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GPA GENERAL

MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS

NEXT MEETING October 15, 2016

10:00 am

Meeting Location

Greater Emmanuel Church

19190 Schaefer Hwy, Schaefer

Entrance

We encourage everyone to attend .

Guests are always welcome

Inside this issue:

Next meeting 1

Greenwich Park 1

Community 2

Did you know 3

Advertise 4

Membership 4

OCTOBER 2016

GREENWICH PARK ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Roy McCalister Jr., President; (Vacant) Vice President; Karen Lemmons, Recording Secretary; Beverlyn Wardford, Corresponding

Secretary; Dorothy Sikes, Treasurer; Gladys Woolfork. Financial Secretary; General Board Members: Dorothy Burrell, Nancy Massey,

Gwendolyn Daniels, Eileen Shaw, Robert Vanderwoude, Ron Wilkinson, Ronald Williams

P.O. Box 351011 - Detroit MI 48235 Contact: (313) 434-4806 or email Greenwichparkdet@gmail.com

Web site: greenwichparkassociation.weebly.com

Quote of the Month

Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you

will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner

sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.

Golda Meir

Visit our website

Be sure to visit the website on a regular basis for informative and

impactful information.

Greenwichparkassociation.weebly.com

GPA President’s Message

We started off the second half with an excellent September General membership

meeting. Last month I discussed the issue with our Courville Containers. After my

message, I drove throughout the GPA Neighborhoods, and still see containers left out

well after garbage pick-up. So let me say, there is a One Hundred Dollar ($100.00) fine

for Couville Containers left out after 9PM the day of garbage pick-up. Now I know I don’t have

$100.00 to give to the City we’re already giving enough in taxes for the limited services received,

so let’s keep your money in your pockets and bring in those containers!

Mrs. Clover called me and we discussed the upcoming election process. After our conversation,

I thought this would be an ideal message topic. So as your President and Precinct Delegate, I am

dedicating this month’s message and General Membership Meeting to this upcoming November

8, 2016 election. Neighbors, I cannot express enough, how important you are at being actively

involved in this election process. Lines may be long, this will depend on how interested we are at

putting the right people in place to fight for our issues, and voting on the right proposals to

address our concerns. If you want to avoid the long lines, call (313) 876-0190 to get an absentee

or early voting ballot application mailed to your home. This will also give you time to study the

issues and candidates before casting your ballot. I would never tell you who and/or how to cast

your vote. As a registered voting citizen it is your Constitutional Right to choose; but there is one

elected seat I must address. Judge Ruth Carter has resigned and therefore will not be seeking re-

election to the 36th District Court bench. Her decision to step down came after the ballots were

printed. Therefore, her name will appear on the ballot. I ask that you Do Not vote for Ruth

Carter for Judge, 36th District Court; fore, if she receives enough votes to for 36th District

judgeship, this will allow Governor Rick Snyder the opportunity to appoint someone to that seat.

We do not need another Snyder appointee, especially on the 36th District Court Bench! At our

October General Membership Meeting, I have scheduled representatives to discuss the

Community Benefit Ordinances, the RTA and Attorney William Hunter will discuss Straight

Ballot Voting. So it is incumbent on you to get up Saturday, October 15, come to your General

Membership Meeting and educate yourself; then on November 8, take some folks with you to the

polls and VOTE. Your vote is your voice. Finally, I express again, if you don’t attend Greenwich

Park Association General Membership meetings, we cannot assist you in resolving problems or

issues you may be experiencing, or hear your point of view.

We are planning an Association outing/fundraiser at the Detroit Repertory

Theater, and we need your input as to what play and date we will be

attending.

See you Saturday, October 15, 2016, 10AM, Greater Emmanuel Church, 19190 Schaefer at W. 7 Mile Rd.

Roy McCalister, Jr.

President, Greenwich Park Association

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Hello Greenwich Park

Need Volunteers to take voters to the polls Call Ronald Williams 313-300-1301 Or email: greenwichparkdet@gmail.com

========================== A Free Resource Expo Offering

Strategies To Improve Our

Neighborhoods WHAT: SEVENTH ANNUAL ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Rising Summit WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 5, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. WHERE: Downtown campus, Wayne County Community College District, 100 W. Fort St., Detroit, 48226., WHAT IS IT: A full day of panel discussions and workshops on a wide range of issues to help residents improve their neighborhoods.

Residential Bulk Days Reminder

October: 21st

November: 4th and 18th

December: 2nd and 16th and 30th.

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The City of Detroit Has an App for That!

