Dayton View Triangle Federation
P.O. Box 60286 Winter 2006
Dayton, Ohio 45406-0286 Volume 28, Issue 1
The VIEWpoint
CONTENTS
President's Column
DVT Officers and Trustees
February Winter Quarterly Meeting
Other Upcoming Neighborhood Events
Adopt-a-Family
Report on the Fall Quarterly Meeting
Triangle Map
It's Your Neighborhood!
Garage Sale in June
Notes from the Trustees' Meetings
Committee and Event Chairpeople
Halloween Party Coordinator Needed
2006 DVT Home and Garden Tour
Phoenix Project
NAN and the New Disclosure Ordinance
President's Column by Delores Robinson
Happy 2006! I am Delores Robinson, the newly elected president of the Triangle Neighborhood Association, and I bring you greetings for a prosperous and joyous new year. My husband Dennis and I have lived in the Triangle neighborhood for 15 years; before that we were in the College Hill neighborhood for 15 years. Because we love living in this neighborhood, I decided to become more involved and become a trustee. I have served as a trustee for District 10 for three years. Becoming president was not in my plans, but I accepted the challenge and plan to do my best to represent our community well.
I am a retired Dayton Public Schools educator, having served as a teacher, counselor, and principal for 30 years. After retiring from Dayton schools, I served as principal of the primary campus of The Lutheran School of the Miami Valley, retiring again in 2005. Being retired and working part-time, I have the time and energy to devote to our neighborhood and other community and church interests. My strongest neighborhood interests include bringing neighbors together for social and civic activities and keeping our neighborhood beautiful, with well-maintained properties.
Our outgoing president, Steve Blatt, has promised to serve as my mentor as I learn more about this leadership position. We talk regularly while we walk around Omega's Harvard Campus in the morning. Steve faithfully served the Triangle as president for the past three years, and will continue to serve as trustee for District 5. We thank Steve for his long-term commitment to the neighborhood and for the professional, personable manner in which he conducted business!
I hope that you will get involved in our neighborhood this year! We need neighbors to help with the standing committees (listed on page 7 of this newsletter) that plan and coordinate annual neighborhood activities such as the Neighborhood Cleanup, Easter Egg Hunt, Garage Sale, and many more. We also need trustees for Districts 2, 3, and 5. Trustees represent their district at monthly meetings, pass out the flyers that keep our neighbors informed, and participate in neighborhood activities. With your help we can make sure the Triangle continues to be the best neighborhood in the City of Dayton!!!
DVT OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES FOR 2006
Officers
Delores Robinson, President
2133 University Place
dchis64@aol.com
277-8031
Eric Johnson, Vice- President
1732 Ravenwood Dr.
empusas@sbcglobal.net
277-0873
Donna E. Shultz, Treasurer
225 Otterbein Ave.
dshultz@thorncpa.com
277-7821
Kathleen Rizer, Secretary
1527 Benson Dr.
rizerk@sbcglobal.net
274-8965
Mike Dolinski, Parliamentarian
1818 Ravenwood Ave.
mikedbarbd@aol.com
277-8174
Trustees
District 1
Ellen Rice
801 Otterbein Ave.
efrchr@mindspring.com
277-1814
Ami Bement
2037 Burbank Dr.
bfam4@sbcglobal.net
275-7493
District 2
Lori Mayo
1956 Burbank Dr.
lbmayo@msn.com
278-2836
NEW TRUSTEE
NEEDED
Please volunteer!
(See the map - but you don't have to live within the district to represent it.)
District 3
Steve Garrett
2035 Elsmere Ave.
275-0679
NEW TRUSTEE NEEDED
Please volunteer!
(See the map - but you don't have to live within the district to represent it.)
District 4
Nancy Garner
417 Otterbein Ave.
nancy.garner@sbcglobal.net
278-1813
Vicki Morris
1816 Elsmere Dr.
moravic@earthlink.net
276-2581
District 5
NEW TRUSTEE NEEDED
Please volunteer!
