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Archive for September, 2020

Town Hall Meeting on our Neighborhood Name – October 15th at 7pm via Zoom

The Pinckney Neighborhood Association stands with those seeking to end systemic racism. We join the KU and greater Lawrence communities in reiterating that Black Lives Matter. One way to fulfill this commitment is to reconsider the name of our neighborhood. The Pinckney Neighborhood bears the former name of 6th Street. Until 1912, 6th Street was […]

September 24, 2020 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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September 2020 PNA Meeting Recording on our YouTube Channel

The video recording of our PNA meeting that took place this morning is now available for viewing on our YouTube channel. We heard a presentation from Jill Jolicoeur (Assistant Administrator, Douglas County); Derek Rogers (City of Lawrence Parks & Rec); and David Tucker (Bert Nash Homeless Outreach Team case manager).  To review the proposed map for the […]

September 19, 2020 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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September 2020 E-News & Next Meeting 9/19 @ 10am!

The September 2020 e-newsletter is available to read at: https://mailchi.mp/597044d72710/pna-september-2020-enews   Our next PNA meeting is Sept 19th at 10am via Zoom.  Please view the e-newsletter linked above for Zoom meeting details and password.   Important topics of conversations at this meeting will include: –City’s proposal to temporarily use Woody Park as a homeless camp […]

September 16, 2020 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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LMH Seeking Neighborhood Input on Sidewalk & Landscaping Plans

  LMH is seeking immediate neighborhood input on their proposal to improve sidewalks & landscaping (see proposal below). LMH hopes to begin work later this month. Please respond by Sept. 10 by any of the following methods: -email pinckney.neighborhood@gmail.com OR -make a post in our neighborhood Facebook group OR -mail a letter to P.O. Box 125, Lawrence, KS […]

September 4, 2020 · Eleanor Gardner · 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.