforta, and would like to see more of you at. our meetings and events. With your help we can help make this an even better neighborhood to work and live in. I would also like to thank the following businesses for joirting last year: Big Bang Recording Studio; Et(:. Shoppe; Ernest and Sons Hardware; The Jazzhause; Lucitlce Restaurant.; The Loft. Clothing Store; Paradi!le Cafe; The Phoenix Gallery; Kizer Cummings Jewelers; The Natural Way; Snedeger & Sons Laundromat: Ricks Bike Shop; and Visions Optical. A Special Thanks to the Paradise Cafe and Natural Way for their help with Earth Day Event!<. Thanks Guys! ******************************************************************************* Should you wi !<h to join the E. L. I. A. in the betterment of the community for residents and businesses of East. Lawrence, please fi 11 out the attached membership form and mail to the address listed. We appreciate you. ***********'*********************************%******************************** East Lawrence Improv~ment. Association Membership Form TU: E.L.I.A., Jon Nepstad, Treasuror 9lfi Rhode hdand Lawrence, Kansas 66044 NAm:: ADDRESS: Type of Membel'ship: Individual $1.00 _ _ _ l:lusiness $20.00 Amount Enclosed:---------------Thank you! �Edition # 2, Page Two February, 1991 ****************************************************************************** Martin Luther King T-Shirts ******************************************************************************* New York School still has some of the wonderful Martin Luther King T-Shirts for sale. Sizes available are: Small: Medium; Large; and lots of Extra Large. The 'f-Shirts may be purchased at New York School, 936 New York, Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for $6.50 each. ****************************************************************************** Money/Banks/Houses by Jb Schneider ******************************************************************************* S i nee a recent ELJA meeting where some members expressed concern over the eli f't'ieulty of obtaining loan money to purchase and/or rehabilit11te homes, a number or things have happened that may be of interest. (1) A questionnaire was sent to all local banks and savings & loan associations, asking about lending policies and types of loans available. Questionnaire responses are in and are being assembled in a form that will, hopefully, provide helpful information. (2) At one of our ELlA general meetings, Mr. Rod Bremby, Assistant City Manager, shared information about the possibility of instituting a federal Neighborhood Housing Services Program in Lawrence. As I understand it, tid s particular program would do much to help people with low incomes purchase and/or rehabilitate homes. However, since many cities are competing for the program, local government, lending institutions, and neiv,hborhoods must work together to demonstrate a strong desire for, and a strong commitment to, the program before it is awarded to Lawrence, ( 3) Within the past week, Mr. I.ynn Goodell, Community Development lli rectm·, informed us that a number of local lenders had expressed a desire to work with his office and the people of East Lawrence to provide home improvement loans. While they would consider loans for anyone, they would especially be interested in lending home improvement money to a large number of home owners on one or two blocks. That is, they would be very interested lending home improvement money to groups of individuals who have come together with their immediate neighbors to make a commitment to improve their homes and, thus, the whole block. ( 4) In the process of talking with Mr. Goodell, he gave me information about existing city programs which provide home improvement loan and grant money to low income home owners. The terms of some of these city programs are extreme-h', reasonable and generous.. As I understand it, in some cases (grants) the home improvement money is _gj_yen (no pay back)! In other cases (loans) the homeowner is only required to pay back 1/2 of what he or she borrows--- without interest! Further, the pay back schedule of these no--interest loans is extreme] y reasonable. In some cases, the money need not be paid back untn the house is sol cl. AftHr gathering the above information, I have some impressions: Questionnaire and experiential data indicate that some local lenders have policies that make it impossible for individuals to get loans on certain types of property. In some cases, loans are said to be available for purchase or rehabilitation; however, the terms of these loans are so outrageous that an applicant would be fiscally irresponsible to accept the terms. On a positive note, with some effort, you can find a few lenders who are willing to take time to consider lending on property, and to applicants,that would be summarily rejected by a m<~jority of local lenders. In some cases, you may be able to find these lenders within Lawrence; in other cases, you may need to go to neighboring communities. Note: Even reasonable lenders, with reasonable terms, expect you to pay back their money. IF you do not have enough monthly income to be able to pay back the loan on a monthly basis (e.g., monthly) or if you have a history of being irresponsiblu--- you will not qualify for a bank or savings and Joan association loan. However, i f you are a res pons ibl e person; but just do not have enough monthly income to qualify for a bank or S&I. loan, you may well qualify for home �Edition# 2, Page Three February, 1991 ****************************************************************************** improvement money from city loan and grant programs. With these programs, the fact that you do not meet the income requirements of a lender may be seen as a plus--- low income qualifies you for money to improve your home! Unfortunately, as stated ear 1 ier, these city loan and grant programs only provide home improvement money; they do not provide money for the purchase of homes. lf Lawrence competes, successfully, for the federal Neighborhood Hosing Services program (mentioned earlier), then this particular program could help low income individuals purchase and/or rehabilitate homes. Major impression: If you need loan money for the purchase or improvement of a home, you need to educate yourself about what questions to ask a lender; what loan and/or grant programs are available; what criteria does a lender use to qualify or di!lqualify you; what loans and loan terms should be avoided. If it would be helpful, perhaps ELlA should hold an educational forum on these and other related subjects that would help improve the neighborhood, or i f you would just like to get to know some of your neighbors, please come to the next ELlA meHUnp;. ****************************************************************************** Lawrence Association of Social & ForUM Neighborhebdp, W6akdidate ****************************************************************************** LAN has planned several activities which are of interest to the East Lawrence Residents. Here's a list: Wednesday, FE!brut~ry 20, 1991, 7:30p.m.- Commission Candi_<lates; Primary Electio_!} ~()(~i.':lol.: DapU st student Genter, 1629 Nineteenth. LAN members will meet with city commission primary candidates. Interested neighbors might want to drop by and share with the candidates your neighborhood concerns. Monday, March lfl, 1991, 6:~~0 p.m to 9:00p.m. (Alternate date: Wednesday, March 20} 1!\N _can_gj!}at;p__ .forul!l.;. City Commission Room, City Hall. LAN will present a formal city commission eandidate forum. We encourage everyone to raise neighborhood concerns durinp; the coming campaign. Saturday, April 13, 1991, l 0: 00 a.m. to 3: 00 p.m.Ten tat i vel y at Plymouth Congregat i anal Church. annual neighborhood conference and workshop. The of LAN neighborhood associations but costs $5.00 is asked to bring a covered dish of salad, breads, wi 11 provide drinks and plates, ate. St<!VC 1.M'l..J.:.9_t!l'.91'.f-l1Ge __!!!)_£ Works!l.Q£.;, LAN is sponsoring the first conference is free to members to others. Each participant desserts or vegetables. LAN Lopes at 8112-7137 can be contacted about these activities. ***********"****************************************************************** Board of Direct~rs· For ELlA ****************************************************************************** J>rnsident: F. JolleHn Anderson Vice-President: Kathly Businger Acting Secretary: John Swift Acting Treasurer: Jon Nepstad 842--2533 841--2826 843-0123 749·3078 Othnr members: Patricia Marvin; Marsha Klinknelt.; Jim Schneider; Curt Enos; Dietre Wei!lmiller; Craig A. Stancliff; Mary Gray; Travis Crandall; Joe Rose. ****************************************************************************** ELlA News ****************************************************************************** ELlA News welcomes your comments, concerns and/or criticisms. This is your forum. Ploase send material to the News to: ELlA, 1402 New York or 1609 Barker. Th(~ next Ngws will be published shortly before the April 8, 1991 Oeneral Meeting. As we are trying a new way to distribute the NEWS, please let us know if you or yom· neir,hbor have been missed so we may get a good and accurate mailing list. See you on February 18, 1991 at New York School at 7:00 p.m. �""~"PAID "'"''""'" I E.L.I.A. U.S. POSTAGE 1402 New York Lawrence, KS 66044 Permit No. 170 Lawrance, KS 66044 Margene Swartz CDBG P. 0. Box 708 Lawrence, KS. 66044 �----···-June, 1~91 Newsletter SPEAKEHS AT GENEHAL MEETiNG JUNE Call Judith Prophit at 842-762~ to contribute to the Pot Luck Lunch. Last December, as a result of concerns expressed by neighbors about problems ~~et t:i ng loam> to buy or remode .l E. l.awronce homes, Jim t>chne.ider sent a qm~stionnaire to .loc<1l lending :insitutions. Seven of them respon(led, lnd.i cat.i n~~ that they wanbt to work responsibly with us in order to better rJJJ out credit needs. We have invited n~spresentat.ives of 4 of the~w t.o meet with us at this meeting to shaJ·<~ tlw.ir .ideas and to hear our concerns. plan to attend. we desperately need to 1 .i !'.\II'() out ways to makE) it. easier for potm1thd homeowner· occupants and landlords wJ tt1 one or two urd t.s to fWcure f .i nanc.i ng before a (iOZf!rJ or fewer developers own most or East Lawrencn. t'l<)a~H) .Jo Andersen NEl.GHHUHHUUU CLEAN-UP SATUHUAY. JUNE 22 7 : 3 0 A . M . - HUHHS PAH.K ltl() June (;euel'a.l Me~:t.ing we w:l:t.l be planning tile NEdghborhood Clean-Up Day . .Lf you don't. l.nw <1U.<!nding meet:lnp;s, now oi s your chaJI(:e to contribute to the /It HI! 1 ~~hborltood. we w:il.l be havnw our annual ne.ighborhood cJ!'iHJ· up on Hat\H'llay .June, 22 startin(}; at. a.m. fot· o. j. and donuts. The gat h<:r :i ng of voJ unteers, d t.y crew and lrocks w.i l.l lw at Jlobbs !'ark. A Pot··J.uck LUIJ<:h wi.ll be s•TV(!cl at. 12:<\ll p.m. Join us i11 Ute heat and humidi t.y for a lle.if~hborbood gatlterin~~· ThPsf' nwt areu't phy~dcaLly incl.ined (;<tn help wJtll the pot··lnck lunch. 