(See the map - but you don't have to live within the district to represent it.)
Steve Blatt
1718 Malvern Ave.
sblatt@dayton.edu
277-5534
District 6
Angela Riley
1701 Harvard Blvd.
amr_periot@yahoo.com
278-1757
Eric Johnson
1732 Ravenwood Dr.
empusas@sbcglobal.net
277-0873
District 7
Theodore Scheidt
1735 Benson Dr.
scheidtl@peoplepc.com
275-4960
Mike Mangan
1923 Harvard Blvd.
curmudgeon70@aol.com
277-4423
District 8
Henree' Lee
1722 Radcliffe Rd.
hhsthlee@mdeca4.mdeca.org
274-6876
Stacye Donaldson
29 Vassar Dr.
chefmarieinc@aol.com
278-1129
District 9
Beverly Jenkins
1623 Olmsted Pl.
bevyjenkins@aol.com
274-4020
Jerry Brinkman
1654 Burbank Dr
induspec@aol.com
276-2362
District 10
Celeste McFarland
1614 Catalpa Dr.
fsmacsm@aol.com
277-1432
Todd Stowe
2138 University Pl.
ewotsddot@earthlink.net
275-4812
District 11
William Allen
Omega Baptist Church
118 Salem Ave.
222-3447
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WELCOME to our newest trustees, Celeste MacFarland, Angela Riley, and Steve Garrett! We're delighted to have you and your families in the neighborhood. And welcome too to Nancy Garner, who's a longtime resident of the Triangle but new to the trusteeship.
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Winter Neighborhood Quarterly Meeting - February 26, 2006
Mark your calendar now! The Federation will hold its Winter Quarterly meeting on February 26th at 7:00 pm in Bonebrake Hall, on Omega Baptist's Harvard Campus (formerly the United Theological seminary's campus). In addition to some neighborhood matters:
Roma Stephens will introduce us to the Northwest Recreational Center on Princeton Drive. This local treasure, which many of us may be unaware of, has recently refurbished its exercise room and is expanding its offerings.
A representative of Omega Baptist will bring us up to date on the church's plans for the buildings on their Harvard Campus, the programs they are moving there, and their long-term goals.
Aaron Sorrell, of the City's Department of Planning, will bring us up to date on the zoning rewrites and the possible urban conservation (“eclectic”) overlay he discussed with us last year. This zoning would give us some control over land use in the Triangle, without imposing all the requirements that come with being designated a Historic District.
Other DVT Events Coming Up
Cindy Farrow (277-6125) is planning for the Spring Egg Hunt, at 1 PM April 15th at the Gazebo of Omega's Harvard Campus. If it rains, come to Bonebrake Hall.
The Triangle's neighborhood-wide Garage Sale is moving from May to June; see Lori Mayo's article on page 5.
Remember the House Tour was postponed from last fall to this summer? We will need lots of volunteers to sell tickets, and to help the homeowners whose houses are open. Please see Charlene's article on page 7, and let her know if you (or your house, perhaps?) could be available!
Adopt-a-Family
Many thanks to all of you who extended your holiday spirit to the less fortunate through our Adopt-a-Family program. Cynthia Spearman did all the work of reviewing the applications for assistance, and parceling out the money available. She writes:
I would like to personally thank every one of you for your continued generosity and support of our annual Adopt -a-Family program. Adopt-a-Family 2005 was another success! We were able to assist three needy families this Christmas season with your donations. Again, thank you, and blessings to you and yours in 2006.
Cynthia R. Spearman
Chairperson, Adopt-a-Family
Report on the Fall Quarterly DVT Meeting - November 18, 2005
The Fall Quarterly Meeting had an exceptionally interesting speaker, Michelle D. Simmons. She is the Compliance Coordinator for the City of Dayton's Department of Water (in the Division of Environmental Management). Most of us probably were not aware that Dayton's drinking-water distribution system is known nationwide: The wellfield management system put in after the Great Flood of 1913 is apparently still one of the best in the country. Ms. Simmons showed us maps of the sewer and stormwater drainage systems (which are separate, sparing us the overflow and backup problems some other districts have) and explained how Environmental Management and the City are prepared to react to emergencies and events that could contaminate our water. She also described projected changes in water use and management.
