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II Name ____________________________________________ Address------------------------------------------Lawrence, Kansas Z I P - - - - - - - P h o n e - - - - - - - - - - Membership dues enclosed Resident [$1.00)- Associate [$35.00) CDBG funds and New Officers, Board Community Development Block Grant Funds summer to strip asphalt from a residential street identified by City Public Works staff as having a good brick street The East Lawrence Improvement Association has applied for Community Development Block Grant [CDBG) funds for the coming year. base::. In addition to operating funds to administer programs, the ELlA requested funds for the following programs, most of which continue programs sponsored in prior years: Lighting in targeted alleys Paving of deteriorated alleys Brick sidewalk restorations Brick street conversion Home improvement grants East Lawrence Improvement Assoc. P. 0. Box No. 442393 Lawrence, Kansas 66044-2393 · .~JiOLkRATE U. ~.Pos't~e 1 'PAID Permit No. l70 Lawrence, KS 66044 ;_·( ... 1997 Alleys - In the past ELlA, in cooperation with residents, paid for installation and operation of pole lighting for alleys. We want to continue that program. In addition, we would like to pave one of the alleys between Pennsylvania and Delaware or New York and New Jersey, in the 1400 block. These alleys are rutted, in poor repair and were damaged by flooding in 1993. If these grants are approved, the ELlA will work with residents to select and pave the alley in the worst condition or which needs this improvement the most. Sidewalks and Streets - We would like to continue the long standing program of restoring selected brick sidewalks to their original condition. The ELlA has completed a number of sidewalk stretches over the last few years. The ELlA would also like to continue reversion of selected residential streets to their original brick surfaces. If this grant is approved, the ELlA will sponsor a volunteer work day this Home improvements - ELIA would like to reinstate a program tried a number of years ago designed to help East Lawrence residents who are unable to make limited essential improvements to their homes. The goal is to improve housing stock in East Lawrence. We have asked for a limited amount of money for this purpose. Recipients would need to be income qualified owners of housing in East Lawrence, which they occupy, and improvement grants would be restricted to essential repairs that increase the livability of the residence, e.g. weatherization improvements or upgrading of heating or other systems. New Officers and Board The East Lawrence Improvement Association elected new officers and board members for 1996-1997. The new officers are: The Stable As most of you know, the Historic Resources Commission ultimately ruled that partial demolition of the Stable building can go forward. Everyone awaits the filing of a new plan from the developer and Borders to see what additional concessions, if any, will be made to preserving more of the Stable building. The modified proposal that prompted the state and local historical entities to approve demolition, added a number of changes to the exterior appearance of the new structure and will attempt to incorporate two of the walls of the existing structure. Since some of the objections of residents were addressed in the modified proposal, it is hoped others will be address in the final site plan. Contents Fadra Andrews, President Frisella Adsms, Vice President Dana Hurlburt, Secretary Shannon Murphy, Treasurer Bucks for Books! CDBGfunds CDBG Liaison Be a Member! These officers will serve until the next annual meeting of ELlA in October 1997. A complete list of officers and Board members is on page 3. II Mass Transit New Officers School Alert! Page 3 Front Page 3 Back Page 2 Front, Page 3 Page 3 �East Lawrence News - 3 East Lawrence News- 2 l'.,fass Transit Hello. I am Pat Slick. I was recently accepted as a Volunteer In Service To America (VISTA) and was assigned to Douglas County Area Transportation (DCAT) as an advocate. In 1992, the Lawrence City Commission, under mayor John Nalbanian, offered $100,000 to anyone who could put together a plan for coordinated public transportation services in our County. The Douglas County Community Transportation Coordinating Council (DCCTCC), having been formed in 1986 as a not-for-profit organization, put together a plan which created DCAT. The goal of DCCTCC is "to advocate for improved community transportation in Douglas County through improved coordination of transportation services and advocacy for an adequate level of community service to meet the needs of Douglas County citizens with particular emphasis on the needs of those who are transportation disadvantaged". 