'I: <10 Call Kathly Businger at 841-2816 U you would like to help wHh the e.lean--up, have <:trf:as which you ttd nk ne~~d some extra pick·· up ot· volnllU!I~f' to help but cn.n't attond t.ht! p,elter-<-tl me<dj ng. H.Al.N UATE: JUNE 29, SAMr: PLACE, SAMt: T!M.E. Please remember to know that the c1ty has free bulk haul.ing at any time during the W(!ek from B: 00 to !:l: oo. You may get th:is service by cal .l.i ng City Hall and asking for the Sanitation Department. NEW PH.UGH.AMS AND SEHVl.CES U¥¥EHEU HY ELl.A l.N AUGUST Throup;h CDBG f.i'unds, El.l/\ w:iLI offer new services and programs stm·t ing .in August when the new grant year begins. Home of the sm·vicHs and progrrtms are as follows: more sidewalk restor·at ion; mon.tes for ground cov~n' and soi 1 hoJ dinE'; pJ ants for lawns which aro steep and eroded. home Herv ices for the <:W(:ute 1 y i 11 ; lawn care and tiller services. Watch the August newsletter for detaiJs on the programs and Sf~rvJ ces and how to app.ly. NEW WATEH ANU East Lawrence Hes idents which have new trees which were p.l anted by tlw c.it.y are encouraged by ,Jo Anderst~n to provi dt~ watnr for them :ln ttw com.ing hot, but rainless months. UATES TO HEMEMHEH Jnrw .10 Ueneral Met~t..i.nv, June 22 - Neighborhood Clean-Up uay June 2~1 -· Hain llay for CJean··IJp July B ·· Hoard of JJi rectors Meet:i ng �UENEHAL MEET.lNU :1..99:1.. at 7:00 :1..0. The June tieneral Christian Meeting of the El.lA will meet Church. :1..245 Conn. p.m. at the Second We wnl be planning ttleSA'.l'UHUAY. JUNE 2 2 . NE.lUHHUHHUUU CLEANUP and J:istening· to HEPHESEN'.l'AT.l VES FHUM LOCAL LE.NU.l NU .l NST .l'J:UT .l UNS. We look forward to seeing you for thJs impor1.ant meeting. \ ·, f.. ~·f;·--, ·· East Lawrence Jmprovemcnt 1\ssoe . .1402 New York: Lawrence. K~ titi044 .:.i·_ ·.. ·. ··· ..-. .· : '(' : "'(. ·."\ .. \. I. ~- t .: 'I ·;;-. . ~.!(!.:; ,i\ (, l \ t' ,., i �.~ ...... GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING SECOND CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1245 CONN. SEPTEMBER 9, 1991 7:30 P.M. The September General Meeting will be held at the Second Christian Church 1245 Conn., on Monday September 9, 1991 at 7:30p.m. There will be three speakers - one from the city, one from the county and one from the ELlA to discuss the JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER and its location in the old Allen Press Building. Also, we will discuss the RIVERFRONT CLEAN-UP and HORIZON 2020 and give an update on the new services available to East Lawrence Residents. East Lawrence Improvement Assoc. 1402 New York Lawrence, KS 66044 �~. RIVERFRONT CLEAN-UP, OCT. 5, 1991 - 8:00 A.M. TO NOON by Jo Andersen On July 25, I met with Kent Beisner of the local Coors Beer distribution center, Shirley Martin-Smith, and several members of the city staff. Coors is sponsoring a national campaign to clean up river and waterways, and as part of the local effort, would like to underwrite a clean-up of the Kaw Riverbank in Lawrence. The areas to be cleaned are Constance and Burcham Parks where they meet the river, the sandy (rocky) beach northeast of the bridge, the rocky area between the Riverfront Mall and the river, and the green space east of the mall in East Lawrence. The plan is that the city will supply volunteers to do the cleaning, local businesses will be asked to contribute such things as trucks and gloves and Coors will donate up to $2-3000 in promoting the event, providing free T-shirts to participants, and sponsoring a cook-out 1 unch for those who last unti 1 noon. Any money left over may be contributed to El,IA to augment the fund for landscaping, planting, and erosion control of the green space, which is critical habitat for bald eagles in the winter. Look for advertising in the Journal-World and at places where Coors beer is sold for more details. CITY INSTALLS NEW WATER LINES The city will be installing a water line along the area of 13th from Vermont to Rhode I Island and from 13th to lOth on Rhode Island. This is part of the neighborhood water line rehabilitation projects that the City conducts each year. If there are any questions by residents, please feel free to contact Debbie Van Saun, Assistant Director of Utilities, 832-3o5o, who will be glad to work with the contractor and the residents to resolve any problems. HEALTH CARE SERVICE ACCESS EXPANDS Through the volunteer efforts of two Lawrence physicians, HcA is able to offer more hours of service to Douglas Co. residents. A pediatric clinic is open every Tuesday from 9:00 am-12:00. The physician is willing to perform school and sports physicals, as well as provide health care. Another doctor is volunteering services to enable the clinic to be open every other Wednesday afternoon from 1:00pm-3:00p.m. The clinics on Monday and Thursd?Y from 3:00-5:00 p.m will continue. HCA is a private,non-profit agency offering affordable health care services to low-income people whose health needs are not met by public or private insurance plans. It operates primarily through volunteer efforts of the health care community, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, local pharmacies and social service agencies. It is a community effort to meet health needs. Anyone with questions about the program or whether they are eligible for the service can call Health Care Access at 841-5760. �January, '1992 NEW BOARD MEMBERS ELECTED At the November General Meeting following persons were elected the Board: call the school at 843-2163. Volunteers are encouraged to phone and offer their help, or to volunteer at the January ELlA IVIeeti ng. th~ to· PRESIDENT: Deitre Weismiller, 940 Connecticut, 842-7160. V-PRESIDENT: fravis Cranell, '1043 Delaware, 8427488. SECRETARY, Carman Crouse, 806 E. ·12, 842-6039. TREASURER, Jon Nepsted, 9 '16 Rhode Is 1 and, 'i 4 93078. MEMBERS: Jolene Ander•sen, '1402 New York. Mary Gray, P.O.Box 442305. ,.J a c k Hope , 'I 2 0 ·1 New Yo r k . T racy Hutcheson, 813 Conn. Dennis Miller 828 E. ·12. Shelly Miler, 936 Penn. Jim Schneider, 3708 Stetson. Craig Stanc 1 i ·ff, '1244 Rhode Is 1 and. Coordinator: Nanette Roubideaux 1609 Barker, 842-9336. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Hello! My name is Dee Weismiller, and I am your new ELlA President. My husband, four children, cat and dog have lived in East Lawrence s i nee September, ·19 8 8. I am very interested in local issues and am eager to address issues of concern to you. I encourage everyone to join our Assocation; dues are only a buck a year, and I believe there is strength in numbers. If you don't think we care, if you don't think your ideas and opinions count, your' re wrong. I am committed to representing YOUR concerns and interests. Dee. NEW YORK SCHOOL NEWS The Martin Luther King Jr. Chili Feed will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m. on ...January ·1 'l, '1992. In conjunction with the event, the 5th and 6th graders will present a music program on "The Wounded Inner Child." This program is part of the school's anti-drug campaign. For more details on these events As part of the King Day Celebration, Daisy Belle \ Thomas-Quinney will portay \\ Sojourner Truth on Monday, January 20 at 7:00 p.m. at Liberty Hall. Tickets are \ free for children through \ Grade 12, Adult tickets are a \$3.00 donation. \ \ \fhe school hopes to apply for ~OBG funding to light the ~~hool yard next year. R~quests for this would go in DE:\cember / ·1992. fhe schoo'l an~ ELIN are also working to se~ure funds to place a school crossin~ beacon at 1Uth and Conn\/ 'DBG BOARD NOMINAfiON We are looking for a volunteer to sit on the Community Block Grant Development Board. The Board reviews grants for the federal monies disbursed by the city. The city encourages representation from minorities groups. The Board member will be chosen at the General Membership Meeting on January 13, 1992, 7:00 p.m. at New York School, 936 New York. JANUARY MEEl'ING Issues which will be discussed are: Eastern Parkway Route, IVIartin Luther King Day, ELlA-· Landlord relations, CDBG Board nomination and other issues of concern to the neighborhood. See you at New York School on Monday, January 13, at 7:00pm. Next newsletter: IVIarch, '1992. �GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING JANUARY 13, 1992 7:00 P.M. AT NEW YORK SCHOOL, 936 NEW YORK Renewal time for 1992 East Lawrence Improvement Association memberships is here. We would like to urge residents and businesses in East Lawrence to join the Association. Individual memberships are $1.00 and business memberships are $20.00. Please fill out the attached form and mail. We appreciate your support. Mail to: Lawrence, ELlA, Jon KS 66044. Nepsted, Type of membership: ·rreasurer, Individual 916 Rhode Island, Business Amount Enclosed: $ ________ _ Thank you. E.L.I.A. 940 Conn Lawrence KS 66044 BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 170 Lawrence, KS 66044 F' I" El s:;o I" t J30~30 L.. ':l!\ll\1 DtJCJJ)f.:::I.L F'Cl BCJ:X: '701:3 LAWRENCE KS 66044-0708 �RIVERFRONT CLEAN-UP, OCT. 5, 1991 - 8:00 A.M. TO NOON by Jo Andersen On July 25, I met with Kent Beisner of the local Coors Beer distribution center, Shirley Martin-Smith, and several members of the city staff. Coors is sponsoring a national campaign to clean up river and waterways, and as part of the local effort, would like to underwrite a clean-up of the Kaw Riverbank in Lawrence. The areas to be cleaned are Constance and Burcham Parks where they meet the river, the sandy (rocky) beach northeast of the bridge, the rocky area between the Riverfront Mall and the river, and the green space east of the mall in East Lawrence. The plan is that the city will supply volunteers to do the cleaning, local businesses will be asked to contribute such things as trucks and gloves and Coors will donate up to $2~3000 in promoting the .' event providing free T-shirts to participants and sponsoring a cook-out lunch for those who last unti 1 noon. Any money left over may be contributed to EI,IA to augment the fund for landscaping, planting, and erosion control of the green space, which is critical habitat for bald eagles in the winter. Look for advertising in the Journal-World and at places where Coors beer is sold for more details. I I CITY INSTALLS NEW WATER LINES The city will be installing a water 1 ine along the area. of 13th from Vermont to Rhode Island and from 13th to lOth on Rhode Island. This is part of the neighborhood water line rehabilitation projects that the City conducts each year. If there are any questions by residents, please feel free to contact Debbie Van Saun, Assistant Director of Uti 1 i ties, 832-~-3050, who wi l.1 be glad to work with the contractor and the residents to resolve any problems. HEALTH CARE SERVICE ACCESS EXPANDS Through the volunteer efforts of two Lawrence physicians, HcA is able to offer more hours of service to Douglas Co. residents. A pediatric clinic is open every Tuesday from 9:00 am-12:00. The physician is willing to perform school and sports physicals, as well as provide health care. Another doctor is volunteering services to enable the clinic to be open every other Wednesday afternoon from 1:00pm-3:00p.m. The clinics on Monday and Thursday from 3:00-5:00 p.m will continue. HCA is a private,non-profit agency offering affordable health care services to low-income people whose health needs are not met by public or private insurance plans. It operates primarily through volunteer efforts of the health care community, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, local pharmacies and social service agencies. It is a community effort to meet health needs. Anyone with questions about the program or whether they are eligible for the service can call Health Care Access at 841-5760. �EMERGENCY MEETING Due to Spring Break and assorted other bits of chaos, the E. L. I. A. General Membership Meeting of March 9 was lost on the streets of East Lawrence, for which I humbly apologize. Therefore, we will try again on Monday, March 16, at 7~00 at the Second Christian Church, 1245 Conn. Please come. This is a very important meeting as we will consider the Chamber of Commerce 1 s Downtown Improvement Report. The City Commission is scheduled to receive and consider the Downtown report, which advocates among other things, significant expansion of the boundaries of downtown, at their meeting on Tuesday, March 17, 1992. The City Commission meeting starts at 6:35p.m. Rumor has it they 1 ll receive the Chamber report at 8:30 p.m., but you might want to get there earlier, just in case. There is supposed to be an opportunity for public comment. They may be your only chance to speak up on this issue. If you live on New Hampshire, Rhode Island, 9th, or 7th Streets, you should plan to attend. We will also consider a regular meeting place, spicing up the 11 Newsletter, The Greenspace, adopting" Hobbs Park, and miscellaneous business. CBDG BOARD AND CITY BOARDS We are seeking to establish a pool of interested parties to serve on the City Advisory CBDG Board and other city boards and task forces. Minorities are encouraged to serve and to submit their names for consideration. Nominations are also encouraged. There may be an opening in the near future on the CBDG Board, for example, and at present we have no list of folks who might be willing to serve. Please come to the meeting next Monday, March 16, at 7:00p.m. We need at least 10 members in order to meet. If you can 1 t come, plan to attend_the City Commission meeting March 17 to voice your views on the Downtown Report. I have extra copies of the repor~ call me if you want one, 842-7160. Again, sorry for the screw-up, Dee �EMERGENCY MEETING MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1992 7:00P.M. SECOND CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1245 CONN. AGENDA ITEMS: Chamber of Commerce Downtown Report and City Commission Meeting on March 11, 1992. CCDBG Board Pool of Qualified and Interested Persons. Green Space. Miscellaneous Business. E.L.I.A. 940 Conn. Lawrence, KS BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE 66044 PAID Perm1t No. 170 Lawrence, KS 66044 CAR-RT-SORT **8050 8050 MARGENE SWARTS PO BOX 708 LAWRENCE KS 66044-0708 �~ /;, .