A big THANK YOU to the Trustees who have finished their terms.   Gregg Williamson, Terrie Robbins, Christina Bennett and Jim Tobin.  Lots of volunteer time and effort goes into maintaining the Association, much of it behind-the-scenes work.  Our street is a better place as a result of their efforts.

Also welcome to our new board members, Joy Ellen Kaufman, Dan Landiss, Doug Williams and Aaron Biala.  They join Lauren Plummer, Sheila Jones and Dahven White and make up the Board of Trustees.

Congratulations and good luck for the new year!  

                   Happy Holidays

Hello neighbors-

Mark your calenders, the annual meeting this year is scheduled for Monday, December the 5th. at 8:00 pm at the Tuscan Lodge.
The Board of Trustees relies on ALL residents input. This is a great opportunity to have your questions or concerns addressed.Gregg @ 5083, 314-359-9210

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As everyone on the street is aware, developers are proposing to buy the St. John’s Methodist Church and convert the premises into a business.  The current proposal involves moving the Sancturia tapas resturant/bar into the building and eventually creating a banquet facility, although variations of the plan have also been floated.  The investors have sought community input as the property lies in a residential area and would require a zoning varience (exact mechanism is debated) as well as a liquor license to proceed as planned.  Currently the property is zoned B-2 family.  Thus a certain degree of neighborhood support is legally required to move forward and petitions have been cirulated.  Dr. Padda, the principal investor, has indicated he would want more than the minimum neighborhood support before proceeding.

The Westminster Place Board of Trustees does not have an official position on the proposal at this time.   The following information and links are included for your convenience and to aid in research.  The Board, of course, cannot guarentee the accuracy of this information.

Update from Gurpreet Padda, Nov 18 update

Sanctuaria website  http://sanctuariastl.com

Information statement from the developers  St. Johns.pdf

Article in West End Word   Restaurant Proposed for Vacant St. John’s Church

Article on the developers, St. Louis Magazine, Nov 2011  stlmag.com 

Article on the developers, St. Louis Magazine, Oct 2010  stlmag.com 

Alcoholic beverages, St. Louis City Revised Code Title 14

St. Louis City Revised Code Chapter 14.06  General Licensing

500 foot circle from St. Johns front door (350 ft for 1:30 am license, 500 ft for 3 am)   500 ft map

Additional relevant factual information can be added as it becomes available.

                                Kingshighway                                            Lake street

October 2-8th           Terrie                                                             Terrie

Oct 9-15                     Greg                                                            Greg

October 16-22                Al                                                             Christina

October 23 - 29                Al                                                             Shiela

October 30-Nov 5          Terrie                                                          Terrie

Hello Neighbors-

Well once again we have a business interested in occupying the old St. Johns United Methodist Church at the corner of Washington Blvd. and Kingshighway. This is across the ally from The Tuscan Lodge at the end of our block.

The initial information is that a restaurant/bar named Sanctuaria would be either moving or opening another location in the St. Johns space.

The license application indicated that the establishment is desirous of both Sunday hours as well as a 3:00 am close time.

The application also indicates that there would be an outdoor “garden” area presumably for food and drink.

Those of you within 350 feet of St. Johns will be receiving a notice indicating that a petition will be circulated within 30 days asking for support.

Once/if 51% of the needed signatures are acquired, a hearing would be held that would include all interested parties to voice concerns etc.

I will keep you all updated!

Gregg Williamson

@5083

http://www.sanctuariastl.com/

Thanks to everyone that contributed to a great fall picnic today!

A special thanks to Sheila Jones for pulling everything together.

A few folks have thrown out the idea of moving the picnic to a Saturday rather then Sunday so we don’t necessarily have to wrap it up early on a school night.

We have also thrown around the idea of bringing Jeff Fisters band back for entertainment. (Jeff thinks if they are not otherwise on an extensive European tour that he could fit us in)

Your input on this is greatly appreciated. Drop a note to me or any of the board members if this sounds appealing.

Thanks again to everyone that helped with set-up or take-down.

Gregg

@5083

A memorial service for Marilyn Carpenter will be held on September 23, 2011 at 11 am at the First Unitarian Church, 5007 Waterman Boulevard.  Click for Marilyn’s obituary