2re !!!.2de ::.t the time of scheduling. The fares are one-dollar a ride for target individuals and five dollars to the general public. Your agency can serve as an official certifying body for reduced fare eligibility. Eligible consumers would only pay one dollar per ride. Children under t\velve must be accompanied by an adult and children under four may ride free. Cash fares can be deposited in the fare box or a bus pass may be purchased. The services are available Monday through Friday 7 AM until 6 PM and on Saturdays from 10 AM until5 PM. As yet, they do not have Sunday and holiday services. Reservations may be booked Monday through Friday from 8 AM until 4 PM. We cannot use an answering machine to make reservations and reservations will not be made the Friday following Thanksgiving Day. And the service is presently 1imited to four individual rides per day. People use DCAT for shopping, doctor's visits, going to sporting events, and for a myriad of other personal and business matters including going to and from their jobs. They ask for a twenty-four hour notice but sometimes less notice is needed to book a ride for an individual. DCAT is a door-to-door service. The busses are fully accessible to those persons with disabilities if requests for lift equipment A demand-response system (the type currently used), which means that one person is picked up at a time and taken to one particular destination, is quite inefficient. Often, we carmot pick up others during one demand-response ride because the next rider is far away from where the particular bus is going. With our present system of scheduling, our busses are not being used to their capacity and people have to be turned down when they request a ride. Another obstacle to access this service is limited hours of operation, so people who work other than the times of our operations cannot get to and from their jobs; thus the need for a more expanded system. Because DCAT is the only source that actually tracks rider demands in Lawrence, it is imp:>rtant that everyone who needs a ride attempts to call for one whether it is available or not. As the readership statistical data such as purpose for rides, numbers of rides, and turndowns speak volumes when attempted to show need. DCCTCC members included most of the social service agencies which provide transportation services in Douglas County as well as Kansas University and the Lawrence Bus Company, and the city of Lawrence. In 1994 the Lawrence City Commission authorized the $100,000 in funds to DCAT to provide public transportation from March through December. With that budget, DCATprovided 7,000 demand-response rides. In 1995 with a $163,000 budget, DCAT provided over 12,000 rides. This year with a $248,000 budget, they are on track to provide over 21,000 rides. In 1997 with a budget of $337,000 they expect to provide from 40,000 to 50,000 rides. determh:ed !hat such a 5y5te.m ca!! ~ created, they will then determine how it it and how it will be financed. The results of their findings should be available before the next city commission elections in the spring. Our city commission recently hired a firm from Philadelphia to review our present transportation systems, which involve DCAT and other social service agencies that provide rides. This firm will, with your help, gather your agency's information about your transpxtation budget, if you have one, and the numbers of rides you provide. They will want to know what your views are regarding the needs for transportation by your clients in the future, as well as what you see as the limits in providing for those needs. After the firm gathers all the information from your agency and other service providers they will present the information to policy makers and government officials, who will then determine whether or not there is an opportunity to implement a coordinated transportation system here in Lawrence. If it is Elementary School Closings can be created and who will run Now is the time to use our system and to let officials know how we feel because this may very well be the last study and chance to have a fixed-route system here in town. The city commissioner would like to have a plan for the people of Lawrence to look at before the next city commission elections. The environmental improvements resulting from use of public transportation and depending less on the private auto are obvious. I urge all of you to let your voice be heard by te11ing the commis~ sioner we want a modern updated fixedroute bus system. I would like to keep you posted on our progress and will be in touch in the near future or you may phone me at 749-2287. Working together we can reach our goals. Bucks for Books The Lawrence School Board is looking at closing several elementary schools. Those schools are Grant, Cordley, East Hights and Riverside. Allegedly this is prompted by a budget shortfall of 1.6%. It appears the Board is actively considering few other alternatives to the drastic step of closing schools. Not surprisingly, two of these schools are east of Massachusetts, one is just one block off Massachusetts and the remaining one is on North Iowa. The East Lawrence Improvement Association recently launched a program to help add books to the library at New York Elementary School. It appears students displaced by these closings would be squeezed into Centennial and