January 5, 2015

Agenda:

  • Southwest Solutions Follow Up
    • Bob OBrien: Property Development
    • Christina + Peter meet with SWSOL about set of criteria that we’ve been asking them to meet.
    • 22: Petition that is accessible online – Change.org
    • encourage Janet to write a letter to John VanCamp
    • how to hold up the voice of the renters?
      • how do we get to these folks?
      • former residents
      • get petition to residents: sign off as Whitdel resident, etc.
    • their outlook is 30 years for most of their buildings
    • we need to have media action
      • follow up with Metro Times person in neighborhood
    • another response from our letter #2 by February 1st
    • put together a petition to send out (work on this in January + Feb)
    • start online petition by March
    • outdoor petition in the Spring
  • Foreclusre Taskforce
    • How to be sensitive?
    • Monte, Meg, Peter will walk and check in with people
    • What about renters?
      • direct them to the Detroit Eviction Defense
    • What if they aren’t home?
      • leave a flyer
    • meet at Meg’s porch at 7 pm
    • talk to Deni
  • Winter Activity/Storytelling
    • Aaron Handlesman – moth story-hour in the neighborhood
    • Christina Guzman
    • Mary Minnick
    • Deb Sumner’s
    • Emily
    • Monte’s neighbors
    • Kim Hunter
    • have it at the Whitdel
    • have a theme? home, business
    • change venues: ice skating at Clark Park
    • last week of January
  • Year-end Communication
    • Rachel will mock it up
    • magnet with resources
      • John at Amicci’s
  • Goals for 2015
    • more neighborhood participation
    • more people at steering committee meetings
    • think about goals
    • define a model that stabilizes housing stock
    • more integrated arts
  • Our Next Meeting is Monday, Feb. 2nd: 7 pm. Location: TBD

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