Eight Streets Neighborhood Association Meeting – May 2, 2007

Minutes

Annoucements:

• June 6 is next ESNA meeting
• Beehive set to open late May
• Athens II built out progressing. Hope to open in a couple months
• May 15 – City Councilor District 2 Elections
• Berkeley Community Gardens Garden Lottery May 5, 11:30AM
• Youth Shines Art Auction: May 22
• June 15 – South End Land Trust having annual south end garden tour/Fund raiser
• Berkeley gardens and private gardens in eight streets will be participating

Ringgold Park – Heather from Friends of Ringgold Park attended to talk about the park. They have applied for grants and received approved last year to install irrigation to redo and maintain planting beds and water feature. There will be a fundraiser May 23 at the Garden of Eden. Local Businesses are sponsoring a silent auction and they will also doing a raffle. Interested in more information: ringgoldpark@verizon.net

298 Shawmut – Geno Ranaldi, a developer, came by the ESNA to speak with members about 298 Shawmut Ave (the old Waltham tavern building). He is looking to buy and renovate the building into condos. He came to NA to get our opinions on what we would like to see the space as, residential or residential/commercial. He showed plans for all residential and stated that this is his preferred renovation for the building. Many neighbors in the room agreed that “all residential” would be preferred as well. Geno mentioned that he would be coming back to ESNA after purchasing the building to address potential zoning issues. Geno can be reached at: granaldi@hotmail.com 617.648.6673 (cell)

Elections: Looking for Vice President to run the Eight Streets.