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Quarterly meetings are open to all current and new Civic League members (or if you're just interested to see what it's all about).

 

Meetings take place at Little Rocks, the upstairs area of Rockafeller's Restaurant.

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Agenda - February 12, 2025

Social - Cash Bar


Old Business:

 1. Approve meeting minutes from September 25, 2024

 

New Business:

1. Membership Update


2. Treasurer's Report


3. Crime Report



4. Update on Winston Salem Ave.

  • Denis Ozowara


5. Update since Last Meeting

  • Shadowfest

  • Shadowlawn Shinedown


6. Bylaws amendment vote

  • Article I. Name

  • Article V. Officers


7. Board Nominations


8. Community Reminders/Updates

  • 2025 Schedule

  • Spring Break movie night April 10 th

  • Meeting April 23 rd

  • Light the Night Red for fallen firefighters. April 27 th – May 4th


Adjourn/Social

 

We’d like to give a HUGE THANK YOU to BJ and Rockafeller’s for hosting us this evening. 

**Please take care of your bartenders and tip generously!

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Meeting Minutes - September 25, 2024

Call to Order (7:00pm)

 

Old Business:

1. Approve meeting minutes from April 24, 2024

  • Motion to approve; passed

2. Neighborhood entrance signs.

  • Still in progress

 

New Business:


1. Membership Update

  • 288 members as of tonight

  • Goal is to get to 300 by EOY; talk to your neighbors!


2. Treasurer's Report

  • $17,068.38 in the account

  • Tent = $1000

  • $600 sign upgrade

  • Shirt/Koozie funds go directly to build the account


3. Crime Report

  • Official crime report will be presented at next meeting.

  • Reminder to roll up windows and lock doors overnight.

  • Don’t leave wallets, phones, computers, etc. in car and visible.

  • Do not leave weapons in cars, even if locked.


  • Emily Archer & Denis Ozowara

    • Current work is removing old sewer lines and re-tie into existing lines. Email went out to impacted houses.

    • Work now through the end of the year is replacing the duct bank

    • Second crew is being added to this job for new water installation on the second phase. The goal being to finish up faster than 2 years.

    • Questions/Comments:

      • Can there be more communication on the detour? Cars are confused and turning down 500 block of Terrace which is already busy with cars parked. Also, a lot of tractor trailers are driving through the neighborhood.

      • BJ: They have had specific conversations with Sysco to only drive on Mediterranean. If you see a Sysco truck in the neighborhood, call Rockefeller’s and they will re-addresswith Sysco.

      • Suggestion to make Terrace and Carolina one-way streets during this time to help the traffic situation.

      • Recommend signing up for email updates on the project website.


5. Election Candidates

  • School Board

    • Vincent Smith- School Board Candidate District 5. Spoke for 2 minutes.

  • City Council

    • Rosemary Wilson- City Council Candidate District 5. Spoke for 5 minutes.

    • LG Shaw – City Council Candidate District 5. Spoke for 5 minutes.


6. Updates since last meeting

  • Yard sale – Over 30 homes included.

  • Spring Fling – Over 200 attended.

    • Thank you to the local businesses that contributed.

  • "Shadowlawn Day" City Proclamation

    • Jim Flannigan was a major contributor in creating a historic timeline of our neighborhood. He attended the Spring Fling and the very last Surf Club since ECSC created wheelchair access. Mr. Flannigan, unfortunately, passed away recently. Thank you to BJ for hosting a memorial service for Mr. Flannigan. A 2 hour interview with Jim was recorded and will be included in our Shadowlawn History book. The Board thanked Jim's wife and daughter, Deb and Whisper, for their attendance.

    • Meghan read proclamation that was read at the Spring Fling by Mayor Dyer.

    • Civic League will request additional copies of the proclamation

  • Ice Cream Social

    • 88 kids in attendance

    • Will continue this in future years.

  • Welcome Home Committee- CMD Joel Nogle – 9-month deployment

    • Flags lined from Norfolk and Rudee all the way to his front door to welcome him home.

    • Civic League will replace small flags for the larger ones

  • Shadowlawn Surf Club- 6 weeks this summer- 2 week with free pizza

    • 2 were cancelled due to weather.

    • Thank you to VB Surf Sessions, Tony, for donating boards and lessons.

  • National Night Out

    • Fire department, animal control, police chief were present with numerous vehicles.

    • Glazed and Infuzed donut truck provided treats.

    • The Civic League provided pizzas to attendees due to our food truck cancelling the day of the event.

    • Over 130 members in attendance.

  • Shadowlawn Booze Cruise

    • Sold 120 tickets in 40 hours.

    • Moved to a larger boat the day of.

