Neighbors United

Sunny skies and good music marked the 3rd monthly Freret Market, as 1,200 people came out to shop and eat. This market introduced a new food court section to the market, which was a big success with market patrons. Also added to the usual eccletic mix of food, arts, crafts, and used books were two new produce vendors.
Next month the Freret Market will be holding its first MEGA MARKET for the holiday season. Over 100 vendors across two parking lots with two music stages. Definately something not to be missed.

The following are the meeting minutes for the Neighbors United General Meetings for the year 2007 (Please note minutes for meetings prior to April 2007 are hard copy only and available upon request):

Current Neighbors United Officers

President - Dean Gancarz-Davies

Vice President - Andrew Amacker

Treasurer - Jane Dimitry

Secretary - Linda Aubert

Sergent at Arms - George Saucier

WWL TV (Channel 4) Morning News covered Freret Street as the first in their series of reports on the 17 target recovery areas on Thrusday.

You can view the 5 minute segement at this link:

http://www.wwltv.com/video/news-index.html?nvid=186703

Also you can view the follow up interview with Ed Blakely about the Freret Area at this link:

http://www.wwltv.com/video/news-index.html?nvid=186702

Proposed agenda:

1. Introductions (5 minutes)

2. Discussion with Scott Ball and Sarah Olivier from the NHS and Tulane NOLA Design Collaborative (30 minutes)

- How can the design collaborative help us create a process to implement our vision for the neighborhood? -

3. Decide how to proceed on Oct 31 proposal to ORM (20 minutes)

4. Check-in with each person/group present on updates with their research for the December 31 ORM proposal (15 minutes)

Thanks and hope to see you there.

-David

On Tuesday, September 25th, 2007, the City Planning Commission voted unnanimously to approve the Freret Arts and Culture Overlay as attached with the restriction that restaurants would not be alllowed to stay open past midnight. The version approved was modified from the orginal by the City Planning Commission and discussions will be ongoing between Neighbors United, Freret Business and Property Owners Association, City Planning Commission Staff, and City Council Staff to hammer out a compomise before the zoning change is scheduled to be voted on by the City Council.

Shop the Freret Market!

Food

Arts

Crafts

Over 60 Vendors!

Our graffitti and community clean-up was a big success. A big neighborhood thank you goes out to Andy Lehman, Andrew and Editha Amacker, Patrick Kadow, Jane Dimitry, Hellene Barnett, Sheril Miller, and Kimberly Van Wagner. I have forgotten one of our volunteers, but she deserves thanks as well. These fine neighbors cleaned up all of the graffitti on Freret Street between Jefferson and Napolean, much of the graffitti on stop signs throughout the neighborhood, graffitti on Stern Tennis Center and Crocker Elementary School, cleaned up the Freret Market parking lot,

Canidates Confirmed so far:

Cheryl Gray

Jalila Jefferson-Bullock

David Williams

Irma Dixon

Agenda not yet set