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Mayor
to address UFNA Membership Meeting on May 6
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residents of University Farm are invited to UFNA's general membership meeting on
Sunday, May 6 at 7 p.m. in West Lafayette City Hall.
Business to
be conducted at the meeting will be a vote on proposed Bylaws changes (see
article inside) and the establishment of a Special Committee to work on the
proposed city park on Dubois Street. We will discuss the best location for the
once-a-month cardboard recycling program. We will recruit volunteers for UFNA
activities. Most importantly, this meeting will provide information to
residents.
Our
speakers will be:
- The Honorable
Sonya Margerum, mayor of West Lafayette.
- Dr. Stella
Batagiannis, superintendant of Schools.
- Frank Flannelly
and Dave Downey, West Lafayette Recycling Committee.
- A representative
from West Lafayette Parks Board Commission.
We will
also introduce West Lafayette City Council members Gerry Keen, Barbara Sparby,
Arni Cohen, and Jan Mills.
Each
speaker will give a short presentation and then field questions from the
audience. If you have questions or concerns about any issues in
our neighborhood or the City, here is your opportunity to be heard!
All
residents of University Farm neighborhood are welcome to attend all general
membership meetings and all executive board meetings. Residents are not required
to be members of the Association to attend meetings. However, only members of
the
Neighborhood
Association may vote at the meeting. To be a member, you must have paid your
dues during the current dues drive (Sept 2000 to August 2001). If you have not
yet paid your dues of $15, please send a check to Treasurer Betty Johnson at
3387 Putnam Street, or bring your dues to the meeting.
The City
Hall is across the street from the Post Office. Parking lots are on either side
of City Hall, and additional parking is at the Post Office.
Sorry,
there is no childcare at this meeting. See you on Sunday at 7:00 p.m.
Garage
Sale set for May 19
Clean out those closets
and garages. It’s time to start planning for the annual UFNA neighborhood
garage sale. The neighborhood sale is really many individual garage sales, all
held on the same day, to attract the most customers. Whoever wants to hold a
sale that day is invited to participate for a modest $5 fee.
This
year the neighborhood sale will be Saturday,
May 19 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The sale will be one day only, on Saturday.
If you would like to participate in the garage sale,
please fill out the form
enclosed in this newsletter and return it to Marilyn Augst by
May 14 with the $5 fee.
Letter from the
President
Over the
past four months, I have attended various meetings of the Community Issues Study
Committee, the West Lafayette Parks Board, and the Traffic Commission. I have
listened to community leaders and learned about current issues. Now we are
inviting some of those community leaders to come to our meeting on May 6 to
speak to us and to listen to our concerns.
I am hoping
for a good turnout at our meeting. Please do your best to arrange your schedule
so you can attend. Our guest speakers are graciously spending an evening with
us, so I'd like to honor them with a full house.
We will
have time for questions and comments, on topics presented by the speakers and on
any topics that concern our residents.
Marilyn
Augst
463-9370
augstmf@gte.net
Changes to
Bylaws
The general
membership will vote on the following changes to the Bylaws of the University
Farm Neighborhood Association at the May 6 general membership meeting. The first
proposed bylaw includes the names of the streets in the new section of
University Farm. The second proposed bylaw changes the membership year to
coincide with our fiscal year, which is September to August. Yearly dues are
collected in September.
Current
Bylaw
III.
Boundaries: University Farm neighborhood is defined as and includes all
properties in and residents of the following areas: Benton St., Boone St., Clay
Ct., Decatur St., Elkhart St., Floyd Ct., Hamilton St., Jasper St., Jennings
Ct., Jennings St., LaGrange St., Laporte St., Morgan St., Newton Ct., Putnam
St., Ripley Ct., Shelby Ct., Steuben Ct., Sullivan St., Whitley Ct., Vigo Ct.,
and including those streets north of LaGrange, south of Kalberer, east of
Salisbury, and west of Putnam which have not yet been named.
Proposed
Bylaw
III.
Boundaries: University Farm neighborhood is defined as and includes all
properties in and residents of the following areas: Benton St., Boone St., Clay
Ct., Covington St., Crawford St., Decatur St., DuBois St., Elkhart St., Floyd
Ct., Gibson Ct., Hamilton St., Jasper St., Jennings Ct., Jennings St., LaGrange
St., Laporte St., Morgan St., Newton Ct., Noble Ct., Pike St., Putnam St.,
Ripley Ct., Shelby Ct., Spencer Ct., Steuben Ct., Sullivan St., Vigo Ct.,
Warrick St., and Whitley Ct.
Current
Bylaw
V.
Membership:
A.
Membership is open to residents and shall be granted to any resident who has
paid dues for the current calendar year.
Proposed
Bylaw
V.
Membership:
A.
Membership is open to residents and shall be granted to any resident who has
paid dues for the current fiscal year.
