CAPITOL HEIGHTS CIVIC ASSOCIATION REGULAR MEETING
June 10, 2008
The Capitol Heights Civic Association held its regular meeting on June 10, 2008 at the Capitol Heights United Methodist Church. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Cynthia McCollister, President.
Cynthia began by welcoming new neighbors. Included was Nancy Burton of 2100 St. Charles Street and Charlie and Jodi Swanson of North Lewis.
The minutes of the last meeting were not available.
The treasurer’s report was presented and is attached to these minutes.
Cynthia reported on the standing committees.
The Watch Dog Committee, which oversees planning, zoning, and design review, still needs a chair. On behalf of that committee, Cynthia reported on the property at 40 North Capitol Parkway. In an attempt to prevent the home from being torn down, the city of Montgomery has agreed to bring the dwelling up to code and attach a lien to the dwelling. She also reported on the property located at 27 North Lewis. The home on this site burned and the property owners are seeking to rebuild. They have chosen Jim Walter Homes as a contractor. The contractor has submitted several sets of plans, all of which have been denied by the Architectural Review Board. The contractor plans to submit new ideas to the review board at the July 24th meeting.
The Communications Committee will continue to be chaired by Cynthia McCollister.
The Parks and Green Space Committee is still in need of a chair.
Cynthia reported on the Special Committees.
Membership Committee may be in need of a chairman, if Michelle Adams does not want to continue to serve. Cynthia will contact her and report accordingly. It was noted that the civic associations membership is down from previous years and that we need to come up with ways to increase it. It was agreed to discuss this more at a future meeting.
Yard of the Month Committee is still in need of a chair.
Meeting Refreshment Committee is still in need of a chair.
Christmas Tour of Homes, Christmas Parade and The Christmas Tree Lighting are all in need of chairs.
Centennial Homecoming Celebration is being chaired by Cynthia McCollister, Cindy Keeping and Cindy Thornhill. This event will be held on September 13th, 2008, from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cynthia reported that work has began on the oral histories for the Heritage and History exhibit. Cynthia reminded the membership present that previously the Executive Committee had issued a statement that no civic association funds would be used toward the centennial celebration. The EC has since come to realize it wasn’t reasonable to expect members to make a monetary contribution if the association did not. The question of whether or not the association should commit to donate was discussed along with a reasonable amount of the contribution. A motion was made to wait to decide on this but the motion failed. A motion was made for the association to donate $2500.00 to the centennial celebration. The motion was approved.
A motion to adjourn was adopted. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Norma Frederickson