Election of the 2006 trustees also took place at the meeting. We garnered several new trustees (see the list on page 2), but lost a few as well. Please consider becoming a trustee - if you're new to the area, it's a great way to get to know both the people and the neighborhood. It involves attending one evening meeting a month, and distributing half a dozen flyers a year (less than an hour's walk each). There are also four to five folding-and-stuffing parties a year, involving good conversation, tempting treats, and often the chance to visit an example of DVT architecture!
The Dayton View Triangle - It's Your Neighborhood!
The Triangle Federation is divided into 11 districts, each with two Trustees. The Trustees elect the Officers and together they govern the Federation. The duties of a Trustee are few - an evening meeting on the fourth Tuesday of each month, and distributing flyers as needed. Please consider volunteering for a year as a Trustee from your district. We who are fortunate should consider how to give back to our community. Being a Trustee is one way.
But if you're not ready to be a Trustee, you can still be involved in several ways. First of all, there's just basic membership! The activities of the Dayton View Triangle Federation benefit all of us, whether or not we pay dues. But paid memberships are our primary means of funding events like the Ice Cream Social and Kids' Halloween Party. Dues pay for mailing this newsletter to you, and for other initiatives to make our neighborhood strong. All our “labor” is volunteer - your neighbors serving you.
Please come lend a hand in keeping this neighborhood great! Start small, if you need to: Just help with one of the social events, or join the pickup crew and ride the trash truck during the neighborhood cleanup. You may find the spirit of the other volunteers so contagious you decide you want to do more for the Triangle.
Ready... Set... Sell! by Lori Mayo
Is it really February? These unusually warm and sunny days have many of our thoughts turning from snowmen and winter heating bills to spring projects! The sun just inspires us to start those spring projects, including cleaning out the attic, basement, closets, garage, etc. Motivated and ready to clean out that accumulated junk? WAIT! Those could be somebody's treasures! Just the kind of stuff that is a big hit at a garage sale! So find a place to store it safely and mark your calendars for Saturday, June 3, for the annual neighborhood garage sale. Look for more information arriving at your door this spring. The date has been moved from May in hopes of more co-operative weather. Did you know that our neighborhood association dues help to pay for activities like the garage sale? The sale expenses include advertising in the newspaper and signage for the borders of the neighborhood, as well as printing of flyers and maps. Be sure to join the association and be current in your dues so that you can join in the sale this year! For more information, please contact Lori at 278-2836.
Summary of DVT Trustees' Meetings by K. Rizer
August
Home Tour: Several of the people who had planned to show their homes had to drop out for emergency reasons. The Trustees agreed that the Home Tour should be postponed until June 2006.
Garage Sale: Since it has rained on the day of the Garage Sale for the past several years, it was agreed to try having it in June rather than May.
Northern Alliance of Neighbors: NAN has proposed that an ordinance be added to the City Code, requiring that any open deficiency tickets on a property remain with that property when it is sold.
Priority Board: A Triangle person is sought for the open seat in Precinct 22H.
Housing Committee: The Trustees will consider making the Chairperson of the Housing Committee an Officer of the Association.
September/October
Newsletter: Since Sandi Simmons is leaving the neighborhood, Ellen Rice will take over the newsletter as of the February issue.
General Meeting Agenda: The agenda for the November 13th General Meeting includes an update from Omega Baptist on their plans, a report on the City of Dayton's water system, election of trustees, and committee sign-ups.
Election of Officers: A slate was presented and accepted by acclamation (see listing on page 2).
Ice Cream Social: About 150 people attended this event in August.
Housing Disclosure Ordinance: Steve Blatt spoke in favor of the ordinance at the September City Commission Meeting, representing NAN.
