March 2005 Newsletter

1. March 2005 Newsletter OFFICERS Wanda Tabor – President Nia Phillips – Vice President David Dwiggins – Secretary Paul Bryan – Treasurer CANA MISSION STATEMENT To maintain and improve the dignity and integrity of the homes in the Colonial Acres neighborhood, to preserve the residential quality of the area, to ensure orderly and compatible land use in the area, to encourage homeowners living in the area to improve their homes, to encourage real estate investors with property in the area to improve their holdings, and to work together on problems and issues of common concern. MEETINGS HELD Every Third Thursday of the month (except November and December) Colonial Baptist Church Fellowship Hall 1503 Colonial (at Quince) 7:00 PM CANA Thanks Local Churches YARD OF THE MONTH On January 29, 2005, at least 50 brave and hardy souls met at White Station Church of Christ to hand-deliver almost 4,000 copies of CANA’s newsletter throughout our neighborhood. Our liaison with the church is Bill Condrey, CANA board member. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to White Station Church of Christ and their pastor, Dr. David Bland, for their warm hospitality and their help in distributing our newsletters. We appreciate their dedication and their commitment to remain an integral part of Colonial Acres. The church’s street address is 1106 Colonial, and their web address is www.cocws.org. CANA would also like to thank Colonial Baptist Church, our host for our monthly meetings. Their new pastor is Reverend Mark Hollingsworth, and our CANA liaison with the church is Ezell Harris, another board member. The church’s web address is www.colonialbaptistmemphis.org. At the January 2005 neighborhood meeting the Holiday Season Yard of the Month was announced as that of Milton and Lea Anne Harris, whose spirited holiday light displays you have probably enjoyed viewing at 4777 Parkside, near Colonial. Milton and Lea Anne have been Colonial Acres residents for 39 years. People come from all over to view their Halloween and Christmas displays, and they will also be decorating (on a slightly smaller scale, of course) for Easter. Past and present YOTM descriptionsand photographs will be maintained on CANA’s website, www.colonialacres.org

2. Neighborhood Zone Chairs Blue A – Doris Bellott Blue B – Mindy and Jody Miller Orange – Carla Thomas Pink A – Betty Gayso Pink B – Byron Tredway Green B – Pam Gentry Green A – Amanda Walls and Leonard Humphreys CANA CONCERNS AND COMMENTS Storm Water Matters! The following messages may be viewed at the City of Memphis website (cityofmemphis.org): Don't Let Your Leaves Go Gown the Drain The next time a street floods during a heavy rain, don't blame the problem on the downpour. The actual cause may be those lovely, colorful fall leaves. Leaves not only cause flooding, but also cause other problems when they are washed down a storm drain. Once in the storm drain, they travel through them into the Wolf River and Nonconnah Creek and on to the Mississippi River and McKellar Lake. The leaves travel so quickly, there is no time for them to decay before reaching the natural streams. A large amount of leaves deposited at one time at the bottom of a river or lake can disrupt the ecosystem by smothering the vegetation fish use for nutrients. Also, the oxygen required to decay the leaves depletes the oxygen needed for fish to live. Most bagged leaves left at the curb are collected separately from other wastes by City solid waste crews for recycling. The leaves are transported to the City's Earth Complex Composting Facility, where the leaves are debagged and processed into compost over a one-year period. The resulting matured compost is ultimately sold to local landscape companies or used as a soil amendment on City parks and other public properties, thus saving the City thousands of dollars in unnecessary landfill disposal fees. Last year over 8,000 tons of compost were generated from over 2,000 truck loads of bagged leaves collected from the curbs of Memphis homes. The most important step while walking your dog is to please bring a plastic bag to pick up your dog’s waste and throw it in the trash. It is illegal to leave it behind. The health of your neighborhood and its environment relies on the behavior of its residents. That’s why it’s important for pet owners to pick up their pets’ waste. It is illegal to leave it because it will eventually be washed into the street, down the gutter, and into a storm drain. End of Problem? No, just the beginning. Storm drains lead straight out to waterways, with no filtration. The bacteria from your pets’ waste contaminates a basic, natural, environmental resource . . . water. All living things, people and pets, need clean water to survive. For more information or to report storm water pollution concerns, call 576-6721. PINK A BLUE A PINK B BLUE B GREEN A ORANGE GREEN B

