Believe it or Not……

Changes are happening in East Montclair !  Currently we have 3 three major projects going on. This area has been so stagnant, and now we have change. Congrats and thanks to all involved and concerned.

First a quick summary of EMNA’s February 2010 general meeting. It was voted by the membership that due to costs involved for printing and distribution, EMNA will change it’s newsletters from monthly to a bi-monthly publication. I realize this is a tough decision and we may see some fallout from the change. We do hope that you bear with us for a while and if membership and business participation increases, we may have another vote to change it back to monthly. Also, we are attempting to update our website more frequently http://emnanews.org

Council members Marcia Johnson and Doug Linkhart updated us on Lowry Vista, Marijuana dispensaries and resources for good neighboring http://nrc-neighbor.org/index.php  .

Our community officers, Tony Burkhardt, District 3 (south of Colfax) and Amy Esten, our District 2 (north of Colfax) community officers provided updates about new management @ 11^th and Syracuse, which should bring positive changes to the shopping center.  We were also briefed on door to doors sales people (who must have licenses) as well as a new scam going on with Toyota owners. The best policy is to not pay any money for what seems should be a free service.

Upcoming March / April 2010 Events – This year has already been busy for our neighborhood and March will be no exception.

Saturday, March 13^th @ 1:30pm   - Community design meeting for the park @ 13^th and Xenia

Xenia Village Club Room

1415 Xenia Street, Denver

Westerly Creek Greenway Master Plan public meeting

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 @ 6:30

Westerly Creek School.

8800 E. 28th Ave, Denver, CO 80238

EMNA General Meeting

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 6:30

Montclair Community Center

6740 E. Colfax, Denver,

Finally, there was a community meeting about the East Side Mobility Study which was well attended. The main takeaways concerning our area is changing Quebec to a 1-way street going south and making Syracuse a 1-way heading north. With the new interchange @ I-70 and Central Park, concerns were also voiced about widening Yosemite from Montview to 11^th. We certainly don’t want to create another Quebec situation on Yosemite.  Discussions were also held about missing sidewalks and narrow sidewalks in our area. Visit -http://denvergov.org/eastside/PlanMaterials/MeetingMaterials/tabid/435294/Default.aspx

Sincerely,

Rob Wilson

Greetings Fellow EMNA Members

2009 and past years have been very successful for the East Montclair Neighborhood Association and I truly hope we can build on that progress to stay involved and keep improving the quality of life in our neighborhood.  If it wasn’t for the dedication of past board members and dedicated volunteers, this organization may have gone by the wayside, like so many RNOs have. Just today, the statement (again) was made that EMNA is one of the most active organizations in the city.

This year I feel so fortunate to have a vibrant, caring, intelligent and motivated board who truly wants to see improvements to what many people have deemed, “A neglected area of the city”. Who can argue that fact when we have seen so much improvement and money going into the Stapleton and Lowry redevelopment efforts?

Our area of the city is a challenging one and there does appear to be glimpses of improvements in the past and in the works right now.  Let us not forget that alleys were paved, water mains replaced and some streets re-paved.  Sidewalk intersections have been upgraded and currently Verbena Park is going through some renovations replacing current asphalt walkways with concrete and renovating irrigation to reuse water.  While these are nice maintenance projects, there is more on the horizon.

The Westerly Creek Greenway Master Plan is currently evolving to improve Westerly Creek in East Montclair. It hopes to bring bike and walking trails, park areas and renovation to the creek (as well as much needed flood plain improvements). Stay tuned for community meetings and updates as EMNA will keep you informed. - http://www.westerlycreek.org/

There is also the  East Side Mobility Plan which is having a public meeting Wednesday, February 24^th @ 5:30, Denver Center of the Arts, 7111 Montview Blvd. This plan involves -

“I-70 to Leetsdale Drive, between Monaco Parkway and Yosemite Street. The nine-month planning effort will evaluate and make recommendations for improving vehicular, pedestrian, bicycle and transit movement in this area.”  - http://denvergov.org/eastside

I want to engage our members, so I’m calling out to each and every one of you to help make a difference in this area. Our next community meeting is Wednesday, February 17^th @ 6:30 pm , East Montclair Community Center located @ 6740 E. Colfax (& Newport). Some issues you will be voting on include Medicinal Marijuana Dispensaries in our neighborhood and the removal of trash dumpsters from some alleys.  Please take an hour and attend, what we hope to be, a very informative meeting.

Sincerely,

Rob C. Wilson

EMNA President

303-320-0707

EMNA and the East Montclair Neighborhood has a lot going on this year. Read more here-

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This EMNA event proved that there are concerned people in the neighboorhood. EMNA leaders, members and concerned citizens hung flyers to get people involved in the “Westerly Creek Greenbelt Project”. This event gave people a chance to personally observe the area and form opinion.

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