Hallowe'en Party: Volunteers for this popular party were requested. K. Rizer is looking for a new coordinator to take over the party.
Neighborhood Dues Increase: It was moved, and passed, that annual DVT Association dues be raised to $10 for singles and $15 for families.
Move: Omega has moved a number of offices and functions into its Harvard Campus, and begun to use the chapel there.
November
Adopt-a-Family: Chairperson Cynthia Spearman explained how the program works. It has been suggested that DVT do something similar regularly during the year, but funding it would be hard.
Housing Committee: Mike Dolinski will take petitions concerning the nuisance property on Malvern to court on Nov. 30th.
Halloween Party: K. Rizer shared pictures of the event and reported that about 50 children came to play games, have refreshments, and receive treats.
Trustees: New people are still needed in a few districts.
Scoop That Poop!!
Omega Baptist has mentioned to our Association President that people are not cleaning up after their dogs as they walk them around the Omega's new Harvard Campus. This is an embarrassing welcome to our new neighbor! PLEASE remember to take a plastic bag with you as you walk your dog, and pick up any solid deposits. The campus lawns should be safe for everyone to enjoy.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE & EVENT CHAIRPEOPLE
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Events
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Spring Egg Hunt (April)
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Cindy Farrow
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277-6125
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Garage Sale (June)
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Lori Mayo
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278-2836
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Home Tour (June or July)
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Charlene Molnar
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567-9356
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Ice Cream/Film Social (August)
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Ami Bement
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275-7493
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Neighborhood Cleanup (September)
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Grady Burkett
Todd Stowe
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278-1757
275-4812
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Halloween Party (October)
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Coordinator Needed!
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Call 277-8031 to volunteer
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Holiday Caroling (December)
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Carol Jones
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277-7113
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Committees
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Adopt-a-Family
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Cynthia Spearman
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279-0472
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Community Garden
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Alecia Schroedel
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275-2731
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DVT Champion
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Steve Blatt
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277-5534
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House of the Quarter
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Ami Bement
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275-7493
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Landscaping
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Mary Whitney
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278-8684
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Membership
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Frank Balogh
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278-8057
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Neighborhood Watch
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Lori Mayo
Mary Baker
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278-2836
278-8057
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DVT VIEWpoint Editor
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Ellen Rice
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277-1814
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Webmaster
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Frank Balogh
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278-8057
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Welcome Committee
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Mike Mangan
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277-4423
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You can get involved, even if you don`t have time to serve as a coordinator or chair. Just volunteer! Call the appropriate chair. Or, for instance:
Suggest ideas for the DVT VIEWpoint! Call Ellen.
Nominate your favorite DVT house for the House of the Quarter. Call Ami.
It's never too late to Join Neighborhood Watch! Why not organize a group for your block now? Call Lori or Mary.
If you know someone who's always there for the neighbors and the neighborhood, nominate a Triangle champion. Call Steve.
You can even volunteer to have your house on the Home Tour! Call Charlene.
Above all, get involved! You'll meet your neighbors and have fun. (We promise!) And you'll help keep the Triangle one of the nicest and friendliest neighborhoods in the city.
New Coordinator Needed
The DVT Neighborhood Association needs a new Event Coordinator for the Halloween Party. After 15 or so years of being the coordinator for the children's Halloween Party, K. Rizer would like to pass the mantle (cape?) to someone else. (Call 277-8031.)
This is a one-time (once-a-year) thing - no further obligation. You can delegate as much as you want - we just need someone to act as Communications Central! A few phone calls, an hour of decorating, half an hour of cleanup, and you're done. The children enjoy the Halloween Party a lot; it's second only to the ice cream social in attendance.
The party draws about 50 children. K. Rizer has many decorations and a fair number of supplies (goody bags, glue, clothespins, prizes, etc.). She also has a guide to possible games and crafts work, as well as mask-making activity. The party is usually scheduled for 2 hours on a Saturday afternoon. A coordinator, an assistant, and a setup/cleanup helper can manage it all.
