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Nominations for New Board at Northwood Civic Association

The Northwood Civic Association meeting on October 16th featured the nomination for elections to the board.  Joe Krause was the sole nominee for President.  Tom McAvoy is the sole nominee for Vice President.  Gina Panchella is the sole nominee for Secretary.  Mary Robus, Ed Martin, Lou Kubik, Rodney Allen and Frank Bennett are the nominees for board members.  The election will take place at the next meeting.

The meeting opened with reading of the minutes followed by the treasurers report.  It was noted that Cancer Treatment Centers of America donated $2,500 to the Neighborhood Security Patrol via a donation the the Northwood Civic.

Membership now stands at 109 paid members.  Notice of dues coming due are being distributed and dues are $10 for the coming year.

Frank Bennett gave an update on the Frankford Y.  The building has been secured and Troop 100 of the Boy Scouts from St. Martin’s participated in a clean up of all debris from inside.  It is now stacked up in front of the building and should be picked up for disposal shortly.

The is significant damage to the mansion building from a leak in the roof which is need of immediate repair.  Fund raising is now underway to begin the necessary repairs that will stabilize the building.  There are electric, water and gas bills due before those services can be restored.  Frank Bennett took over as president from the last surviving board member, Tony Rachuba.  Mr. Rachuba then resigned leaving Bennett in control of the organization.  On October 28th, Bennett will then select new board members to serve out the board members terms of office.

The financial records of the Y have been secured. A brief review by Bennett showed that the Y failed because of the loss of subsidies for the day care service which had been carrying the burden of the entire enterprise for a long time.  He characterizes it as lack of participation by the community.  There are many reasons why that was true and the new Y would be wise to plan its programs and facilities accordingly.

Tom McAvoy gave an update on the Northwood Town Watch.  Illegal truck parking has been declared under control in Northwood.  Vigilance is needed to keep on top of it and more volunteers are need in the non patrolling, eyes and ears effort.  For reporting problems or to volunteer for the Town Watch, email tom at NWTownwatch@hotmail.com.

Candidates for the Pennsylvania State Representative 177th legislative district were scheduled time to speak.  John Taylor, the Republican party incumbent, was delayed in Harrisburg.  His district office manager, Marc Collazzo filled in.  William Dunbar, the Democratic party challenger was present and spoke.  A surprise visitor, was Democratic candidate for US Congress in the 13th district, incumbent Allyson Schwartz, who also addressed the gathering.  You can see all three videos on the Frankford Gazette video list or go to our YouTube channel.

The next meeting of the Northwood Civic Association meeting will be on November 20th at 7PM at St. James Lutheran Church at Castor Avenue and Pratt St.

 

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Northwood Civic Meeting – October 16, 2012 7:00PM

Northwood Civic Association St. James Lutheran Church 4600 Pratt Street *****

Agenda: Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez is scheduled to attend the meeting

Speakers: William Dunbar and Representative John Taylor will introduce themselves.

Elections:  Nominations for all board positions will take place at the meeting.

Updates: Frank will give an update on the Frankford Y

Bring a neighbor!

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Northwood Civic Association Nears Record Membership

Deputy Police Commissioner, Tom Wright

At the Northwood Civic Association meeting on September 18th, President Joe Krause announced that paid memberships are 93 at present.  This is up from single digits earlier this year.  This is the culmination of a membership drive conducted over the last few months.

In other news at the meeting:

  • Deputy Philadelphia Police Commissioner Tom Wright and Captain Frank Bachmayer commented on the Northwood Neighborhood Security Patrol.  They expressed some concerns about neighbors calling the patrol rather than 911 for crime situations.  Wright noted that staffing in the districts is driven by crime reports that come from 911.  All crimes should be reported to 911 since this is the only way the police are made aware of criminal activity.  Quality of life issues are just as important as major crimes and should be reported.  Even though a particular call may not see prompt police response due to higher priorities, the report itself is very important.
  • Harry Mearing of the Neighborhood Security Patrol gave a brief report on the activity since last month.  Now there are three patrol officers sharing the duties, seven days a week.
  • Nominations for the board elections will be made at next month’s meeting.  All offices are up for election and there are 3 vacant positions on the board now.  You must be a paid member to be nominated for election.
  • Tom McAvoy, President of the Northwood Town Watch needs more volunteers.  This is an eyes and ears organization.  No patrolling ins involved.  Contact Tom at nwtownwatch@hotmail.com
  • Frank Bennett noted that the last member of the board of directors of the Frankford Community Y appointed him to the board and then resigned leaving Bennett as the only board member.  He has control of the property and been in discussion with the bank holding the mortgage.  His plan is to build a new board for the Y to develop a business plan for the resurrection of the organization.  Those who would consider joining the board should contact Bennett at frank@bennettlaw.us
  • Candidates for State Representative will be invited to speak at next month’s meeting.  They were introduced:  John Taylor, Republican incumbent  State Representative in the 177 legislative district; William Dunbar, Democratic candidate opposing Taylor; James Clay, Democratic Candidate for State Representative in the 179 legislative district .

The next meeting of the Northwood Civic Association will be held on October 16th at 7PM at St. James Lutheran Church at Castor Ave. and Pratt Street.

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War Memorial Oxford and Large Streets

Little noticed on the triangle of land in front of the 7-11 at Large St. and Oxford Avenue sits a memorial dedicated to all who have served in our nations wars.  It came to the the attention of a several people this summer and a clean up was mounted.  State Senator Tartaglione had the flag pole painted.  Volunteers from these groups cleaned up: Northwood Civic Association, Knights of Columbus, John P. McHugh Council 4935, Hispanic American Riders Association, Latin American Post 840 of the American Legion and the Boy Scouts.

On September 11 at 7PM a re dedication of the monument was held amidst traffic and passerby.  Short slideshow below marks the occasion.  If anybody knows the Boy Scout troop number, please email it to me.

 


 

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Northwood Civic Meeting September 18th

Northwood Civic Meeting – September 18, 2012

Northwood Civic Association will meet at St. James Lutheran Church, 4600 Pratt Street, 7 PM

Agenda:

  • Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez and Deputy Police Commissioner Ross have asked to attend to discuss neighborhood issues and the Neighborhood Patrol Service.
  • Dues: If you haven’t already done so, please pay your dues for the upcoming year. Dues paying members are entitled to one vote per household for neighborhood issues and voting in new board members.
  • Nominations will take place in October and Elections will take place in November.
  • Community Meetings and Events: PSA 1 will be on September 26, 2012 at Aria Hospital 7:00PM,  Captain’s Town Hall will be on September 25, 2012 at the Mayfair Community Center at 7:00PM,  Crime Prevention Block Party is scheduled for October 6, 2012 at Bridge and Charles Streets. Times to be announced.