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ONA Forums: Last 35 Posts http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ ONA Forums: Last 35 Posts en Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:09:27 +0000 Barb on "2008 ONA Christmas Tree Sale volunteers" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=27#post-93 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:44:25 +0000 Barb 93@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ We always look forward to your Christmas tree sale. I wish however, you could ask George's Market to clean up their parking lot at the back, get rid of the brush and that flatbed at the south west side corner, that no one seems to know who the owner is..It has wood on it with nails sticking up, rusted frame etc.We see kids playing on it etc. someone is going end up getting hurt.Also the griffti on the back of the store is an eyesore, the grocery owner was suppose to have the Anti-Griffti van out months ago.They should make it so the kids can't get up there in the first place..I feel for the store owner and the neighbors..Not sure who to talk to about these matters.I have talked to them at the store.Love your website with all the pictures and very informative etc..Thanks! Barb andyh on "2008 ONA Christmas Tree Sale volunteers" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=27#post-92 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:43:23 +0000 andyh 92@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ Any and all who would like to help ONA's annual Tree Sale, please sign up here! This is an incomplete list of people who have shown interest in volunteering: Bill and Kris Cummins Vince and Marty LaBarbera John Haynes Tom and Joy Tiernon Officer Tony Green Erika and Mike Cunningham Thanks for your support! Andy Hitzemann - ONA secretary andyh on "ONA General Monthly Meeting Minutes" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=15#post-91 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:38:50 +0000 andyh 91@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ October 2008 ONA minutes follow: ONA October 2008 Minutes I. Meeting called to order · Casey Chesney’s family thanked ONA for the donation in Casey’s name · August minutes approved II. Treasurer’s Report · Members last year – 137, members this year – 146 · Last month’s balance - $1613.84 · This month’s income - $303.29 (Home Tour $270, 1 new member - $20, Tire program - $12.75, interest - $.54) · This month’s expenses - $565.16 (Postmasters - $177.16, Ed. Fund c/o Pam Chesney - $50, Spicer Investments - $300 and Postmasters P.O. Box - $38) · Total in checking - $363.64 · Total in savings - $1008.28 · Grand total - $1351.97 III. Tony Green – ONA area liaison officer · Car theft prevention: Keep doors locked & remove valuables · Call if you see suspicious activity (people checking for unlocked doors on cars) · Ask officers to get fingerprints · 300 block of Arcadia Ct. had a burglary – unlawfully entering a home with intent to commit a crime · Keep outdoor lights on · Keep curtains and blinds closed · If you think there is drug activity, call Tony Green and leave anonymous tips – keep license plate numbers IV. New ONA Board Members · November 11 meeting for potential members will be held at CASA at 6 pm · Election for board members will be held at the January meeting V. Block Captains Program · Fred Lanahan is investigating rebuilding the program · Local representative for each block to better work with the bard and neighborhood · Call Fred to volunteer · Door-by-door membership drive led by the block captains to drive up membership · Notification of the membership drive for a couple of months in newsletter before it happens VI. Tree Sale · Need a volunteer to coordinate scheduling the shifts · John Nicter will handle the money · Sale will start November 24 · ONA needs volunteers to help unload the trees and set them up on November 23 (at least six people) · The sale will last for three weeks VII. PAPA memorial for Casey Chesney · Casey Chesney (former president of PAPA) passed away last month · A tree, granite marker and bench in his memory has been proposed to be placed in Packard Park and would be supplied by the City at a cost of $1500 · Motion to donate $100 to Casey Chesney memorial approved VIII. Taylor University closing its undergraduate program · ONA is investigating if Taylor will still permit ONA meetings to be held at Taylor · Bruce Lehman was interviewed by the News-Sentinel for his thoughts on the matter IX. Next meeting will be November 17 X. Meeting Adjourned andyh on "ONA General Monthly Meeting Minutes" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=15#post-90 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:00:55 +0000 andyh 90@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ ONA September meeting minutes follow: ONA September 2008 Minutes I. Meeting called to order · August minutes approved II. Treasurer’s Report · Members last year – 135, members this year – 145 · Last month’s balance - $920.33 · This month’s income - $1139.80 (Home Tour $1069.34, 1 new member - $20, Advertising - $50, interest - $.46) · This month’s expenses - $466.38 (Stamps - $42, Nationwide Insurance - $312 and Winco - $112.38) · Total in checking - $605.89 · Total in savings - $1007.95 · Grand total - $1613.84 III. ONA Board Expansion · Currently four officers – Will expand with five district