Old Gas Station

The old Quicksilver Gas Station at the corner of Claycut and Acadian has sold! Craig Smith (the man who owns a bunch of the green and tan storage units around BR) lives on Westmoreland. His wife was tired of looking at the property in its present state and so he decided to purchase it for her and make it a green space! They are getting ready to remove all the concret and get it landscaped. Hooray!

Radio Bar

Brian & Dave will be having a meet and great at Chelsea's on Sept. 2nd from 6-9 to discuss the new bar, Radio Bar, they are planning to open in the Ogden Shopping Center. Everyone is invited to come out and learn about their plans for this neighborhood venue!

Neighborhood Thefts

Just a note to pass along to you all letting you know that Jim & Michael over on Oleander & Kenmore had some lawn equipment stolen last night, so be extra vigilant!

Updates 8/12

A couple of announcements:

• The city is monitoring traffic on S. Eugene St. at Myrtle and then near Edward. Not sure if they are considering additional traffic controls, but this might impact both Eugene and the side streets in the future. Just something to keep an eye on.
• The property at 3081 Government Street in Ogden Market wants to rezone for operation of a neighborhood bar. Thoughts?
• Anyone interested in participating in a Monte Vista Neighborhood Watch program should contact Sheri Thompson at sjt@lsu.edu or 387-0634.
  

Catholic High

Just a little news for you guys:

Catholic High finally fenced off the notorious property at the end of Oleander Street, including the street istelf with a 4-foot chain link fence. No doubt, the article in the advocate mentioning prostitution in the area helped to nudge this little bit of progress along. I've got a meeting set up with the president of Catholic High this week and I'll try to find out a timeline for any work on the property.

If you guys see any issues such as this, feel free to email the association and we'll do our best to get them remedied in a timely manner. montevistabrla@gmail.com

You can also call 311 - the city's free hotline for fixing potholes, abandoned properties, etc.

Thanks, JL