3. MAIL DUES TO: CANA Treasurer PO Box 240033 Memphis TN 38124 – 0033 Monthly Neighborhood Meeting Minutes Our guest speaker for the meeting on January 20, 2005 was Dr. David Bland from White Station Church of Christ. He described some of the work done in our neighborhood by members of their congregation, concluding with the offer of volunteers to help deliver our January newsletter. Other topics of discussion at the January meeting included churches in our neighborhood, an update on code enforcement issues, and proposals for some amendments to the CANA constitution and by-laws, which were voted upon during the February 17 meeting. We also had some lively discussion at the February meeting concerning code enforcement and safety issues (Clean-Up Helps Fight Against Crime!). Other announcements included a walking trail being built at Godwin Park and a CANA booth to be manned at the Arts Fair (April 2, 10:00-4:00). For complete versions of neighborhood meeting minutes, please visit CANA’s website. Committee Job Descriptions — Code Enforcement Beginning this month, the CANA newsletter will feature a short article written by one of our committee chairs. This month features Leigh Jackson, Code Enforcement Committee Chair. I don’t think anyone had served as CANA’s Code Committee Chair for some time, until I began a year and a half ago when our former president, Bobby Brock, challenged me to get involved after I called him several times about deteriorating property in my neighborhood. Over the past year the Code Enforcement Chair’s duties have evolved into keeping a database of code violation complaints reported via our website, reporting to City Code Enforcement and following up on their reports, and sending courtesy letters requesting that violators comply with city ordinances. I would like to thank my unofficial group of helpers, Pam Gentry, Byron Tredway, Jim Phillips, David Maxey, Cindy Eschbach, and our current president, Wanda Tabor. For most of us, our homes are our biggest investment. Our goal is to protect our investment by keeping an attractive, stable neighborhood. However, it is not our desire to harass neighbors. If anyone needs help complying with or understanding the city codes, please let us know. Committee Chairs Beautification – Byron and Jan Tredway Code Enforcement – Leigh Jackson Finance – Paul Bryan Friendship & Hospitality – Ezell Harris Land Use – Lee Thomas Neighborhood Services – No Current Chair Organization & Membership – No Current Chair Publications & Publicity – Glenda McNeal Safety – Bill Condrey, Erie Hadaway If you would like to serve on any of these committees (note we have two vacant chairs that need to be filled), please contact any CANA board member. Have you Paid your 2005 Dues? (Calendar Year January 2005 – January 2006) Our Annual Dues are only $10 per household – the lowest in Memphis! Please print clearly. Name Address Telephone (Hm) (Wk) EMail Address

4. PRSRT STD US Postage PAID Memphis, TN Permit No. 2711 CANA P. O. Box 24003 Memphis TN 38124-0033 BAKER’S MATTRESSES Shopping for a Cause Macy’s — March 19, 2005 Purchase a discount card from Alzheimer’s Day Services to be used at Goldsmith’s/Macy’s on Saturday, March 19 for $10 off a $20 purchase, all-day discounts throughout the store, and a drawing for a $500 shopping spree. These discount cards are $5 each with all proceeds going to ADS. Support “Dorothy’s Place” at 3185 Hickory Hill – tickets are also available by calling 372-4585. 4614 Quince Road 763-3876 With this coupon 5% of any purchase will go towards a donation to Colonial Acres Neighborhood Association. NEW HONG KONG Chinese Food - Carry Out 4594 Quince Road 680-0999 685-2666 If any local business would like to place an ad in an upcoming CANA newsletter, please send e-mail to ddwiggns@memphis.edu. Mon-Thurs 11 AM – 10 PM Fri-Sat 11 AM – 11 PM Sunday 12 Noon – 10 PM Lunch Special 11 AM – 3 PM