Neighborhood Meeting Highlights
August 5, 2024 – Bi-Monthly Meeting
Upcoming Events: Crim Festival of Races Saturday, August 24th (streets will be closed from 7am to 11am approx)
Announcements: Need volunteers for Adopt a Street (grabbers are available) contact Chad Schlosser – Door Hangers are available volunteers are needed to distribute to neighbors (contact Chad) – Volunteers are needed to help with cleaning up schools in the city 4 have been completed so far (contact Chad) – Shout out to Kaley and Rob for cleaning up sidewalks in the neighborhood so that neighbors can walk without trees and other debris being in the way – There will be a park cleanup in the Fall look for postings on Facebook for date and time
The hockey court has had cement added to the bench area to help keep the court free from dirt and mud. We continue to accept donations of hockey, tennis, pickleball and basketball equipment and sleds when the snow flies
Big Dee’s BBQ will be on the Clubhouse porch Monday, Wednesday and Friday’s from 12pm to 4pm
Heather Marko is collecting school shoes for Donations with Love until August 17th – contact Heather for drop off
Upcoming Flint Events – Flint First Pitch Competition August 7th at 5pm $6.00 entry fee give your best Shark Tank Idea and a chance for 3 to share $10,000 – 810 Day Fashion Show in the flat lot downtown August 10th $30 admission fee doors open at 4pm show at 5pm and concert at 8pm with a $10 entry fee – Flint School of Performing Arts open hours August 21st from 5:30pm to 7:30pm – End of Summer Wine Down at Sloan Museum of Discovery August 28th at 6pm tickets are $5 – Bikes on the Bricks September 6th through 8th
Arnold Brown – Blight Department; Sunset Hills apartments will be cleaned up from graffiti – Blight Court has started ticketing cars $250 for dumping trash and debris – Call 810-237-2090 for any concerns or nuisance related things such as unmowed lawns, abandoned cars, litter/debris, unkept animals etc. – Demo is to begin soon on abandoned and burned homes – The Blight Department works independent from the Police Dept it is managed by the Mayor’s office
Kelly Fields – FCS; All students have Montessori teachers – Early childhood center will be at Brownell – STEM programs are available – Southwestern is getting back on track since Covid with 121 students enrolled – Volunteers and Success Mentors are needed – August 24h from 2pm to 6pm Community Outreach at Northwestern
Theresa Marshall – St. John Vianney School; 200 students are enrolled – Title program for free lunches is available – Additional curriculum available due to being a Catholic school – STEM program working with Kettering University – Work side by side with Powers High School and UofM with academics – PreK through 8th grade with Mass once a week and prayer – Have speakers for career development and camp – Website SJVkids.org – there will be a fund raising auction Saturday, February 8th
Terez Glenn – Neighbor Terez and his wife will be opening an Artist Bakery at the former Pure Gas station at Perry street – Terez was the former manager at Crust in Fenton and Bavarian Inn – It will be opening in approximate 2 years and we look for to supporting Terez and his wife with their new business in our neighborhood
Mayor Neeley – HOPE (Home, Owner, Property, Exemption) to help with property taxes call the Assessment Division to get an application beginning January 1st this will qualify residents to decrease property taxes as the value of our homes go up so do our taxes – 2 more ambulances have been purchased for the city and FPO are EMT trained, this will cut down on response times – Garbage cans are on the way coming in the fall 96 gallon trash and 56 gallon recycling for each home – There are currently 12 employees in the Blight Department and a dump truck, tractor, excavator and other equipment has been purchased to help fight blight in the city – There is a new system to pay water bills please check it out
The next meeting is Monday, October 7, 2024 at 6:30pm we hope to see you there!