Download the Neighborhood Organization Workbook (pdf)
Download a sample Articles of Incorporation (pdf)
Follow these Steps to Steps to Apply for a Bank Account (pdf)
Developing a Neighborhood Association
Blaine/Southeast Neighborhood Action Plan – Fall 2014
Lisa Dunaway, Instructor of Urban Planning, is leading a class of BSU undergraduate planning students in developing a neighborhood action plan for the Blaine/Southeast neighborhood. During the development process, the students conduct an analysis of current neighborhood conditions and receive input from the neighborhood association. The students research best practices and assess the needs of the neighborhood to determine the action steps necessary to reach attainable goals. The final neighborhood action plan will include initiatives created by the residents but written by the students. Each initiative will include relevant case studies, step-by-step procedures, potential funding sources, priority levels, and target dates. The plan will conclude with steps for the residents to begin enacting the plan.
To view the Blaine/Southeast Neighborhood Action Plan online please follow this link.
October 18, 2014 – After Dark at Beech Grove
The Old West End Neighborhood Association teemed up with the folks at Beech Grove Cemetery to host a historical tour of the cemetery’s Section B. Refreshments were available and displays presented both before and after the tour. The fundraiser was very successful, selling out the 125 available tickets the night of the tour. Pictures of the event can be found on the StarPress website.
October 17, 2014 – All Things Pumpkin
The East Central neighborhood purchased the historic Emily Kimbrough house and hosted a fundraiser to help raise funds for its rehabilitation and reuse as a community gathering place. The All Things Pumpkin fundraiser included a tour of two of the neighborhood’s most prominent painted ladies all decked out for All Hallow’s Eve, along with a tour of the Emily Kimbrough home.
Trash Toters
The Muncie StarPress published an article in today’s paper that explained the city ordinance related to trash removal. In brief, city ordinance and sanitary district regulations require that residents place their toters outside by 7:00 am on their scheduled trash collection day and bring them back in by 7:00 pm the same day. Failure to do so may result in a warning notice from Muncie Sanitary District code enforcement officers. These regulations are in place not only for aesthetic reasons, but to protect the public from possible traffic accidents if the toters are knocked into the street.
More information about the city’s trash collection guidelines can be found at http://www.munciesanitary.org/sanitation-sewers/trash-pickup-guidelines/
The full StarPress article can be found here http://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2014/10/12/put-trash-bring-toter/17156465/
Western Woods Neighborhood
Neighborhood Association Meetings
The Western Woods Neighborhood Association meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at 6:00-7:00PM at The Café at the Crossing: 3506 W Jackson St Suite 2 & 3, Muncie, IN 47304. All are welcome.
Neighborhood Action Plan
MAP Westernwood Neighborhood Plan
On the Web
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100081464053049
Email: westernwoodna@gmail.com
Neighborhood Map
Western-Woods-map (pdf)