board members for a total of nine members · Proposed districts are: Broadway/Beaver, Beaver/Indiana, Indiana/Fairfield, Fairfield/Hoagland, and Hoagland/Calhoun · November officer’s meeting will include an invitation to 15 people who have expressed interest in being on the board · By-laws will need to be modified to include the five new positions · Proposed board would consist of an odd number of members for voting purposes · This will also facilitate the block captains program · Greater involvement in the neighborhood will give ONA a stronger voice with the City IV. September SWAP (Southwestern Area Partnership) Meeting notes · Abandoned properties were discussed in this meeting · New Southwest Quadrant Representative is Police Officer Haffner, he is the officer that oversees the liaison officers · Crime down in the SW quadrant but up in the other quadrants · Call the police if you see anything suspicious · Keep porch lights on to deter vehicle break-ins and thefts · Keep landscaping cut back and shorter · If public lighting is not working properly get number off the pole and call the city, they will come out w/in 24 hours to repair V. Block Party on 900-1000 block of Oakdale · Fifty people attended VI. ONA storage needs · Christmas tree storage, Home Tour, Street Festival and all records need a new storage location · John Nicter does not have the room any longer in his garage · Proposal to use a storage unit for $50/month that officers, etc. will have access · This will be an interim solution until a permanent solution can be found · Motion made and approved by attending members VII. Plaques for Pillars · Oakdale & Fairfield, plus Oakdale & Hoagland “Shelbourne Place” pillars need new plaques · Cost if $3000 for bronze, $1600 for aluminum and plastic for $150 · Action deferred until next meeting VIII. Christmas Tree Sale · Need a volunteer to coordinate its operation this year · 175 trees will be for sale IX. Meeting Adjourned andyh on "ONA General Monthly Meeting Minutes" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=15#post-89 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:14:49 +0000 andyh 89@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ My apologies for the minutes not being posted in as timely a fashion as in previous months, my new job requires a bit more of my free time than my last! ONA August 2008 Minutes I. Meeting called to order · July minutes approved II. Treasurer’s Report · Members last year – 131, members this year – 143 · Last month’s balance - $60 · Income this month - $1.93 (interest) · Expenses this month - $5119.19 (Ron Watson - $3766.60, Home Tour - $961.07, Postmasters - $222.42, Postmasters - $169.10) · Total checking - $412.53, total savings - $507.80, Total - $920.33 III. Home Tour Discussion · Thanks given to the Housers and to everyone who volunteered IV. ONA Board · No vote at this time, rescheduled for September · Many other neighborhoods have boards · Will have an open discussion and possibly a vote at the September meeting · Would have to modify the by-laws to create the board · Putting block captains back into place would be helpful · ONA could stay in touch with many more neighbors V. Sign purchasing · 900 block of Oakdale – Slow Children At Play (members have seen the Kids Dart signs around the neighborhood) · The sign on Arlington Ave. was paid for by the residents on the street · Will defer until further notice VI. Tire Day · Seventeen tires were picked up and one tractor tire was left behind since it was too heavy and they are only taken on specific dates · Tire Amnesty Day is in September or October – be on the watch for the date in the newspaper VII. PAPA Update · Crossing signs (lights) on south side of Broadway & east side of Oakdale, Bluffton Rd./Oakdale/Broadway, would like to add across Quimby & Brooklyn Medical · PAPA National Night Out – August 5, many people attended from seven neighborhoods, a nice time was had VIII. X-mas Tree Sale · It’s never too early to volunteer! · ONA will piggy-back the transport the same way as last year · 175 trees were ordered and paid for ($3766.60) · Thanksgiving falls later this year · There may be a discount for paid members of ONA · Melissa Hitzemann volunteered to paint the new pricing on the tree sale sign IX. Pillar repair · Arcadia & Fairfield are in poor shape · ONA will look into repairing them before they fall down X. Sign replacement · Per John Nicter – measured the signs that are missing at Oakdale & Fairfield to find out the cost of replacing them XI. Meeting adjourned Mike-B on "Neighborhood Annoyances" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=26#post-88 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:44:25 +0000 Mike-B 88@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ Quick call to 311, which transferred me to Animal Control. I was on with a person within a minute. They offer 2 options: 1 - I check out a live trap from their office and if I catch the cat, they'll come and pick it up. Then the owner would have to go through the hassle of proving the cat is up to par with vaccinations, etc. If not, then they get fined. 