Proebstel Neighborhood Association

Minutes from Previous Meetings

December 19 2006 Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the 12/19/2006 meeting
Pledge of Allegiance
Announcements
Recycling bags given out for pickup of holiday gift wrap
Blood needed for the Red Cross
Clark County offering discount medication cards

Speaker: Linda Franklin, Clark County Assessor
Explained Assessed Value
Handed out property tax facts sheet, which will be included in upcoming PNA newsletter.
Linda talked about programs available for tax relief, for senior citizens, disabled persons, farm land, etc. Questions feel free to contact her at #397-2391
Announcements of events in neighborhood
Many neighbors have commented about the crime that takes place in our neighborhood so it has come to our attention that there is a need for a phone tree for emergencies.
Setting up neighborhood watches.
The importance of knowing your neighbors was also recommended.
Deputy Brian Ellithorpe will be bringing information for our January Camp Bonneville meeting and doing a meth presentation at February’s meeting.

Upcoming meetings and topics are:
January 16, 2007 Camp Bonneville with professional information

February 20, 2007 Meth presentation by Deputy Brian Ellithorpe,
also at this meeting discussion of crime prevention.

March 20, 2007 topic pending

*Meetings are the 3rd Tuesday of each month and held 7:00pm at the Proebstel Evangelical Free Church.
Best regards,
Wendy Garrett
Proebstel Neighborhood Association

November 14 2006 Meeting Minutes

The 11/14/06 meeting minutes:

Close to about 40 neighbors in attendance. And Pastor Clyde and Sandy Andrews had refreshments for all. Homemade cookies, hot cocoa and fresh coffee were served. We want to be sure and thank them!!

Pledge of Allegiance starts our meeting.
Welcome
Announcements
*The additional sales tax to add additional sheriff deputies and fight meth. And beyond 2008 an additional 6-8 officers to be added each year to the sheriff’s office.
*How to contact Clark County about flood damage by November 17, 2006
*Emergency training available for citizens incase of disasters.
*Future dates of PNA meetings

Introduction of our sheriff liaisons Brian Ellithorpe and Randon Walker
Introduction of Marty Snell, Clark County planning director.
He brought the 10/24/06 ‘alternative preferred’ map.
Many topics were covered and many questions answered such as:
Who pays for the infrastructure for homes being built and how that raises our taxes.
Clark County being a bedroom community for Portland and what we need is sustaining jobs here not on the other side of the bridge.
Question about 5th plain creek development, Lacamas lake north shore, and
the expansion of SR 500 into camas.
Also Camp Bonneville. A meeting for January by the PNA to answer questions was announced.
Close and thanked Marty Snell for coming.

Deputy Randon Walker came up to speak.
Assured us that their department is interested in what we have to say. And do not hesitate to call your sheriff’s office. With the rise of crime in our area, we need to keep on the look out for suspicious activity.
The sheriff’s department will in the future have presentations on home security and crime.
There much discussions and questions answered.
Close of meeting.

February 20 2007 Meeting Minutes

Our January 16 meeting was unfortunately canceled because of snow. Our last Proebstel Neighborhood Association meeting was held February 20, Tuesday.
We started our meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance.
And Donna Booth with Crime Victim Advocacy Program talked about their program. The program offers services in a safe environment for victims of general crime in Cowlitz, Clark and Wahkiakum counties.
Services include 24 hour line, information & referral, and In-person advocacy.
It is free and confidential the contact # 1-888-425-1176.
Next Sheriffs Deputy Shane Carpenter’s presentation was on Meth. What it is and what it contains. The results of its use and what to keep look out for in our neighborhoods. There was a lot of information shared and we all came away with a great understanding of how bad it is in our community.
Next Sheriffs Deputy Brian Ellithorpe, and went over the importance of neighborhood watches and phone trees. The crime that follow these meth addictions, and for us to keep watch in our neighborhoods.
Anything out the ordinary to call the sheriff, remember license plate ID is crucial. The sheriff’s office record the ID plate # that we call in and could use them to prosecute these criminals.
We would like to thank Donna Booth, Shane Carpenter and Brian Ellithorpe for their time and all the valuable information.