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- February agenda
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Vince Bennett will report on progress at the Assisted Living
Facility at Kingshighway and Cadet. Also, it will be time to
think about Brightside's Spring Blitz, which will be on April
13.
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Community Meeting - Housing
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The FPSE Housing Corporation's annual community meeting
will be Thursday, February 28, at 6 p.m. at Adams Park Community
Center. A general session will cover current activities. After
that, residents can participate in housing and Main Street (Manchester)
workshops.
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Progress in the parks
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The top soil in Triangle Park (Kingshighway - Manchester - Cadet)
will be prepared for seeding this spring, Susan Glassman of
Urban Strategies reported at the January meeting. Three feet
of soil will be dug up and tested. Then a plastic liner will
be put in place. After soil testing, the area will be refilled
and readied for use. Also in the works are signs and commercial-free
bus shelters for the park. The Assisted Living Center will provide
office space and restrooms for park projects.
Glassman also reported that the Science Center started its
Youth Experience Science (YES) program. Twenty-five fourteen-year-olds
from the FPSE, McRee, and Shaw neighborhoods will be paid as
they attend Saturday hands-on science workshops. After that,
the youths will be teachers of other youths during June and
July.
Progress with Rainbow Park (Taylor and Gibson) is slow.
Additional funds are being sought and a memorandum of understanding
with Metro Ministries is being prepared.
The association's presentation about access to Forest Park
via Clayton Avenue was well received by the Forest Park Advisory
Board.Gibson Heights representatives will continue to meet
with Neighborhood Stabilization Officer Brian Wilson and an
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St. Louis Art Works
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Neighborhood residents aged 14 to 21can work in various
art media and get paid during programs by St. Louis Art Works
this summer. Art Works will offer experience in a variety of
media, including film and photography. Grants from the city
and from the Arts Works will fund the positions. The application
deadline for the city-funded positions is March 15; the deadline
for the others is April 3.
Application forms are available from the Adams Park Community
Center, by calling 633.7901. For details about the dates and
subjects of the programs, call Priscilla Block at the Art Works,
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Please do your dues
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Annual association dues are payable at the beginning of
the year. Please help replenish our treasury with your $5 dues
payment for 2002.
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Home Repair Grants
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The Missouri Housing Development Commission awarded $35,000
from the Housing Trust Fund to the FPSE Housing Corporation
for making grants to very low income households for home repairs.
(A March, 2001 HUD documents defines "very low income" for
St. Louis as between $21,150 and $39,850 annually, depending
on family size between one and eight.)
The number and grant amounts are not yet determined. Kellie
Shelton, at 314.533.6704, will have additional information as
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Housing Corporation news
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The FPSE Housing Corporation adopted a new meeting schedule.
After the February 28 annual meeting, the committees will meet
during March, May, July, September, and November. The Board
will meet in the other months, April, June, August, October,
and December. The board meetings will continue to be on the
first Monday of the month, at 6 p.m.
The corporation has an option to buy the building at 4398
Gibson for use as its office with a residential unit upstairs.
The corporation is seeking an architect to determine design
and costs.
City funding for the corporation is expected to decrease
in its 2003 fiscal year, possibly by 25 percent. The reduction
results from the "borrowing" of future block grants for the
convention hotel and other projects. Main Street art and committees
Imagine Art Here, a workshop to identify places where art
can be located and opportunities for artists will be held on
Saturday, April 27. Contact Marti Hamilton at 314.533.6704
ext. 13 for further information.
Meanwhile, the Housing Corporation's Main Street Program
is working to improve Manchester's appearance, document the
history of the street, promote it to artists and small businesses,
and develop a master plan with design guidelines. The next
meetings will be on March 20 and May 15, at 4 p.m. at the Missouri
Department of Natural Resources, on the 6th floor of the Chouteau
Building.
Also, subcommittees working on organization, design, economic
restructuring, and promotion are also meeting. Marti will be
happy to fill you in on the committee projects and meeting times.
Call her at 314.533.6704 ext. 13
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