Connecting Muncie Neighborhood partners and resources
The East Central neighborhood purchased the historic Emily Kimbrough house and hosted a fundraiser to help raise funds for its rehabilitation and reuse as a community gathering place. The All Things Pumpkin fundraiser included a tour of two of the neighborhood’s most prominent painted ladies all decked out for All Hallow’s Eve, along with a tour of the Emily Kimbrough home.
The Muncie StarPress published an article in today’s paper that explained the city ordinance related to trash removal. In brief, city ordinance and sanitary district regulations require that residents place their toters outside by 7:00 am on their scheduled trash collection day and bring them back in by 7:00 pm the same day. Failure to do so may result in a warning notice from Muncie Sanitary District code enforcement officers. These regulations are in place not only for aesthetic reasons, but to protect the public from possible traffic accidents if the toters are knocked into the street.
More information about the city’s trash collection guidelines can be found at http://www.munciesanitary.org/sanitation-sewers/trash-pickup-guidelines/
The full StarPress article can be found here http://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2014/10/12/put-trash-bring-toter/17156465/
The Western Woods Neighborhood Association meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:00 pm at Westview Elementary School, 3401 W. Gilbert. All are welcome.
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Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Western-Woods-Neighborhood-Association-Muncie-Indiana-564108787056285/
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Westminster Village is a not-for-profit community serving senior adults. It was established on the outskirts of Muncie in 1974 on land donated by Dr. Robert Cooper, former member of the Science Department at Ball State University. The original vision was put forth by Dr. O.B. Christy who began to research the community needs of senior citizens, and Muncie veterinarian, Dr. Norman Miller who met with local community leaders and bank executives. They created a committee and developed a feasibility study for what would later become Westminster Village with the support of the Presbyterian Housing Program of Indianapolis (PHP).
It became self-sufficient and independent in 1980 due to changes within their funding organization and has since established itself as what its website describes as, “[…]an independent, full-service retirement community, governed by a local Board and staffed by local people, who are dedicated to meeting the needs of the residents who live here.” Visit their website to read more about their history.
This is a special, demographic based neighborhood, and as such, does not have a traditional neighborhood association, but you can find out more about their leadership, boards, and management teams here.
Email: info@wvmuncie.com
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More info about Westridge will be posted as it becomes available.
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