( . / . . nnnnuunn~nnllnuunnnunn»uuunnnnnuuunnuunnnnn»nnunnununnnuunnnunnuun MEMBERSHIP DRIVE UPDATE Thanks to all who have joined the ELIA. We appreciate your contribution and your support. Its not too late to join. If you would like to contribute to the neighborhood organization who cares about you and yo':lr concerns, send $1. individual member~h1p and $20. for a business, or really Just what you can afford, to Jon Nepstad, Treasurer, ELlA, 916 Rhode Island, Lawrence, KS. 66044. Please enclose your name and address. ####################################### DULL NEWSLETTER? you are tired to the same old dull neWEl 1 etter, then send ideas for contr:ibutions. How about any birthdays'? New babies? What is happening in your block? Did you child get recognition at New York ~chool or Central Junior High? Did someone jus1 move to ~ast Lawrence? Let us know. Any contributions can be send to any Board member, which we will .1 :i.st .in this newsletter, or call the Coordinator, at 842--9~1~16. She would like to type something more interesting too. 1f ####################################### FULL CITIZENSHIP BENEFIT Pull Citizenship, Inc., a non-profit organized :ion working with the people with disabilities to help them have the same opportunit:ies to lead full, rich lives as the rest of us wc,uld 1 ike to announce the following benefit event. 'l'here wi J l be a wine-tasting event on Friday, March 6, 1992 at the Adams Alu~ni Center, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. It w1ll have an informal format: eight wine • t s w:il-l merc11an ... each have a table and of fer samples of 2-·3 wines. People •l£? wir1PS at their leisure. t1 samp.1 e " F'ru:i ts, cheeses, and breads help clear the tastE'~ between sampling. There's also lots of opportunity to talk to friends, or listen to the live piano music in the background. This year there will be free va.let parking. 'fhey are asking for a dona t .i un of $20.00 per person. Heservations would be appreciated and please let them know by Wednesday, March 4, 1992 by mailing a check to Full Citizenship, 211 E. 8th, P. 0. Box 447, Lawrence, KS. 66044 or call 749-0603. ############################## BOARD ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS Dee Weismil.1er, 940 Conn. 842· '1160. Carmen crouse, 806 E. 12th 842-6039. Jon Nepsted, 916 H.I. ?49-<":JO'lt!. Jack Hope, 1201 New York, 842-2533. Tracy and Kevin Hutcheson, H13 Conn. U426659. Patricia Marvin, t!lO E. 13, 842-73Ho. Shelly Miller, 936 Penn. 841-/bllL Dermis Miller 828 E. 12, 841··t\l59. J. Andersen 1402 New York, Craig Stancliff, 1244 H.l., 842-64::1~. Coordinator: N.Houbideaux, 1609 Barker, 842-933b. ############################## ROTOTILLER AND SERVICES Garden time is approaching and you would be wise to reserve your time for our r~totiller. There are forms to s~gn before you can use it, but it is free except for a smaJ l gas fee. lt 1 s a good one and worth the while to have great stuff to eat al.1 summer. Call 841-7b18 or 842-9336 to reserve time. We also have help with cleaning services and help around the yard and house if you qualify because you are handicapped, elderly or ill. Call 842· 9~3b. SEE YOU AT THE MEETING ON MARCH 9, 1992 AT 7:00 P.M. NEW YORK SCHOOL, 936 NEW YORK. �GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING MARCH 9, 1992 7:00 P.M. NEW YORK SCHOOL 936 NEW YORK ****************************************************************** Agenda Items: Chamber of Commerce Report and presentation to ELlA Board of Directors; Greenspace Update; Priorities for organization; School Beacons; Meeting Place for future meetings; Low Income Credit Union; and Miscellaneous items of business. See you at the meeting. ***************************************************************** What Are Your Concerns? My concern is: Send to: llee Weismil.ler, Pres. 940 conn. I.awrence, Ks. 66044 or call her to voice your concern at H42-7160, Or write or call any member of the Board. We want to know what you feel our priorities should be. We want to represent you as part of a unique neighborhood. If you need more space,use another shN't of paper. Say as much as you would like. E.L.I.A. 940 CONN. LAWRENCE, KS 66044 BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PA I 0 Permit No. 170 Lawrence, KS 66044 Carrier Route Presort 8050 LYNN GOODELL PO BOX 708 LAWRENCE KS 66044-0708 �GENEH.AL MEMBEH.SHJ...P MEETJ...N\G 1992 7: 0 0 P. M. MUNJJAY. MAY 1 1 . 1245 CONN. 2NJJ CHH.J...STJ...AN CHUH.CH There will be a door prize for each member who attends the May meeting. lt you haven't paid your dollar and joined, please take actvantagt) or this opportunity to get a goody. We wi11 be accepting nom.inatlons for a representative on the CDBU Advisory Board. Minority persons are IHH'ticnlarly encouraged to apply for this important position. Due to our treasurer moving out of state, we also have an opening ror ELJA Treasurer. There may also be openings on the Board of ll:i rectors. 1 encourage you to nominate interested people or even yourself. r:lecUons will be lwld toe these position at our May meeting. We hope to have a speaker from the C!Jamber of Commerce about the ongo:ing status of the Downtown Improvement Plan. We also hope to have a speaker fr<>m the City Traffice Safety Commission in the near future to heJ p us aclress traft .ic an <I parking problems on our streets. The District Attorney is intPruslt~d Ht addressing us on crime problems and conef~rns we have. Also, the J.,awrenct~ Preservation Alliance is interested in talking to us about ll.ist:or.·ica.l !'reservation and/or the historicity of structures in our neighborhooc!. I' t f~ase come to the meeting and help us decide on a datl~ fof' these folks to come. llce. 1:-:.L.l.A. Conn Lawrence KS 66044 !:140 BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAI0 Perm1t No 170 Lawrence, KS 66044 •.}• •• r , .::·,., .••• : �FAM.lLY FUN FA.lH. The Family Fun Fair, an environmental preservation day of fun and recycling, reducing and re--using ideas will be held May 30 from 9:00 to 4:00 at the Douglas co. Fairgrounds. For more information, contact Patricia Marvin at 832-3000 or write to Hox 708, Lawrence, KS 66044. .lS.lS ISIS (Integral Sisters in Society), a therapeuU c: support organization for all Black women, young and old is asking for recipes for a fund--raising r.ookbook they are creating. Recipes can be mailed to Stephanie Coleman Marks, l'. o. Box t>33, Lawrence, KS 6o044. H.U'J:OT .l LLEH The and may and rototi.ller has been temporarily retired is not currently available for use. lt be sold in the near future due to legal repair considerations. Stay tuned. PUHLlC THANSPUHTATlON Hearings on Public Transportation concerns will he held Monday, May 4, at 6:30 p.m.; Monday, June 1 at fi: 30 p.m. and Monday August 3, at 6:30 p.m. at locations to be announced. There will be a joint study session on Public Transportation on Monday June 15, 4:00 p.m. _ _ _ 1 suspect lead interior pipes have been installed in my home. Name:------------·-----AddrPs s: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - llayt imeTe 1 ephone: -------------Please return this information to: City of Lawrence, Dept. of Utilities, P. o. Hox 708, Lawrence, KS 66044 ANNUAL CLEAN-UP r------------------------------The Annual Neighborhood Clean--Up will be Saturday, June 20, 1992.with June 27 to be the Rain Day. Plan to clean up your basement, yard, etc. We need volunteers to bring food to the Potluck after the Clean-Lp is done. Call Dee at 842-7160 for more information. r----------------------------------------WATEHL.lNE H.EPA.lNS Tlw City Commission has approved bids for a water line improvement project in East Lawrence. The project is the installation of an 8" rep] acement water line on Rhode Island from 7th to lOth Streets. l f you have any questions, please contact Koger Coffey (832-3050). He has a copy of the plans and can answer questions. r---------------------------------------------------~-------------------------------------------- EPA LEAD TEST.lNG The United States Environmental Protection Agency (Et~) sets drinking water standards and has determined that lead is a health concern at certain exposure levels. Materials that contain lead have frequently been used in the construction of water supply distribution systems, and plumbing systems in private homes and other buildings. The City of Lawrence Ut.ili ty Department is conducting a material survey and would like to request your help. Lead interior plumbing may have been installed in some older homes (prior to 1910). lf you suspect such plumbing is in your home, please complete the following information. HUS!NESS MEMHEHS 0¥ ELlA Kennedy Glass, 730 New Jersey; The Etc. Shop, 928 Mass.; Don's Auto, 920 E. 11th; and Hahnmaier Liquors, 900 New Hampshire. Please remember these folks who have contributed to EL.LA your when you are considering Many shopping needs and places. thanks. to the businesses who have supported our organization. Send all contributions to Newsletter to President Dee Weismiller, Y40 conn. 84~-7160 or Coordinator N. Roubideaux, 1609 ~arker, 84~-8336. ~----------------------------------------------~------------------------------------------- �LK'l"l'.EH: Copy of letter to City Commissioners, from Mary Lisa Pike, 845 1\,l, Uear City Commissioners: I am writing to you to reaffirm my deep concern and strong opposition to the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Downtown Development Task ~orce's proposal to expand the existing boundaries of the Downtown Lawr~nce Husiness District. 1 am a strong supporter of Downtown Lawrence. I have actively worked with several different city commissions, city staff members, organizations, committees and task forces to strengthen and improve Downtown Lawrence, the obvious and important heart of our vibrant and growing community. be licve that some of thP. strength and much of the charm of our downtown Js dependent on our abLLi ty to preserve and enhance the residential character of the older neighborhoods surroundJng it. I have owned a business located in Downtown Lawrence for the past nine years. A large majority of my clientele Live in other cities. I regularly listen with pride to theu· praise and envy of our downtown area. These people talk glowingly about the look and feel of downtown. They comment on the beauty and preservat.ion and feel of downtown, The comment on the beauty and preservation of the older commercial buildings and homes, the trees, the diversity of retail business offerings, the friendliness, the vital 1 ty and sense of community. To our credit, we have preserved the special "Mainstreet" feeling that has been lost in so many other cities to dangerously short···sighted community redevelopment. l live in and own what is known as the Col. Eldridge home, the oldest home in Lawrence and one of the first homes in Lawrence to be listed on the Kansas State 1\egistPr of Historic Laridmarks. This house is located on !