MONTHLY MEETING
APRIL 16, 2008
Crime rate drops dramatically
Officer Patterson reported at the
Neighborhood Association meeting on April 16 that in the month ending April
15 there were ZERO burglaries, robberies, or thefts, vehicle,
residential, or commercial, in Westminster Heights. This is a record.
Congratulations to watchful neighbors and Officer Patterson.
The meeting was also addressed by Cassandra
Jackson, a member of the City of St. Petersburg Code Enforcement Board,
and a candidate for a vacant position on the City Council.
Ms Jackson volunteered to take a copy of our current list of alleged code
violations, that have been reported to
codes@westminsterheights.com,
and follow up for us, to see what actions have been taken by the City's
Codes Enforcement. [Note: Nothing has been received back from Ms Jackson.]
FOOTNOTE St Pete Times article 4/24/08:
The City Council appointed businessman and
community activist Karl Nurse, 53, to the vacant District 6 seat Thursday.
Nurse, who is white, is the first non-African-American person to represent
the district in nearly 30 years...
Even after Nurse was
announced the winner, the only African-American council member, Wengay
Newton, voted against approving his appointment and then stormed out of the
council chambers... Newton and Council member Bill Dudley choose Cassandra
Jackson...
Full article here
MONTHLY MEETING
MARCH 15, 2008
Peter Belmont of POWW spoke
against the proposal to spend $½ billion to move the Rays' stadium 16 blocks
when the City still owes $100 million on the Tropicana. Details of the
campaign are on our home page here.
MONTHLY MEETING
SEPTEMBER 15, 2007
Attendance: 7
R Ali Montsho, Codes
Representative, gave a report on his attendance at the conference of Florida
Neighborhood Associations in Sarasota a few months ago. He said that many of
the neighborhood services proposed at the conference are already in place in
St. Petersburg, at least in Westminster Heights.
MONTHLY MEETING AUGUST
18, 2007
Attendance: 6
Listed
speaker R Ali Montsho, Codes
Representative, was unable to attend.
Wengay
Newton gave an update on the Neighborhood Plan. Due to City budget cuts,
remaining meetings on the plan are being reduced in number in order to try
to spend the $100,000 allocated before it is cut.
No
applications have been received for vacant committee positions, including a
new president if Newt is elected to the City Council in January. A possible
merger with the Live Oak Neighborhood Association was discussed.
The 2008
application for a grant for karate lessons funded by the St. Petersburg
Police Forfeiture Fund Award Program was discussed. It was suggested it
should include other sports as well.
Community Services
Officer, Off. P. Patterson, reported on the crime statistics.
MONTHLY MEETING JULY 21, 2007
Attendance: 6
Listed speaker R Ali Montsho, Codes
Representative, was unable to attend.
Wengay
Newton spoke about the success of the block party and thanked all concerned,
and gave an update on the Neighborhood Plan.
Community Services
Officer, Off. P. Patterson, reported on the crime statistics.
MONTHLY MEETING JUNE
16, 2007
The meeting was addressed
by Glenn Vitko, Pinellas County Animal Control Officer. He spoke about the
county's program to get rid of stray cats. The county will loan out cat
traps (deposit required) and return to dispose of trapped animals. Note it
is illegal to own an unleashed cat outside of your fenced property, and if
you feed a stray cat it becomes yours. They also offer spaying or neutering
of both cats and dogs at free or reduced rates. Call Glenn with questions at
727 582 2600.
Community Services
Officer, Off. P. Patterson was off this month and his place was taken by
former CPO Off. M. Ward, dressed in a SWAT team outfit. The renewed menace
of the illegal sidewalk sale of barbequed food was brought up by Ray
Reynolds. Off. Ward said he would alert Off. Patterson to this.
The scheduled presentation by Michael
Frederick on the proposed neighborhood Traffic Plan was postponed.
Meeting
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