The April eve of Friday the thirteenth seemed charmed with good news and future hopes for Washington Heights Neighbors Board members.
Part of the spell was news from Mr. John Schilling that in 3 early morning rounds of our neighborhood, thirty-eight dogs were picked up by rabies control. More missions have been promised and we are thankful for some direct action following his participation at our March General Meeting. Block leaders have been encouraged by letter to creatively follow-up that “Trash and Dog” Meeting with a project on their block this Spring.
Ambitious plans continue for the Art Fair weekend including a Flower Sale on the Storey’s porch Saturday, May 12, for the clinic’s needs. Also, the Sunday evening WHN Bar-B-Que will feed hungry Fair viewers and finance some WHN beautification projects including planting on the railroad right-of-way.
Ideas for a neighborhood swimming pool provided pleasurable thinking and spurred board members to volunteer to decide on neighborhood priorities for the project with other area resident.
Joyfully the recent school board decision to redistrict Hamilton 3 and Big Hamilton and eliminate busing was presented and received.
So, stray dogs and school buses are being shed.
Peddling spring beauty will add “greens” to the clinic budget while buying a sandwich will finance a burst of color down the railroad embankments.
And visions of a swimming pool danced in our heads.
Meeting adjourned.
Originally published in The Paper, May 1973.
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