16 Acres Minutes September 10, 2002

Minutes from June meeting were read by Jean Masse, Ruth Moorhouse was not present. The minutes were passed by all present

Treasurer's report was read by Anne. The balance is $2020.04; the report was passed by all present

Membership is 158 paid to date, 6 not paid, 1 new from picnic, and 1 new at meeting tonight

The Camp Wilder picnic was GREAT!!!! Willie Johnson was a great cook. Marty Gallagher did a nice framed poem to Jean Masse and thanked her for all her help in the past for 16 Acres.

Our guest speaker was Al Zippin from Mill Pond----Children's Study Home

Old Business----None

New Business:

Clodo welcomed/thanked the new Board members for their help and support.

THANK YOU TO WILLIS for good job on the newsletter

THANK YOU TO CAROL for getting the announcement in the paper about the monthly meetings

Many letters and announcements are coming to our mailbox to late for us to attend the events. We will try to talk to the Mayor's office

Senator Brian Lees sent us a Thank You letter for our members trying to get a Senior Center at Greenleaf Community Center. The project is on hold now. Where did the $1 million go that was to be used towards the Senior Center?

City of Springfield and the Office of Community Development, are seeking proposals for next year for expenditures for community development Block Grants

Information about various items that Clodo talks about at our meetings will be on the back table for all to view

"See You In September (Oldies/Show) Variety Show" will be September 28, at Cathedral High School. The matinee show will be at 1:00, the evening show will be at 7:00. Our secretary Ruth's daughter Amanda will be singing in the show. All the money collected will go to the Food Bank of Western Mass, 421 agencies go for help to the Food Bank in Greenfield

Our guest speaker invited us to visit the Shriner's Hospital anytime and hold a meeting there if we wish. We have an open invitation to go for lunch and tour the facilities anytime

The big house on the corner of Frank St & Parker St has a huge tractor truck in front that seems to have a huge advertising sign on it, and it is not supposed to be there, but it is allowed because they are still working on house. We will refer it to Zoning/Enforcement.

Police Officer Peter Fett, spoke to the owner, and he said that he would be keeping his boat there and no other business. There will be 2 more new houses, and 2 more curb cuts, which will be 10 ft apart

Ann R asked who is responsible for taking care of the flower pots and islands at Parker St Wilbraham Rd. We are not sure.

A motion to abandon taking care of the flower pots and islands at Parker St. & Wilbraham Rd., we need help from the city, it is to dangerous. Willis made a motion to notify City Council we cannot take care of it. Jim said that we should send it to Executive Committee to discuss. Willis withdrew his motion

Claudio went to Public Park Dept, took pictures of pond across from his house that was not being taken care of, they took care of it

We need to form a committee to talk to the Mayor about issues such as 16 Acres has the highest taxes per capita, water bills and other issues.

On a brighter side 16 Acres is the safest part of Springfield.

All Terrain Vehicles are becoming very dangerous and the police are cracking down on unlawful use of them

Police will be using dirt bikes, maybe next spring

The number of off campus houses that Western New England College students use, has been reduced

Camp Wilder is working on a new pavilion.

Brunton School sign has been hit a couple of times. Who is in charge of fixing it, Richard G is in charge of sign projects, he will report back to us

We had a moment of silence for the 1^st anniversary of the disaster in NYC

Motion to adjourn Respectfully---Ruth & Richard