\hade Island street, adjacent to the downtown business district, There are many other architecturally and historically significant homes and buildings in East Lawrence with a particular concentration of them being located near downtown. The loss of one or many of these fine structures is a great, irreplaceable loss for the entire community. Proactive community movement toward the future should be built on a firm foundation that maximizes the best use of existing resources and gains strength and direction from past success. We live in a historically rich commun.i ty that is easy to be proud of. Change does not. necessarily require destruction and progress does not. necessarily require the loss of the past. Historically, across the country, in both big cities and small town, the poorer neighborhoods have often borne the brunt of community redevelopment campaigns and projects. ln many of these cases, the major proponents of change were kind, civic-minded people who were, unfortunately, too removed from the neighborhoods and people being directly affected by their ideas. In all too many other cases, the force for change was powered by financial self-interest, speculative real estate investment and commercial redevelopment aimed at generating more profit per square inch owned, regardless of the human costs. East Lawrence has already lost a great deal of land to community redevelopment. There are very few historic homes and buildings remaining on New Hampshire Street. Instead, we now have a high concentration of large surface parking lots. We have lost the entire west side of the 600 block of 1\hode lsland Street to commercial redevelopment and parking, the entire west side of the 700 block of Hhode island to speculative real estate investment, the entire west side or the ~lOOO bloc k of Hhode lsland to commercial redevelopment and parking, a portion of the east. side of the 800 block of Hhode Island to restricted parking for a particular downtown business and a major portion of the 1100 block of 1\hode Island to parking for the Judicial Center. �~------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ l t appears as though we will soon lose more land and homes to the proposed Eastern Parkway, designed to primarily benefit the business community and visitors from other cities. Just last night, a powerful editor of our local newspaper advocated the existing route of the proposed Eastern Parkway be expanded to provide greater access to the southern end of the downtown central business d.istrict, in addit:ion to the access alr-eady planned at 7th Street. My guess is that this gentleman is talking about 11th Street, which is now almost solidly residential in character from New Hampsb:irP Street east to the originally proposed route of the Parkway. WJth all of this in mind, 1 do not. think that f'f-~s:ldent.s of East !.awrence~ arf~ undu.ly parano:icl when we say that I..Ye feel very threatened by the Chamber of Commerce Uowntown Development Task ¥orce's proposal to expand tJw existing boundari.('S of the rtowntown business district. East Lawrence iB an f~conond.ca1] y disadvantaged and rac:laJJy diverse neighborhood. We have a lot of children and a lot of elderly people who have lived in this neighborhood their entire lives. We also have a strong sense of community, tolerance and caring for each other. There are many community development issues that we would embrace wH.h gruti tude. We need affordable housing, responsible and respons.'ive landowners, increased uccess to puUlic and private financing, a com pet i ti vel y strong s choo 1 , P.X panded tlpportuni t.iP.s for· our re('reat..i.onal ch:i J clren, a pub] i c transportation system and a grocery store. We al1 grow up with varying degrees of privilege. Each of us are comfortatd e in some arenas, and not in others. Many people in my nelghborlwod arc comfortable, and very articulate, expressing their opinions and sharing their ideas with each other and :ln small groups. Many of these same sound-minded, informed people would not dream of SIH~ak'lng at a City Commission meeting. 1n part, th.is ls due to the fact that thf) experience itself is quite frightening to most pc~opl e, r<~!:~ard:t css of the l r f!Xperience or background. lt. is very difficult to present your ideas with the strength, clari t.y and conf:iclencu you would 1 ike, when you stand alone, and face a raised platform of powerful city officials, surrounded by equally powerful city staff members, with the combined media and live television camera rolling. More sadly, many people choose not to participate because they have very little faith, and even less trust, in government. l honestly believe, that most people in this country, Lawrence obviously included, do not think that their personal participation matters because they believe the process is primarily responsive to, and controlled by, financially powerful, organized private interests. 1t :is important for public officials to rea.lize that not everyone is capable of a formal presentation. We may falter in our presentations to you, however, please remember that we cared enough to come talk to you and trusted that you would listen. 1 applaud the Chamber of Commerce Development Task Force's commitment to Downtown, an important resource shared by the ent:i re city. We have something precious, and like many precious things, it is frag:i.lf' and worthy of gent:! e e21re. l do regret the Jack of understanding and communication between business and nelghborhood organizations. lf neighborhood representat. i ves had been included in the on-going formulation of the Chamber proposal, l would like to think that many of the thoughts exprRssed in this letter would have been discussed, and in som(! t'ashion, addressed in the final summary report presented to you. 1 realize that this is an unusually long letter, hoWf!Ver, 1 do believe that it cont.a.ins important information that you need to have to make you best, informed judgments regarding a variety of matters of pub1 ic policy. 1 am confident that each of you will thoroughly read and seriously consider the coutent and concern expressed. Sincerely, Mary Lisa Pike, 94~ f{)JOde 1s 1and. �E.L.I.A. NEWSLETTER, JULY/AUGUST EDITION ~s~sB~b-~£~§£8§~lE-~ssll~~L-Monday, ~!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!~~~~~~Ad~!]~~ July 13, '1892, '7:00p.m. Second Christian Church, '12th and Conn. City Commissioner Shirley MartinSmith is scheduled to appear. Please plan to attend, as we hope she will update us on the status of Downtown Improvement, Eastern Parkway, and Juvenile Detention Center. §~iQ9_~Q~~-g~§§!iQO§~ In addition, we hope to have a brief report on the neighborhood cleanup and one the status of the Greenspace. We will probably touch briefly on ·1 'lth & R.I., the Detention Center and other issues that come up between now and then. Horizon 20/20: We are in receipt of a survey from the Planning Commission which asks about things like neighborhood boundaries, recreation facilities, public services such as police and public works, social issues, street and sidewalk conditions and "threats" to the neighborhood. Comments suitable for submission to the City folks will be heartily appreciated. Call Dee, 842-7160 for more info. Rototiller: Great news for gardens and lawns -the rototiller is back in operation. To reserve time call Shelly Miller at 841-'7518. A $5.00 donation is suggested for a maintenance and repair fund, but no one will be denied use of the rototiller due to inability to pay the suggested donation. Water-Line Repairs: Waterlines will be replaced from 10th Street to 14th Street along New York Street with construction to start July and August. Jim Fisher of BG Consultants will answer questions about the work, 74944'74. By-Laws Committee: ELlA is interested in forming a committee to amend and revise its bylaws. Suggested changes include: expanding the boundaries; lowering the quorum and size of the board; reworking the"we don't discriminate" clause and cleaning up some unclear language. If you have any ideas and suggestions, please call Dee at 842-7'160. Ditto is you would like to serve on the committee. Copies of the bylaws are available from Dee, 940 Conn. or at the July meeting. ELIA Volunteers to Deliver Newsletter: We are trying to re-create our file of people interested in occasionally called upon to deliver flyers and/or newsletters door to door. If you would like to be in our pool of volunteers to do 2 block's worth of deliveries several times a year, call Shelly Miller 841'75'18. LHA Advisory Council: lhe Lawrence Housing Authority is in the planning stages to use a $5 million grant to improve and rehabilitate public hous·ing. If you have ideas, suggestions, or complaints about he scattered site housing in the neighborhood, call Dee, 842-'7160 or Nanette at 842-9336. They are the ELlA representatives to the LHA Advisory Council Planing these projects. Thanks for your input. ~.~.~.~.·.~.~.~.~~.A~.~A~~ .. •,,·,~.A~.AAA.~-~.·.~.~. Children/Dogs/Summer Days: With so many neighborhood children out and about these hot summer days, please keep your dogs under control. They should be on a leash, chain, or confined to your yard. Loose dogs could be dangerous to kids and mail carriers. With our very busy streets, they are dangerous to themselves. Besides it's the law, and if Fide gets caught it will cost you a chunk of change to bail Clean-Up: Neighborhood cleanup was held Saturday, June 20. The volunteer workers met the city sanitation workers at 7:45 am in Hobbs Park and enjoyed donated muffins, fruit and coffee while the truck routes and work crews were organized. rhe crews worked steadily until 2:00 pm before taking a break for the picnic lunch that was generously provided by neighborhood businesses and individuals. After lunch, many of the workers went back to the alleys and worked until the city landfill closed at 5:00 p.m. According to the City Sanitation Department, the success of the ELIA Clean-Up weighed in at 31.8 tons, which is equal to 6~.600 pounds. ~ive large truck loads of limbs were chipped and recycled into neighborhood gardens. ELIA would like to �thank the following businesses and individuals for their generous contributions to the Annual Neighborhood Clean-Up/Picnic. Bahnmiers's Retail Liquors; Do~s HombreS; First National Bank of Lawrence;Free State Brewery; Hockenbury Tavern; Paradise Cafe; Pizza Hut; and Pywacket's; Tamara & Travis Crandell; Carmen Crouse; Tracy Hutcheson;Leon Kimball; Patricia & Bob Marvin; Mary Lisa Pike; A.J.Scott; Barry Shalinsky; Gregory Walstrom; Mary Gray;Shelly Miller; John Swift; Dana AdkinsHeljesan; Mark Nace; Richard Kershenbaum; and all the other neighborhood people who particpated in the clean-up. EDITORIAL By Dee Weismiller Our neighborhood is facing slow strangulation and we need to band together to halt its destruction. Between the Eastern Parkway and its planned four entrances (7th, 8th, 11th and 15th) into East Lawrence, the encroachment of downtown on the west and the rumored location of all four juvenile detention center sites in east Lawrence, we are facing the loss of our neighborhood to special interests. The elitist classist attitude of local movers and shakers threatens our homes. These leaders hold that our poorer neighborhood is fair game for development interests. According to Phil Bradley of the Lawrence-Douglas Co. Planning Commission, "I would say to any neighborhood.. . .your quality of life is dependent on downtown ... and in order to maintain that, you've going to have to look at some changes." Cb!