Bruce Lehman was not available to attend the meeting so Vice-President, Fred Lanahan ran the meeting.

• Neighborhood Meeting Minutes were approved as written on the website.
• Tom Tiernon gave the treasurer’s report and it was approved.
• Fred Lanahan announced that there would a PAPA meeting this coming Wednesday evening. The organization currently does not have bylaws in place so there will be discussion surrounding creating them. There has been and will be discussion regarding asking each neighborhood association to contribute $50.00 to help fund PAPA events. The creation of a business association along the Fairfield corridor will also be discussed at the meeting.
• DAR (Direct Action Response) will meet this Tuesday. At this meeting members from the individual neighborhood associations will be able to meet with directors of city departments regarding current issues.
• John Haynes reported that at the last SWAP meeting there was discussion regarding street repair and lighting. A representative from the City informed them that is costs $125,000 to resurface a mile of road in asphalt vs. $600,000 – one million to resurface a mile of road in concrete.
• A Homeowner Improvement Project was also discussed. There is a limited amount of funds ($800,000.00) that can be used for maintenance improvements on homes. If anyone is interested in applying for a portion of the funds they need to call the City at 3-1-1 to obtain the necessary forms and make an appointment for an interview. The nice thing about this program is that the homeowner can designate who they want to do the work.
• There was discussion at the SWAP meeting about Rudisill being changed to three lanes of traffic with an addition of a bike lane and that the turn arrow will be returned to the Rudisill/Fairfield intersection. Also, it was noted that the Clinton Street Martin Luther King bridge just north of Headwaters Park would be closed for approximately one year. This will happen sometime later this year.
• The Christmas Tree Committee has been formed and is moving forward with plans to hold the sale this year.
• Fred has contacted Phil Troyer to get an update on the convenience station on Fairfield. According to Mr. Troyer, the owners have obtained the financing and the project is set to begin in the spring.
• There is no new information on the future of the Taylor University campus.
• Master Gardener, Pam Schneider, gave an informative presentation on planting trees, shrubs and flowers and answered questions.

The meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
The next meeting will be on April 19, 2010
Submitted by Kristine Lagemann, Secretary

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