2 - They will send a letter to the supposed owner that they have received complaints. Mike-B on "Neighborhood Annoyances" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=26#post-87 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:41:55 +0000 Mike-B 87@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ Thanks Andy. I appreciate the ideas. We just smelled and found more in the yard today. It is time to take action. I just read that crushed red pepper spread around the yard might be a more natural repellant. I also saw some ultrasonic repellant options, but that costs a bit of money. I think I will call animal control to start with. andyh on "Neighborhood Annoyances" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=26#post-86 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 22:58:56 +0000 andyh 86@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ Mike, There are a number of possible recourses you may wish to employ. First, you could simply call animal control about the offending cat and let the city deal with it. I believe I know what cat you are referring to as well, since it does lay outside quite frequently. Second, you could politely ask your neighbors to please keep their cat inside as it could get hit by a car...no bona fide pet owner wants their pet to die (this could be used to segue into the concern about the feces). Third, you could simply ask the owners to clean up after their pet. If they insist on leaving it outside, then animal control might get called. Pick your poison. It's a sticky situation to be sure, but any neighbor that wants to be neighborly will certainly want to not be a nuissance to their other neighbors. My suggestion would be the first or second option with the third being a last resort (direct confrontation). I believe I, too, have been affected by the offending poo. Andy Mike-B on "Neighborhood Annoyances" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=26#post-85 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:26:41 +0000 Mike-B 85@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ WARNING: Check your shoes before you go inside! Today I was out mowing the lawn and I noticed several piles of cat poo. This has become a rather frequent occurrence lately in my yard, and I doubt that I am alone. They are indeed a stinky nuisance. I have seen the culprits and they are adorable as can be; however, their feces is not cute in the least. Now, I am 99% sure that I know who these particular cats belong to. I live on Arlington, but I am not going to name any names. Perhaps you have encountered this same problem. Ideas of revenge have been circulating around our household. We all remember the classic flaming bag of poo on the doorstep, right? There should not be a need to resort to childish pranks, but what can I do? How can we attempt to resolve this in a civil way? Does anyone out there have advice on how to stop cats from disrespecting my yard? I am scared for the day a curious child comes upon one of these piles of poo. andyh on "Tox-away Day" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=25#post-84 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:13:35 +0000 andyh 84@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ Saturday, September 8th is Tox-Away Day. Tox-Away Day provides Allen County residents with an opportunity to safely dispose of unwanted household hazardous waste. These materials, if disposed of improperly, can be dangerous to your health and the health of your family, as well as the health of the environment. For more information visit: <a href="http://www.acwastewatcher.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.acwastewatcher.com</a> andyh on "ONA General Monthly Meeting Minutes" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=15#post-83 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:47:17 +0000 andyh 83@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ ONA July 2008 Meeting Minutes I. Newsletter correction · George’s Express Market is NOT closing · The Board met and will post an apology to George’s publicly to all ONA members · Bruce will be buying a sign to put up as part of the apology II. Treasurer’s Report · Membership last year – 120, Membership this year – 143 · Last month’s balance - $6618.13 · Income for this month - $80 (four new members) & $221.61 (PayPal ) for a total of $301.61 · Expenses this month - $855.11 ($150 – Casa, $172.48 – Postmasters, $298.08 – 1st Bank, $47.17 – Home Tour, $75 – Allen County & $112.38 – Winco) · Total in checking - $523.93 · Total in Savings - $5506.27 · Total - $6030.20 III. Home Tour update · 534 tickets were sold for the Home Tour · 126 people attended the free lecture · ONA doesn’t have all the numbers from ARCH yet as to what the exact proceeds were for the Tour · Susan Thompson gave kudos to all the volunteers on the Tour · Paul loved Fort Wayne & wants to visit again; he really liked all the neighborhoods that he got to visit & also liked the city walk he did · Barnes & Noble didn’t do very well selling Paul’s books IV. Board Elections · We need five members from the east and west to complete the nine member board · 15% of the present members at the meeting must approve the additional members V. Tire Day · Saturday, August 16 from 8:45 am to 3 pm · John Nicter is donating his truck for the cause, but one more truck is needed · Doing tire day twice a year was discussed for next year to keep the neighborhood more tidy VI. Crime in the neighborhood · Burglaries have been occurring in our sector lately · Many of the break-ins have been through basement windows · Suspected teenagers have been seen carrying backpacks in these break-ins · Lutheran Park has been