~C!QQ§ __ lQYCQ!l_~QCl~. 8/23/92 p. 11) I wonder how Alvamar's quality of life is dependent on zoning changes eliminating on-site parking along New Hampshire Street? Commissioner Nalbandian wants to "make people dependent on downtown for their needs by building swank new apartments"(LJW, 8/23) in and near downtown. Folks, what are we? slugs? There are already lots of human beings living near downtown and given that some of us have no cards, and obviously, no realitybased public transportation, many of us already show downtown. Of course, current East Lawrence residents have the wrong demographics to please our public and private city leaders. The new housing units are planned to be "available for a broad strata of our socio-economic composition with !Q ___ §meb!~i~ ___ QQ ____ 9Yeli~~---!n9 ill!Cb!~!~ili~~-~2-illi99l!~--!QQ_Y2E!C income individuals and i~~i1i~;~:-cFin~1-or~ft-~f-th~ ___ ;;~~rt from The Mix of Offerings Sub-Committee of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Downtown Development Task Force, april 9, 1991.) In other words, in order to save our neighborhood we low-income residents will have to get the heck out of it. No one's saying where we are supposed to go. If, indeed, changes in our neighborhood are necessary in order to "Save Downtown", I have a few suggestions. First, increased enforcement of truck restrictions and speed limits would be helpful. Regular foot patrols by police officers might be nice. Location of the Juvie Jail on the edge of town rather than on the edge of downtown would be positive, as would a public transportation system which is inexpensive and reliable. New programs such as those being investigated by the city and private individuals to make homeowners out of renters would improve the neighborhood and so would a commitment by the city to spending some big general funds to replace the inadequate sewers, storm drains and water-lines in east Lawrence. Streetlights on all our neighborhood streets to help prevent crime would help keep downtown viable, as would the commitment of local banks to making mortgage loans to credit-risky renters who want to purchase their homes. A lender would have to make an enormous number of $25-#35,000 loans to equal just one failed savings and loans. However, the chances of any of these things above happening are slim. Therefore, if we care to continuing existing as a diverse, mixedrace, mixed-income community, we must work together. Whether you think ELIA is a bunch of yuppie home-owners, pinko commie radicals, or mean-spirited childish complainers (or even if you happen to like us) I believe it is vital that we work together to preserve East Lawrence. I know the meetings are long and divisive; please come anyway. We need you; I don't know about you all, but I don't have anywhere else in Lawrence to which l care to or can afford to live. �Neighbors Lose Ro,·- d I of Triplex Battle The Board of Zoning Appeals rejected a neighbo;hood challenge to a triplex renovation at 11th & Pennsylvania St. The owner, Paul Horvath claimed that the property had three kitchens when he bought it last year and that he should be permitted to use it as a triplex. Neighbor Richard Kershenbaum claimed that the triplex use had been "voluntarily abandoned" several years ago and that the property should revert to the single-family use for which it has been zoned since 1983. The house had been unoccupied for some time when Horvath purchased it, Before that, it was used to store antique furniture and hold weekly yardsales. The house was last used as a dwelling in the early 1980's. The Board meeting was reminiscent of city commission meetinRs during an uglier era in the 1970's. Board Chairman Allen Belot, a local developer, shouted at neighborhood residents who testified and cut their testimony short. Kershenbaum 1 s lawyers believe he has a stron~ case in the less biased atmosphere of district court, but law suits can be costly. If you can help with fundraising, even in a small way, please contact Vershenbaum at 841-5371. Citv planning staff has allowed several duplex and triplex conversions (including some by Horvath) to take place in East Lawrence, despite single familv zoning. City staff and developers need to be shown that we are serious about preventing the Oreadization of East.Lawrence. Vote Wisely Tuesday, February 28th is primary election day for city commission. The commission makes decisions which impact on our daily lives more directly than any other body of government. The commission decides whether our tax dollars are used for sidewalks and water lines in East La1vrence or for turning Drag Strip Roar! into "Wakarusa Drive" to promote endless miles of tacky upscale housing, strip shopping centers and traffic. ELIA encourages you to study the issues and the candidates. Cast your vote for candidates who share your view of what Lawrence should be. You may vote for one, two or three city commission candidates in the primary. A New Music Store East Lawrence resident Alonzo Beardshear has opened a new music store near 8th & New Hampshire in Downtown Lawrence. Harmonic Winds will specialize in repairs and sales of used instr11ments. And a New Newspaper "The Lawrence nbserver", a new weekly Lawrence newspaper will debut on March 2nd. Every Thursday, Lawrence readers can look forward to investigative reporting and in rlepth analysis of local news events, feature articles about local people and places, well-written and well-reasoned editorials, anrl news about arts and entertainment. The Observer joins The Plumber's Friend and The East Lawrence News as a source of local news without the Simonized shine. Subscriptions for home delivery of The Observer are $16 per year. Classified ads run 25 words for $1. Contact The Observer at 749-1676 for more information. Police Watch A neighborhood resident near lOth & Conecticut St. reports that Lawrence police have been ticketing cars in the area for remaining parked in the same place on the street for more than 48 hours. Cars with flat tires have been ticketed after being there for less than 48 hours. Cars have also been ticketed for being parked in a driveway and blocking a sidewalk. Save yourself some hassle and help make the sidewalks easier for pedestrians to use. Watch where you park your car. School Nutrition Parents in Partnership with Schools has proposed a morning nutritional program for Lawrence schools. The School Board has expressed interest in the program and will he discussing it at the March 27th School Board meeting. For more information, contact ~ew Yor~ School parent ~arah nillin~ham at ~42-7~n6, �E a s t Lawrence Elections for Neighborhood Officers The coming meeting on October 12th will be our annual election meeting. If you are in holding an office for the neighborhood and will have 20-25 hours per month available time please come to the meeting and volunteer your nomination. We will also be accepting nominations for the Executive Council. To be on the Executive Council requires only that you are interested in leading the neighborhood into the future and have 5-10 hours per month of available time. This is also a good way to get your feet wet on learning how to work with the city and the city commission. Tenants to Homeowners Dreaming of Owning Your Own Home? Can you afford a home on $7, $8 or $9 an hour income. Find out how you can afford to and learn much more at a FREE Prepurchase Workshop sponsored by Housing and Credit Counseling Inc. WHERE: Douglas County Fairgrounds 2120 Harper, Building #2 Improvement WHEN: Thursday, October 15, 1992 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. (Bring a sack dinner. Coffee, pop and cookies will be provided) OR Saturday October 17, 1992 8 a.m. to noon (Donuts and coffee provided). Free baby-sitting available for children ages ten and under(call 749-4224 to reserve space.) WHAT: II budgeting for the down payment and continuing for unexpected maintenance expenses, II figuring how much house you can afford and what the payment would be, II working our credit history problems, tl' financing options available including special programs for low- and moderate-income first time homebuyers, II working with a realtor and locating THE house, and II the closing process- what you need to have on hand and what to expect. Participants completing ei- Association ther session will receive a certificate making them eligible for special finance programs. A free one-on-one budget counseling appointmentwithacreditcounselor at Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Lawrence will also be offered to all workshop attendees. This workshop is underwritten by many local banks. They want you to succeed, so come on out. Local or State Historic Register If you would like to have your East Lawrence residence or business considered for the local or state historic register, contact any member of the East Lawrence History Project right away so volunteer students can be assigned to do necessary research this semester: Richard Kershenbaum ................................ 841-5371; Shelly Miller .......... 841-7518; Mary Lisa Pike ...... 842-4916. The East Lawrence History Project is an exciting effort by neighborhood residents in conjunction with the Lawrence Preservation Alliance and Prof. Barry Newton and his students, to preserve historic and significant East Lawrence buildings. Continued on page 2 East Lawrence News October 1992 �Historic Register continued.•• ELHP also has great T-shirts available for $10 at Sunflower downtown. Grant Ideas? Community Block Development Grant deadline is December 1, 1992. Now is the time to give your ideas. Submit your ideas at the October 12th Meeting or contact any ELlA Board member NOW. Business Members We have our first East Lawrence Business member, Pack&Ship Express,Inc. at738A New Hampshire. Pack & Ship owner Ed Riddle says they are taking plastic packing peanuts for recycling/re-using and in return will give you a discount coupon. Pack & Ship handles all types of shipping: Next day, UPS, Postal Services, and all types of packing supplies. When you stop by, say thank you for supporting the neighborhood association. Also, mention to other East Lawrence businesses you visit that if they would like to join, just call the treasurer. The dues for a business membership are $20.00. Message From the Future Past-President of EllA: As I enter my final month as president of ELlA, I'd like to thank Patricia Marvin for her efforts to clean up the neighborhood. She did a marvelous job both with the annual clean up and with the tire pick up. Mary Lisa Pike should also be thanked for coordinating the food for the cleanup. A big thank you, as well to those individuals and businesses who helped with this project. I'd like to thank Shelly, Patricia, Travis and Kevin for their efforts to keep our meetings on task and off personalities. I really appreciated your efforts to address and clarify issues both within the organization and with City Hall. Thanks! nomically and racially representational of the neighborhood at large. The onlyway this can happen is if each of you chooses to become involved. So if you are feeling this political season's anti-incumbent fever, come to the October meeting the throw us bums out! Rototiller The rototiller is still available for you organized gardeners in the neighborhood. Contact Shelly Miller,841-7518 to schedule a time. Volunteers New York School is soliciting volunteers to participate in a project they are working on. Contact