Meeting dates have been going under adjustments, so various residents, potential members and city hall contacts could attend our meetings,
as Wednesdays had been a major conflict for many.
Therefore, during the recent MAY meeting a NEW DATE has been set - the THIRD THURSDAY of the month @ 6:00PMa.
This is the FINAL NEW meeting date for the rest of the year. MARK YOUR CALENDARS TO REMEMBER TO ATTEND AND JOIN.
WE NEED YOU.
EVELYN DAVIS CENTER update -
Also, the final decisions are being made about the confirmed NEW GROCERY STORE replacing the old Tops Value.
Resident NEED to ATTEND tomorrow, (5/17) Tuesday 6PM @ United Way Conference room F to voice the need for an inclusive or neutral name for the store
as the owner was secretly lobbied by River Bend (a late marginally participating group) at the last minute for the store to be named after their neighborhood, while the long and grueling decision making and working development groups have been drawn from all the surrounding neighborhood associations.
River Bend as an organized neighborhood already has named the business corridor and 6th Ave corner. The remodeled business and office strip instead reflects the wider urban community participation that came together to make it happen. In balancing out the Evelyn Davis legacy represented by the non-profit and workforce segment of the strip, the business segment could also memorize other deceased activists, like King-Irvin or JoAnn Cheatom.
Please attend the next meeting and other Evelyn Davis gatherings.
---- Christina Butts - Secretary Cheatom Park Neighborhood Association
>>> From: Cassandra Halls <c.halls@mchsi.com>
Date: Mon, May 16, 2011 at 9:03 PM
Subject: Evelyn Davis Community Committee Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 5:45 PM
Good Evening!
Just a reminder of our upcoming Evelyn K. Davis Project Community Committee Meeting! Here are the details:
Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Time: 5:45 – 7:00 pm **Please note we will be starting 15 minutes later than usual due to space constraints.
Location: United Way of Central Iowa
1111 9th St.
Des Moines, IA
Leadership Room
I have attached the minutes from our last session for your review as well as the agenda for the meeting tomorrow.
Please let me know if you have any questions!
Cassandra Halls
Project Manager, Evelyn Davis Project
2 THE TOP – Career Advancement Strategies3039 E. Porter Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50320
Cell: 515-473-4980
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Polk County Supervisors Meeting 5/17/11
by Marty Ryan
Not a lot of people have an interest in following the work of county supervisors, unless there’s an issue that adversely affects them. But someone needs to keep a careful eye on the work of our government. That’s why I occasionally attend a meeting of the Polk County Board of Supervisors.
Last Tuesday’s meeting (May 17) contained 28 items on the agenda, including Roll Call and Adjournment. However, for the sake of time, I’m going to focus on just a couple of items that should have had some interest to most county residents. There was a public hearing on a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2010/2011 budget. No one rose to speak. I expected Tea Party sympathizers, fiscal conservatives, and at least a handful of those people who have called the governor over the past few days, congratulating him on his strong stance against defunding education. I expected a line going down the west end of the room approaching the speaker’s podium, but no, there was no one waiting. Maybe no one came to speak because the adjustment in county finances has no impact on property taxes levied for FY 2010/2011.
If you must know, the amendment to the budget increases the “ending fund balances” and adjusts certain line items. The budget items under expenditures that took a reduction, to name a few, include:
· Mental Health (MR&DD);
· County Environment & Education;
· Government Services to Residents; and
· Administration.
Shortly after the public hearing, there was an agenda item for public comments. I have rarely seen this agenda item used to its full extent. This is a great time to tell the top officials in county government – the largest county in Iowa – what you think of their leadership. No one rose to speak. Things must be rolling along very well in Polk County. Actually, things are.
In my view, it’s not apathy that keeps Polk County residents from speaking to the Board; it’s leadership. Polk County’s Board of Supervisors is committed to enhancing the quality of life for its residents. We are fortunate to have so many programs and projects that must be the envy of the other 98 Iowa counties.
For instance, Item # 23 is a resolution that approves a Community Development Grant in the amount of $50,000 to the Principal Charity Classic. Polk County Community Development Grants are non-economic development grants funded from profits received by Polk County from the operation of Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino, which contains no taxpayer revenue. This grant helps the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines with a golf tournament that raises money for nonprofit organizations supporting children in arts, culture, health and human services. There was no explanation as to why Supervisor E.J. Giovannetti voted no. No one rose to speak out against it.
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