Greenhaven Neighborhood Council

Association Activities and Accomplishments

Association Activities & Accomplishments

 

As a resident of Greenhaven, you are invited to join our Neighborhood Association for only $10 per household per year and receive the benefits and services available to all members.  Additionally, you will be supporting the Association whose purpose is to benefit and further the best interest of its residents; is to promote the general health, safety, and welfare of its residents, to develop a spirit of community and cooperation among its residents; and to resist neighborhood deterioration, criminal activity and juvenile delinquency within its boundaries.

 

Becoming a member provides you the opportunity to become acquainted with many of your neighbors.  Being a member helps you to learn more about your Neighborhood Association’s goals, services available and our accomplishments.

 

The following are some of the many benefits available to you when you become a member of the Greenhaven Neighborhood Association (GNA):

 

1. Social Functions
   1. Neighborhood Block Party

                                                              i.      Our Neighborhood Association sponsors two block parties each year, in the spring and again in the fall.  Permission is received from the City to barricade the streets and use this area for our party.  Our parties are known for good food and fun for all.

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   1. Annual Holiday Party and Home Decoration Contest

                                                              i.      Our holiday party is held each December a The Church of the Good Shepherd. This is a time for good food, good fellowship and good entertainment.

1. Membership Benefits
   1. Tools and Equipment

                                                              i.      Members have access to tools and equipment located in our neighborhood storage building.  Lawn tractor, mower, chain saw, rakes, shovels, etc. are available to members.  Please review the Tool Program page to learn more about the program.

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   1. Neighborhood Preservation

                                                              i.      Our mission is to protect our neighborhood from declining property values resulting from problems caused by irresponsible homeowners and landlords.  The following are examples of action taken by our association to help in this effort.

                                                            ii.      Our Association works in conjunction with the Neighborhood Preservations Division of the Neighborhood & Community Services Department of the City of Kansas City to resolve code violations in order to maintain a clean and beautiful neighborhood.

                                                          iii.      Our Association rents two dumpsters twice each year to organize a neighborhood wide clean up campaign.  This encourages residents to clean up their property and help keep our neighborhood well maintained and looking beautiful.

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   1. Landscape Maintenance and Beautification

                                                              i.      Our Association has a program where volunteers help to maintain an attractive neighborhood by providing perpetual maintenance for the planters at the entrances to our neighborhood.

1. Community Involvement

A successful organization must be actively involved in the community and participate in programs and functions that are provided by the City for other organizations.  The Greenhaven Neighborhood Association’s active participation is indicated by the following.

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   1. Northland Neighborhoods, Inc. (NNI)

                                                              i.      The Greenhaven Neighborhood Association is a member of NNI.  This is an organization of over 100 neighborhood associations.  Their mission is to improve the quality of life in the Northland by collaboration with residents, businesses, and institutions to empower neighborhoods to build and maintain their own healthy communities.

                                                            ii.      Greenhaven is represented by a resident of neighborhood who sits on the board and serves on both the Neighborhood Relations and Resource Development Committees.

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   1. Silver Haired City Council

                                                              i.      Greenhaven has been represented by two members from our Executive Board.  One member from our board continues to serve on this council by attending monthly meetings.

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   1. State of Missouri

                                                              i.      GNA is registered with the Missouri Secretary of State as a Tax-Exempt organization.  This allows us to participate in programs such as the Self-Help Fund which is administered by the City of Kansas City for qualifying organizations.  Many of our neighborhood improvements such as the construction of our storage building have been financed by this fund.

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   1. City of Kansas City, Missouri

On several occasions, members of our Association have appeared before the Planning and Zoning Commission to state our position on matters that would impact our neighborhood.

                                                              i.      City Planning and Development:

1. To oppose a re-zoning attempt to operate a travel agency from a home in Greenhaven on Vivion Road.
2. To oppose a re-zoning attempt in order to install a car wash facility on property adjoining Greenhaven
3. To oppose a plan by the KC Area Transportation Authority to place a Park-N-Ride lot on property adjoining Greenhaven.
4. To obtain permission from Zoning Board to place “Greenhaven” signs at the entrances into our neighborhood.
5. To oppose plans by the developer to Antioch Center to construct an office building and parking lot on property adjoining Greenhaven.
6. To support the redevelopment of the Antioch Shopping Center.
   1. Greenhaven is represented on the TIF Advisory Committee by a resident
   2. Successfully petitioned to have the Developer donate the green space on the east side of Chouteau Trafficway north of 53^rd street to the KCMO Parks Department

                                                            ii.      Public Works Department:

1. In 1991, GNA applied for and received a Public Improvement Advisory Committee (PIAC) grant to make some major improvements in our neighborhood.  Sizeable funds were approved and allocated to construct an enclosed drainage system to replace the open drainage ditch that ran through our neighborhood from Vivion Road on the south to beyond 54^th Street on the North.
2. In 1997 and in 2001, GNA in cooperation with the Public Works Department completed improvement projects to replace driveway culverts for residents in Greenhaven.
3. In 2005-2010, we submitted a follow-up PIAC request for major improvements for Indiana Avenue from Vivion Road from the South and the Gladstone city limits to the North, including the bridge.  We have been advised that the request has been approved and that construction.

                                                          iii.      Neighborhood & Community Services Departments:

Each year our Association has qualified for the Self-Help Funds.  These funds are awarded to qualifying neighborhoods to help fund neighborhood improvements.  Some examples of how these funds have been used in our neighborhood:

1. Purchase materials and constructed a neighborhood storage building
2. Purchase fifty of our nation’s flags and the necessary hardware to enable us to display the flags from the street light poles.
3. Purchase a riding mover, push mower, trailer, and miscellaneous tools to be available for members to use in maintaining their property.
4. Purchase landscape stones, shrubs, plants, and top soil to construct planters and landscape entrances into our neighborhood.

 

All of the above benefits and services are available for an annual membership fee of just $10 per household.