The annual Westminster Place adult party will be held on Sunday March 7th from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at the home of Jim Tobin and Gina Heagney, 5132.  All adult Westminster Place residents are invited and invitations are forthcoming. Guests may bring an appetizer or dessert if they choose.We have a great turnout every year.  Please plan to attend!

             The terms of two of the current trustees, Kathy Koch and Marie Morrison, will expire at the end of this year.  The association needs two new trustees to work with Al Babusis, Christina Bennett, Charlie Kindleberger, Jim Tobin, and Gregg Williamson for the preservation and enhancement of the block.

If you are interested in being on the board, whether you have served before or not, please contact Kathy Koch or one of the other trustees.  Board positions are a three year term.

If you are interested in serving on one of the association sub-committees, please contact Kathy or the board as well.

Some of our neighbors have decided to take advantage of the City of Saint Louis 50-50 Sidewalk Program. They have discovered that signing up is easy to do.

Cost is calculated by square foot. The replacement cost for a sidewalk in front of one of the homes on our street, approximately a 50′ frontage, is in the area of $3000-$3500 for a smooth finish walk. With the 50-50 program, the cost to the homeowner is $1500-$1750. Aggregate stone, which appears in front of most of our homes, is about $350 additional.

The waiting period to have your sidewalk replaced depends on district. Each Alderman is provided a budget for brick-and-mortar projects, and sidewalk replacement occurs as funds are available.

Contact Lyda Krewson <lyda.krewson@pgav.com> if interested.

A link to the program has been added to the link list to the left of this page.

The program is a wonderful way to get your sidewalk repaved at a reasonable cost. Pedestrian safety and neighborhood aesthetics are enhanced by sidewalks in good condition.

With this years assessment notice, neighbors received an emergency contact sheet and volunteer form.  History has shown us that the unexpected happens. We have had several incidences of severe weather disrupting power and felling trees, not to mention the early morning tremor which reminds us that we do, in fact, live reasonably close to a fault line.

Fortunately, with these occurrences, no one has been hurt, and no property has received significant damage. However, should a crisis arise, the board wants to be in position to access whatever information will help residents, families, emergency workers, etc., in order to keep chaos and confusion to a minimum. The information on these forms will help us achieve that goal.

The form also allows you to update, correct, and/or confirm the contact information for our neighborhood directory.

Lastly, it enables you to volunteer for any of the committees whose efforts help make this a wonderful street on which to live.

We have received about half of these forms back. A huge thank you to those who furnished us with their regular and emergency contact information and to the many neighbors who have volunteered to help through committee work.

If you have not yet returned your form, please do so as soon as possible. If you need a new form, email Kathy Koch at kathykoch9@yahoo.com and a new one will be provided to you.

Thanks to all of you who turned out for Operation Brightside.   Collectively, we removed over four truckloads of trash and debris from the alleys, street, and monuments.  Tree limbs hanging on phone and cable wires were removed, the monument gardens have been prepped for replanting exposing the brick of its original design, sludge was removed from the curb area near the churches, and the alleys were pruned, swept, and generally cleaned up.

The group started at 9:30 AM with donuts and coffee and ended with pizza at twelve.

Photos, care of Dan, can be seen at this link:

<http://westminsterplace.info/brightside2008/>