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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Neighborhood Meeting Minutes

Thursday, February 22, 2018   5:30 to 6:45 PM

 Charlie Joseph Senior Citizen Center 


Thanks to our neighbors, for the combined meal!

  • We enjoyed the food brought by our neighbors.

 

  • We introduced ourselves and welcomed our special guests: Councilman Gaffney, Dr. Williams his assistant, and Daryl Joseph, Director of Parks and Recreation.

 

  • We reviewed and confirmed January’s meeting minutes.

 

  • Councilman Gaffney updated us on his meeting with Mr. Green at the Panama Youth Services (PYS).

    • Councilman and our city with provide the resources for our neighborhood Fish Fry at PYS.  

    • We agreed on the date and time:  March 24 at 1:00 PM.  (will confirm with PPYS before we ask you to mark your calendar)

    • Date chosen as right after our next meeting and at end of their Spring Break.

    • Tom McLeod and Councilman Gaffney will work out details with Mr. Green.

    • Neighbors present at the meeting said they wanted to show up and interact with these young men, which, if we keep it up, will make the greatest impact on them.  (this will be the first of many different events to touch their lives).

 

  • Daryl Joseph was introduced by Councilman Gaffney.  As Director of Parks and Recreations he shared about the city resources for our park.   There are funds to spend on our park.  He will bring back to us a list of the prices for the items we discussed as possibilities:

    • Work out Circuit

    • Upgrade the rusting fencing

    • Clean up the ball park to accommodate football

  • Daryl Joseph also shared that the city has in addition planned $25,000 other improvements:

    • Resurface the parking lot

    • Refurbishing the bathrooms to bring up to ADA compliance

    • Replacing trashcans

    • Adding extra benches.

  • Daryl Joseph is working with Councilman Gaffney to involve neighboring businesses with the cost of more improvements.  They asked us to give suggestions for business you know who might be willing to “adopt” our park.  (eg. Tom and Council man will go together to talk with Shaw’s Southern Belle Frozen Foods)

  • Another possibility for our park for JSO cameras.  This program is based on violent crime rate, but Mr. Joseph is going to see if our park is on that list and Councilman verified wanting us to be put on that list and he will talk to the Sheriff himself. 

 

  • Councilman Gaffney took a poll regarding the city selling JEA.  He made it clear that he heard our desire for the JEA not to be sold.

 

  • Announcements and Upcoming Events

    • We have a Website!  www.panamapark.net

    • Next Door - Get the app or sign up online at nextdoor.com

    • Facebook Page - Panama Park Neighborhood @PanamaParkNeighbors

    • Sherriff’s Watch Meeting (Carolina Oaks 5175 North Main Street) March 15 (7:00 PM)

    • Next Month’s PPNA Meeting March 22, same local, same time, discussing: Updates on the above and further discuss items from last month.

      • Panama Park Neighborhood Association can become a 501 C3 

      • Neighborhood wide Rummage Sale 

Panama Park Neighborhood Meeting Highlights
February 22, 2018

Our Councilman Gaffney brought Daryl Joseph, Director of Parks and Recreation and we discussed possible ways to apply the money allocated to improve our park.  Several options were discussed, and they will return with pricing on the options so that we can make decisions. 

Our next Neighborhood Meeting will be March 22nd.

A neighborhood outreach to the Panama Park Youth Services will be paid for by our Councilman.  It will be a good-will-building and good-food-eating” neighborhood Fish Fry held at the Panama Park Youth Services (402 E 63rd street) on a Saturday toward the end of March.  

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Panama Park Neighborhood Meeting Highlights
February 22, 2018

Our Councilman Gaffney brought Daryl Joseph, Director of Parks and Recreation and we discussed possible ways to apply the money allocated to improve our park.  Several options were discussed, and they will return with pricing on the options so that we can make decisions. 

Our next Neighborhood Meeting will be March 22nd.

A neighborhood outreach to the Panama Park Youth Services will be paid for by our Councilman.  It will be a good-will-building and good-food-eating” neighborhood Fish Fry held at the Panama Park Youth Services (402 E 63rd street) on a Saturday toward the end of March.  

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