Archive for June, 2009

25th Ward Gets NEW NSO on July 15th!

Friday, June 26th, 2009

25th Ward Alderman Shane Cohn has announced that the 25th Ward will be served by a new Neighborhood Stabilization Officer (NSO) effective on July 15, 2009. The current NSO, Dianne Rains, will be switching places with the 24th Ward NSO, Maria Cuciureanu.
The Dutchtown West Neighborhood Association (DWNA) is excited to meet and work with the [...]

Heat Warning: Cooling Centers in St. Louis

Friday, June 26th, 2009

The Neighborhood Stabilization Officer (NSO) for the 25th Ward, Dianne Rains just emailed out the updated list of cooling centers for 2009 in and around St. Louis. Please click here to access the list.
With the recent hot weather and the National Weather Service issuing an “excessive heat warning,” please consider calling neighbors to check on [...]

Holding Landlords Accountable

Friday, June 19th, 2009

15th Ward Alderwoman Jennifer Florida has introduced legislation in the City of St. Louis to require rental property owners to register their contact information with the city. See the article from the post dispatch here.
“Two members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen plan Friday to introduce a bill that would create a registry of [...]

Alderman Cohn Requests Amberg Park Clean-Up from Operation Brightside

Monday, June 15th, 2009

25th Ward Alderman Shane Cohn has responded to a request for work from Operation Brightside for public property clean-up projects which include Amberg Park on the top of the list:
1. Amberg Park:  Litter/debris pick up (weekly), Gardening (quarterly)
2. Mt. Pleasant Park: Litter/debris pick up (weekly), Gardening (quarterly)
3. Meramec Street (between Grand & Minnesota): Litter/debris pick [...]

Pictures from June 2009 monthly DWNA meeting

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Below are a few photos from the last Dutchtown West Neighborhood Association (DWNA) monthly meeting held on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 7:00 pm at Grbic Banquet Hall (4071 Keokuk). In case you missed the meeting, check out the power point slides for more information.

Accepting Donations for “Youth In Need” Again

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

Youth In Need, a local non-profit is in search of the following donations for local homeless teens and children: bottled water, toothbrushes, new socks, new & large coats, hand sanitizer, toothpaste, blankets, new hats/gloves, new sweatshirts, band-aids, and pop-top canned food items.

Youth In Need

Thanks to all who donated items at our last meeting on Tuesday, [...]

Update on $409,600.00 Allocation in 25th Ward

Friday, June 5th, 2009

As an update to a previous post (see post here) on the allocation of $409,600.00 in expenditures by Alderwoman Dorothy Kirner in the 25th Ward in April-2009, the new Alderman Shane Cohn has reviewed the needs of the entire area and based on his discussions with the St. Louis Street Department, he has significantly cut-back [...]

Properties Sold in Neighborhood Include Netties Building at Grand and Chippewa

Friday, June 5th, 2009

Interested in seeing what properties have sold in the neighborhood? (see map of our neighborhood here).

Thanks to our partnership with RE/MAX, the properties in our neighborhood that have sold for the month of May are now posted online and can be accessed here. The properties sold in our neighborhood in May include the old Netties [...]

Amberg Park Clean-Up Now Monthly!

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Please join us to clean-up the only park in our neighborhood, Amberg Park, on the 2nd  Saturday of every month at 10:00am.

We will have the trash bags, gloves, and a few rakes and shovels. If you have any tools you think might be useful, please bring them. We will meet at the corner of Keokuk [...]