Monday, August 30, 2010

Meeting notes from last Cumberland Block Association meeting on Thursday, August 26th

Hi neighbors!

Here are notes from our last block association meeting, held at Karen and Andy's place.

Block Party 
Saturday September 11th

Schedule
  • Stoop Sale: 10 – 4
  • Kids activities: 2 – 4
  • Potluck dinner/BBQ: 4 – 6
  • (street closed 10–6 – please move cars in advance)
Notes
  • Bring your own chair and beverage and an item to contribute for dinner
  • Needed: grills for BBQ, Folding tables, DJ and kids games coordinator.  Please email cumberlandblock@gmail.com if you can contribute any of these items.
  • Annabelle will hang No Parking Signs
  • Tokumbo and Sheethal will distribute and hang Block Party signs
  • Jack will invite precinct
  • Tokumbo will invite Tish
Ideas welcome!

Trees pits and guards 
  • Jack brought an application for tree guards from Marty Markowitz's office (courtesy of Peter (308))
  • The application is due September 17th to Marty's office
  • The group chose the square design displayed in the application
  • Sheethal has distributed a document to each owner whose property is adjacent to a tree pit.  Each owner must give permission to obtain a tree guard.  Please complete and sign this form and put in Sheethal's mailbox (311) asap for enclosure with application.  Please print Cumberland Block Association in the space for organization name
Sewer Work
  • If anyone has any sewer work they need to do, please coordinate with Toland (297).  He has work to do and will see if he can can the work done before they repave the street, so they don't have to rip it up
Other
  • Howard talked about extending the historic district in a couple areas
  • Howard recommended we work with the block association on Cumberland b/t Lafayette and DeKalb.  We will invite them to the block party as a first step.
Please feel free to leave comments below or email cumberlandblock@gmail.com with any questions.

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