experiencing vandalism – Its’ water fountain has been vandalized VII. PAPA · August 5, 2008 – Night out against crime · Held in Packard Park from 5 pm – 7 pm, food & beverages provided VIII. Annual ONA Christmas Tree Sale · There will be a 15% increase in the cost compared to last year (the high end trees cost more this year) · Freight bill – ONA could piggyback like last year ($550 for freight, savings of $500) · Approximate cost will be $5200 · Last year ONA sold 190 trees (bought 200) · ONA can save 3% on the total cost this year if the trees are paid for in advance by August 15 · Between 150-175 trees will be purchased this year depending what the potential profit is · ONA will order fewer Scotch Pine this year (that is what was left over last year) IX. ONA storage · John Nicter and Susan Thompson have been kind enough to store ONA’s supplies · The empty lot on Indiana cannot be used as the city will not allow a temporary garage to be used · The old insurance building on Violet Court could be used · A coalition of surrounding neighborhoods could all use it · ARCH could possibly help with attaining grants to fix it up · Could be used for parties, etc. X. Meeting Adjourned andyh on "ONA General Monthly Meeting Minutes" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=15#post-82 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:33:09 +0000 andyh 82@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ The June ONA minutes follow: ONA June 2008 Meeting Minutes I. Treasurer’s report · Members last year – 107 · Members this year 139 · Last month’s balance - $6618.13 · Income this month – $80 (four new members) and $2.32 (interest). · Expenses this month - $61.75 (Garage sale advertising), $16.05 (J.W. Signs) and $21 (checks printed) for a total of $98.80. · Total in checking - $1097.11 · Total in savings - $5504.54 · Grand total - $6601.65 II. PAPA (Packard Area Planning Alliance) meeting · PAPA is investigating down zoning in our neighborhoods back to R1 (single family residential). This requires 60% of the property owners to sign the petition to be passed (this can be done on a block by block basis). · Garage break-ins were discussed. · Vacant homes need to be watched for activity…call anything suspicious in immediately! · The annual PAPA Festival will be on August 30. III. Presidents' meeting · Postmasters gave ONA kudos for a well-handled newsletter. IV. Home Tour – June 28 from 11 am to 5 pm · Free lecture Friday, June 27 at 7 pm at First Missionary Church. · Reception will be held immediately afterwards ($35 admission). · Raffle tickets will go on sale Friday and Saturday ($5 each or five for $20). · Volunteers are still needed (neighborhood lawn mowing, picking up, etc.). · The neighborhood’s streets will be cleaned the week of the tour (please move your cars off the street if possible). · Tour tickets are $10 (plus $.50 if purchased through PayPal) before the tour and $12 the day of the tour. V. New Business · A nine-member board of directors was discussed again (four members would be the elected officers and five would be elected from the neighborhood). · ONA would need to amend its by-laws to implement this change. · A map of the neighborhood was shown. · One representative from each sub-segment of the neighborhood (north, south, east, west and central) could be elected to the board. · ONA will vote on this at the September meeting. · Other cities have had much success utilizing district board members in their neighborhoods. VI. Property donation · ONA may have a property that will be donated to the association. · John Nichter will inquire if a free-standing structure (pre-fabricated shed) can be placed on the property for storage. · Tax liability will also be checked upon. VII. Citilink update · $518,000 of back taxes owed to Citilink from Aboite have been appropriated (this is about half of the budget shortfall). · Cutbacks on service and routes have been proposed. · Likely cutbacks would be going to hourly service instead of every half hour through two of the three ONA routes. · Thirteen people at Citilink have been laid off as well. VIII. Passenger rail service · There has been substantial interest in public transit. IX. Free trees · Available through the City County Building for the public strip areas for homeowners. X. Meeting Adjourned millieh on "Oakdale Neighborly Thank You's" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=6#post-81 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:32:47 +0000 millieh 81@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ Thanks Bridget on Arlington for the garden fresh lettuce, we really appreciate it! It took a ride in the salad spinner. You have very green, organic thumbs! andyh on "ONA General Monthly Meeting Minutes" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=15#post-80 Thu, 29 May 2008 12:32:40 +0000 andyh 80@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ Here are the May ONA meeting minutes: ONA May 2008 Meeting Notes I. Meeting opens – Signup sheets passed around for various upcoming functions. April minutes approved. II. Treasurer’s report · Members last year – 100 · Members this year – 135 · Last month’s balance - $7250.79 · Income this month - $162.75 (Eight new members - $160, interest - $2.66 and PayPal - $.09). · Expenses this month - $795.41 (Rash & Co. - $495, Felgers - $138.03, Winco - $112.38 and Home Tour - $50). · Total in checking - $1115.47, total in savings - $5502.66, total - $6618.13 · Treasurer’s report approved III. Home Tour – June 28 · Grant from ARCH was given to pay for the expenses for bringing in guest speaker Paul Duchscherer. · Free lecture from Paul on Friday, June 27 starting at 7 p.m. at First Missionary Church located on the corner of South Wayne and Rudisill. · There will be a $35 reception featuring intimate conversation with Mr. Duchscherer at the restoration site of the house at 604 W. Rudisill, plus hors d’ oeuvres and cocktails at the gardens of 526 W. Rudisill. · There will be a pre-tour party for all the tour volunteers on June 26. · The Housers have procured many great donations for the raffle. IV. Officer Elections conducted by Dick Fishering · President – Bruce Lehman · Vice-President – Fred Lanahan · Treasurer – John Nicter · Secretary – Andy Hitzemann V. Board of Directors · A nine member board (consisting of the four officers and five neighborhood members). · By-laws would need to be amended to add a board. · Different regions of the neighborhood could be elected to the board, thereby better representing the entire neighborhood. · Walking the neighborhood to talk to the neighbors · We need to reach out more to the east side of the neighborhood · Officers will flesh out the ideas for a board and bring them back to discuss at the next meeting. · There should be staggered terms for each board member. · A map will be in the next newsletter with the boundaries of the neighborhood. VI. Dump Day – June 7, 8:30 a.m. to noon · Dumpsters will be located at George’s Express Market (hopefully). · Community Corrections is donating seventeen workers. · General refuse will be accepted. · Dump Day stuff needs to be placed in your alley or at your curb if you don’t have an alley. VII. Tire Day – August 16, 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. · Motion approved VIII. Garage Sale · Move to June for next year. · Speak with other neighborhoods to coordinate to be on the same date for a more successful upcoming garage sale. IX. Citilink Budget Shortfalls · Aboite monies have not been given to Citilink to service Aboite, which costs approx. $600,000. · The State approved the monies to be given to Citilink, then rejected the motion through an appeal because the motion didn’t go through the City Council. · ONA has three Citilink routes. · Ridership is up for the past several months. · There is no bus line that goes to the airport currently, but there are plans for one. X. June Meeting · Will be held at Taylor University at 7 p.m. with Casa being the backup location. XI. Old Business · The Sears Insurance building on the corner of Violet Court and Fairfield that had a fire could be donated to ONA. · There is another possible lot that could be donated to ONA. XII. New Business · George’s Express Market may be closing. · Calls to Neighborhood Code Enforcement yield a recording. Specific phone numbers given to these members. XIII. Meeting Adjourned millieh on "Oakdale Historic Home Tour" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=8#post-79 Fri, 16 May 2008 15:26:58 +0000 millieh 79@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ Here is a link that will allow you to purchase tickets in advance. There is a 50¢ charge to cover the PayPal transaction. Pick up tickets sold in advance at the ticket booth at Taylor University only. <a href="http://www.historicoakdale.org/wordpress/?page_id=46" rel="nofollow">http://www.historicoakdale.org/wordpress/?page_id=46</a> Thank you for your support of the Oakdale Neighborhood Assocation and The 2008 Historic Oakdale Home Tour. AndreaM on "Abandoned Property/ Renters" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=19#post-78 Thu, 15 May 2008 02:20:05 +0000 AndreaM 78@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ I just wanted to say that if you are aware of a nuisance property, call Neighborhood Code. Unfortunately I have had to call numerous times on the property at 3610 Webster, but the staff that works for Neighborhood Code has always been amazing. They are kind, courteous, and care about my concerns. There was one day the above mentioned property's sump pump was spraying water onto my home due to a hole in the plumbing, and was creating an ice rink on my property and down onto the sidewalk. The gentleman from Neighborhood Code responded to my call within an hour. It still saddens me that for the almost four years that I have lived here that this property has never been cared for, but I continue to call Neighborhood Code in hopes that the owner will get the message that I will not stop complaining. Again, if we want action taken on these properties, we need to be proactive. Call Neighborhood Code, they will follow through. Someday I hope to have a neighbor that is as proud of their Oakdale home as I am. millieh on "Oakdale Homes" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=24#post-77 Wed, 14 May 2008 21:05:09 +0000 millieh 77@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ Also, the Oakdale neighborhood is within a few blocks of the Taylor campus, you probably already know that, but also very close to grocery stores, great restaurants, plus downtown and several large shopping centers are only about 10 minutes away. Traffic is calm and it's usually pretty quiet around Taylor. Fort Wayne has qualities that make it seem like a big city and a small town all at once, it's