Pinckney schools The NY School was extensively remodeled and expanded last year. One of the new additions is a larger library room. To help fill the new shelves, the Board of ELlA has advertised a money drive, with the goal of collecting $1,500 toward the purchase of new books. Outside of the question of whether closing this many schools is the best way to make up such a small shortfall, increasing numbers of parents and other residents are asking why these particular schools have been targeted and what effect the dislocation of students will have on all student in the district. The school librarian tells us it costs an average of $15 per book, through the source she uses. The librarian asks for cash donations, because the school would prefer to buy books from the list of books they have developed from student and parent requests. In addition, the library buys books from a special source that supplies books with heavy duty covers, a feature any parent of small children will appreciate. As of the date the Newsletter went to print we have received over $500 toward the goal. If this controversy causes you concern, how do you make your wishes known? The Board will conduct a number of public meetings to discuss these potential closings. The locations and times: Jan. 13, School District Offices Jan. 15, East Heights School Jan. 16, Cordley School Jan. 21, Riverside School Jan. 23, Grant School All meetings start at 7pm. Show up and voice your concerns. Bucks for Books ! Come to the Martin Luther King Chili Feed, on the evening of January 17, to see how close we came to our goal. If you cannot attend, call one of the School Board members: George Crawfor, 842-1490 Mary Loveland, 842-9333 John Tacha, 843-7136 Renee Karr, 843-0808 Carol Linhos, 749·2775 Maley Wilkins, 842-7316 Board Member Kerry Altenbernd has stated he does not support closing schools. ELlA Board and officers President V.P. Sec. Trsr. Fadra Andrews [841-2834] Prisella Adams [843-2114] Dana Hurlburt [749-4843] Shannon Murphy [843-0123] Board Prisella Adams Fadra Andrews Melissa Arnett Rand Gaston Karen Hawk Lori Hinrichsen Dana Hurlburt Jim Hurlburt Jim McCrary Jim Power Shelle Rosenfeld Barry Shalinsky John Swift Bill Wachspress K. T. Walsh [843-2114] [841-2834] [841-3802] [749-2317] [832-2580] [865-1404] [749-4843] [749-4843] [841-8370] [749-2549] [749-4165] [842-1953] [843-0123] [865-1404] [749-2549] Neighborhood Coordinator Bob Kennedy [832-2506] Volunteer opportunity The ELlA Board appointed two representatives to outside groups important to East Lawrence. Barry Shalinsky is our representative to New York School. Jim McCrary is our representative to the Lawrence Assoc. of Neighborhoods [IAN]. We need volunteers to represent us on the Community Development Advisory council This is the group that screens the CDBG grant applications and recommends to the City which community development projects should be funded. This position requires many evening meetings, especially in the next few months as that council goes over the CDBG grant applications. If you are interested in helping in this area, contact any board member. �East Lawrence News - Page 4 Become a member of ELlA You can help preserve one of Lawrence- s most unique and historic neighborhoods. As a resident, you can become a voting member o: only $ 1. As neighbors, joining together, we can make a difference on traffic problems, inappropriate development and other ISSues that make us a better communitv. Non-residents can join ELlA by becoming As;ociate Members. Associate Members receive the East Lawrence News and discounts on advertising placed in the News. E a s t Improvement Association APRIL 1997 Membership dues enclosed Resident [$1 .00]- Associate [$35.00] Good neighbor wins! New Hampshire development Despite concerted efforts of two other developers, Berkley Plaza prevailed in the competition to provide leased space to the city tbr use of the municipal court. Although Berkley Plaza worked on this development for a year and had revealed all its plans to the city, it found itself in a '•bidding war" with the other developers who appeared late in the game_ proposing rival plans tOr the court building - one in the same block as the Berkley Plaza development; the other on East lith. East Lawrence Improvement Assoc. P. 0. Box No. 442393 Lawrence, Kansas 66044-2393 Berkley Plaza sought out East Lawrence residents early on., seeking input from immediate neighbors and ELlA Scotch has earned a reputation for quality developments that fit into the Downtown and East Lawrence environments. Its Berkley Plaza development in the I 000 block of Massachusetts/New Hampshire is an excellent example of a landowner who achieves its development objectives Contents Congrats Page 3 Lawrence Art Ctr Page 3 Mass transit Page 2 Razing church Page 2 South Park Page 3 while fitting into the unique landscape of Downtown Lawrence and not clashing with adjoining neighborhoods Berkley Plaza's proposed building follows that tradition. In addition to designing a building that blends \-vell with the architecture