{"id":427,"date":"2012-04-18T16:29:02","date_gmt":"2012-04-18T20:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leedscivic.org\/?p=427"},"modified":"2012-04-18T16:29:02","modified_gmt":"2012-04-18T20:29:02","slug":"lca-minutes-april-10-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/lca-minutes-april-10-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"LCA Minutes: April 10, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In attendance: Deb Jacobs, Alice Badecker, Stephy Cho, George Kohout, Sue Carbin, Justin O\u2019Connor, Earl Meunier, David Rondina (notes)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Minutes from 3\/14\/12: Accepted<\/p>\n<p>2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Treasurer\u2019s Report<\/span> (Sue C) spreadsheet handout<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Current Balance\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $2988.57<\/li>\n<li>109 \u201cmembers\u201d<\/li>\n<li>National Grid may have one more bill for us re: holiday lights at Mulberry St park.<\/li>\n<li>Included hand out from Pizza Party finances: $469.34 in revenue, $50 in dues, $284.34 for pizzas, $180 for the Club house rental and sodas.\u00a0\u00a0 $5.00 profit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Earth Day Celebration<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(April 21<sup>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/sup>\u00a09:00 \u2013 12:00)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>LCA will supply bags and a DPW dumpster in the grammar school lot<\/li>\n<li>George will flyer the village and send a press release to the Gazette<\/li>\n<li>Crews will target our two small parks (Flood Memorial on Main St and the Mulberry St park)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And also the messier streets of the Village. Willard\u2019s crew will tackle Sylvester Rd.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">3rd Annual <em>Bike for the Bridge <\/em>bike ride<\/span> (Sun May 20)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Poster is in production and Heidi has it for the Newsletter.\u00a0 Stephy is asking BJ\u2019s in Chicopee for donations.\u00a0 We have already received inquiries about the event.<\/li>\n<li>It is advertised on the Mass Bike poster for the 23<sup>rd<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Priority for next meeting will be marketing the event.\u00a0\u00a0 Need to contact past volunteers.<\/li>\n<li>Sue to call Chartpak for use of lot and also contact Gene T to call Rec. Dept. for baths<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Revised Website- <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0(Justin O\u2019C)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There is a revised membership registration form, new officers have been corrected, more content has been added, updated events have been entered, Justin has the green light to initiate the \u201ccomment blogger\u201d aspect.\u00a0 Justin will filter for content.<\/li>\n<li>George will research pay pal options for memberships<\/li>\n<li>Thank you to Justin for all his work. His business, \u201cOn Design\u201d will be put on the website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Spring Fling\/Pizza Party-<\/span> \u00a0(Sat Mar 24)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Approx 75 attended. Location (beaver Brook C.C. was a positive change.\u00a0 Decorations were perfect.\u00a0 Perhaps we try earlier in late winter\/ early March next year?<\/li>\n<li>Ordered 35 pizzas, 10 too many. Is pizza the only option? Other ideas? More appetizers?<\/li>\n<li>Put Pizza Factory in Newsletter as a thank you.<\/li>\n<li>Shawn Gunderson was great as a DJ \u2013 Thank him in the newsletter as well<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>7)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">May Newsletter Content<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thank yous to Pizza Factory, Shawn, Golf Course<\/li>\n<li>Garden Club activities, Memorial Day celebration, Bike Ride, High Tea June 10, Tag sale June 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, Block Party Sept 9<sup>th<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>8)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Old Business<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CPA mtg on Keystone Arch:\u00a0 Many spoke in favor of the project (in support of funding).\u00a0 Also, it was linked to Broadbrook and Greenway.<\/li>\n<li>Gateway Project:\u00a0 Meeting at Salmon Studios on 4\/11\/12 Arts and Ind. Building 7:00pm\u00a0 to view metal signs.<\/li>\n<li>Spur to Hotel Bridge project from Rail Trail:\u00a0 There was a meeting on 4\/2 with Wayne Feiden and Sara Levally.\u00a0\u00a0 Need to do more in-depth analysis of cost, soil tests, etc.\u00a0\u00a0 Smith College to make \u201cLarge\u201d presentation about this project at the school on 4\/21\/12 from 8:30-12:30pm.<\/li>\n<li>Reminder: Still need to revisit the By-Laws.<\/li>\n<li>Leeds Village Appts.: Peg informed us that she was finished with her time commitment with the management, tenants, etc.\u00a0 Management seems to be \u201cstepping up\u201d.\u00a0 Renters are not fully involved or invested in the cause.\u00a0 Seems to be hitting a wall.\u00a0 LCA is no longer producing the Village Appts Newsletters.\u00a0 The \u201cOpen Gym\u201d idea at Leeds School fell through due to not enough supporting numbers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>9)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Other<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Laura Sandhusen inquired the LCA if there are specific funds to support Mullberry Park.\u00a0 NO, we have no such allocated funds, but ask her to simply give us a proposal and a price and in reason it would be supported as are other similar scale requests.<\/li>\n<li>Red Greene confirmed that it is .15 cents per copy to stuff PO boxes.\u00a0 Does this also mean 01053 mail boxes??<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meeting adjourned at 8:45pm<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Next Meeting \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tuesday May 8<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7:00 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Leeds Grammar School<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In attendance: Deb Jacobs, Alice Badecker, Stephy Cho, George Kohout, Sue Carbin, Justin O\u2019Connor, Earl Meunier, David Rondina (notes) &nbsp; 1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Minutes from 3\/14\/12: Accepted 2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Treasurer\u2019s Report (Sue C) spreadsheet handout Current Balance\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $2988.57 109 \u201cmembers\u201d National Grid may have one more bill for us re: holiday lights at Mulberry St park. 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