Minutes of the Meeting 9/21/99
Meeting convened at 7:15 p.m. at Bethel Lutheran.
Old
Business:
·
Karen Neset opened the meeting. Karen requested that the August Alliance
meeting minutes be reviewed and approved.
Karen noted that Alliance meeting minutes will not be published in the
Star Observer.
·
Lee Wyland will continue the practice of sending post
cards to notify residents of Alliance meetings. Lee is currently paying for the cost of mailing; in the future as
the mailing list grows the Alliance will find a way to fund postage. It was agreed that Alliance meetings would
be held on the fourth Thursday of every month.
Alliance neighborhood meeting notices will be published in the Star
Observer.
·
Jerry Washburn reported on access issues at the History
Room in the public library. Jerry noted
the History Room would remain locked unless there are staff or volunteers
present in the room. Jerry will meet
with the library director again to discuss the possibilities of Alliance
members volunteering time to catalogue materials and assist individuals who
wish to research materials in the History Room.
·
Lee Wyland reported the database of addresses in the Old
Town district of Hudson is completed.
The list will be available to use in conjunction with materials from the
LaRowe study for walking tours. Lee
added that the database of contractors is also compiled. If members wish to add to the contractors database
please give the information to Lee.
·
Lee Wyland reported that St. Paul's Episcopal Church
home was sold to the St. Pat's Catholic Church. The home will be used as a residence for the parish nuns.
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Someone..volunteered to work with the paper and put in
meeting notices and news briefs.
·
Karen Neset will contact Denny Darnold, Zoning
Administrator and City Planner for the City of Hudson, to request notices of
various planning and zoning meetings.
·
Mary Washburn will contact the local cable station to
list meeting notices on the local cable station.
·
The Hidden Hudson report was tabled.
New
Business:
·
There was some discussion regarding dates for the block
party planned for next spring. The
second weekend in May is a strong
possibility. The Chamber of Commerce
director offered to help with the coordination the block party. The block party will be an opportunity to
meet neighbors in the Old Town area of Hudson, to highlight Alliance
issues and can be used as an opportunity
to educate neighbors on preservation issues in the Old Town district.
·
Lee Wyland suggested the Alliance initiate another membership drive. There was some
discussion as to whether the Alliance is focused enough to do a drive.
·
Lee Wyland reported that he would have the Alliance
flier added to the Welcome Wagon materials.
Lee also reported on the new city of Hudson website
(www.hudsonwi.com). Lee will pursue the
question of linking Alliance information the Hudson website.
·
Karen Neset supplied copies of city of Hudson Directory
and copies of alderman district maps.
·
Jackie Cloninger reported that Willis Miller, former
writer for the Star Observe, is an historian on local issues, and is a good
resource on housing issues. Jackie
shared an article on tax credit for historical homes.
·
Karen Neset showed a slide presentation on the LaRow
Study.
The meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.