September BHA Meeting
Come hear the
news and share your views
The next meeting of the Boylan Heights
Association will be held Tuesday September 28, 2004, 7PM at Project Enlightenment
501 S. Boylan Avenue Room 316 (between Cabarrus and Lenoir) room #316.
Meeting Agenda
I.
Review
and approval of the August minutes - Santiago Hernández
II.
Treasurer’s
Report - Leslie Kellenberger
III.
Committee
and Special Neighborhood Projects Reports:
a. The ArtWalk – Elizabeth
Dunbar
b. Neighborhood Watch
- Santiago Hernández
c. Beyond the Neighborhood
– Paul Meyer
d. Website – Chris Weedy
e. Other
IV.
Old
Business:
a. Newsletter
b. ArtWalk Bake
c. Chief Perlov’s Flowers
d. Other
V.
New
Business:
a. Proposed New and Reactivated
Committees
Other
VI.
Adjournment
Project Enlightenment's Open House
Monday, October 25th from
Please direct any
questions to:Louise Taff, Program Assistant (919) 856-7809. A flyer for the Open
House will be in the October BHA newsletter.
Monthly
September 2004
Minutes
from BHA August Meeting DRAFT
Attendees Jimmy Creech, Elizabeth Dunbar, David Tremblay, Santiago
Hernández, Leslie Kellenberger, Chris Weedy, Don Palmer, Leila May, KD Reeve,
Paul Meyer, Jessica Schrider Macaluso, Pietro Macaluso, and Anne McLaurin
Motion Santiago Hernández moved to accept minutes from
7/27/2004 as amended, Second: Elizabeth Dunbar
Outcome: Unanimously approved
Discussion Attendees discussed expanding role of Property
Improvement Committee.
Report Finance Committee: Leslie Kellenberger provided
report. Ending bank balance as of 8/23/2004 = $2,723.06; Opening Balance
(January 1, '04) - $2,461.63 Year-to-date Revenue: Meeting Donations - $54.00;
Bash Income - $1,682.59; Total Revenue - $1,736.59; Year-to-date Expenses:
Newsletters - $609.55; Website Hosting (for 18 months) - $99.00; Memorial Day
Picnic - $50.08; Bash Expenses - $716.53; Total Expenses - $1,475.16.
Discussion Attendees discussed newsletter costs and
alternatives to publishing and distribution.
Motion Paul Meyer moved to approve the financial report
as presented by Leslie Kellenberger.
Second: Leila May, Outcome: Unanimously approved.
Report Boylan Bash Committee. Chris Weeded provided
report. Photos are being uploaded to website.
Discussion Attendees discussed successful events relating
to Boylan Bash 2004.
Motion Chris Weedy moved to set date for next Boylan
Bash to 8/28/2005 and to have it take the place of a Labor Day picnic. Second:
Jessica Schrider Macaluso, Outcome: Unanimously approved
Report Neighborhood Watch Committee: Santiago Hernández
provided report.
Report Property Improvement Committee: No Report.
Report Website Committee: Chris Weedy provided report.
Over 10,000 hits.
Report ArtWalk Committee: Elizabeth Dunbar provided
report. The date for the 2004 ArtWalk is 5 December, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm with a
severe weather date of 12 December. Artist applications can be picked up at 422
Cutler Street or by sending email to DunbarCC@aol.com. All neighborhood artists
are invited to participate.
Report Garden Club Committee: Elizabeth Dunbar provided
report. The current balance for the Boylan Heights Garden Club Checking Account
is $469.81. Expenditures up to this time for 2004: 02/24/04 $29.82 Printing for
pink truck. flyers 04/05/04 $40.00 Supplies for .pink truck luncheon The garden
Club is currently without a President.
Report Social Activities Committee: KD Reeve provided
report.
Discussion Attendees discussed old business items and added
the following items to the list of neighborhood concerns:
- Pedestrian walk way on Western and signal
for traffic from South Boylan Avenue making a right onto Western
Boulevard.
