From new CPNA president Moira Tomaso: As we begin the new year I find that we have some holes to fill in on our neighborhood association roster. I strongly encourage anyone with interest to consider one of the open positions. It is a fantastic way to meet more of your neighbors and give back to your community. I've outlined the open positions below with a brief description. Our most immediate need is for a chair person for the progressive dinner, which is typically held at the end of February.
What does it mean to Chair an event?
Chairing an event for CPNA typically means that you agree to organize it. It does not mean that you have to do everything yourself! There are always neighbors and past chairs who are willing to help you, but as the chair you coordinate their efforts, set a date and the theme, and work with us to advertise the event. For the progressive dinner, the chair solicits and coordinates households to host the phases of the dinner, sets the date, manages the CPNA contributions (plates, napkins, drinks, etc.), and keeps the RSVP list. It's a great way to meet more of your neighbors and make some new friends!
Current opening for Committee Chairs 2012
Progressive Dinner - Set the date/theme, coordinate volunteer households and RSVPs
Triangle Maintenance - Coordinate volunteers for clean-up and maintenance. We would love to upgrade our triangle and are hoping to get a design plan from a local landscape architect that we can work towards in phases.
Fall Picnic - Set the date, coordinate set-up, manage CPNA contributions, organize kids activities
Zoning - Attend local relevant meetings and help support one of CPNA's goals, which is to preserve and enhance the neighborhood's residential character by seeking policies of zoning and codes enforcement conducive to same.
We also have an opening on the steering committee for the Vice President. As the vice president you simply back up the president and attend a few association meetings and broader neighborhood meetings as available/needed.
I want to say thank you to all of you who support our neighborhood community, and to encourage those who want to get more involved to do so. I will certainly do everything I can to help you help out.
Please email cherokeepark37205@gmail.com if you are interested in helping or serving in one of these capacities or have any questions about them.
A BIG THANKS to Marti Rosenberg, Bill Williams, Butch Lewis, and Garry Sharp for picking up discarded Christmas trees in the neighborhood. They picked up 51 trees and dropped them off at Metro recycling sites. The trees will be ground into mulch for the trails in parks.
CPNA book club will meet on Tuesday, January 24th, 2012, at 7:00 pm at the home of Marti Rosenberg, 219 Lauderdale. We will start off the New Year with the classic Travels with Charlie, by John Steinbeck. Please bring an appetizer to share and reply with your attendance to martirose@aol.com.
Thanks to Elizabeth Gregory for organizing trick-or-treating houses (again) on October 31, 2011.
Dues are due. It's that time of year again and CPNA needs your help to fund its endeavors. CPNA operates on a small budget and dues from residents are an important source of funds. Dues are only $10 per year (July 1 - June 30) per household - a bargain! Your dues help support events held by the neighborhood like the fall picnic, the progressive dinner, the Richland Creek Run/Walk, the quartlerly newsletters, Triangle maintenance, CPNA directory, garage sale expenses, and more. If you want to support the CPNA for the 2012 year, please submit your payment with a check payable to CPNA or cash to Lisa Brace, 301 N. Wilson Blvd, Nashville, TN, 37205.
CPNA Progressive Dinner. Thanks Marcie Nash and Nancy Ray for planning the annual CPNA progressive dinner, held on February 27, 2011. And thanks too to the hosts who kindly opened their homes for the occasion: Mary Lou & Todd Potter; Alison & Rick Gembar; and Patrick & Ursula Whalen.
Crime. Please be extra cautious and call the MNPD for ANY suspicious activity. Nothing is too minor. The non-emergency # is (615)-862-8600. If you have an alarm system, arm it while you are away. Be sure to lock your car doors at night and do not leave anything of value in your car. The Police Department has stressed that there is no such thing as being too careful.
Richland Creek Run/Walk V presented by the Wilson Group was held on April 2, 2011. The weather was perfect and approximately 600 people ran or walked the five-mile course. The event, coordinated by Cherokee Crossing, Cherokee Park, Sylvan Park, Richland-West End and White Bridge neighborhoods, staged at Cohn Adult Learning Center and proceeded through much of the Richland Creek Greenway. In addition to title sponsor Wilson Group, the Run/Walk was generously sponsored by Montgomery Bell Academy, Pinnacle Financial Partners, Bates Nursery, Porta Via, Vanderbilt University, Sport Seasons, and Publix. Net proceeds benefited Greenways for Nashville. Richland Creek Run/Walk IV will be held on April 7, 2012.
No parking on Cherokee Road. Parking on Cherokeee Road is no longer permitted north of Valley Road. There are posted signs saying same. The Parking/Traffic Commission did an intensive study of traffic and the effects of street parking on such a heavily travelled street, and determined that parking on Cherokee Road was dangerous for traffic flow, dangerous for people pulling in and out of their driveways, and dangerous for joggers/walkers and cars trying to navigate around parked cars. Please don't park on the road.