    • Moving forward, capacity will be 149 people. Future cruises will be scheduled in the Spring with a Fall rain date. Official date will be announced at first meeting of 2025.

  • Shout out to Wright Photography for photographing the event for free. Pictures were shared on social media.

  • Tour de Shadowlawn

    • October 5

    • Businesses are bringing in staff, alcohol and food. Please participate in all stops so we can continue to have this event with support from local restaurants.

    • There is no rain date.

    • 4 stops (Rudee’s, Rockefeller’s, Big Sam’s, Ice House)

    • Increased the length of time at each location

    • Final Stop: Ice House with Live Music

    • Tour de Shadowlawn Sunglasses will be for sale. $3

  • Shadowfest

    • Date: October 26; rain date is Sunday, October 27

    • Same location as last year

    • Details

      • Big Sams is throwing a Halloween party on the 26 th

      • Official after party of Shadowfest

      • Live music, face painting, chili cookoff, smores, dinner provided by civic league, desserts and chili provided by member donations.

      • Parade starts at 801 High Point

      • Members only event

      • Motion to always have Shadowfest the Saturday before Halloween with a rain date of Sunday.

        • Seconded

        • Discussion: If Halloween is on a Saturday, Shadowfest will be the Saturday before.

        • Unanimous approval


9. Bylaws Update

  • Shadow Lawn Height Civic League, Inc DBA Shadowlawn Civic League (officially requested last night through SEC)

  • Bylaws will be emailed out at least 2 weeks prior to our next meeting for review. 

  • May 2,1965 this body was established

  • Changes for consideration (to be discussed later)

    • Term limits is a change, 3 consecutive 2 year terms or 6 consecutive 1 year term.

    • Currently no way to remove an officer, will add that to the by-laws

    • There are no audits in the by-laws

    • Current executive board is 4 members. Proposing 3 additional spots, east representative, west representative, and an at large representative.

      • More clarity of neighborhood geography

      • More clarity of roles

      • More clarity of quorum

      • Plan for funds should the Civic League fold

    • Discussion:

      • Should there be a committee to propose changes?

      • Motion to form a committee of 3 members to review the by-laws and propose changes with only 1 member from the board.

        • Seconded

      • Motion Passes with 5 nays; 32 yays


10. Community Reminders/Updates

  • Bike Night November; more details to come

  • Holiday Movie Night (The Blind); more details to come


 

Meeting Adjourned at 8:10pm

 

We’d like to give a HUGE THANK YOU to BJ and Rockefeller’s for hosting us this evening. 

**Please take care of your bartenders and tip generously!


96 attendees



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Agenda - September 25, 2024

Social – Cash Bar (6:30pm)

 

Call to Order (7:00pm)

 

Social – Cash Bar (6:30pm)

 

Call to Order (7:00pm)

 

Old Business:

 1.  Approve meeting minutes from April 24, 2024

 2. Neighborhood entrance signs. Still ongoing

 

New Business:

1. Membership Update

2. Treasurer's Report

3. Crime Report

3. Update on Winston Salem Ave.

  • Emily Archer & Denis Ozowara

4. Election Candidates

  • School Board

    • Vincent Smith- School Board Candidate District 5

  • City Council

    • LG Shaw – City Council Candidate District 5

    • Rosemary Wilson- City Council Candidate District 5

5. Update since last meeting

  • Yard sale

  • Spring Fling

  • Shadowlawn Proclamation (Shadowlawn Day)

  • Ice Cream Social

  • Welcome Home Committee- CMD Joel Nogle – 9-month deployment

  • Shadowlawn Surf Club- 6 weeks this summer- 2 week with free pizza

  • National Night Out

  • Shadowlawn Booze Cruise

5. Tour de Shadowlawn

  • 4 stops (Rudee’s, Rockafeller’s, Big Sam’s, Ice House)

  • Increased the length of time at each location

  • Final Stop: Ice House with Live Music

  • Tour de Shadowlawn Sunglasses will be for sale. $3

6. Shadowfest

  • Date

  • Same location as last year

  • Details

  • Members only event

7. Bylaws Update

  • Shadow Lawn Height Civic League, Inc DBA Shadowlawn Civic League

  • Bylaws will be emailed out at least 2 weeks prior to our next meeting for review.     

8. Community Reminders/Updates

  • Holiday Bike Night November

  • Holiday Movie Night (The Blind)

 

Adjourn/Social

 

We’d like to give a HUGE THANK YOU to BJ and Rockafeller’s for hosting us this evening. 

**Please take care of your bartenders and tip generously!

 



Adjourn/Social

 

We’d like to give a HUGE THANK YOU to Rockafeller’s for hosting us this evening. 

**Please take care of your bartenders and tip generously!




 

 



 

 

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