Historical September 1981 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Over the summer, the Community Council was involved in several projects. Foremost was the Council’s weatherization program which extended from mid-June until the end of August.
The program, funded by the Ralston Purina Company and the Missouri State Division of Energy, provided low-cost weatherization services to over thirty families in the neighborhood.
A work crew consisting of Bill Humphrey, the supervisor, and two high school students, George Walker and Sammie Blair, performed admirably in providing these services.
A second area of activity involved code enforcement in the neighborhood.
During the last year, there has been increased concern over the general appearance of the neighborhood. Recent contacts with the city’s Building and Health Divisions should result in a more concentrated and attentive effort to enforce appropriate city standards and ordinances. Residents who are aware of building and health code violations are encouraged to contact the Community Council at 862-5122, which will report these problems to the appropriate city agency.
In addition, an ad hoc committee was formed to develop a design for a Skinker-DeBaliviere neighborhood poster.
Funding to pay the printing costs for the poster is being provided by the First National Bank of St. Louis under its Neighborhood Marketing Assistance Program.
The Community Council hopes to use the poster to more effectively promote our neighborhood and to increase positive perceptions of it.
Originally published in The Paper, September 1981.
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