the School for more details. I'd also like to express sincere, heartfelt thanks to Nanette Roubideaux, our coordinator. Her dedication to our organization has been phenomenal and I thank her on behalf of ELlA. She has willingly donated time and office supplies to our organization to further our goals. Due to her leadership, our CDBG applications have gone in early and our newsletter has been publishedregularly. She has worked tirelessly for us, with little or no recognition, and no gratitude. Finally, I'd just like to urge everyone to attend the October meeting. We will be considering new bylaws and we will elect new officers. I would dearly love our organization to be made eco- East Lawrence News October 1992 �East Lawrence Trivia Empty Space On August 19, a number of East Lawrence residents were treated to a presentation by Steve Jansen of the Douglas County Museum about historic East Lawrence. We learned many fun facts to know and tell. For instance: With the newsletters new format, we now have room for much more material than before. We welcome letters from the neighborhood and/ or personal view columns relating to neighborhood concerns. This space is for you to discuss the future and inform your neighbors about what is happening. Please send your submissions, neatly written or typed, to: Nanette Roubideaux, ELlA Coordinator, 1609 Barker, Lawrence, KS 66044. :) Connecticut Street was once a ravine (perhaps this explains our drainage problems?) :) In 1869, the first prominent residential district was East Lawrence. :) East Lawrence has always been an economically, ethnically, and racial diverse neighborhood. This space is for you, use it! The deadline for the next newsletter is November 25)992. :) 80% of the population once lived within 2 blocks of public transportation. It is exciting to know many of our homes and other buildings are important and worthy of historical notice. At least a dozen of the 20 odd homes research this past summer may qualify for the State or Federal Historic Register. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • EAsT LAWRENCE IMpROVEMENT AssociATioN • • •• MAkiNq THE NEiqHboRHood WoRk foR You! h WON 1T WORk UNlESS you pARTicipATE. CoME 10 THE GENERAl MEETiNq ANd voluNTEER youR TiME ANd ExpERiENCE TO iMpROVE ouR NEiql-iboRHood foR youR cHildREN! • • GENERAl MEMbERSHip MEETiNG OcTobER 12 7: ~0 p.M. AT SEcoNd CHRisTiAN CHuRcH 1 ~TH & CONNECTicUT • • •• • • • • • • •• • •• •• •• e e • •• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• East Lawrence News October 1992 �PP099 S)l 'eoUeJMlll OH 'ON l!WJad VV099 5)i 'a::maJMl?'] lTIJB::>i:lUUO::) 0176 a IV d 3DV!SOd ·s·n 31Vtl )llnB UOBBPOSSV lUawaAoJduq a::>uaJMB1lSBt[ General Membership Meeting October 12, 1992 7:00p.m. at Second Christian Church 13th &Connecticut The meeting will be dedicated to two main agenda items: 1. Election of new Officers and selection of Executive Council. 2. Discussion of By-Laws and the new additions that will be voted on in December. Please remember to bring your $1 membership fee so you can vote. Dues are payable at beginning of meeting if you intend to vote. East Lawrence News ~~@©~~®!ftl©~ ~ij@@~~®!ftl©~ ~ ~@@~~ ®!ftl® ~ Come cast your vote or volunteer to help your neighborhood shape itseff for the future. Many items need our attention this year; the greenspace by the river, neighborhood clean-up, Eastern Parkway, Downtown expansion, and sidewalk &street repairs. Get involved and be a part of it all. October 1992 �East Lawrence Improvement Where to Vote, Tuesday, November 31! An East Lawrence Voters Guide If you live north of 11th St., vote at New York School, 936 New York. If you live between 11th and 14th Streets, vote at the Judicial Center, 11th and Rhode Island. There's a crisp chill in the autumn air. Must be the cold winds of electoral politics. In a few days, the votes will be counted, the campaign signs will disappear and the voters will havethreemonthsofpeace, until the city commission and school board campaigns begin in earnest next spring. If you live south of 14th St., vote at Central Junior High, on Massachusetts St. between 14th & 15th. For transportation to the polls, call either of two party headquarters on election day. You need not declare a party affiliation to request a ride. Democratic Party HQ: 832-8683. Republican Party HQ: 841-8787. If you need a half-hour babysitter while you vote, call Eva or Myka at 841-0973 to schedule a morning or afternoon break to get to the polls. But don't forget to take you kids with you if they are participating in "Kids Voting." To vote absentee due to illness or physical inability to get to the polls: call the County Clerk at 841-7700. East Lawrence News The Douglas County Clerk's Office reports nearly 1250 voters are registered in East Lawrence's two Fifth Ward precincts, an increase over previous years. Of this total, approximately 45% are registered as Democrats, 40% as unaffiliated and 15% as Republicans, with a handful of Libertarians. East Lawrence accounts for 2.5% of the registered voters in Douglas County. All signs point to a high turnout this year, spurred by strong interest in the presidential race. The Clinton-Gore forces are hoping that a strong showing in Douglas County will help them defeat Bush-Quayle for Kansas' six electoral votes. Bush-Quayle supporters hope Kansans will follow their traditionalRepublicanleanings. Perot (I) and Marou (L) are also on the ballot and Association could siphon support from the front runners. There are spirited contests for the two seats in the State Legislature. 46th District Democrat Betty Jo Charlton is being targeted for defeat by the Republican state party. Democrats have charged that direct mailings from GOP headquarters in Topeka are misleading. Charlton is campaigning on her legislative record as an advocate for tax reform and a clean environment. Neva Entrikin (R) is call- Continued on Page 2 1992·93 EllA Officers President Shelley Millert 936 Penn .................................. 841·7518 Vice-President: Sarah Russell 1228 Penn ................................ 842·2001 Secretary: Mary Gray POB 442305 ................................ 749····· Treasurer. Kevin Hutcheson POB 664 ................................... 842-7385 1992·93 EllA Board Members Andersen, Jolene* .................... 842·2533 Crandell, Travis* ....................... 842·7488 Habegger, Nellie ....................... 841-8844 Hope, Jack ............................... 842-6355 Kershenbaum, Richard ............. 841·5371 Nunez, Brendat ....................... 841-1097 Swift, John ................................ 843.0123 Weismller, Deitre ..................... 842·7160 Willits, Barbara ......................... 842·2713 Coordinator Roubideaux, Nanette ................ 84 2·9336 *Also Law. Assoc. of Neighborhoods Rep. tAiso CDBG Rep. Pre-Election Special Edition 1992 �ing for term limits on legislators. She is campaigning on her experience as a member of the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) Board, charged with managing the state employee pension fund and her involvement in her neighborhood association. Dick Small (I) joins Charlton and Entrikin as an active candidate in the race. Small has waged a vigorous grass roots campaign touting his "green libertarian" philosophy. Matt Conrad (L) is also on the ballot. ThestateSenateseat,leftopen by the retirement of Sen. Wint Winter is being contested by Sandy Praeger (R) and Joyce Wolf (D). Praeger is a former city commissioner and firstterm legislator from the western Lawrence district. Wolf lobbies the Legislature for Kansas Audubon, an environmental group. Both candidates are stressing health care in their campaigns. Roger Woods (L) is also on the ballot. District Attorney candidates incumbent Jerry Wells (R) and challenger Jim Rumsey (D) have been engaged in a war of statistics in an attempt to demonstrate w howould be the most effective prosecutor. Incumbent Nancy Hampen (R) and challenger Pat Wells (D) both have experience in the county treasurer's office. Both are campaigning on the service aspect of that office. Lawrence was moved from the 2nd to the 3rd Congressional District in the recent reapportionment so Congressman Jim Slattery will not be on our ballots this year. Most polls show Sen. Bob Dole and 3rd Dist. Rep. ·"' having a private club license. Jan Meyers with comfortable A proposed state constituleads over their challengers. Both tional amendment would Republican incumbents have a change the way that real estate field full of challengers. On the is appraised for property tax ballot for the Senate seat are purposes. It is believed the Gloria O'Dell (D), Christina amendment would have the efCampbell-Cline (I) and Mark fect of raising property taxes on Kirt (L). On the ballot for the railroads, utilities and residenHouse seat are Tom Love (D) tial property owners and lowerand Frank Kaul (L). The Natural ing property taxes on businesses Law Party is running write-in and fraternal organizations. Like candidates Jessie Nichols for U.S. the last time the voters passed a Senate and Patricia Robinson for constitutional amendment on Congress. property taxes, nobody really knows what the true impact will There is a $29.9 million school bond proposition on the ballot be until it hits. from Lawrence U.S.D. #497 for The other proposed state con"classrooms". The school district stitutional amendment concerns proposes to build a new elementhe rights of crime victims. The tary school and a new junior amendment would give victims high/middle school in western of alleged crimes notice of all Lawrence, a new elementary hearings and the right to tes1ify school to replace India School in at sentencing. Attorney General southeast Lawrence, an addition Bob Stephan is a chief propoto Wakarusa Elementary, and nent of this measure. Stephan significant renovations of Cencontends that victims should tral Junior High and Lawrence have as many rights as crimiHigh. TheNewYorkSchoolPTO nals. Opponents belief the issue is endorsing the bond issue beshould be addressed by statute, cause neighborhood kids could not in the constitution. benefit from improvement to Voters will also decide ballot CJHS. There is no organized questions whether or not toreopposition. Passage of the bond tain District Judges Ralph King, issue would raise the mill levy James Paddock and Mike an average of 6.23 mills over the Malone, as well as Court of Ap15 year life of the bonds, an anpeals Judges Abbott, Brazil, nual property tax increase of Pierron and Davis. about $30 on a $40,000 horne. By Barry Shalinsky There is a Douglas County question on the ballot regarding the sale of alcohol. Passage of the proposition would allow the issuance of permits for the public sale of liquor by the drink by business establishment in Douglas County without the need for providing food service or VOT'II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~:East Lawrence News Pre-Election Special Edition 1992 �lor working together on whatever faces the neighborhood in the next year. In particular, I am interested in monitoring several ongoing neighborhood issues like: Hello East Lawrence! At our October 12th General Meeting I became this year's ELlA President. I'm Shelley Miller. I've lived in Lawrence since I was four, and in my home at 936 Pennsylvania since 1979. The strongest attractions for me when I moved to East Lawrence were the active neighborhood association and the opportunity to afford a home here. I'm still in love with our neck of the woods and our community. I am a librarian at the KU Libraries, and I work with Latin American books. Some of you will want to know that I am a homeowner, and a landlady for one other property across the alley from where I live. I also own a vacant lot that I am turning into a garden and orchard until it's paid for! Some day I'd like to consider saving a house by moving it onto the lot. I'm excited about this job of East Lawrence President/ team member I organizer I target I spokesperson, and happy to have an active, willing board, and all-around vocal feisty neighborhood to work with! Thanks to everybody in advance East Lawrence News l)TheEastemParkway(ELIA voted to support the corridor study and not to consider support of the Parkway without observation of the J/18 points" recommended by a city-wide task force. What is the status of the J/18 points"? How would a parkway intersect neighborhood streets on its way to 6th and Massachusetts? Would 15th, 11th, and 9th Streets be safeguarded from parkway traffic?) 