Android Phone View and Apple Phone view

Improve Detroit App Description For reporting running water, potholes, damaged street signs, and other issues the Improve Detroit mobile app makes reporting a neighborhood problem to City Hall easier than ever. This app uses your location and gives you a menu of common quality-of-life conditions to choose from in your service request. Uploading a photo with your report also helps the City staff quickly identify the problem. You may comment on your submissions and you will be notified when the status of the issue is updated. Report an Issue from your Computer from your computer. To report an issue: 1. Select the Report tab. 2. Type in the Street Address (or drag the map

marker to the location of your issue). 3. Click Next. 4. Choose the correct Category from the drop-

down menu. 5. Answer all the required questions. The red

asterisk (*) indicates a required field.

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6. Answer the optional questions to provide additional details to help city employees understand the problem.

7. Issue Title (required) will be prefilled. Enter a brief or detailed Description (optional), and attach an Image (optional).

8. Click Submit.

Congratulations! Your issue has now been reported to the City of Detroit.

There are several more mobile apps for Detroit:

DDOT Bus App, DPD Connect App, Park Detroit App, Text my Bus App and Vote 4 Detroit App. These apps can be found on the city of Detroit website and here

=========================== U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4.1 Million in Detroit to Help Create Jobs and

Reindustrialize City In 2013, the Obama administration assigned a team of federal employees to support Detroit’s recovery. Posted on 10/3/2016

DETROIT – U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Jay Williams today announced that the city of Detroit will receive two Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants totaling $4.1 million to bring automotive manufacturing back to the city; and hire an Economic Recovery Coordination Team to lead reindustrialization efforts for the metropolitan area.

Detroit Economic Recovery Team The team will manage and execute all elements of the reindustrialization efforts in the city, creating 5,000 new jobs for Detroiters during the next five years.

Detroit Georgia Street Project . The proposed project is part of the city’s efforts to bring automotive manufacturing back to Detroit. The project is a key initiative to support the I-94 Industrial Corridor Redevelopment Project. According to grantee estimates, the EDA investment will result in the immediate creation of more than 600 new jobs and $120 million in

private investment. The project will be a catalyst in fostering future good paying job opportunities for the citizens of Detroit..

To inquire about jobs at the new Flex-N-Gate

plant that will open in late 2017, please visit:

http://jobs.flex-n-gate.com/

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CB PATROL NEWS

JOIN THE ANGELS' NIGHT EFFORT! The City of Detroit is gearing up for its largest annual volunteer effort – Angels’ Night 2016. On Saturday, October 29, Sunday, October 30 and Monday, October 31, thousands of dedicated citizens, employees and caring volunteers will come together to promote a safe environment in our neighborhoods and safe passage for our children on Halloween Night. We need your help! Sign up to serve as an Angels' Night volunteer here: angelsnight.org. You can choose any of the deployment locations below: If you are interested in being an Angels' Night sponsor or to make a donation to this great cause, please email Volunteer Coordinator, Nicole Simmons

at simmonsn@detroitmi.gov. or call 313-224-4415 =================================="CORRECTION FROM LAST ISSUE" Greenwich Park / Blackstone C B patrol is not responsible for the enforcement of the Courville Dumpsters. If you have a neighbor that is leaving their container at the curb or storing on the front lawn CALL 224-2733 TO REPORT VIOLATION. Lets clean up our neighborhood.

GREENWICH PARK ASSOCIATION

MEMBERSHIP FORM

HOUSEHOLD FEE PER PERSON $10.00 BUSINESS FEE $25.00

Make checks payable to :

GREENWICH PARK ASSOCIATION

1. NAME:

_______________________________________________________

LAST FIRST

2. NAME:

_______________________________________________________

LAST FIRST

ADDRESS:_______________________________________________

TELEPHONE: _________________ MOBILE PHONE:______________

EMAIL:__________________________________________________

MAIL TO: GREENWICH PARK ASSOCIATION (GPA)

PO BOX 351011 DETROIT MI 48235

EMAIL TO : greenwichparkdet@gmail.com

Please attend our next General Membership Meeting.

Meetings are held the 3rd Saturday of each month except

July, August, January, February.

Membership Questions?

Call Gladys Woolfork, GPA Financial Secretary

(313) 574-4169

Greenwich Park Association is a community of 800 homes and businesses. Boundaries: 7 mile rd. (north-side) to

Pembroke (south-side) and Meyers (east-side) to Schaefer (west-side).

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS WITH GPA!

The newsletter is also emailed to everyone on our list.

Newsletters are not delivered in non-meeting months. Theses are January,

February, July and August

1/8 page $ 20.00 -

1/4 page $35.50 -

Half page $70.00—

Full page $150

Call (313) 864-0133 or email: greenwichparkdet@gmail.com