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Important PNA Meeting THIS Saturday, 3/20, at 10am!

Super important Neighborhood Association meeting coming up this Saturday at 10am (via Zoom)!

We will hold a frank discussion about the future of the neighborhood association. We’ll ask residents what they believe the greatest value of a neighborhood association is and how it can better serve residents. We will also explore options for the leadership team of the Neighborhood Association that may make it easier to take on a leadership role. During our February Annual Meeting and election of officers, there were NO volunteers for the positions of President, Vice President, or Secretary. Without a leadership team, continued functioning of the Neighborhood Association will be difficult and we may lose eligibility for grant funding that supports newsletters and other communications regarding neighborhood matters.

Open our March e-newsletter for Zoom meeting link and passcode, plus lots more info: https://mailchi.mp/7206006da7e8/pna-enews-mar2021

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• 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.