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Archive for April, 2021

Don’t forget! Submit your response by deadline of May 1 for first round of neighborhood name voting!

The first elimination round of voting on new name options for our neighborhood will end on Saturday, May 1.  Be sure to get your vote in before the deadline!  You can submit your responses via ballot postcard to one of the three dropbox locations (401 Mississippi St., 427 Michigan St., or 504 Ohio St.). OR, […]

April 25, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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Zoom Recording of April 2021 PNA Meeting Now Available on Our YouTube Channel

 Did you miss the April PNA meeting and special election?  You can now watch the full Zoom meeting here: link. We are very excited to announce that Shane Heiman is our new neighborhood association President, Joshua William Spence is our new Vice President, and Kim Heck is our new (interim) Secretary! Pat Gillispie Miller will […]

April 19, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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April 2021 PNA E-Newsletter

Check out our April 2021 PNA e-newsletter at https://mailchi.mp/4adaf365da08/pna-enews-april2021. In this edition, you’ll find info on how to join our upcoming second attempt election on April 17th, our neighborhood name voting process, free COVID vaccination clinics, and more.

April 11, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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First Round of Voting – New Neighborhood Name!

On April 1st, the postcard ballot for the first round of voting on our new neighborhood name arrived in many residents’ mailboxes. All neighborhood residents age 16 and over may vote for a new name for our neighborhood. Remember, this vote is for renaming the neighborhood only — NOT the elementary school. This first round […]

April 9, 2021 · 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.