INTER-NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL

Making Better Neighborhoods

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Minutes of Meeting of March 27, 2001

MEMBERS PRESENT

Cheryl Sweeney Northgate Park NA

Joel Kostyu Durham Central Park

Kathryn Henningson Durham Public Education Network

Shela W. Wilson Parkside NA

Pat Carstensen Cross Country NA

Beth Acierno Woodlake NA

Harry Hutson Woodlake NA

Ernie Mills NECD

Janene Tompkins Trinity Park

Lynwood D. Best City of Durham Housing & Comm. Dev.

Marguerite Ward Rockwood NA

Karen Hassall Northgate Park NA

Dale Stouch Placid Valley NA

Patricia Stubbing Lakewood Park NA

Mike Shiflett Watts/Hillandale NA

Jennifer Albright TLNA

David McCrary City of Durham/Solid Waste

Administration and Announcements

Mike Shiflett called the meeting to order at 7:15PM.

Program

Kathryn Henningson provided us with information about the Durham Public Education Network. This 15-year-old organization is a not-for-profit that facilitates both discussion and action in regards to resources for Durham public schools. There are three main components of the organization;

• a. Community information teamwork sessions

  b. Surveys

  c. Community action plans

1. Support for literacy and reading

2. Community Involvement with

2. Teacher initiative grants to bring special projects to classrooms.

INC Meeting March 2001 2.

Since November of 2000 $30,000 has been raised for grants for teachers.

A discussion on class size reduction and how that impacts the current teacher shortage followed.

Reports

A crime/gang awareness workshop for District 4 was scheduled for March 31 at the St. Joseph AME Church.

An invitation to a solid waste open house on March 30 at the Camden Avenue facility was issued to all.

Pat Bocchino of CAUSE reported on the Oak Creek Village development plan. The 678-acre development would have considerable impact on schools. Also it was felt that Lic Creek, which runs through the center of the development would be adversely affected because the technique of mass grading was going to be employed. The traffic impact would also be quite substantial.

Pat made a motion that INC take a position of: supporting the report of the zoning committee against development because we're concerned about the impacts on the community based on INC's goal of looking for the best process for accomplishing change and assessing it's effects within the community.

Mike noted that a synopsis of the Street Impact Fee is now available.

Community Life Court: Lynwood Best said that 8 cases were presented today. Five will go to trial and 2 cases concluded with fines and probation.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:00PM.