Hudson Vintage Neighborhood Alliance

Minutes of the Meeting - February 21, 2000

Meeting convened at 7:10 p.m.

New Business:

Lee Wyland opened the meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to continue

the discussion regarding the feasibility of the Vintage Neighborhood

Alliance hosting a block party.

The block party will not coincide with Heritage Week in May. The alliance

is interested in participating in some manner with the Octagon Historical

Society to celebrate National Heritage Week in May. It was suggested that

next year, during Heritage Week, the alliance recognize a neighborhood

member with an improvement award.

Cynthia Wells-O'Malley will contact Dorothy at the Octagon House to discuss

the possibility of the alliance participating or assisting in the

celebration of Heritage Week.

The block party date is tentatively set for September 16th and a possible

site for the party would be 6th Street. Mary Wasburn will contact the city

zoning office to seek permission to close off a block. Mary will also

contact the Target Foundation to pursue the possibility of seeking a grant

to fund part of the neighborhood celebration.

Lee Wyland will ask Mary Claire to speak to local businesses for possible

funding of the event and to contact the Chamber of Commerce in Stillwater

to speak to the planners of the LumberJack Days. The alliance member's

thought the tour trolley and the train used at LumberJack Days might be

suitable for our celebration.

Chuck Kummeth suggested running a banner over the 2nd Street business

district announcing the block party in the fall.

Karen Neset will host the next planning meeting for the block party at her

home on March 20th at 7:00 p.m.