along New Hampshire Street, the developer also incorporates the Depression-era gasoline station at lOth and New Hampshire into the development in a creative and attractive way. When members of the ELlA and neighbors of this development first met with Berkley Plaza, a number of concerns were expressed to Jeff Shmalberg, their Vice President, including how parking would be built in the alley, excess exterior lighting that would impact negatlvely on the residential properly owners at the back of the property, how the design of the exterior facades matched common architecture found in Downtown Lawrence and how the gas station property would be developed. Mr. Shmalberg was very receptive to these concerns and changes were seen the ultimate design presented to the city. The developers of Berkley Plaza have expressed a commitment all along to develop this project in a way that demonstrates the owners can be good neighborhoods The final plan developed for the city clearly demonstrates that commitment. On April J. the City Commission voted 4-1 to rt:lect the city staff recommendation for one of the competitors and adopted the Berk!ev Plaza project for the :\funicipal Cou~t building The City still must hash out details on interior finishing oft he buildin~ and sign the final contr';ct \.vith Berk\e~· P~za. The building is expected to.be completed and occupied by the :V1unicipal Court by March I 998 Spring Cleanup The East Lawrence !mpro\·ement Association plans a spring dean up on May 3. Members of ELlA imite you to join us in picking up litter in selected alleys and vacant lots in East Lawrence Join us in the alley behind the Social Service League [between i\'H and RL off9 1h Street]. at 9 am .. ;'v·lBy 3 [Saturday]. Bring your gloves- we'll provide the trash sacks �East Lawrence News - 2 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ,.-A commentary The time has come for the City of Lawrence to commit to a true mass transit system for this city. This is more than an issue of helping to decrease automobile trafllc in the city or limiting harmful emissions from those same automobiles. It is really an economic development and jobs issue. The issue has certainly been studied to death. According to the La\VTence Journal World, the City of Lawrence has commissioned nine public transportation studies. the latest of which cost $80.000. The city has in fact toyed with mass transit since 1871. In the early years, various trolley. streetcar or bus services operated in the downtown area. connecting it with the train depot in North Lawrence. Electric street car trolleys provide true mass transit !rom 1909 until the 30s, when our increasing reliance on personal automobiles caused their demise. The Lawrence Bus company did operate a service from I957 until l 971, when it was taken over by K U on Wheels. That bus service only made money in the first ten years of its existence. East Lawrence J\cws - 3 At the moment we have two bus services: one supported by KU students, and obviously targeted at serving the campus and a limited van service operated by the city over the last four years, targeting the elderly, disabled and low income residents. The reality is Lawrence has grown large enough to support a true mass transit system and, frankly. its economic viability requires one. The growing businesses in the Western. high grO\vth areas of Lawrence will need more and more employees to staff their gro;,th and to staff newly arriving businesses moving here from Kansas City and other areas. Many of those employees and potential employees live in East Lav.tence and other parts of the city that are not easily accessible to these West Lawrence businesses. Johnson County has already discovered the crises of matching unemployed residents of Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas with expanding business in southern Johnson County and are already seriously discussing mass transit solutions for matching up these needs. It is time for Lawrence to address that problem. A very reasonable mass transit system, featuring small eneq,>y efficient, non polluting power systems really does not cost that much, especially in light of the other costs that would be decreased, i.e. pollution, traffic congestion and unemployment. The City Commission should adopt such a system and seek revenue funding placing the true costs of a system on the parties who benefit most from a good system: employers, encouraging them to subsidize employee fares; automobile drivers, through a municipal gasoline tax; and the general public, through modest property and sales taxes. Revitalizing 800 block of New Jersey - House by House Congratulations to Nicky Proudfoot. 