Madison Park

Madison Park Jan. 10th 2005 Homeowners/Neighborhood Meeting

Jan 12, 2005

Minutes of
Madison Park Homeowners Neighborhood Association

Jan 10th 2005

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Our first meeting in 2005 was held on Monday, January 10. The meeting was called to order at 7:33 PM by president Martin Doss. Doors opened as always for the 1/2 hour social that preceeded the meeting.

47 residents were in attendance and 3 officers

Crime Reports
Officer Patrick Hairston - Westover Division (North of Tyvola)
December 2004 Incident Report was not available but November's report was available.

5045 Murrayhill Rd. - Non-aggravated Assault
5301 Furman Pl - Larceny from Auto
2219 Tyvola Rd. - Larceny from Auto (Stole purse from auto)
2219 Tyvola Rd. - Larceny from Auto
325 Seneca - residential burglary
631 Seneca Pl - missing person - Under age 16
5200 Wedgewood Dr. - Larceny from Auto
1018 Keystone St. - Auto Theft
4837 Gilmore Dr. - Residential Burglary
1425 Seneca Pl. - Residential Burglary
5745 Wedgewood Dr. - Larceny - Other
4926 Wedgewood Dr. - Hit & Run
5828 Murrayhill Rd. - Larceny - Other
1133 Seneca Pl. - Larceny - Other
5635 Wedgewood Dr. - Vandalism - Vehicle

On the morning of 1/5/2005, several autos in our neighborhood were vandalized. Auto windows were shot out with a BB gun and some cars were also egged. 3 autos were damaged on Wedgewood Dr. between Seneca & Tyvola along with others in the neighborhood. The police have no suspects. If anyone has any information, please let them know by calling 911. It was suggested that this crime spree seemed to have the same pattern as the egging approximately 9 months ago.

Speeding traffic on Murrayhill was brought up. Officer Hairston said radar trailers that monitor speed of passing cars are being used currently in other areas. Someone mentioned that Halstead & Montford needs a 4-way stop due to many near accidents. This needs to be reported to DOT for review.

Officer Monroe - South Division

For November & December there were only 5 incidents.

846 Camborne Pl - Broken window on vehicle - vehicle was parked on street.
1520 Wensley Dr. - Domestic incident - communicating threats
5801 Farmbrook Dr. - School Incident - student assaulted teacher
1901 Wensley Dr. - Vehicle parked on street was hit by another vehicle that left scene
5509 Londonderry Rd. - '94 Honda was stolen from driveway, may have used master key, no broken glass. Vehicle was recovered the next day in Salisbury.
Hondas - A target vehicle being stolen. Buy a club to lock the steering wheel. Criminals are using a master key to gain entry & hot -wiring the car to start it. Jeeps are another target but not as much as Hondas.




The Little Sugar Creek Greenway

A presentation by Mary Ciminelli with Partners for Parks and Allen Beaver from the Mecklenburg Park & Recreation Dept. explained about this part of the greenway system and its benefits to us.

The Little Sugar Creek Greenway has 3 sponsors: Park & Rec Dept., Partners for Parks, and the Stormwater Group.

Additional information can be found in the Little Sugar Creek Executive Summary located on the Parks & Rec website: http://www.co.mecklenburg.nc.us/Departments/Park+and+Rec/Places+To+Go/Greenways/



Also, you can call Mary at (704) 841-0986 or (704) 347-1958 - Partners for Parks

Little Sugar Greenway will add 15 miles to the Charlotte greenway system starting at Cordelia Park in the Belmont/Piedmont Courts area and ending at the NC/SC line. The creek has been very polluted due to development and not taking care of it. The protected area of the greenway system will restore health to the creek and its habitats and give people amenities such as walking & biking trails.

The Marian Diehl center will be connected to this greenway via the New Hope Creek spur. New Hope Creek meets Little Sugar Creek at Tyvola Rd.

This picture was copied from the Executive Summary and is not very clear but it shows the Marian Diehl Park, the New Hope Creek spur & plans for the other side of Tyvola.



A question was raised about safety on the greenway trails. Mary explained that greenways close at dusk. Park Watch people are out on the trails and Neighborhood Watch programs have also helped to raise awareness and monitoring. The McMullen Creek greenway has been through this and has not had problems.



Other News

Recognition to Ted Peters for serving as our Past President from July 2003 through December 2004. He will continue to serve our neighborhood as a Director for the Madison Park HOA.



Update on Deer living in the Marian Diehl park area

Deer cannot be relocated in our state due to wasting disease. CDOT is working on this currently and NCDOT has received a request for a deer crossing sign.



Update on the Queens University Sports Complex

Groundbreaking is January 28 at Noon. Also on 1/28 a website will be up and running on this project. Alan Beaver from the Parks & Rec. Dept. said Queens has approximately ?½ of the funds needed.



Signs promoting Madison Park Association meetings

50 new signs were order by Dave Moore. They are larger, brighter & easier to read than the old ones. We should have them for the February 14th meeting.



Neighborhood Membership Dues

Dee McCandlish is collecting dues for 2005 - $10.00 per person/family. You can also sign up on our neighborhood website.



Pro Sidewalk Residents Ban Together

Dave Moore & Carol Clarke presented information in favor of sidewalks proposed for Murrayhill Rd. Dave & Carol have set up website providing information on this issue and other issues affecting our neighborhood. Visit http://www.madisonpark.homestead.com/Index.html for information on why many residents feel our community needs sidewalks.

Petiton drive
There is currently a petition drive both manually and by e-petition to gather names of residents in our community that would like to see sidewalks built...Please visit the above site if you care to join in the support for sidewalks to built such as the Murrayhill Sidewalks that have been put on hold.

E-mail for the pro sidewalk residents
E-mail maidsonpark@bellsouth.net for any questions or comments regarding the sidewalks or to find out how to join a petition drive.



Updated Info From The City as of 1/11/2005
THIS PROJECT HAS NOW BEEN POSTPONED! WATCH FOR FUTURE UPDATES ON THIS PROJECT!



Check our neighborhood website: http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/charlotte/madisonpk/ for more updates on this topic.



Garden Club

Meets Wednesday night, January 19 at 7p.m. at Candace Armstrong?’s home, 815 Fairbanks Dr. Candace has invited Carl Myrick from Roundtree Plantation Garden Center to cover the topic of pruning for this time of the year.



New Commercial Development in Our Neighborhood

Debra Campbell reported that construction for the mini warehouse business proposed for the cleared property at Seneca Place & Park Rd. will begin February 1. She asked if anyone would like to receive the information on rezoning notices for our area, please send her an e-mail at: debracampbell@juno.com Or you can go to http://www.rezoning.org/ to find out about all rezoning issues.



Debra also mentioned that the Neighborhood Symposium sponsored by the City is scheduled for March 12. Let her know if you?’re interested in attending.



Welcome to our new neighbors and those attending our neighborhood meeting for the first time!



The meeting was adjourned.



Don?’t forget to check out the ?“TALK ABOUT IT?” section of our website. This is a forum where we can discuss local issues and concerns with each other. We can discuss any issue or make announcements on the link such as posting lost and found animals or any issue affecting our neighborhood.