nice. andyh on "Oakdale Homes" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=24#post-76 Wed, 14 May 2008 18:42:13 +0000 andyh 76@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ You and your family sound like a great fit for the Oakdale neighborhood! It's a great place to live and raise a family, plus you get the historic home to boot. As Melissa (millie) mentioned, Taylor is a great neighbor to both ours and the surrounding neigborhoods. I'm sure you'll love it here! Jcanada on "Oakdale Homes" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=24#post-75 Wed, 14 May 2008 16:49:44 +0000 Jcanada 75@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ Since I knew that we were moving to Fort Wayne I have been searching through everything and anything Fort Wayne related. I am a huge advocate for the reestablishment community and community relationships so I search for Fort Wayne communities and neighborhood associations. Millieh, thanks for the links. We actually have seen the house one 1001 Kinsmoor online and hope that we will have the chance to come up to Fort Wayne and see it in person. We are really hopeful about finding either a place to purchase or rent in the the Oakdale Neighborhood, Harrison Hill or the surrounding 46807 area code. Mike-B on "Oakdale Homes" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=24#post-74 Wed, 14 May 2008 15:42:40 +0000 Mike-B 74@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ Thanks for using the forum to ask. I can not think of a better place for potential residents to get a glimpse of the neighborhood. How did you find our site? We would love to know. andyh on "Ornamental fencing" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=22#post-73 Wed, 14 May 2008 11:47:43 +0000 andyh 73@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ Thanks Allen! I'll give him a call. We did get a much more reasonable quote from All Star Fence as well. The more I shop around, the better I'll feel about it. auburn on "Ornamental fencing" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=22#post-72 Tue, 13 May 2008 21:44:40 +0000 auburn 72@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ Andy I know a guy who might beable to give you a better price on your fence,his name is Tim Christlieb his number is 260-908-0010 give him a call.Tim is expecting to hear from you,I hope this helps,Allen. millieh on "Oakdale Homes" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=24#post-71 Tue, 13 May 2008 18:21:15 +0000 millieh 71@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ Hello, It's great to hear you will be moving to Fort Wayne, and especially that you are considering choosing Oakdale or a surrounding neighborhood as a place to live. The Taylor campus is beautiful, we are lucky to be their neighbors. We have plenty of terrific homes for sale in the area. A good place to start would be at realtor.com, here is the link for the zip code 46807: <a href="http://www.realtor.com/map/search/searchresults.aspx?zp=46807&typ=7" rel="nofollow">http://www.realtor.com/map/search/searchresults.aspx?zp=46807&typ=7</a> The streets in Oakdale are Arcadia Ct., Arlington Ave., Beaver Ave., Dayton Ave., Englewood Ct., Fairfield Ave., French Ave., Harrison St., Hoagland Ave., Illsley Dr., Indiana Ave., Kinsmoor Ave., Nuttman Ave., Oakdale Dr., Ramsey Ave., Shady Ct., South Wayne Ave., Violet Ct., Webster St. and Withers St. Another site that might be of help is (this is where you might find street names helpful): <a href="http://www.realestateinfortwayne.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.realestateinfortwayne.com/</a> And, here is a good place to start looking: <a href="http://www.realestateinfortwayne.com/searchresults.asw" rel="nofollow">http://www.realestateinfortwayne.com/searchresults.asw</a> Please keep in touch, we would all be happy to help you find a house in Oakdale. Now is a great time to buy! Happy hunting! Jcanada on "Oakdale Homes" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=24#post-70 Tue, 13 May 2008 17:28:34 +0000 Jcanada 70@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ My wife and I are moving to Fort Wayne at the end of July. I am going to be in Graduate school at Taylor University and my wife is going to be working full-time. We have looked around and we really like the neighborhoods and homes just north of Rudisill and we were wondering if there were any homes available in Oakdale (or vicinity if someone knows). Ideally we are looking to purchase, but we would not stray away from looking at rentals. Thanks auburn on "Oakdale Historic Home Tour" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=8#post-69 Sun, 11 May 2008 22:21:00 +0000 auburn 69@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ How is the home tour coming? Susan on "Dirt" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=16#post-68 Sun, 11 May 2008 20:18:37 +0000 Susan 68@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ Nastiness and sarcasm do not motivate people "to calm down". If you had simply dropped the invective and sarcasm it would have helped communication rather than fan the flames of emotion and resentment. andyh on "Tire Day" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=17#post-67 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:51:27 +0000 andyh 67@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ Tire day pickup update verbatim: To participate