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Archive for January, 2023

Zoom Recording of January 2023 PNA Meeting Now Available to Watch on YouTube

  Did you miss the PNA meeting this past Saturday? It was our first meeting of the new year! We had a good discussion with the Lawrence Police Department Chief, as well as the new Fire Chief. Catch up by watching the Zoom recording of our meeting at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHMmK-tkP9g.

January 25, 2023 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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Don’t Forget! PNA’s first meeting of the new year is tomorrow at 10am!

Join us for our first neighborhood association meeting of the new year!  We will discussion neighborhood safety concerns with the Lawrence Police Department, and we will plan for our annual meeting & elections which will take place on Feb 18th. For the Zoom meeting link and passcode, open today’s e-newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/5966214c9bd8/jan2023-mtg.

January 20, 2023 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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PNA January E-Newsletter

Did you read the Pinkney Neighborhood Association’s e-newsletter this past weekend? If not, check it out here: https://mailchi.mp/f71c85ab4a2f/jan2023-pna-enews. And we have an update to share – someone from the Lawrence Police Department will be in attendance at our monthly meeting THIS Saturday at 10am to address safety concerns.  See you there (virtually)!

January 17, 2023 · 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.