- Housing conditions for renters and slum
lords
- Transportation/Traffic
- Petty Crime
Announcement Jimmy Creech announced that John
Montgomery is to chair the Centennial Committee.
Announcement
Jimmy Creech
reported that the proposed bylaws will be printed in the September newsletter
and discussed at the October meeting. At the October meeting, there will be an
opportunity to amend and vote on the proposed bylaws. A second and final vote
on the bylaws will be taken at the November meeting.
Motion
Anne McLaurin moved to have the Boylan
Heights Association endorse the nomination of Project Enlightenment renovation
and building addition for the Sir Walter Raleigh Appearance Commission awards,
Second: Leslie Kellenberger, Outcome: Unanimously approved.
Motion Leila May moved to create and/or
re-activate the 4
committees:
- Garden Club to address the issues of
neighborhood appearance
- Boylan Heights Directory Committee to
update regularly the Boylan Heights Directory
- Beyond the Neighborhood Committee to deal
with issues and developments outside the neighborhood that impact Boylan
Heights, such as the Downtown West Gateway Small Area Plan and Saunders
North Area Redevelopment Plan, the Dorothea Dix property, the TTA light
rail and intermodol plan, the convention center, traffic, etc.
- Boylan Heights Centennial Committee to plan
a celebration for and commemoration of the first 100 years of Boylan
Heights in 2007
Second: Pietro Macaluso, Outcome: Unanimously approved
Motion Pietro Macaluso motioned to display sign
advertising monthly Boylan Heights Association meeting on Sunday prior to
meeting date, Second: Santiago Hernández, Outcome: Unanimously approved
Motion Jessica Schrider Macaluso moved to have Jimmy
Creech contact News and Observer on behalf of the Boylan Heights Association to
petition for the return of the Final Edition version of the newspaper to our
neighborhood, Second: Leslie Kellenberger Outcome: Unanimously approved
Motion Leslie Kellenberger moved to send Chief Perlov a
greeting card. Second: Santiago Hernández, Outcome: Unanimously approved
Motion Santiago Hernández moved to adjourn the meeting,
Second: Leila May, Outcome: Unanimously approved.
Next
Meeting The
September 2004 BHA meeting is scheduled for Tuesday September 28th at 7:00 PM.
The meeting will be held at Project Enlightenment.
ArtWalk 2004 Update
2004 Boylan Heights
ArtWalk is now accepting artists’ applications. The ArtWalk will be held
5 December 2004 from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Either call Elizabeth Dunbar
at 836-8136 or email to Dunbarcc@aol.com to receive an application.
DEADLINE for applications is 1 October. Fees are: Resident Adult Artists:
$25, Resident Child Artists: $6. Non-Resident Adult Artists: $35.
Neighborhood Safety Walks
If you are interested in safety walks through the
neighborhood, contact Santiago
Hernández at Santiago@Adteco.com or (919) 833-7456.
Santiago invites you to join him on periodic
street tours for burnt out lights and
other related safety issues.
Moonlight
Pizza Company
615 West Morgan Street, (919) 755-9133
- Now open for lunch
Monday – Saturday.
- Art After Hours Monday,
September 27 featuring local artist Randy Carter 6pm – 8:30pm
- Tuesday, September 28, when 10% of total receipts of lunch and
dinner benefits Learning Together www.learningtogether.org.
Seeking Design
Ideas for ArtWalk T-shirts
Ruth Bromer is
seeking design ideas from all the kids
in the neighborhood
for the Boylan Heights 2004 ArtWalk t-shirts. You can email her
ruth@treklite.com or call at 828-6068.
OPPORTUNITIES
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
The Boylan Heights Association committees
provide opportunities for neighbors to contribute important services to the
neighborhood. The following committees are in need of volunteers:
- Social
Activities (plans and sponsors social events throughout the year to help
neighbors get together and meet);
- Garden Club (works
on projects to enhance the appearance of the neighborhood)
- Property
Improvement (monitors neglected property in the neighborhood and
encourages improvement)
If you'd like to be on one of these committees, please
contact
Jimmy Creech, BHA President at 755-3558
or jimmyomaha@aol.com.
