St. Clair Place on Fox 59 News!

The "1 By Youth" event, coming to our neighborhood under the direction of Global Peace Initiatives, was covered by Fox 59 News last week.  Check out the video here.

To learn more about Global Peace Iniatives' 1 By Youth event, go here.

Minutes from the Feb. 8, 2010 SCPNA Meeting

• Katy Brett (Indy-east Asset Development) answered questions about the St. Clair Place revitalization plan, specifically the improvements that are scheduled to happen in 2010. She assured that the problems that the Arsenal Heights neighborhood has experienced with their infrastructure improvements will not be replicated here.
   
• Reba Taylor-Hill (Health & Hospital) answered questions about citations. She encouraged any residents who receive notices from Health & Hospital about alleged violations to call Health & Hospital to discuss the issue as soon as possible (the phone number is listed on the notice that is received in the mail). Oftentimes, problems can be resolved informally.
• Tonya Beeler (Mayor’s Neighborhood Liaison) reminded people that it is a code violation to not remove snow from the sidewalks.
   
• Josh Abel discussed Neighborhood Association officer elections, which will occur next month (if anyone is interested in being considered for a position, please email Josh at abel.josh@gmail.com). He also discussed proposed new bylaws for the neighborhood. There was also a discussion about how to get more resident engagement with the neighborhood association. Linda Proffitt said that she was going to apply for an Imagine grant to provide food for the “1 By Youth” event, and she suggested that we add a section to the grant request about purchasing food for our summer neighborhood association meetings.
   
• Linda Proffitt and Emerson Willis discussed the “1 By Youth” event, which will bring 1,000 – 2,000 youth to our neighborhood on May 1st for a community service day. With volunteers from area colleges, they will be conducting a community assessment by going door to door on February 20th and 27th (and possibly on March 6th as well). They will be questioning neighborhood residents, asking whether they have any projects around their home that would be suitable for the youth to do, as well as asking about neighborhood-wide projects. They are also interested in finding nearby organizations that could accommodate a youth project (eg., Rural Health Center). If you have project ideas or questions about “1 By Youth,” please email Emerson at emerson@globalpeaceinitiatives.net).
   
• Remember the great cookouts the Neighborhood Association sponsored this summer? We are doing it again this year, but we are going to get started early by throwing a huge block party on May 1st (4:30 to 6:30 pm) to thank all the kids for “1 By Youth.” We’re going to need lots of help throwing this party, so if you’re interested in helping out, email Josh at abel.josh@gmailcom.
• Jean Casmir Hill (E. 10th UMC) announced that E. 10thSt. United Methodist Church will be having a fundraiser bean supper on March 19th from 5 -7:30 p.m. This is to celebrate 125 years as a congregation and 100 years as a church building!
   
• Next meeting: Monday, March 8th at 6:30 p.m. at the E. 10th Street United Methodist Church.