in the "Neighborhood Tire Program" your neighborhood must pre-register through the Community Development Office. To pre-register, forms must be requested before 5:00 pm on the Monday immediately preceding the tire day. Pre-registered participants will be paid 75 cents a tire for up to 200 car tires (with or without rims) each month. Each neighborhood can participate as often as it likes as long as it is pre-registered each time it wants to participate. Neighborhoods may not bring tires from business. Tires should be brought to the City of Fort Wayne Maintenance Facility at the Northeast corner of Wallace and Monroe Streets. Enter through the gate on Monroe Street. This year's program will run April through October with no tire day in July. Once again the program will take place on Saturdays. Tire drop off hours are from 8:45am until 3:00pm. The dates for this year's tire days are: April 19 May 17 June 21 August 16 September 20 October 18 Contact Bob Woenker at 745-5324 if you have any questions or if you want to register your neighborhood. It looks like we can organize one for June through October (since the May date is already too late according to the registration rules and we need to set up the logistics of it at our next meeting). Please let me know who would like to volunteer and we'll see about getting the ball rolling on this. Andy andyh on "Forum Rules - All users read" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=23#post-66 Fri, 09 May 2008 20:39:17 +0000 andyh 66@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ The following rules will be followed by all users of this forum. 1. No profanity or swearing in subject lines, signatures or body. 2. No flaming of other members to incite or perpetuate a conflict or argument. ANY personal attacks or name calling will get you banned. 3. No bombing forums or threads with pointless posts. 4. Do not impersonate other individuals or falsely represent yourself. 5. Do not discuss, suggest, engage, or encourage any illegal activity on the forums. Linking to locations that deal with any such activity are also forbidden. 6. 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You agree, through your use of this service, that you will not use this Discussion Forum to post any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise violative of any law. andyh on "Dirt" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=16#post-65 Fri, 09 May 2008 13:27:48 +0000 andyh 65@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ jbrouwer wrote: The locations of the dirt does suggest that the east side of the association was and is being neglected. Even if it was NOT done on purpose, it still perceived LIKE bias and laziness toward the west side and THAT is my point. My reply: If being biased is attending meetings that votes are made in (the only way for members to truly have their say) then I suppose we are biased. There was a quorum on the matter of the dirt location. I do not see how this could be perceived as bias personally. All attending residents were asked for their ideas and were asked to volunteer locations...alas this has already been covered. In regards to your perception of the officers being lazy (that is what I inferred from your remarks, if I am incorrect, please let me know), to the best of my knowledge, there has not been any sort of formal training given to any of us, nor has there been any sort of mentoring given by past officers to aid us in our responsibilities. jbrouwer wrote: And to answer the attempts of suggesting that I should attend meetings to bring up my thoughts or to make them credible. The last time I looked at the by-laws, there is no requirement to attend the monthly meetings. Is there? If there is, I would be happy to do so. This site and forum was created for input and I gave it. By having this forum, you are in fact valuing it as a common area and one that welcomes thoughts and ideas that are just as valid and equal as if someone brought them up in a meeting. My reply: While there are no requirements in the by-laws to attend meetings, it certainly would make your thoughts credible at the moment of discussion instead of after the fact. You cannot vote if you do not attend the meetings. While your thoughts are just as valid here as they would be at a meeting, they do not change what has already come to pass. My invitation was indeed genuine and I will reextend it. You DO have much experience that the new officers do not. We could all benefit from your input in person and perhaps even mentoring. I know that I am still learning the ropes in regards to rubbing elbows with members of the city government and the like. In regards to this being a common forum, it is true, but all members of the forum will be expected to play nice. No flame wars will be tolerated. I will be doing a write up on the rules of the forum later on today. Have a great day! Andy millieh on "Dirt" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=16#post-64 Thu, 08 May 2008 15:25:03 +0000 millieh 64@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ In situations like this, the comments being made are too late to make any difference for this year, all that can happen now is that it won't take place the same way next year. A plan was made, voted on and executed. This happened because it was what was thought to be the wishes of the neighborhood by what took place at the meeting. That is