SHERMAN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

Meeting Agenda, Monday, May 2nd, 2016—6:30 p.m.

Warner Park Community Recreation Center 

1625 Northport Drive

Introductions

SNA Regular Business

            Minutes (Pat)

            Treasurer’s Report (Megan)

Old Business

--Proposed mixed-use construction at Packers and Schlimgen making its way through city committees—op ed for Northside News (Justin)

--Updates: (1) Willy North (Lynette, Dawn) (2) RP’s Pasta at Northside Town Center—dead? or alive?  (3) the future of the 80+ acres that are now Oscar Mayer (Renee); (4) begone, billboards on Aberg 

(see, http://madisoncommons.org  /?q=node/2949/)

New Business    

--Guest: Sherman Middle School Principal, Kristin Foreman, and Volunteer Coordinator, Dane Gottschall (Carolyn)

--Dutch’s Auto—N. Sherman Avenue next to La Bellitalia (Lesleigh)

--Telling our SNA story—Madison Commons (Dolores)

--Anyone up for summer projects? Independence Day celebration parade? Gardening? Art? Building insect houses?

--Networking with Brentwood Neighborhood Association and Eken Park Neighborhood Association (flags at pedestrian crossings, N Sherman etc? block party? Gardening? Work together on Oscar’s planning?)

--Willy St: receipt campaign: they are asking for grocery store receipts (or shopping lists) from prospective Willy North shoppers so they can find out what products they should consider carrying and what other stores charge for those products.

·      Dropping them in the Customer Comments box at the Owner Resources Area at the stores

·      Emailing them to  thirdstore@willystreet.coop with the subject “Receipt”

·      Direct messaging on Facebook

·      Sending a tweet on Twitter

Announcements

--Mendota PTO rummage sale May 14 (Chris)

--Next meeting: July 11, 2016