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June 15, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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May 2021 PNA Meeting Recording Now Viewable on Our YouTube Channel

 

 

Did you miss the PNA monthly meeting on May 15? You can now watch the Zoom recording on our YouTube channel.

May 16, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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PNA Monthly Meeting Tomorrow, 5/16!

 

 

 

Don’t forget! We have a PNA monthly meeting TOMORROW at 10am!

Find the Zoom meeting details in today’s e-newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/870da015f49e/may2021-mtg-reminder

May 14, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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May 2021 PNA E-Newsletter

 

Did you see the PNA e-newsletter this weekend? We announced the results from our first round of renaming votes! Check it out to see the four name finalists and to learn other important neighborhood information, such as details for joining our upcoming PNA meeting on May 15. E-news: https://mailchi.mp/d961f81fc1ed/pna-enews-may2021

May 10, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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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, you can vote online at https://surveyhero.com/c/pinckney.  The final round of voting – where our new neighborhood name will be selected – will occur later this spring.

Remember, only one vote per eligible person. To be eligible, you must live within our neighborhood, be age 16 or older, and provide your name & address (for verification purposes).  For more information, see our dedicated webpage at https://www.pinckneyneighborhood.org/reconsidering-our-neighborhood-name/.

 

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 continue being our awesome Treasurer.

We wish to send our heartfelt thanks to Bart Littlejohn for doing a fantastic job serving as PNA President for the past 4 years and previously as Vice President, and to Nick and Kate Kuzmyak for serving us well as Vice President and Secretary respectively for the past year+. Nick and Kate just moved to East Lawrence and we will miss them but hope to still see them around!

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 of voting will take us from 12 name options down to 4 finalists. A second round of voting will occur later this spring, which will result in the final name selection.

We are collecting votes (1 per eligible person) from April 1st until May 1st. You may vote in one of three ways: QR code, online survey at https://surveyhero.com/c/pinckney, or fill out the postcard ballot and drop it in a dropbox at 401 Mississippi St., 504 Ohio St., or 427 Michigan St. If you have multiple folks over age 16 in your household, follow the “How to Vote” instructions on the postcard.

Questions? Head to our webpage at http://www.pinckneyneighborhood.org/reconsidering-our-neighborhood-name/ or email us at pinckney.neighborhood@gmail.com.

April 9, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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Mark Your Calendar! Second Attempt at PNA Elections – April 17th @ 10am on Zoom

 

 

Please take note! We’re going to try holding PNA officer elections again on April 17 in the hopes that a few folks step up to serve as President, Vice President, and Secretary. Be sure to add this to your calendar! Watch the PNA website for Zoom link and passcode information in early April.

March 23, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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Watch the March 2021 PNA Meeting on our YouTube Channel

Did you miss the important PNA meeting on March 20th? The Zoom recording is now available to watch on our YouTube channel. In this meeting, we discussed the current state of the neighborhood association, its functions and whether it is of value to residents, and what the future may hold.

To view the Neighborhood Association Executive Board document that Pat (treasurer) discussed, please click here: document

March 22, 2021 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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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.