why meetings are important, if you really want to voice your opinion you can prevent something that you don't want to happen right then and there! Every single resident has the opportunity to "have a say" if they want said say! At the meetings there are always neighbors from both the "eastside" and the "westside" so how can that be considered biased? It is a shame that anyone would think that the neighborhood as a whole isn't being considered when decisions are being made. In the end "sides" are represnted by who attends the meetings, it isn't really the officer's or anyone's fault if no one shows up to represent all of the sides. Or, if all sides agree and vote yay to a plan. I guess I've never seen it as sides before now, I thought everything west of Calhoun was west and that we were all just in ONA. There is an election at the next meeting and people from all sides are very, very welcome to run for any officer position, all are open for nominees. Wouldn't it be cool if an ONA election actually had more than one nominee for each position and that we really actually voted? There could be different parties and everything, maybe we could put signs in our yards for who we support! Bruce on "Dirt" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=16#post-63 Thu, 08 May 2008 14:27:10 +0000 Bruce 63@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ I think the forum is a terrific idea and open to all opinions. I do feel, though, that being at meetings...which is strictly up to the individual...gives more insight and information for decisions and action and thus opinions. Many, many people of our 130 or so paid members do not come to the meetings. Of course, most of them do not use the forum. Getting along as neighbors certainly means on-line,too. Bruce jbrouwer on "Dirt" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=16#post-62 Thu, 08 May 2008 12:51:41 +0000 jbrouwer 62@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ Everyone calm down. I faulted NO one individual. I stated that, my in my opinion, that this idea was not thought out nor executed well-thus the lamebrain wording. I did not do it anonymous NOR did I suggest that a specific person did this. If you are offended, repulsed or these comments make you miserable, then I am sorry to have envoked them. The locations of the dirt does suggest that the east side of the association was and is being neglected. Even if it was NOT done on purpose, it still perceived LIKE bias and laziness toward the west side and THAT is my point. And to answer the attempts of suggesting that I should attend meetings to bring up my thoughts or to make them credible. The last time I looked at the by-laws, there is no requirement to attend the monthly meetings. Is there? If there is, I would be happy to do so. This site and forum was created for input and I gave it. By having this forum, you are in fact valuing it as a common area and one that welcomes thoughts and ideas that are just as valid and equal as if someone brought them up in a meeting. auburn on "Dirt" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=16#post-61 Wed, 07 May 2008 21:33:30 +0000 auburn 61@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ Susan well put! Susan on "Dirt" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=16#post-60 Wed, 07 May 2008 03:41:06 +0000 Susan 60@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ I would hope that we can dialogue with respect on this site. We won't always understand or agree with decisions made by the org. or by individuals, but I would hope that if members have questions or concerns, that said concerns would be voiced in respectful and considerate verbage. Those who criticize and don't attend meetings where strategies for a project are considered and debated and plans are made, then those people don't have all of the info as to why certain decisions are made. Do complainers understand that planners of the org are intelligent enough to make plans for plants in the beds? For heavens sake we are gardeners! Also, in regard to the complaints as to how residents get the dirt: We begged for people to donate their driveways to dump the dirt. Did we receive any volunteers? Nope. So we had to put it where we could. Last year we had two volunteers, one east, and one west, who agreed to put piles in their drives. Were we lazy, blantly biased and disrespectulful last year to have two venues, one east and west? No matter where we put it, there are going to be many hundreds of ONA residents who will have to scratch their heads and question: "Cool, I have access to dirt but my house is a long way from the pile... how can I get dirt to my house?" No matter where we put dirt, it will not be convenient to the vast majority of home owners. So does that make us lazy thinkers and blantly biased to hundreds of home owners? So many ONA volunteers work countless hours to try to help residents. What will continue to motivate leadership and volunteers: mordant invective on the part of residents who aren't armed with the most current info and who don't feel appreciation for those who try to help, or those who have concerns but can address them respectfully and considerately to the leadership and volunteers? jbrouwer on "Dirt" http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/topic.php?id=16#post-59 Wed, 07 May 2008 02:01:37 +0000 jbrouwer 59@http://www.historicoakdale.org/forums/ Nice job.