Meeting Minutes for March 2025

/ Levite Jewish Community Center/

  1. Present March 2025 Agenda

    • March 24, 2025 agenda was presented to meeting attendees.

  2. Read February 2025 Meeting Minutes

    • Feb 24, 2025 meeting minutes were read to meeting attendees.

  3. New Business

    • Approve March 24, 2025 Agenda

      • Motion to approve the agenda for the March 24, 2025 neighborhood association meeting was made by Tim Lyons and seconded by Joyce McKinnon.

        • Motion was approved by unanimous consent.

    • Approve meeting minutes for Feb 24, 2025

      • Motion to approve minutes was made by Kristen Smith and seconded by Joyce McKinnon.

        • Motion was approved by unanimous consent.

  4. Presentations

    • None

  5. Reports

    • CRR - Text message from Flora Johnson was read: Project for doggie bags has been approved by the deputy director. Estimated completion time: 30 business days

    • Fire - none

    • Police - none

    • CAB - Elizabeth Murray:

      • Spent the majority of the meeting talking about NUSA. They have about 100 people going. The cost of that could be paid for by neighborhood funds.

      • New rule: candidates for elections cannot speak during the neighborhood association meetings. They can speak before the meeting or after the meeting has been adjourned.

      • They are encouraging collaborative projects between neighborhood associations.

      • The city is going to put up dumping cameras in areas where illegal dumping is frequently happening.

      • Citizens can take trash to the dump for free.

  6. City Representatives

    • India Bailey, Chief of Staff for Hunter Williams, Councilor, District 2:

      • 70 12th Ave S was discussed: the property owner was cleaning up some of the overgrown brush. Besides the creek and the landslide risk, cutting down of trees in that area will incur a fine from the federal government as it is a bat wildlife habitat. They requested Katrina Watson of PEP to notify us if a permit is pulled for redevelopment of that property.

      • Construction has started on the sidewalk extension that connects to the Clairmont Trail. On the east side, it is going to connect to the sidewalks that go to Forest Park. In the middle, at 52nd St, it will go over the ridge, past Trinity, to the sidewalks on Montclair. On the west side, it will extend to 56th St, go down the hill to the Filling Station, and on to Woodlawn.

      • We haven’t heard anything back from BDOT about the speed cushions on Cresthill Rd that were requested previously.

    • Valerie A. Abbott, Councilor - District 3: not present

    • School Board: not present

  7. Updates about the Neighborhood

    • Joyce McKinnon (along with Elizabeth Murray) added to what India spoke about, in regards to the property at 70 12th Ave S.

    • Request for stop sign has been made for the intersection of Lincrest and Clairmont.

    • We spoke about how hard it is to cross Crestwood Blvd and that it’s controlled by ALDOT, not BDOT. The tunnel is in too bad of a shape to be reopened and it floods.

  8. Announcements

    • Upcoming Bulk Trash & Brush Pickup - Mar 26, 2025

    • Curbside Recycling Pickup - For some, it has been on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays and for some it’s on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays.

    • Next Meeting - Apr 28, 2025