Hello Friends & Neighbors!
The Old North Salisbury Board of Directors held their first meeting of '09 a couple of weeks ago. Although we had a small turnout (everyone still holiday weary?), we have a lot of items on the wish list this year!
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One very exciting development - we are forming a "Green Team"!! And right in time for the Spring season! The Green Team will be assisting in tree planting, mulching, and in general - sprucing up the neighborhood. If you are interested in joining the Green Team, let us know! If you are not apt to be found wielding a shovel, we are interested in donations of mulch, good garden soil, plants, seeds, etc. Even a little pot of pansies will go to good use!
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We are working on another, more formal, presentation to City Council. Remember we went before City Council last summer and asked for better enforcement of our ordinances. The City has restructured their Ordinance & Code Department so now may be a good time to remind them of our work here as a community and how we could use their help.
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We are still aiming to hold a neighborhood-wide business meeting, so all of the folks in our community can learn about what we are doing, our goals and our achievements. We would like to invite representatives from the City to talk about the planned improvements to our neighborhood and the status of those plans. The date has not yet been finalized, so we'll keep you posted. Stay tuned!
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We are trying very hard to figure out a Landlord / Tenant Outreach program. . . a way to let landlords know we care about their properties and the quality of the tenants . . . and a way to let renters know that they can be a part of the community. If you have ideas, let us know. So far we are struggling with an answer, and perhaps there are more ways than one to accomplish this.
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We are still talking about the Historic House Plaque Program and the best way to roll that out. Here's the difficulty - the plaques themselves may be expensive to have produced. So . . . do we want each home to purchase one voluntarily if they wish to have one? Do we award them annually? Do we have people apply for their plaque? We still believe that the Plaque Program will enhance the awareness of the value and history of your homes, and the program would tie into the walking programs the City is initiating.
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We will be creating a brochure for Realtors that highlights the homes, the neighborhood, and the benefits of living here. Gotta love an art project!
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AND - we are talking about hosting another neighborhood get-together - more fun than the business meeting. We had such a great day at our Celebrate Old North Salisbury picnic in the park last Fall that we think it might be fun to host another event this Spring. This also needs a bit more planning so we'll let you know as things start to gel. More volunteers always help to make this a success!
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Keep your porch lights on - the neighborhood looks way more friendly and the extra lighting deters crime. And if you haven't gotten rid of your fall leaves yet - the City's last leaf pickup is scheduled for February 25th. Need some help with this? Drop us a line - maybe this will be the first item on our Green Teams initiative!
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***Thanks Everybody! See you in the Neighborhood!***
One very exciting development - we are forming a "Green Team"!! And right in time for the Spring season! The Green Team will be assisting in tree planting, mulching, and in general - sprucing up the neighborhood. If you are interested in joining the Green Team, let us know! If you are not apt to be found wielding a shovel, we are interested in donations of mulch, good garden soil, plants, seeds, etc. Even a little pot of pansies will go to good use!
We also had grilled sausages from N. Main St., giant oatmeal cookies from Scales St, a complete coffee, tea, hot-chocolate, hot-cider service from the Klaus' on 14th St., fried chicked from 11th St., and too many more yummy things to count - brownies, snack-mix, chips, homem
ade dips, jugs of sweet tea and green tea - our tables were overflowing! This truly was a community event!
for greatness! Tripp and Alan are multi-talented artists -not only song writers, but each plays a multitude of instruments. Tripp and Alan switched off on lead and bass guitar, while Jimbo Martin offered his magical drum experience, Jim Charles entwined the tunes with steel guitar, and Ian (sorry Ian - we'll put your last name here when we get it!) tickled the ivories. Hey! It's not every neighborhood picnic that gets this kind of royal treatment from the local music meistros!!! THANKS SO MUCH!!! We'll have pictures posted soon! 