820 N.J., on moving a house on to the lot at 816 N.J. Over the past 13 years, Nicky has built two new structures and renovated an historic brick house. all in the 800 block ofN .J Her efforts have strengthened a critical residential boundary of our neighborhood. Thanks, Nicky. Keep up the good work. Lawrence Art Center The Lawrence Art Center has begun a six week process of attempting to build a community consensus tOr expanding their building. the old Carnegie Library. Church razing The Lawrence School District continues to plan the demolition of the Overcoming Church of God in Christ building at 1346 R.I. Despite protests of adjoining neighbors_ the school district continues to believe elimination of this building is needed for expansion of the athletic fields at Central Junior High School. In addition, the school district plans to seek the closing of 141h Street between the church and the schooL so that space can be used for an extension of the track. Many East Lawrence residents are quite concerned at that prospect, since this street is a major route connecting the University and Haskell street. The LAC Board would like to expand their facility to the North or the West of the Carnegie Library. They have already raised $ 1.5 million !Tom private donors and are looking for grants and ather revenue sources to accomplish purchase of the land, in whichever direction they expand, and building of a wing to the library. They also plan to renovate the interior of the original building. The LAC Board believes it must expand in order to accommodate existing programs and to grow their artistic activities_ They have rejected options such as locating some programs in other buildings downtown. They already operate dance programs in a building to the North of the current building and do not believe that approach is acceptable. Representatives from the East Lawrence Improvement Association are attending these meetings. The ELIA Board believes any expansion of this building should take into account the residences surrounding the Carnegie Library, to slow the erosion of downtown residential occupancies, and that reasonable steps should be taken to require the expansion include parking to replace thar which will be lost in the expansion Conservation Easement EllA Board and officers The Lawrence Preservation Alliance. with the help of East La\vrence residents, recently succeeded in a long fought objective of creating a conservation easement along the Kansas River directly to the East of the outlet mall. President Fadra Andrews V,P. Prise! Ia Adams Sec. Dana llurlburt As a result of this step, no future development will occur in this area, preserYing this river land for wildlife Trsr, Shannon r\1 urph~ South Park on Historical Register? Board [841-283~] ]8-D-211~] I 1 [7~9-4843] [842-0643] The Lav.Tence Preservation Alliance. which is working to have South Park placed on the Historical Register, is sponsoring a public education meeting to explain what is involved with this designation and what impact it will have on neighbors. C£Jnarats! Austin Turney Marty Kennedy [843-2114[ [841-2834] Me!is~a Arnett Rand Gaston (7-l9<:!317] [8-ll-380~] Karen Haw!..: Lori Hmricb~en Dana Hurlburt Jim Hurlburt Jim ~1cCrary Shannon l\1urphy Jim Power Shelle Rosenfeld Barry Sha1insky John Swift Bill Wachspress K. T. Walsh The meeting wi!l be held at the South Park Rec Center, at 7.00 p.m on May 12, 1997 Long time friend of ELlA successfully ran for Lav.'fence School Board, garnering the second highest vote for the election. Best ofluck, Austin. Prisella Adams Fadra AndreV;s [832-2580] [865-140-1-l [749-4843 J [749-4843 J [841-8370] [842-0643] [749-25-+9] [749-4165] [842-19'3] [~43-1112.;} [865-1404] [749-2549] l'ieighborhood Coordinator Bob Kenned~· HelpWanted I {812-2506) lr'-:::;.' !, IT-~ ;'\:.?" lndiYidual w·amed ;:.'_$ ·--. tOr regular cleaning ~ ·._·1-....; ·, 3 and maintenance of !·.'FC 1 recently remodeled '{ &:' ·. :\\\ l ot11ces and printing t:::::~~.f . ·.'' ...:::-;;, /F'· Prominent East Lawrence businessman collected the largest number of votes for City Commission in the spring elections. As a result of his strong vote count, Marty was elected Vice Mayor. ELlA board members appreciate Marty most for his strong, constructive input in our Neighborhood Plan. ! shop Five to seven hours per week, coming in on a regular basis. Should be reliable. neat, and organized Ask for John Naramore at Kansas Key Press, 900 Ne\v Jersev .. 842-4483 (This is the old Apple \'all~y Boat building). I will ask for references Will consider any good \Vorker, but this \vould be a good job for a retired person No hea\.y lifting; no windO\vs I II �Nobody cares what happens to East Lawrence ... ...more than your neighborhood association cares. If you care about your neighborhood, come to the East Lawrence Improvement Association General Meeting on Monday, November lOth at 7:30pm in the New York School Library. Improvement? Each year, the association brings thousands of dollars in grant money into our neighborhood to improve streets, sidewalks, and lighting, to plant trees, and to clean up trash. What do you want to see improved? This will be our most important meeting oftheyear. Come tell us what you think our neighborhood needs, choose people to represent you, and plan the future of one of Lawrence's most unique and historic neighborhoods. �East Lawrence Improvement Association P.O. 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