Rental Inspection Stakeholders Meeting Planned for August 21 @ 5 pm – City Hall
The City of Lawrence Planning and Development Services Department will hold a public meeting to review a proposed ordinance and program details related to the city’s expansion of the rental licensing and inspection program.
The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 21 from 5 to 6 p.m. in the City Commission Room at City Hall. The public is welcome to attend and provide input on the program. Questions can be directed to Code Enforcement Manager, Brian Jimenez, at bjimenez@lawrenceks.org or by calling (785) 832-7700.
August 15, 2013
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PNA Monthly Meeting – Saturday Aug. 17 @ 10:00 am – LMH Meeting Room D-South
Our next monthly PNA meeting will be this Saturday, August 17th in Lawrence Memorial Hospital meeting room D-South (lower level). The meeting will start at 10:00 am. Light refreshments will be served.
Phillip Ciesielski of the City of Lawrence Department of Utilities will join us to discuss upcoming work to be done at the Kaw Water Treatment Plant located in Pinckney Neighborhood near Burcham Park. The work will begin later this fall and will require closure of Burcham Park for a limited time during the winter months. Please join us to learn more about the project from the City and to discuss steps that can be taken to minimize the impact on the neighborhood.
We will also spend some time discussing other topics, such as the upcoming parks clean-up day scheduled for October 12th, the Trunk-or-Treat and Food Drive scheduled for October 26th and our budding Pinckney Neighborhood Gardening Group.
We look forward to seeing you. Please pass on information about the meeting to your neighbors.
August 15, 2013
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City encourages donating and recycling unwanted items when you move out
July 29, 2013
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PNA Monthly Meeting – Saturday July 20th – 10:00 am – Lawrence Memorial Hosptial
Greetings! Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July with family and friends. Summer is slipping away so quickly now – let’s make the most of it. This Saturday is the next Pinckney Neighborhood Association Meeting – 10:00 am at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in one of the lower level meeting rooms (look for the PNA sign). Our agenda includes: a quick review of June’s Pinckney Picnic – what worked well and what to fix for next year; planning for Fall activities – neighborhood parks clean-up and Trunk-or-Treat & Food Drive; and a discussion about community gardens and/or sharing gardening tips, expertise and overflow.
Please join us if you can. If you can’t make it to the meeting, but you have thoughts on these issues or have other questions or concerns, please post a message on PNA’s Facebook page or send an email to Pinckney.Neighborhood@gmail.com
July 18, 2013
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2013 Tour of Lawrence Kids’ Bike Race and Kids’ Mass Street Run – Sunday June 30
The 2013 Tour of Lawrence invites kids to join the free Kids’ Bike Race and Kids’ Mass Street Run on Sunday June 30. Visit www.touroflawrence.com or see the attached flier for all the details. There will also be a free Kid Zone fun area both Friday evening and Sunday, and Kids can also participate in a fun run on Sunday.
June 24, 2013
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SHARE THE WARMTH Community Service Project – bring coats & jackets to the Pinckney Picnic
The Pinckney Neighborhood Potluck Picnic is coming up soon – Saturday June 22nd from 11:30 to 2:00 in Clinton Park. This year we will also participate in a community service project called “Share the Warmth.” Each year Scotch Fabric Care Services collects coats and jackets to be cleaned and distributed to the Salvation Army, who gives them to those in need. The motto for this project is “They’ll feel warm on the outside . . . you’ll fell warm on the inside.” Since beginning of the program in 1986, Scotch Fabric Care Services has collected well over 200,000 coats from the Topeka and Lawrence area.
Well, right now you can feel warm on both the outside and the inside by bringing any coats or jackets you know you won’t be using next year to the picnic. We will deliver them to Scotch Cleaners for the Share the Warmth project. If you have coats or jackets to donate, but can’t make it to the picnic, please contact Kim Heck at 785-331-9868 to arrange for drop-off or pick-up.
June 14, 2013
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Pinckney Neighborhood Potluck Picnic – Saturday June 22nd – Clinton Park
It’s time again for the annual Pinckney Neighborhood Potluck Picnic! This year it will be on Saturday June 22nd in Clinton Park, starting at 11:3o am and ending about 2:00 pm. If you want to help set-up, please come about a half hour early.
All you need to bring is a side dish to share with your neighbors at the picnic.
This year’s Picnic features:
Hot Dogs, Veggie Dogs & Soda
Bounce Castle – provided by Anderson Rental
Music by Lance Fahy
Face Painting
Arts & Crafts Table
Hula Hoop contest
NEW THIS YEAR – collection of coats and jackets to donate to Scotch Industries’ “Share the Warmth” campaign
We hope to see you at the picnic. It’s a great opportunity to see your friends and meet new people. The picnic provides a great opportunity to build a strong sense of community, which in turn creates a stronger, safer and more enjoyable place to live.
Hope to see you there!
June 11, 2013
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Update on Bulk Brush Pick-up
We received a call from the City of Lawrence today apologizing for the delay in picking up some of the bulk brush in the neighborhood and promising to try to finish up their round this week. The City has worked valiantly to get all the Pinckney brush picked up despite having equipment problems and dealing with the massive annual KU end of semester move-out aftermath. If your brush has not been picked up yet, please send a message to Pinckney.Neighborhood@gmail.com with “brush pickup” in the subject line and list your address. We’ll do our best to make sure the City gets the information.
Next year we would like to work closer with the City in setting up and planning the bulk brush pickup. Please let us know if you love this service so much that you would be willing to contribute just a few minutes of their time next March to help set it up the service with the City.
Thanks!
May 29, 2013
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Glen Howard Walker, Sr. 1931-2013
We remember the life and passing of Glen Howard Walker, Sr., 1931 – 2013, a resident of the Pinckney Neighborhood for at least 55 years. He was a Pinckney Elementary School alum, and raised his children here and sent them to Pinckney, who in turn have sent their children to Pinckney. In all, four generations of Walker’s have attended Pinckney Elementary School!
Please take the time to read the Lawrence Journal World obituary with a great tribute to Mr. Walker and his contributions to our community.
http://www2.ljworld.com/obituaries/2013/may/15/glen-walker/
May 16, 2013
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PNA Monthly Meeting – Saturday May 18th @ 10:00 am
The next PNA Monthly Meeting will be Saturday May 18th @ 10:00 am in the Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Room D-South. Our guest this month is David Johnson, CEO of the Bert Nash Center. David will give us an update regarding the plans to construct an expansion of the Bert Nash Center on the property purchased from the VFW. In addition, we will continue our planning for the June 22nd Pinckney Neighborhood Potluck Picnic and our 2013 fundraising campaign.
Light refreshments will be served. Hope to see you there.
May 12, 2013
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