September 2010 Friends of Midtown Beautification Committee Meeting Minutes

Friends of Midtown Beautification Committee meeting agenda
8 September 2010, 6:15—7:30 p.m., Midtown Cinema

Take Attendance

  • Don Barnett
  • Shawn Westhafer
  • Corrina Chandler
  • Dot Montaine
  • Robbie Green

Old Business

  • Dog waste bag dispensers:
    • undiscussed
  • Autumn cleanup planning
    • Saturday 2 October 2010 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
    • Focus between Verbeke and Forster
    • Try to work with Midtown Square Action Council and New Fox Ridge Homeowners’ Association.
      • MAC is onboard; NFR is interested
    • Need a meeting place
      • Suggestions: Salvation Army; Historic Harrisburg Resource Center
  • Fire hydrant painting
    • Revisit scheduling for mid-2011 painting and late-2011 contest
    • Schedule to have winner announced at block party at Fire Museum, September 17, 2011
      • Work backward to create proposal that spreads out painting over most of the year.
      • Ask Fire Museum volunteers if they could help monitor the hydrant painting
  • Holiday decorating contest
    • categories
      • residential
      • institutional
      • best block
    • Possible awards
      • gift basket (baking supplies; New Year’s theme; champagne)
      • restaurant gift card (New Year’s Day brunch at Raspberries)
      • Nonna’s/Midtown Cinema dinner and movie passes
      • group screening of movie

New Business

  • Graffiti tags near Sayford and William
    • Be certain to
  • May try to have new Public Works Director Ernie Hoch visit a future meeting.

Announcements

  • Remember to renew your FOM membership. Individual memberships are $10 and household memberships are $15. Members will receive a membership card that entitles the member to a 10% discount at the Midtown Scholar, Nonna’s Deli-Sioso, the HodgePodgery, Breads ‘n Spreads, the Zynski Company, and The Soup Spot; 15% at Healthy Horizons; and 10% off purchases of $5.00 or more from Midtown Media Center. FOM hopes more membership perks will follow.

Next Meeting

  • To be held Wednesday 12 October 2010, 6:15—7:30 p.m. at Midtown Cinema.
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