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Archive for March, 2017

Neighborhood plan update agenda item for April PNA meeting

Saturday, April 15, 10:00am at LMH Lower Level meeting room D-South During the April PNA meeting, we will be discussing updates to our neighborhood plan. The Pinckney Neighborhood Plan was last updated in 1978 – almost 40 years ago. This document is the city’s planning document for the Pinckney neighborhood. The City Planning Department will […]

March 30, 2017 · Pinckney admin · No Comments
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PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS CLEAN UP EVENT

PINCKNEY NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS CLEAN UP EVENT SATURDAY, APRIL 1st, 10:00 AM We apologize for the additional email and any prior confusion. We wanted to confirm that we will meet at Clinton Park (5th and Maine Streets) at 10:00am and clean up trash in our neighborhood parks. If you have any questions, please contact us at […]

March 29, 2017 · Pinckney admin · No Comments
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Temporary closures of Pinckney tunnel under 6th Street

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF PINCKNEY TUNNEL UNDER 6TH STREET DUE TO CONSTRUCTION AT PINCKNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL To maximize allowed use of the tunnel, the tunnel will be closed in two shorter phases in lieu of one longer duration, as originally anticipated, per the following: 1.       Phase 1 – Initial Closure for Sidewalk Grading/Concrete (approx. 3 weeks with potential for further […]

March 15, 2017 · Pinckney admin · No Comments
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Spring Compost & Woodchip Sale – Saturday March 23, 24 & 25 – 8:00 am to 3:00 pm

The City of Lawrence Solid Waste Division will hold a Compost and Woodchip Sale Event Thursday through Saturday, March 23, 24, and 25 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm at the City’s Compost Facility located at 1420 E. 11th Street which is east of 11th and Haskell Avenue, over the railroad tracks. The sale event […]

March 8, 2017 · pgmiller · No Comments
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• Helpful Lawrence Area Links

  • Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
  • City of Lawrence, Kansas
  • Heartland Community Health Center
  • Just Food Douglas County
  • Lawrence – Douglas County Health Department
  • Lawrence Memorial Hospital
  • Lawrence See-Click-Fix Reporting for Potholes, Parks Issues, Etc.
  • Pinckney Elementary School

• Other Neighborhood Associations

  • Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods
  • Brook Creek
  • Delaware Street Commons
  • East Lawrence
  • North Lawrence
  • Old West Lawrence
  • Oread
  • Sunset Hills
  • University Place
  • Schwegler

• Changing our Neighborhood Name

  Our neighborhood name of “Pinckney” was recently changed to “Pinkney.” This change occurred because Pinckney with a ‘c’ was associated with Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a Revolutionary War general who signed the Constitution and who also was a slaveholder who believed slavery was fundamental to the American way of life (he owned a large plantation in South Carolina). Given this problematic history, neighborhood residents voted to change our neighborhood name. To learn more about the year-long process, go to our dedicated webpage. The final round of voting ultimately landed on the name of “Pinkney” in honor of William Pinkney, who gave a famous anti-slavery speech in 1789.