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NNA Board Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, June 12 at the Foster Room
Parish House, Trinity Episcopal Church
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Members Present:
Ed Miska, Barbara Martin,Sara Hollberg, Sandra MacNeill,
Shirley Masters, Ed Pickett, Can Hodson & Craig Peterson
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Minutes
Treasurer Report, Sandra McNeill: $2184.10, includes one new member
Meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m.
The minutes of the May Meeting were adopted
Committee Reports:
Community Issues - Sara Hollberg
Madison Brown has found it necessary to resign as the organizer of the Neighborhood Watch. We need another volunteer to step into this position.
Sara attended the Food Coop meeting. They are thinking of a full service, Whole Foods type facility and are looking for sites.
Community Property - Craig Peterson
Bud Little is selling his property on Lushbaugh
Old Business:
Shirley will talk to Terry Graham of APVA and ask her to come to our August meeting re the Preservation VA Conference in Sept. '07.
NNA trash can follow up report tabled because Steve Plumbley absent.
Flyers will be made and distributed to members for July 14 Ice Cream Social. These will go out by July 1.
Studio tour in October tabled because Steve Plumbley absent.
Shirley hand delivered our letter to City Council.
The printing error on last newsletter was discussed. Shirley made the decision to print the newsletter as is. It was decided that in the future she will consult other board members before making the decision.
Parks & Rec Dept. is looking into another Pooper Scooper station in Newtown. Shirley said Chris Tuttle will add another station when the city can find another location on city property.
New Business:
Flyers will be made for Ice Cream Social and Block Party. Another newsletter will come out in late Sept. or early Oct.
Ed Pickett was given permission to make the decisions about distribution issues. He discovered several members who were on the mailing list that didn't need to be there. Sara will send out a members list and we will all look at it and inform her of any people who have moved away so we can purge the current list and cut down on costs.
A tentative date for the Block Party has been set for September 8.
Can Hodson reported she and her husband, Joel reported an address on Institute St. to Front Porch, but the Hodsons have received no response from them.
All attending board members agreed to serve for next year. Cleve Helmick will not be on the board next year, as he is moving.
The meeting adjourned at 7 pm to listen to Lisa Klein's talk about Neighborhood Watch.
Next meeting August 14, 6:30 pm at 18 Church St., home of Shirley Masters. There will be no July meeting
Highlights of Lisa Klein's presentation:
Lisa Klein is the head of Neighborhood Watch and is very familiar with Newtown. She discussed trespassing. No written notice is needed. It is enough to tell person to get off property. Trespassing papers must be handed to them. The police will stand by when the papers are handed, but can't do it themselves. A no trespassing or private property sign is also sufficient.
Drug activity signs:
1. Short contact--a car pulls up, honks horn and person is in house for 10 minutes or less.
2. Possession of muriatic acid, sudafed or Vicks inhalers. These are used to make meth amphetamine, "ice"
3. The person is jittery, may have bad teeth, facial scratches and sores on legs and arms.
4. Merchants should watch for shoplifting. Durg dealers give clients a shopping list of things they should steal.
Gangs:
There are 2 main gangs in Staunton: Crips--blue, Bloods--red.
Watch for BK graffiti, red or blue bandanas, bright red T shirts and a group wearing all the same color. Kids as young as 10 are involved in the gangs.
Lisa recommended that the community stay aware and document what they see and always call or email what has been observed.
332-3842 kleinlg@ci.staunton.va.us |
| Barbara Martin, NNA Secretary |
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