Holday Social

Since it's the holiday season, I figured we should hold off on having another formal neighborhood meeting until after the new year. This time of year is tricky. Instead, I thought we could have a holiday social to get together, talk about holiday plans and neighborhood safety. This would also be a good chance for us to meet more fellow residents and further develop the Neighborhood Watch. Email dates that would be preferable for this party to our neighborhood email address: montevistabrla@gmail.com

Thanks,

Justin

2010 Monte’ Vista Trick or Treat will be on Sunday, October 31st from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

We have an officer scheduled to patrol our neighborhood during this time. The cost is $100. If you would like to contribute, please let Camie know a.s.a.p. and/or send a check to Camie Wall at 569 Arlington Ave. no later than Wednesday, October 27^th. Please make all checks payable to Camie Wall, as she will write one check to the officer.

PLEASE drive with Caution during this time and don’t forget to turn on your front door/porch light if you would like to participant in the Trick or Treat fun. You can also turn on other outside lights around your house to help light up the neighborhood for safety.

Monthly Meeting

Hello All,

I wanted to invite you guys to our next MVNA meeting next Thursday night, September 30th 2010. This time, we'll be at Sam Muffoletto's house at 663 Arlington (yellow house on the corner of Oleander & Arlington, closer to Government). Sam has graciously offered his back yard, or front porch if it rains. We'll be starting up at 7pm.

I'm working on getting the guys from Radio Bar to stop by to give us a detailed description of their plans and let us know what kind of support they'll need from us at the Metro Council meeting on October 20th.

We'll also be discussing the Neighborhood Watch program and how we can all help Sheri get it off the ground.

BYOB if you'd like a drink and feel free to bring snack foods for us to munch on.

See you there!

Justin

Town Hall Mtg on Crime 9/16!

TOWN HALL MEETING ON CRIME

The East Baton Rouge Parish Metropolitan Council will host a community-wide Town Hall Meeting on crime prevention, intervention and remediation. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 16, 6pm – 8pm at the BREC Headquarters Ballroom, 6201 Florida Blvd., in Baton Rouge. Joining members of the Metropolitan Council will be Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden and panelists from Law Enforcement Agencies including East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar C. Moore III, East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid J. Gautreaux, East Baton Rouge Parish Constable Reginald R. Brown and Baton Rouge Chief of Police Jeff LeDuff. Panelists discussing social issues will also be on hand including Director ICARE, EBR School System, Becky Young, Eclectric Cognitive Behavioral Center, Dr. Jacqueline Mims, LPC, Unity Day Youth & Family Zone President-Founder, John Daniels, District 61 State Representative Michael Jackson, Pastor Raymond A. Jetson, Star Hill Baptist Church and Educational Outreach Coordinator of the EBRP Office of Mayor-President, Roxson Welch. An exposition area will be dedicated to public agencies, service providers, and businesses that offer a credible response to citizens in need of crime-related advocacy, counseling, products and services. All citizens are urged to attend this community “Call To Action!” meeting and are encouraged to register on-line at www.brgov.com by clicking on the “Town Hall Meeting on Crime” icon, located on the front page or by calling 389-3121. There will also be an on-site registration, and doors will open at 5:30 p.m.

MidCity Meeting!

Thursday, September 23 from 6:30-8:30 there will be a workshop for the new East Baton Rouge Comprehensive Plan (FutureBR) that will focus on a specific plan for MidCity. I encourage everyone to attend and help guide our sliver of the city forward in the best way possible. The meeting will be held in the Bonne Sante Wellness Center on BRCC's campus at North Boulevard and Foster. Let me know if you'd like any more info on this.

Thanks,
Justin

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!