We had a great turn out at the April NEPNA Monthly Meeting!
NEPNA membership enrollment and email list sign-ups are exceeding our expectations. We encourage all of our NEPNA members to identify at least one sub-committee of interest and notify NEPNA Leadership. Here’s a link to our NEPNA sub-committee descriptions: northeastparkfla.com/interactive
The individual sub-committee chairs discussed initiatives during the April meeting as follows:
Fun Committee - Organize a ‘Dog Days of Summer‘ Party on the first weekend after the school year ends with a party at Crisp Park (including a slip n’ slide, food, music, etc.) for the neighborhood kids and pet dogs.
Green Thumb Club – Partner with local businesses or identify an open area to establish a community garden.
Welcome Wagon – Greet new neighbors with a welcome package with City of St. Pete information and discounts to our local businesses (and brownies? Pie? Called a Northeast Park Pie?…).
Beautification Team – Add seasonal flowers around our landmarks and remove overhanging vegetation; Look into unique street signs to designate streets in our neighborhood; enhance the entry ways into our neighborhood.
Livable Streets Coalition – Create pedestrian-friendly corridors that lead from the neighborhood to the parks and Northeast Shopping Center using increased signage, sidewalks, and other means.
Waterfront Parks and Playgrounds – Install a low fence around the playground area to prevent small children from going too close to the shore; enhance the open areas by adding benches, etc.
We also want to thank Councilman Bill Dudley for attending and helping us work to implement some of our ideas. Let us know what you think of these initial ideas. I think this was a great start to the year and I am looking forward to further developing our One Interactive Community.
- Darren Bishop