Meet
Your Neighbor:
Heather,
Dolan, and Derrick Weaver
September 2004
The
Weavers live in Boylan Heights at 805 W. Cabarrus Street. Derrick bought the
house in June 1994. The story of how he found the house is one of pure
coincidence. Derrick had begun looking for a home by asking his real estate
agent to look for “an old house” for him. The real estate agent immediately
thought of Oakwood and suggested taking Derrick there. That is - until Derrick
informed him he had $70,000 to spend. At that point, the real estate agent
began showing Derrick 1950s bungalows in Mordecai and “outer Five Points.” One
day in 1994, as Derrick was going down Boylan Ave and turned onto Cabarrus to
get onto Western Blvd., he saw 805 Cabarrus on his left, “with grass 2 feet
high” and a “for sale sign in the yard.” He called the owner who informed him
the key was on the back porch. Derrick helped himself to the key, looked around
the house, and fell in love. The house was $70,000. He bought it.
On the other hand, Heather, who married Derrick
in November 2001 and moved in, wasn’t quite so sure about the neighborhood. She
states that when she first lived here she was “nervous” and unsure about safety
in the neighborhood. Since then she has relaxed to the point that she takes
daily strolls with Dolan, who is 10 months old. She is enjoying “getting
to know the neighborhood.”
Thirty six year old Heather Connelley Weaver is
Irish. She grew up in Alexandria, VA. She moved to Raleigh to go to
Meredith College in 1986, where she graduated four years later with a major in
theater and two minors - one in art and the other in history. Before becoming a
mother Heather taught drama at Hunter Elementary for 11 years. As a fulltime
mother of 10 month old Dolan, she finds time to do calligraphy and to paint
babies’ nurseries. She designed Dolan’s nursery with the theme from two
favorite children’s books - Click Clack Moo and Giggle Giggle Clack. Recently
Heather has begun exploring her photographic skills. She is also cleaning
houses on a part-time basis, with the goal of staying home with Dolan until he
reaches kindergarten.
Heather’s parents live in Florida and recently
spent the summer here in Boylan Heights, renting a home on S. Boylan for the
summer. Heather has a brother and a sister in Virginia and a brother in South
Carolina.
Thirty nine year old Derrick grew up in
Greensboro, where his mother and brother still currently reside. His father
resides in Arizona and another brother is in Hickory. Derrick attended
UNC-Charlotte for 2 years, then Sandhills Community College where he got an
associate’s degree in landscape gardening. Following this, he went back to
Greensboro to A&T and got a degree in civil engineering. Now he works as a
civil engineer for NC Department of Transportation in the Project Development
branch, where he helps manage private contracts which deal with writing environmental
documents for road projects.
Dolan was born on October 26, 2003. His name
comes from Heather’s great, great grandmother from Ireland whose maiden name
was Dolan. They were searching for a “D” word that would fit as a first name to
maintain a family tradition as Derrick is Derrick Gray Weaver and his father is
Donald Gray Weaver. Dolan has two lower teeth and is constantly putting things
in his mouth to try out those teeth. He is not Dora the Explorer, but Dolan the
Explorer, as he is constantly on the go, exploring his environ.
Sarah, an 8 year old boxer acquired from
Carolina Boxer Rescue, became an addition to the Weaver family 2 months ago.
She and the Weavers are all in training classes together.
The Weaver’s 1200 square foot house built in
1915 was a “kit house.” They aren’t sure what company built the kit. They came
upon the exact same house as theirs while exploring one day in Spartanburg,
South Carolina. The 3 bedroom, 1 ½ bath has undergone the following renovations
since its purchase in 1994: a full bath upstairs, the kitchen, the dining room,
cupboards in the living room, the front and back porches. They have added a ½
bath, a basement workshop and a basement office. Derrick and Heather have also
painted the whole house on the inside and are preparing to paint it on the
outside. They put in a new furnace, air conditioning, water lines, and drain
lines since purchasing the house. Landscaping is planned for the near future.
