WPLNA Minutes 02.10.16

WEST PINE LACLEDE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION Minutes: 2.10.2016  President Harold Karabell called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. GUEST PRESENTATION: Harold altered the normal order of business as a courtesy to our guest, Steve Smith from the Lawrence Group to follow up on previous presentations to the association. Sarah and West Pine residential development (see September minutes for details): The proposed units would be owner-occupied, providing some balance to the larger number of rental units Read More…

WPLNA Minutes 01.12.16

WEST PINE LACLEDE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION Minutes: 01.12.16  President Harold Karabell called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM. COMPTROLER’S REPORT Special guest Darlene Green, Comptroller St. Louis City, presented on two items that will be on the April 5, 2016 ballot. City earnings tax. City residents pay 40% of the total earning tax. An additional 30% comes from Illinois, and another 30% comes from St. Louis County residents. The tax generates the largest amount of Read More…

WPLNA Minutes 12.08.15

WEST PINE LACLEDE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION Minutes: 12.8.2015 President Harold Karabell called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM. 4101 Laclede Development Presentation Harold dispensed with WPLNA’s usual agenda format to allow ample time for presentation by guests who had requested time to provide information on a possible development project at 4101 Laclede at Sarah. The presenters included representatives from the developers: From Atrium Residential – Michael Gingrich, Managing Partner and from Grove Properties Austin Barzantny, Read More…

WPLNA Minutes 04.14.15 through 11.10.15

Dear neighbors, I just learned that some uploads of meeting minutes of the WPLNA are not easily accessible from the website.   For those who care to read them, and in the interest of easy future access to the record, below are copies of minutes from May 2015 through Nov 2015.  Apologies, and in the future, this should not be a problem. We hope to see you at the December meeting tomorrow, December 8 at 7:00 PM. Read More…

Laclede & Sarah Proposal at 12/8/15 WPLNA Meeting

The West Pine-Laclede Neighborhood Association meeting will be on Tuesday, December 8th at Northwest Coffee, 4251 Laclede at 7pm. Please note that we will have a special presentation by the developers of a proposed mixed-use building at 4101 Laclede at Sarah. Since this is a very serious proposal for a long-vacant parcel, we encourage all members and area residents to attend next Tuesday’s meeting.

WPLNA Minutes 10.13.15

West Pine/Laclede Neighborhood Association – Minutes: October 13, 2015 President Harold Karabell opened the meeting at Northwest Coffee at 7pm Guest Presentations: Susan Anderson, Park Central 4100 Lindell – bank to open soon Gerhard Lofts – showing 2 bedroom apts./$1600 per month Angled parking on 4000 Laclede added 40+ spots Optimist Bldg – Cultural Resources denied plan per windows-under review now. 32-40 N. Euclid – TIF hearing 10/14 4101 West Pine – pre-sale starting in Feb 2016; Read More…

Neighborhood Meeting & Planting Next Week

The West Pine – Laclede Neighborhood Association will meet on Tuesday, October 13 at 7pm at Northwest Coffee, 4251 Laclede. A representative from Brightside will talk briefly about the City recycling program. All are welcome! The following weekend, Oct. 17-18, volunteers are needed to help beautify the West Pine – Sarah cul-de-sac. Funds from the Neighbors Naturescaping program of Brightside are providing plants and mulch. Contact Marshall Michener at 636-346-5963 or Laura Cohen at 314-704-0124 if you can Read More…

WPLNA Meeting on Tuesday 9/8/15 @ 7pm

The West Pine-Laclede Neighborhood Association will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 7pm at Northwest Coffee, 4251 Laclede. Steve Smith of the Lawrence Group will be first on the agenda, with an interesting and exciting proposal to develop the vacant lot on the north side of West Pine at the cul-de-sac, along with the parking lot formerly owned by Rossino’s, immediately to the north of the vacant lot. This is an important prospective development, so all Read More…