Oakland Drive - Winchell Neighborhood

Welcome to the Oakland Drive - Winchell Neighborhood Association website!

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

2014 ODWNA Board Election Results
The results are IN for board election. First, we would like to thank all of you who participated in the voting process; it is appreciated.

Your elected ODWNA Board is as follows:
President
Peter Kushner; Term to expire 2016
Vice President
Chris Shook; Term to expire 2016
Secretary
Sandy Bolstad; Term to expire 2016
Treasurer
Diana Morton-Thompson; Term to expire 2016

Board Members at-large:
Tom Kayser; Term expires 2017
Paul Scott; Term expires 2017
Kathy Shook; Term expires 2017

Board Terms in Progress: (were not up for election)
Becky Mutzaers; Term expires 2015
Barb Ross; Term expires 2016
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* Our next Association meeting will be held Wednesday SEPTEMBER 17, 2014; 6:30pm in the Winchell Elementary library - have a great summer!

If you need to reach the Association over the summer, you can email us here
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3rd Annual Neighborhood Car Show
Our May 21st Car Show was a great success! Thanks again to our Presenting Sponsor Cole/Nissan as well as the Gilmore Car Museum for bring out their DeLorean!

* CLICK HERE to see all of the photos from 2014!
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* OAKLAND DR. / PARKVIEW AVE. INTERSECTION CONSTRUCTION - 04-14 UPDATE
Reconstruction and widening of the Oakland Drive and Parkview Avenue intersection in Kalamazoo is set to begin Monday, April 14 and is expected to last until Aug. 29.

The reconstruction includes removing the pavement, curb and sidewalk from the intersection and to 400 to 500 feet in each direction along Oakland and Parkview, adding a through traffic lane on southbound Oakland Drive and east and westbound Parkview Avenue and adding new traffic signals at the intersection.

You can read the full story on MLive here.
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KALAMAZOO BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COALITION
The Kalamazoo Bicycle Pedestrian Coalition is a membership organization working to promote and improve bicycling and walking conditions in Kalamazoo.

They work as an advocacy group in partnership with citizens, businesses, community groups, government agencies, and elected officials (see the list here) to create communities where people can meet their daily transportation needs safely on a bicycle or by walking.

Their Mission is to create healthy, sustainable communities by making bicycling and walking safe, convenient and accessible.

The board of the Oakland Drive/Winchell Neighborhood Association has written a letter expressing its support of the KBPC, which you can read here.

Their first campaign to promote the reconfiguration the Michigan Ave. gateway corridor, which includes the intersections at Oakland Dr., South St., Academy St. and Lovell Ave. (See the plan here)

If you are interested in getting invlolved with this group or would just like more information about their specific plans, contact Jim Ferner at #382-4460 or email him.
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* ODWNA Business Memberships Now
Available! Business Promotion
Opportunities Included

The ODWNA Board has approved the creation of a business-level Association membership as a way for our local businesses to participate in our neighborhood association!
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In addition to inviting businesses to join the ODWNA, we have also created two different advertising opportunities for business members to promote their neighborhood business to the neighborhood!

Click HERE to get all the details as well as affordable pricing details!

(Our only condition? To keep it neighborhood-based, all profit and non-profit businesses [or the business owner] must be located/live within the ODWNA
boundries.....

UPDATES:

2014-15 Speaker Series Lineup

**We are currently setting the speaker schedule for the 2014-15 year. If you have any thoughts or ideas on speakers, please let us know here!
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Woods Lake Beach
will have some improvements including a new covered shelter and Improvements to the road leading to the beach, as a result, the park will be closed this summer beginning July 11 and will reopen for the 2015 season.

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As always; feel free to email us with your thoughts for the neighborhood!

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2014-15 ODWNA Board Members
President - Peter Kushner
Vice President - Chris Shook
Secretary - Sandy Bolstad
Treasurer - Diana Morton-Thompson

Board Members at-large:
Tom Kayser
Becky Mutzaers
Barb Ross
Paul Scott
Kathy Shook
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ODWNA Statement of Purpose

-Preserve and enhance the neighborhood living concept in the area.
-Protect the natural beauty of the area.
-Encurage the beautification, physical well-being and neighborhod spirit of the residential area.
-Constructively assist the Kalamazoo City and County Planning Commissions.
-Provide a forum for open and frank discussion of different points of view on neighborhood development.
-Provide for communication on matters of neighborhood interest to residents.

The Oakland Drive-Winchell Neighborhood Association was founded in 1973 in response to the City of Kalamazoo's proposal to widen Oakland Drive, which would have required the removal of many trees.

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