Besides being busy parents and homeowners,
Derrick and Heather manage the property at 502 S. Boylan, own and maintain
rental property in Raleigh, and two years ago purchased as a business a tree
farm in Albemarle.
Heather
and Derrick like Boylan Heights because of its proximity to downtown where
Derrick works. They enjoy the “character or feel of the old houses and big
trees.” They enjoy the neighborhood graduation party and block party (The Big
Boylan Bash,) as well as the fact that there are “a lot of kids.” They observe
that over the last 10 years more single family dwellings have happened and they
like that, although they also like the fact there are group homes in Boylan
Heights, giving our neighborhood “diversity.” They think they might be the only
Republicans in the neighborhood. As to goals for the neighborhood, Heather would
like to see a mother’s morning out group as well as more activities for
children and mothers. Derrick would like to see the neighborhood directory
updated. Both are involved with The Boylan Heights Association by way of
distributing monthly the newsletter.
--
Interview by Chris Weedy
RALEIGH GUIDE TO THE
ARTS
The
City of Raleigh Arts Commission has produced an updated version of
"Raleigh's Guide to the Arts" and copies are available in the Arts
Office, Room 604 of the Avery Upchurch Government Complex, 222 W Hargett
Street, or by calling (919) 890-3610
City of
Raleigh Solid Waste Services
Curbside Collection Cart Rollout
Boylan
Heights is service route: SW15
Cart delivering week of
New Service Start date::
Service Day of the Week: Thursday
For more information:
City’s Solid Waste Services at (919) 831-6890
http://www.raleigh-nc.org/its_so_easy.htm
October BHA Meeting &
Boylan
Heights Association Bylaws
For
several years, the Bylaws of the Boylan Heights Association have needed to be
revised and updated.
The process was started last fall but not
completed. A set of proposed Bylaws were developed by the BHA and
they are printed below. The current Bylaws and the proposed Bylaws are
also on the Boylan Heights Website www.boylanheights.org.
Proposed
changes to the Bylaws must be published well in advance of a vote and must
be approved at two consecutive meetings of the BHA.
The October meeting of the BHA will be devoted
to the proposed new Bylaws. Any motions to amend parts or the whole
of the proposed Bylaws will be discussed and voted on. A vote on the
full text of the proposed Bylaws will be taken at the end of the
meeting.
A second vote on the full text of the
proposed Bylaws will be taken at the November meeting. The new Bylaws
will take effect immediately. I encourage everyone in the neighborhood
interest in new Bylaws to attend to attend the meeting and participate in the
process.
-- Jimmy Creech, President, BHA
Proposed Bylaws of the Boylan
Heights Association
Article I:
NAME
The
name of this organization shall be the Boylan Heights Association (hereinafter
“Association”)
Article II: PURPOSE
The Association shall preserve and enhance the
quality and diversity of neighborhood life in the Boylan Heights area of
Raleigh, North Carolina.
Article III: ORGANIZATION
A.
Membership. The membership of the Association shall
consist of residents of Boylan Heights, and individuals who work or own
property in Boylan Heights Meetings.
Unless otherwise agreed, the Association shall meet on the fourth
Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM at a location convenient to the Membership.
B.
Election
of Officers. The Association Membership
shall elect officers on the basis of floor nominations, at the annual
Association summer event. New officers
will assume office at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the
Association. Officers shall serve one-year terms.
C.
Rules
for Meetings. Conduct of the
Association’s meetings shall be governed by Robert’s Rules of Order, construed
to allow liberal discussions of interest to Association members.
Article IV: OFFICERS
A.