2) Continued recognition of neighborhood residential character and traditional boundaries. (Can future downtown development happen in it current commercial footprint without geographic threat to the north end of East Lawrence? Will the east side of the 1100 block of Rhode Island St. remain residentially zoned?) 3) Possible changes in the dynamics of our older neighborhood character as the percentages of homeowners and tenants continue shifting (and I hope to bring color maps of demographicinformationfrom the latest census to a future ELlA meeting. Changes in our makeup over time may surprise us all!) 4) Our input to Horizon 2020, the city planning document we will live with for the next 25 years. Please call me at home and let me know what YOU WOULD JKE to see the neighborhood association address this year! My telephone number is 841-7518, and a machine will record your message if I'm not there. Community and neighborhood activities are among my favorite pass-times, so feel free to call and bend my ear about what's going on and what should be going on! My thanks to Dee Weismiller, immediate past president, and countless others who work and have worked for this neighborhood, from one who is about to have a long year, I'm sure! Newsletter Delivery We are reconstructing the list of people willing to deliver EUA Newsletters occasionally. Please call Shelley at 841-7518 if you'd be willing to deliver several blocks of the Newsletter within a short distance of your home. Many mile of thanks to Bob Marvin who's been a faithful deliverer of ELlA news for years. The neighborhood's southeast corner near 13th, Garfield and 14th Streets is in need of a replacement hoofer. New York School News The school had a very successful (FUN!) carnivalonFriday, Oct. 16. Everybody looked like they were having a great time. Pre-Election Special Edition 1992 �Community Development Block Grant Funding Requests Every Fall when the leaves of the CDBG-funded trees around our neighborhood turn so beautiful, it's time again to think of CDBG proposals for the coming year. Proposals are due in December for projects that might be funded next August after review by the CDBG Advisory Board (Brenda Nunez and Shelley Miller are our representatives) and recommendation by the City Commission. Some successful ELlA projects have been the annual neighborhood cleanup in June, the building of trash racks, planting of. trees, purchase of a neighborhood garden tiller, rebuilding of brick sidewalks, funding of a neighborhood coordinator and administrative costs for our newsletter. Because our December General Membership meeting may occur right after CDBG proposals are due at City Hall, please send your ideas for CD projects and your reactions to some proposals listed below to any board member as soon as possible. Some ideas for this year in addition to the continuation of successful previous projects are: 11 * More trash racks, or a pilot program of dumpsters and dumpster pads as city trash pickup changes from twice weekly to once a week; * In coordination with the 11 schools: night lighting for the back of the New York School yard, flashing light on Conn. St., East Lawrence News crosswalk at 11th and New York Streets, sidewalk from railroad tracks to New York St. on 14th for junior high students and others; 11* Neighborhood mural project at the municipal stadium at 11th and Delaware Streets. Nanette, our neighborhood coordinator will be polling people who live near where these projects would take place to find out what they think. Please tell Nanette or any board member if any of these proposals will affect you and you have an opinion about them. Want Good Paid Help for a Fall Project? The Kansas Crew (KU Rowing team, 841-2927) has an annual fund raiser this weekend, Nov. 7 (rain date Nov. 8). Members rent themselves out for $60 per rower for eight hours of work to do those Fall tasks around the yard and house with which you need help. Multiple rowers and half-day workers are also available. Call them right away to schedule a worker for those tasks you need to finish before the cold comes! Upcoming Meetings Membership Dues Membership dues for 199293 are now due. If you wish tobe a voting member of the East Lawrence Improvement Association, bring your dollar to the next ELlA meeting. Or you can send it to the treasurer: Kevin Hutcheson POB 664 Lawrence, KS 66044-0664 Also, mention to other East Lawrence businesses you visit that if they would like to join, just call the treasurer. The dues for a business membership are $20.00. Tidbits Mr. Snedeger sure put a lot of work into his rental house on EastlOthSt. thissummer.Itlooks great! Sure is nice to drive over the smooth spot at 12th and Penn. that was such a pothole before! As you drive on Connecticut St., remember the crosswalk at lOth St. There isn't a Connecticut St. stop sign there, but school children in the crosswalk have the right-of-way. Who ever remembers that the speed limit on New Hampshire St. from 6th to 11th is 20 MPH.? Our next ELlA board meeting will be Monday, Nov. 16 at 7:00p.m. (Not the second Monday this time.) The next General Membership meeting will be Monday, Dec. 14. I will try to schedule the New York School Library for our meetings, but watch your newsletter for locations! Pre-Election Special Edition 1992 �E a s t Lawrence Improvement Clinton-Gore Top 70°/o in East Lawrence; Charlton Wins Big Association •••••••••••••••••••• Cool temperatures and gray skies did not keep East Lawrence voters from showing up at the polls in massive numbers. Over 1000 of 1250 eligible voters, over 80%, turned out at East Lawrence's two 5th Ward polling places, New York School and the Law & Order Building. EllA General Membership Meeting When the votes were counted, it was a banner day for the Democrats. Bill Clinton and AI Gore led the way with 713 votes. It was a bad day for the GOP. The Independent ticket of Perot-Stockdale edged out Bush-Quayle 151 to 131 for a distant second place finish. Monday, December 14 There was a similar outcome in the race for 46th District State Representative. Incumbent Democrat Betty Jo Charlton outpolled Independent Dick Small 553 to 197. Republican Neva Entrikin finished in third place with 160 votes. In the races for U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, State Senate, and District Attorney, Democrats outdistanced their Republican opponents in East Lawrence by a 5 to 3 ratio, in races which the Republicans won overall. In the contest for County Treasurer, Democrat Pat Wells carried the neighborhood by nearly 400 votes over GOP incumbent Nancy Hempen. Hempen carried the county by the same margin, in a cliff hanger. Elsewhere in Lawrence, Democrats Forrest Swall and Barbara Ballard won close races for seats in the Legislature; State Sen. Sandy Praeger will be the lone Republican in Lawrence's legislative delegation. Clinton swept Lawrence, even winning pluralities in the traditionally RepublicanAlvamar and Deerfield precincts. Bush won only two precincts in the city bordering along Drag Strip Road. East Lawrence joined the rest of Douglas County in giving approval to Liquor by the Drink and the USD # 497 School Bond issue by very wide margins. East Lawrence News 1 New York School library at 7 (SEVEN) p.m. Be there or be square! • •••••••••••••••••••• Neighbors Win Key Party Posts After the November 3rd General Election, precinct committee people met to elect leaders for both the Republican and Democratic Parties. Bernie Norwood was elected as analternate to represent Douglas County on the Third Congressional District Republican Committee. Barry Shalinsky was elected as a Douglas County delegate to the Third Congressional District Democratic Committee. Congressional district party committees meet later to choose the members of the State Democratic and Republican Committees. December 1992 �CDBG Applications In December 1 was the City deadline for Community Development Block Grant applications for federal funds returned to cities for capital improvements and social services. EUA has applied for seven projects this year. They will be reviewed before Spring by the CDBG Advisory Board (made up of representatives from each organized Lawrence neighborhood and two at-large members. ELlA reps. are Brenda Nunez and Shelley Miller.), and the City Commission will decide on final allocations. Approved funds will become available in August 1993. Our requests for CDBG funding are for the following projects: 1. administrative funds for Newsletter,2. neighborhood coordinator,3. materials for volunteer-built trash can racks, 4. two dozen trees, 5. 3 blocks of brick sidewalk repair along New York St., 6. artist design and painting of a mural on back panels of the Hobbs Park bleachers, 7. annual East Lawrence cleanup. We'll find out in the Spring what gets the OK. Neighbors had thought of several other possible CDBG projects like a pilot recycling project in East Lawrence, lighting for the New York School yard at night, and sidewalks along 14th St., but we didn't get our figures in order in time to include these projects this year. Projects like these would be strengthened with PTO and school board coordination which we'll try for earlier next year. Andersen Mulls Commission Race Former EllA President Jolene Andersen has been gathering petition signatures in anticipation of a probable run for a seat on the City Commission next Spring. In addition to being active in ELlA, Andersen has been active in the Lawrence Alliance and Tenants td Homeowners in recent years. , . · Carl Mibeck was the last East Lawrence resident to serve on the Lawrence City Commission, back in the mid-1970's. ELlA does not endorse candidates for elective office. Please send your ideas for CDBG-funded projects to any board member at any time during the year so we can consider them for timely grant writing. Now is not too soon to think of grant ideas for next year! 1992-93 EUA Officers Want to feel like a part Grand Slam of ELlA? If you're not at the December 14 ELlA general membership meeting, we'll assume you've gone to the poetry reading Grand Slam at the Flamingo Club in north Lawrence (7:30- ). Jim McCrary has coordinated Poetry Slams (contest rounds and open microphone) every other week, and Monday will be this season's final Grand Slam poetry reading. Last year's Grand Slam winner was Philip Kimball. We know that not everybody is up to attending neighborhood meetings, but there are plenty of other ways to belong! Dues of $1 can be paid to Kevin Hutcheson, ELlA treasurer (care of any board member) for one year's EUA membership. If you can volunteer for any activity, like weekend repairs or leaf raking for the elderly, errand running or transportation to the grocery store, call a board member. We're all in this together. President Shelley Millert 936 Penn .................................. 841·7518 Vice-President Sarah Russell 1218 Penn ................................ 842-2001 Secretary: Mary Gray POB 442305 ............................. 749·5847 Treasurer: Kevin Hutcheson POB 664 ................................... 842-6656 1992-93 EUA Board Members Andersen, Jolene• ... :................ 