LPNA Business Meeting Minutes
2/28/23
Josh started the meeting fashionably late.
- NeighborWoods program presentation: Randal Romie & Keith Francies from Greensboro Beautiful
- Community building through planting trees – Goal 150 trees, on residential properties when possible
- all native, hope for canopy trees when possible but there are mid and smaller versions
- Hope for front yards – communal; will also plant in public spaces
- Application will be on Greensboro Beautiful Website in early April-August 1 – register for a tree
- Good sites: no power lines, about 500 square feet for root area for canopy trees – they will come look at your site and help place it, just apply if you want one
- Share link in newsletter and at neighborhood events
- Plant one tree on Arbor Day as a kickoff – rest planted in fall
- Arbor Day Celebration – March 25, 10 am neighborhood can donate coffee, treats, water, etc (Costco has a form to get a gift card); would love neighbors to take photos for their website
- FREE!!! (but you can donate to the Memorial & Honor Tree Program if you’d like) – thanks Robin for helping getting this program to Lindley!
- District Updates:
- District : Brooks Global
- Expectation to have students in school by July 24
- Hope for delayed work hours on Saturdays (currently set for 7am-6pm)
- Neighborhood letter with specific requests
- Oyster Roast – this weekend
- Ask Becca – where is the donation tub?
- Bring QR codes for donations and email sign up
- Short Term Rentals
- City Council meeting last night
- Planning & Zoning meeting March 1 – expected to have a large turn out
- Dyan has a proposed draft she would like to present to Zoning Meeting
- Joyce has “Say No to Unlimited Airbnbs
” yard signs – can get from Joyce Eury if you’d like one
- LPNA Government and Community Liaison Working Group – Dyan taking the lead
- Motion approved to re-engage neighbors to update neighborhood plan
- Continue to strengthen ties with Highland Park, work with them on safety improvements to Holden/Walker
- Joyce and increasing membership & participation
- Recruit 5 people
- Start a list of specific ways people can get involved and share with Joyce
- Conversation for next time: communication plan
- Meeting List for the year – last Tuesday of month; exceptions in bold (3/28, 4/25, 5/23 General, 6/27, 7/25, 8/29, 9/26 General, 10/24, 11/28, none in December)