Easter
Egg Hunt a success
The Easter Bunny came
to University Farm on board a fire truck Saturday April 16, heralding the start
of the annual UFNA Easter Egg Hunt.
The festivities began
with an impromptu parade led by a City of West Lafayette fire truck. The bunny
(city council member Gerry Keen in furry costume), standing in the truck's
bucket, beckoned residents to join the fun. Children on bikes and scooters, in
wagons and strollers, joined in behind the truck as it made its way through
neighborhood streets.
With Mother Nature
delaying her cold overcast a day, the balmy spring weather couldn't have been
more perfect for an egg hunt. Some 2,000 bright plastic eggs stuffed with candy,
stickers, and other goodies covered the grass. Children in age groups of 0-2,
3-5, 6-8, and 9 and over collected the eggs. Everyone got something, with plenty
of parents and grandparents beaming from the sidelines.
Special thanks to event
co-chairs Karen Itin and Maria Genaris for the time and effort put into the
event. Kudos, too, to the City of West Lafayette Fire Department for lending a
fire truck to the fun and especially to firefighter
Don Callahan for piloting the truck, with able navigation by Ann Broughton. Did
you see the new signs? They will brighten up the egg hunts for many years to
come.
Thank
you's
also to:
- Egg stuffer: Marliene Bower
- Egg hiders: Marie Barnes, Melanie Barnes, and Angela and Noelle Itin.
- Bunny: Gerry Keen.
- Event emcee: Marilyn Augst.
- Next Day Signs:
bright new signs.
Please don't pick the park's daffodils
At the
conclusion of the April Parks & Recreation Board meeting, UFNA President
Marilyn Augst spoke with Lee Booth, Parks Director, about landscaping at
University Farm Park. He mentioned some landscaping they have added to the Park,
such as plantings on the headwalls and tall grasses at the Park entrance.
Over the
last two years, they planted big blue stem and other perennial grasses. Booth
pointed out that the two Bald Cyprus trees on the entrance islands don't do well
there because they are better suited to wet ground. The original landscaper made
a mistake in placing them.
Booth
mentioned that someone (children perhaps?) appears to be pulling out the
daffodils. When daffodils die down for the season, they look like weeds. They
should be left in place, with their bulbs, so that they bloom again next season.
He said our park is down to one-fifth the number of daffodils that were
originally planted. If someone provides new bulbs, he is willing to have his
crew plant them.
Finally, by
the time you read this, the wood bark should be replenished at the playground.
The mulch around the bushes will take a little longer.
Clipart
from http://home.swbell.net/cliprods/
Please slow
down
As we move
into warm weather and lots of outdoor activities, many children will be playing
outside. And sometimes they forget to look before going into the street. Parents
need to remind children to be extra careful.
Drivers of
all ages need to observe the speed limits and stop signs, whether you drive a
minivan, sports car, motorcycle, or convertible. We've already had several
complaints about people who routinely speed through University Farm. Let's do
our best to avoid a tragedy!
Help wanted
Lots of
small tasks add up to create a well- functioning Association. If you can
volunteer to do one or more of these one-time tasks, please contact Marilyn
Augst. Thanks!
- At the May 6 general membership meeting, we need greeters at the door and check-in persons.
- For the neighborhood garage sale on May 19:
- Place ads in four local newspapers during business hours.
This requires two or three different trips on different days because
of the newspaper deadlines. The ads are pre-written. You will be
reimbursed for costs of ads.
- Distribute garage sale kits (map, lists, balloons, and signs) to
participants on Friday, May 18, around 6 p.m.
- Place large signs at University Farm entrances at 7 a.m. on Saturday, May 19.
- Retrieve large signs at 4 p.m. on May 19.
- For UFNA Board meeting in July, we need someone who can host the meeting at their house.
- At ice cream social on August 26, we need people to scoop ice cream
Directories out soon
The
neighborhood directories and crimewatch directories will be ready for
distribution in late May or June.
Each street coordinator will bring a directory to every resident on their
street. Thank you to Mary McKay and Anne Broughton who have worked hard to
create these directories for the benefit of all University Farm residents.
Mary McKay
has created the neighborhood directory for several years now, and will be ready
to pass along the job in a year or two. She is looking for an apprentice to work
on the directory with her next year. This volunteer needs to have his/her own
computer and Word skills. If you are interested, please call
Marilyn
Augst at
463-9370.
Keys found
A large set of keys was
found at University Farm Park on March 30. If you think they might be yours,
contact the West Lafayette Police Department.
UFNA 2001 Events
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May
6: General Membership Meeting, 7 p.m., West Lafayette City Hall.
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May
19: UFNA Neighborhood Garage Sale.
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July:
Board meeting (TBA).
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August
26: Ice Cream Social and General Membership Meeting. University Farm
Park.
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October:
UFNA Board meeting (TBA).
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December
16: UFNA Holiday Luminaria Display
UNIVERSITY
FARM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
May 2001
Contact
UFNA President—Marilyn Augst 463-9370
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