842·2533 Crandell, Travis* ....................... 842-40~13 Habegger, Nellie ....................... 841-8844 Hope, Jack ............................... 842-6355 Kershenbaum, Richard ............. 841-5371 Nunez, Brendat ....................... 841·1~17 Swift, John ................................ 843-0123 Weismiller, Deitre ..................... 842·7Hi0 Willits, Barbara ......................... 842·2713 Coordinator Roubideaux, Nanette ................ 842·9~-16 *Also Law. Assoc. of Nei!71borhoods Rep. tAJso CDBG Rep. East Lawrence News 2 - December 1992 �For your calendars: New York School News EUA General Membership meetings begin at 7 p.m. on alternate months. Next meeting: Monday, Dec. 14. Book Fair, Dec. 14-19 at the school. Open to the public, Saturday the 19th. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of computers for the school and books for the school library. EUA Board meetings begin at 7:30p.m. on months when there isn't a General meeting. All meetings are on the second Monday of the month unless it's a national holiday or we've sent out a notice of some kind. When in doubt, call a board member or Nanette. John Bakely from KC will speak at a January 5 staff meeting which is open to all. His topic: "Understanding poverty". Friday evening, January 15,1993is the date of the shared New York School/EllA Martin Luther King, Jr. observance at the school, 936 New York St. (We won't have another EUA Newsletter before then.) If you haven't attended this event in recent years, DON'T MISS IT! It's a great time to share with East Lawrence neighbors, school kids, and teachers. We don't know the program yet, but it usually includes a wonderful skit by the kids and a chili feed. Please contact the Parent Teacher Organization through the school or EUA to help with food preparation, music, clean-up. Watch school notices and the Journal World for specifics about time and program after the new year. School children will have a Kansas Day celebration in January, including recognition of the ethnic groups represented in the New York School population. . 1;," ·"·"· · \io; .. ~~·) ~·- ·· ...c. Staff and parents are encouraged to attend the Kansans of Color Conference, Feb. 7-9, at the Holidome here in Lawrence. Call Sarah Russell (PTO head a~d · E~In1,, vice .pres~.9~r.t9 or -s~aren'"Steele-at·~the-school·Jor details. ! ;The New York School PTO ~~onsors a mon~hly skate party . . . ~cond W~?-~~s.day_~._~}9~~ 8:~0 p.m. $3 covers admission aqd skate rental at Fantasyland Iowa St. Talk to anyone in the ., IJ'O for otherA~~tails. oq Water line update: New1 York St. repairs have been set back in place temporarily,!but they willl?e fixed well wfl~n final gradihg hapThe Novembkr weather did~ ... peris. Lunestone curbs ·fVm nof. number on the ·crews workin~ be taken! from East La,wrence dn New York St. water lines. A this time, and those that have ~ater depar,\Il}ent represe!)-t~~~ beensetmupside-downfornow ~· h h df' 10if.... will be :bght-side up' a in the ·~ve as.. ear rpmse:v:era .u ··· ·· ·spdng.I~lookSlikesiae\:talksat, ·. vyondenng about the schedul~ fpr finishing, and the word i~ the corners will be made of tflis: Final grading and plantimt gravel or asphalt until\ Spring ~ill be done,~l}·~e Spring. ~rj1 t?D. P!e~~e glVe the .C:e~s some , . ; .'. Hminary.._graal~g.._(smo.o.t~&-----·--·· ..~me t6 ~o!k on thi~m~ss,~t_·:·--~~-~·.:,.~........... i._ ". and haulmg away of extra pilel calla boaFdn:ember~-·· ~f dirt) is happe.ning now, as i more ~trft~ IS .needed \.for the mud Situation m front of your Heavy laying of straw so peopl don't sink it) ~~--~~~·- ~~f~(...... --~~use. East Lawrence News ·~. __ ..... __ ''... · i:; ....... ___ .. 3 .. .. ···--· December 1992 �Ardys Harvests Award The Lawrence City Commission recently presented the Lawrence Arts Commission City Enhancement and Cultural Exchange Award to East Lawrence residentArdys Ramberg. Ardys organized the first annual Harvest of the Arts held last autumn. Harvest of the Arts featured drawing, painting, sculpture, poetry,music, theater, dance and every other imaginable type of visual and performance art in a week long citywide celebration of Lawrence's diverse culture. Numerous East Lawrence artists and musicians contributed their talents and energy to the celebration. Thanks to all who made it happen. Neighbors Pass Bar Exams East Lawrence residents Ben Casad and Mary Giese were recently admitted to the practice of law by the Kansas Supreme Court. Congratulations. It is nice to have two new lawyers on our side! Arts Center to Feature Performance Nights The Lawrence Arts Center at 9th & Vermontwillfeature three performance nights on Saturday evenings this winter. The dates are January 23, February 20 and March 27,1993. The series is intended to give local performance artists an opportunity to showcase their works, which may range from traditional to experimental. The Arts Center is soliciting applications from interested performers by December 18,1992. Admission to the shows will be $2 and open to the public. The series is being organized by two East Lawrence residents }1m McCrary and Marty Olson. Contact McCrary at 841-2787 or 841-8370 for more information. ' I Free Christmas Tree Pick-up You may have your Christmas tree picked up by the city crews for free if you put it out where you get your regular trash picked up. The dates for the pick up are: Monday, January 4th; Monday, January 11th; & Friday, January 15th. ~preliminary draft of the Eastern Parkway Land Use Plan is avazlablefrom board members or the Planning Department at City Hall. East Lawrence News 4 December 1992 �Bulk trash pick -up: 841- , Did you see? -905 New York St. is no more. 1911 The City sanitation crews are just waiting for your permission to get that sad, wet, abandoned couch and broken easy chair out of your yard. Hbulkarticles (any trash larger than is taken in regular weekly pick-up: old furniture, appliances, bundled sticks and limbs in tied bundles) are · within 6 feet of the alley, the bulk trash crew will haul it away if you just call. Do your neighbors have bulk trash? You can't callforthem,butencourageyour neighbors to call. Our next EUA clean-up isn't til next June. Do us all a favor and have accumulated junk hauled away now before it has another 6 months to rot. Our annual clean-up volunteers are a good-spirited lot, but we do occasionally get grossed out by what we find. Horizon 2020 This is the planning document now being written by the City which will guide Lawrence for the next twenty-five years (when Plan 95 expires in, you guessed it, 1995). Want to be involved in the process? Our neighborhood NEEDS you more than you can imagine. Call Shelley Miller at 841-7518 to sign up for meetings and input. East Lawrence News Too bad a little more of the last 20 years' rent couldn't have gone into timely maintenance andrepairs. -Snedeger's Laundry made the Journal World's poll of The BestofLawrence. Weknewitall the time! -Shelle Rosenfeld's article in The New Tfmes Nov. 19-Dec. 2 issue about "East Lawrence's Preservation Fight". -who loaded the dumpster at 8th and New York St. with over 30 tires Thanksgiving weekend? What a mess! The City will not regularly pick up tires with household trash, but bulk trash (841-1911) will dispose of tires for $1 each. This is 50 cents cheaper than most tire places, so please take advantage of the service and don't litter the neighborhood with your old tires. -ELlA coordinator Nanette Roubideaux in the last couple weeks? Probably not, because she's been busy typing CDBG proposals. (Thanks, Nanette!) -the beautiful format of the last several ELlA Newsletters? Many thanks to ELlA treasurer and word processor whiz, Kevin ·Hutcheson for the new look. -how dark it gets, so early? Consider leaving your front porch light on for the benefit of East Lawrence's many pedestrians at night. A well-lit street makes for a safer friendly atmosphere. 5 fedestrlan and bicycle improvement projects: 11th St. Crosswalks? Applications for 1993 pedestrian/bicycle improvement in Lawrence are due January 15.lf you have any suggestions, call any board member or Nanette soon. We will need to write up your suggestions and sign petitions of support before the 15th of January. One proposal which needs your show of support is for crosswalks on 11th St. for New York School kids. Have you seen how long children have to wait and how dangerous it is for them to cross 11 thSt? There are currently no crosswalks on 11th between New York St. and Oregon St., so 11th St. traffic (including City garage traffic) has no encouragement even to slow down for our littlest neighbors. I After the ELlA general membership meeting on Monday, Dec. 14, all board members and the New York School office will have petitions of support for this crosswalk project and another proposal for a flashing beacon to alert Connecticut St. traffic of the need to watch for children. Please sign a petition in favor of one or both of these proposals. Thanks! December 1992 �ELlA General Membership Meeting Monday, December 14 New York School library at 7 (SEVEN) p.m. Agenda includes: 1. A presentation sponsored by the East Lawrence History Project. 2. Voting on bylaw changes. 3. Other business (AND refreshments for the first 50 people!) 3$3$3$ * J{appy 1-{ofidays, ~iglibors!I * Are there any volunteers out there for child care during ELlA meetings? If so, call any board member or Nanette. Child care is not always needed, but it would be nice to assure parents who want to attend the meetings that child care is available. Thanks! East Lawrence News 6 December 1992 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource East Lawrence Neighborhood Association Subject The topic of the resource East Lawrence Neighborhood Association (Lawrence, Kan.) Description An account of the resource Bylaws, correspondence, minutes, East Lawrence Neighborhood Revitalization Plan, and newsletters from East Lawrence, Kansas. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource East Lawrence Neighborhood Association Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available East Lawrence Neighborhood Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989-2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Collison, Phil Hoch, Tony Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource East Lawrence Neighborhood Association Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource BMP PDF Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant East Lawrence Neighborhood (Lawrence, Kan.) 1989-2002 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource East Lawrence News, February 1991-December 1992 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource East Lawrence Improvement Association (Lawrence, Kan.) Description An account of the resource Newsletters sent to residents of the East Lawrence Neighborhood in the City of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Collison, Phil Hoch, Tony Community Development Division, City of Lawrence (Kan.) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lawrence (Kan.) 1991-1992 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991-1992 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context EastLawrenceNews_Feb1991-Dec1992_Final.pdf Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available East Lawrence Improvement Association (Lawrence, Kan.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright East Lawrence Neighborhood Association. Please contact the copyright holder for permission to use this item. The item may also be subject to rights of privacy, rights of publicity and other restrictions. Subject The topic of the resource East Lawrence Neighborhood Association (Lawrence, Kan.) East Lawrence Improvement Association (Lawrence, Kan.) Type The nature or genre of the resource Text