President. The President shall preside at meetings of
the Association, and is responsible for developing the agenda of each BHA
monthly meeting. The President shall
also appoint an editor of the Association newsletter. The President shall undertake such matters as
assigned by the membership.
B.
Vice
President. In the absence of the
President, the Vice President shall act on the President’s behalf and perform
such duties as may be assigned by the President.
C.
Treasurer. The Treasurer shall keep appropriate bank
accounts for the Association and report monthly on the receipts and
disbursements. Such bank accounts shall
be held solely for and contain only funds attributable to the Association.
D.
Secretary. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the
Association’s meetings and the other books and records of the Association. The minutes of the meetings may be in summary
form, except as to the formal actions taken by the Association
Article V: FORMULATION OF POLICY
The Association shall formulate policy by majority
vote after notice of discussion of the policy matter to be considered and
discussed thereof at the Association’s monthly meeting. In implementing the foregoing sentence, the
newsletter, - printed circular, or electronic notice - shall include an agenda
describing the subject matter of items about which the Association may be
called upon to set policy. Notice shall
be distributed among the houses and residents of Boylan Heights, in either
electronic or print medium. After such
notice is given, the Association may then consider the policy items at its next
meeting, and vote to determine the Association’s policy position.
If a matter is raised at an Association
meeting for the first time without preceding notice, the Association may
discuss the matter but may not take a final vote until further discussion at
the next monthly meeting is held. In the
interim, adequate notice of the policy topic shall be given.
If a policy item or other time sensitive administrative
decision requires action before the next
monthly Association meeting, the officers of the Association are authorized,
when appropriate, to take action on behalf of the Membership, and to report
said actions to the Membership at the next monthly meeting. A majority of the officers must agree to the
action in order to utilize such authority.
Article VI: AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS
These bylaws may be altered, amended, or repealed
and new bylaws may be adopted by a vote of 3/5ths of the individuals attending
an Association meeting, so long as adequate notice is provided as described
above, and that the proposed change(s) be approved at two consecutive monthly
meetings.
Ratified
and adopted the ______ day of ________2003.
WITNESS: Boylan Heights Association
________________ by: (SEAL)
BHA
Secretary BHA President
Fire
Prevention Week October 3
– 9
For more information about fire safety, please
contact the Raleigh Fire Department’s Fire Prevention office at http://www.raleigh-nc.org/fire/educate.htm
or
(919) 831-6392
BHA Newsletter circulation…
For announcements
for the October BHA newsletter, please contact K. D. Reeve at (919) 755-1066 (h) or
email: catdreeve@aol.com
by Tuesday, October 19, 2004. Please provide a way for me to contact you in case
of questions about your entry.
BHA Leadership Team 2004-2005
Officers
President: Jimmy Creech 919-755-3558
(h) JimmyOmaha@aol.com
Vice President: K. D. Reeve 919-755-1066 (h) CatDReeve@aol.com
Secretary: Santiago Hernandez 919-833-7456 (h) Santiago@Adteco.com
Treasurer: Leslie Kellenberger 919-833-9678 (h) ljberger@mindspring.com
Standing Committees
Beyond the Neighborhood Chairperson:
Paul Meyer 919-838-9028
(h) paul.meyer@boylanheights.org
BH Neighborhood Directory Chairperson:
Evelyn Fahy 919-828-3376
(h)
BH 2007 Centennial Committee Chairperson:
John Montgomery 919-755-0585 (h)
Garden Club Chairperson:
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Neighborhood Watch Chairperson:
Santiago
Hernandez 919-833-7456
(h) Santiago@Adteco.com
Newsletter Editor:
K. D. Reeve 919-755-1066
(h) CatDReeve@aol.com
Newsletter Distribution:
Derrick Weaver 919-755-6333
(h)
Property Improvement Committee Chairperson: <Open>
Social Activities Chairperson: <Open>
Website Chairperson:
Chris Weedy 919-755-3558
(h) CWeedy@aol.com
Webmaster:
Jeff Groves 919-821-4306
(h) jgroves@krenim.org