Dayton View Triangle 2006 Home and Garden Tour
The Dayton View Triangle Home and Garden Tour will be held on a Sunday afternoon in late June or early July this year, after having been postponed from last September. Several homes that were committed to last fall's tour have said they will still be a part of this summer's tour, and the committee will be looking for more homeowners to open their houses and become a part of this exciting and fun event.
Plans are underway, and our committee continues to work on all the many details that go into executing a successful home tour. This event hosts over 450 visitors to our beautiful neighborhood, brought together by a love of old homes and unique architecture.
It is also one of the biggest money-makers for our neighborhood, one that helps fund our Halloween parties, Easter Egg hunts, ice cream socials, and various other events your neighborhood association holds throughout the year to benefit our community. The committee is excited about having this tour in the summer months, when the gardens will be in full bloom and our neighborhood will be beautiful.
If you would like to share your lovely home and be a part of this summer's tour, please contact the chair of the 2006 tour, Charlene Molnar, at 567-9356. Perhaps your neighbor should be part of the tour as well? We will gladly take referrals! We are always looking for volunteers to help with the many tasks that are a part of the tour. Details on the ways in which you are needed will be in the next issue of the newsletter, including the exact date and how you can purchase tickets.
Phoenix Project Update
by Jill Hamilton
The next quarterly Public Meeting of the Phoenix Project is set for Tuesday, February 28 at 7:00 PM (light refreshments available at 6:45) at the Fairview United Methodist Church, on the corner of Catalpa & Fairview. All interested Triangle residents are invited to participate! (Use the canopied entrance in the rear of the church off the parking lot.)
In case you're not familiar with the Phoenix Project, it is a comprehensive development plan to improve the Salem Avenue corridor between Catalpa Drive and Hillcrest Avenue, as well as some of the neighborhoods adjacent to Good Samaritan Hospital. The three primary partners are Good Sam, the City of Dayton, and CityWide Development Corporation (which manages the project). The Phoenix Project is working to retain jobs, support growth, increase homeownership, reduce crime, support small businesses, and strengthen the adjacent communities. Much of the work is being done on the Good Sam side of Salem, but part of the Triangle is included in the Community Policing program and in the home improvement loan program.
(Jill Hamilton, who lives in University Row, is the Salem Avenue Corridor Manager for Good Samaritan. She can be reached at 275-1222.)
NAN and Cleaning Up Dayton
by K. Rizer
The Northern Alliance of Neighbors (NAN) is proposing a disclosure ordinance to be included in the City Code. (NAN includes the seven neighborhoods that border Salem Avenue, one of them the Triangle; we have been cooperating on issues of mutual concern so that we will have a single, more powerful voice.) This ordinance - which has the support of the City government - would require the sale of any property within the City to include a written disclosure of any current housing and zoning code violations. This disclosure would be recorded with the deed or mortgage at the time of sale.
Currently, when a property is sold, the Housing Inspector must start the whole compliance process over with the new owner. This allows blighted properties to keep going downhill from one owner to the next. Under the proposed ordinance, any violations would transfer with the house. Buyers would have the opportunity to require all current violations to be corrected before the sale of the non-compliant property goes through. The potential buyer could waive the requirement that the seller make the repairs beforehand, and instead undertake to make them within a given time period after acquiring the property. In either case, the clock would not be restarted by a sale, and the City's sanctions could be applied in timely fashion.
NAN will follow through on enactment of the disclosure ordinance this year, and will proceed with two other projects for 2006:
Support of the Excessive Use Ordinance. This ordinance would require that a fee be applied for repeated police or fire calls to the same location.
Support for a Community Prosecutor. This program (popular elsewhere) would designate a prosecutor to respond to neighborhood complaints and address criminal problems critical to preserving our neighborhood's quality of life.
Dayton View Triangle Federation
P.O. Box 60286
Dayton, Ohio 45406-0286
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