Street Parking. There have been some safety issues with parking on the street affecting traffic flow, especially --but not only-- on Cherokee Road. Cherokee Road is very heavily travelled, especially during the morning and afternoon rush hours. Cars are crossing the center line to get around parked cars, causing oncoming traffic to either swerve or stop. The 200 block of Cherokee down to Aberdeen is too narrow for long term street parking. All the houses on Cherokee have driveways and they should be used for parking to avoid accidents. The Metro Traffic Commission has been contacted after a near accident and they are in the process of evaluating the possibility of making parts of Cherokee a “no parking” zone. In the meantime, if any traffic crosses the yellow line or is backed up due to cars parked on the street, the MNPD has asked to be contacted.
Cherokee Park Greeters. Do you know "your" greeter? Our Cherokee Park neighborhood is divided into 17 areas and assigned to each area is a volunteer greeter who (with one exception) lives in that area. When he or she becomes aware of a new resident in the area, the greeter welcomes them with a homemade treat and a "Welcome Bag" of useful information--a neighborhood directory, copies of recent newsletters, information on the Cherokee Park web site and list serve, etc. The greeter is also the one who delivers your Cherokee Park newsletters and invitations to neighborhood social events. Below is a list of the greeters and the area for which they are responsible. We hope you will help your greeter by letting him or her know when you have a new neighbor. And please let your greeter know you appreciate their service to the neighborhood.
3900 - 4029 Aberdeen -- Mary Hildebrand
4100 - 4212 Aberdeen -- Amy Jo Robertson
3902 - 4002 Cambridge -- Val Kirby
100 - 210 Cherokee -- Katherine Brown
211 - 237 Cherokee -- Cindy Oliva
238 - 255 Cherokee -- Bill Weeks
100 -118 Lauderdale -- Marcie Ray
200 - 218 Lauderdale -- Celeste Reed
219 - 257 Lauderdale -- Marti Rosenberg
300 - 313 Lauderdale -- Bill Williams
315 - 330 Lauderdale -- Pat Tippens
105 - 211 Mayfair -- Debbie Bryant
215 - 219 Mayfair -- Bill Williams
101 - 120 Mockingbird -- Judy Stubbs
200 - 227 Mockingbird -- Sandra Carlton
3901- 4018 Valley -- Patsy Michon
117 - 411 North Wilson -- Lisa Brace
A sincere thanks to our VERY generous neighbor, Marti Rosenberg, who picked up live discarded Christmas trees in neighborhood and took them to Elmington Park to be recycled. Thank you Marti for your kindness, hard work, and help to the neighborhood!
Trick or treating on Lauderdale. Thanks to Elizabeth Gregory for organizing the trick or treating on Lauderdale. The stream of costumed candy-seekers was stronger than ever and the weather was perfect.
Annual CPNA Fall Picnic. A big thanks to Erica Haug and others who organized the annual CPNA Fall Picnic at the Triangle, which was held on October 10, 2010.
Neighborhood yard sale. The annual neighborhood yard/garage sale, held on September 11, 2010, appeared to be a huge success. Thanks to everyone who participated. A special thanks goes to Paul Picelli for organizing the event. (photo by Gil Lackey)
Suspicious Activity and/or Solicitors. We are still experiencing unwanted solicitors knocking on our doors lately. Our Whitland neighbors across West End have reported stolen packages from porches and other suspicious activity. Please be extra cautious and don't open your door for any solicitors. And please, please call 862-8600 and report any solicitation or any other suspicious neighborhood activity to the police. The Police Department has stressed that there is no such thing as being too cautious, and they welcome our calls! The Police Department also emails crime activity updates for the West precinct weekly. If you'd like to receive these updates, please send an email to Connie.Trip@nashville.gov to get on the list.
Door-to-soor solicitors. If you are beset by solicitors, you might want to remind them that before soliciting, they must make application with Metro Nashville Police Department. After their application is approved, they must pay a $20 fee, take the approved application and photo to the Metro Clerk, and receive a permit, which is good for one year. Solicitors must display the permit when soliciting. Violations are a misdemeanor, punishable by a $50 fine.
Codes. One of the most often cited violations of the Metro Property Standards code are violations of 16.24.330 (K). This is the section of the code that deals with motor vehicle violations. Under the law, no motor vehicle that is either inoperable or unlicensed can be openly parked or stored on any premises within the area of the Metropolitan government. If the vehicle is not operational, that vehicle must be stored in a fully enclosed structure or similarly enclosed area. Operational and licensed vehicles must be parked on a paved or graveled area. And, according to the Metro Code of Laws, 16.24.330, section K, subsection (3), no more than 25% of the lot area can be paved and used for parking.
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