Minutes from 3/26 TPNA Board Meeting

Crime report, Metro Council repoprt

Officer Jeff Artman had a list of 11 crimes that had been committed in the TPNA area, 6 of which had happened at Mid City Mall. He encouraged us to lock our parked cars and to hide valuables within them.

Joan had a question about graffiti in our alleys. Jeff reiterated that it's the homeowner's responsibility to clean it up ASAP, and that homeowners who have been cited already are subject to fines and/or court action. Some citations go back to April of 2008.

Tom Owen's administrative assistant, Terra Long, reported that funding of almost $9000 has been approved for installation of a pole and video camera for park surveillance and video recording. We had planned to paint a mural on the restroom in hopes it would deter the graffiti, but it's Olmsted Park policy to keep art off park structures.

Terra added that neighbors with sidewalks that have been dangerously lifted as a result of our recent storms should report them by address to Tom Owen. Some money has come into the system to repave the walks.

Recycling is now done by the route trash collectors using the usual trash trucks, but Terra told us that the recycling is sifted later and is not dumped in the landfill. Please call 311 if your recycling is not picked up on the scheduled day, but be aware that it might be picked up later than usual.

Other News

Our newsletter has gone to press, and we will continue to publish it on this web site.
TPNA President Mike Gramig told us that he has seen evidence of neighbors' hauling storm debris into Tyler Park after the Parks folks had cleaned it. It should stay near the sidewalks to be picked up by the city.

Our Garden Tour is scheduled for June 13 from 9:30 to 3:30. See the newsletter for details.

The Easter Egg Hunt is set for April 11, starting at noon. See newsletter for details.

Board member Janet Dakan shared several announcements concerning speakers she could arrange regarding Conservation vs. Historic Preservation status for the Tyler Park neighborhood. Past efforts at HP have not succeeded. She also shared info. on the Vacant Properties Campaign Conference, a national effort to be held in Louisville on June 1 - 3.

Our next newsletter deadline for articles is May 15.

Rebecca Watson accepted the title of Vice President following the resignation of Barret Collins due to his recent move from the neighborhood.

Our next meeting is set for April 23 at 7 PM in the library meeting room in Mid City Mall.

Tyler Park Master Plan

Meetings are scheduled for May 14 and June 25. See newsletter article for details. We do have a committee to meet with Metro Parks and the Olmsted Conservancy about the Master Plan and future Tyler Park developments, and we have had one public meeting already.

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