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WBNA Enews 5.29.09
In this enews:
- WBNA Neighborhood-wide Yard Sale TOMORROW with 20 sales
- West Side House Party at the home of Chris Good & Robyn Ericsson, 77 Parade St., 6/26
- On-street pilot parking coming soon
- Gas meter legislation update
WBNA Neighborhood-wide Yard Sale TOMORROW with 20 sales
Join us tomorrow, Sat. May 30th from 8:30am-1:00pm for the Neighborhood-wide Yard Sale.
Come to WBNA to pick up a map of the 20 other locations or print the list below. Shop for yard sale finds plus visit our plant and bake sale. Visit all 20 sites and get a signature on your map from each sale, return to the WBNA, and be entered to win a special PRIZE!
WBNA NEIGHBORHOOD-WIDE YARD SALE
Sat. May 30, 8:30am-…
This MAP is your West Side Passport. Get a signature from all 20 sites on the map, return signed map to the WBNA and be entered into a drawing for a special prize!!
___WBNA 1560 Westminster St.
___1577 Westminster St.(Urban Greens)
___69 Oak St.
___58 Willow St.
__ 78 Willow St.
__ 127 Willow St.
__ 71 Sycamore St.
__ 107 Messer St.
__ 76 Wood St.
__ 45 Chapin Ave.
__58 Dexter St.
__74 Dexter St.
__ 82 Dexter St.
__ 44 Harrison St.
__ 51 Hammond St.
__ 18 Luongo Mem. Sq. (The Avery)
__ 187 Vinton St.
__ 261 Knight St.
__ 24 Brighton St.
__ 10 Grant St.
__ 5 Bell St. (Bell St. Chapel)
West Side House Party at the home of Chris Good & Robyn Ericsson, 77 Parade St., 6/26
Get inside another of the most intriguing and spectacular houses in the neighborhood. Chris Good and Robyn Ericsson invite you into their home for a fun-filled event featuring a delightful assortment of cocktails, beer, wine and decadent cuisine to benefit the West Broadway Neighborhood Association. Also enjoy a house tour, raffle of gift cards from local restaurants, and a silent auction of pieces by artist Mark Freedman.
Tickets $50 each or 2 for $90
Purchase now at www.wbna.org or by mail.
Only 60 tickets available. RSVP by June 15.
Party Committee: Jane Driver - BJ Dupre – Tripp Evans & Edd Cabral – Chris Good & Robyn Ericsson – Jessica Jennings & Mark O’Neill – Chris Sanford
Thank you to our Generous Neighborhood Supporters:
Jephry Floral Studio – Julian’s – Loie Fuller – Metropolis Hair and Nail Studio - Pastiche Fine Desserts – Sterling Cleaners – Venda Ravioli – Virginia Spanish Peanut Co.
On-street pilot parking coming soon
The City Council Office tells us that the long-awaited On-street Overnight Pilot Parking Program that will cover a large section of Councilman Lombardi’s Ward 13 will be launched soon. If you live in this area, you should be getting a mailing in the next few weeks, announcing a public meeting that will explain how the pilot program will work.
Gas meter legislation update
The status right now is that sister bills H-5088 and S-107 (which allow interior placement of gas meters in historic districts, and restrict meters from being installed on the fronts of any historic or non-historic house unless there is no feasible alternative) have been passed in both the House and Senate with one amendment. The amendment removed an appeals process for homeowners who previously had their meters relocated or installed on house exteriors.
Now that the bills are passed, they're going through a House-Senate reconciliation process that requires another round of committee and floor votes of each bill by opposing chambers. Assuming it’s passed again, the bills go to the Governor for his signature, no signature, or veto. However, National Grid has proposed amendments to the Senate Bill that came before the House Corporations Committee last Tuesday. The proposed amendments are not appropriate and would essentially cause a “loophole” in the legislation. Please call you Senators and Representatives and ask them to pass the bill with no additional amendments. Also give them a call and THANK them for their efforts on the important matter. Senator Jabour and Representative Costantino deserve special thanks.
If you haven't contacted your State Representative or State Senator, please do it now; ask your Rep to support Bill H-5088 in the House and your Senator to support S-0107. To get the e-mail address for your elected officials, just go to:
http://www.sec.state.ri.us/vic
Scroll down to View general voter information and type in your Street address and Zip; you'll get the names and e-mails for your State Senator and State Representative.
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