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Volunteers, city collaborate on local park improvements
Nov 4th
From Columbus Ohio — Columbus Local News – By KRISTIN CAMPBELL — Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 4:42 PM EST
With a three-season shelter house and an herbal grove approved for two local parks, improvements to both Fryer Park and Gantz Park are getting closer to completion.
Monday, Nov. 3, council set aside $25,000 for design costs related to the multi-season shelter at Fryer Park on Orders Road. The building will feature moveable walls along its exterior and a fireplace inside. The building would seat as many as 200 people, and a grill, benches and tables will be added in the vicinity of the shelter house.
The project will be completed through a continuing partnership with the Grove City Rotary Club and a new pairing with Grand Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles, which has its headquarters in Grove City.
The FOE has pledged $100,000 over four years and Rotary has pledged $50,000 over five years to help pay for the project. The total cost is estimated at $300,000.
Council members have asked parks officials to look into the possibility of converting the building to a four-season shelter, but Councilman Larry Corbin urged fiscal conservatism.
“I think we ought to find out how much it would cost to open it four seasons,” he said.
Council members also approved a $20,710 appropriation for engineering costs related to the herbal grove that is planned for Gantz Park on Home Road.
The new addition would be located behind the Gantz Farmhouse to the west of the large red barn where recreation school classes are held.
Plans show a two-tiered, circular garden that takes visitors down one of two sloping, tree-lined path to the lower level, where a labyrinth surrounded by a walking path make up the center of the garden.
The project is being paid for in part by the Gardens at Gantz volunteers, a group of plant enthusiasts who tend the gardens, teach classes and offer tours at the Home Road park and historic farmhouse.
The group has formed a fundraising committee and pledged $15,000 toward the project. The fundraising committee plans to sell commemorative bricks to be installed in the park, and they are also planning to compile a cookbook next spring.
Also at their Monday meeting, city council members approved a switch of the city’s telecommunications services to AT&T. Currently, for all of the city’s phone services in all of their buildings, the bill runs about $4,800 per month. Officials said the new contract will lower the cost to about $3,000 per month.
“Our information services people did, in my opinion, a good job negotiating,” city Administrator Phil Honsey said.
Council members also approved a special use permit for True2Form Collision Repair Centers, which is planning renovations to a building at 3965 Brookham Drive. Representatives from the company showed plans and drawings to council members, outlining the improvements they intend to make.
Among those are functional improvements including the paving of a gravel lot and construction of a fence to hide damaged cars from view. The new occupants also plan to reconstruct the entryway and change the roofline to make it look more like an office building and less like a metal warehouse. Juniper bushes will also be planted at strategic points to camouflage parked cars and increase visual appeal, officials said.
The next regular council meeting will be held Nov. 16 at City Hall, 4035 Broadway. Council members meet in caucus at 7 p.m. and open the regular meeting at 8 p.m.
Organizing The New Tracy Aerie
Oct 19th
On September 21, 2009, I received the following letter from the Grand Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
Dear Thomas:
We are pleased to learn that interest is being shown for the formation of a new Aerie in the Tracy, California Area. The first step is to survey the proposed site. A New Aerie Survey Form is enclosed for this purpose.
You will note, we ask for the name of an individual to organize an Auxiliary. This part of the survey must be completed, as it is required that an Auxiliary be formed along with the Aerie. the recommended Auxiliary Organizer must also be a current member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
We have developed a special “VIP” kit for distribution to local dignitaries such as the Mayor and members of the City Council to sell them on the advantages of having an Eagle Aerie in their community, please advise us 30 days in advance. Be sure to include the number of council members. Also, let us know if you would like a representative to accompany you to the Chamber of Commerce, City Council Meeting, etc. and assist in explaining the benefits of having a local Aerie organized in the community.
Newly instituted Aeries are permitted to receive a $1,000.00 grant from one of te Grand Aerie major Charities. This grant is to be used in conjunction with an event announcing the new Aerie to the local community. By providing the grant from the FOE Charity Foundation, the community will gain a better sense of what the local Aerie can and will do for their community. As the Aerie establishes itself over the course of it’s initial year of operation, they will have an opportunity to receive a matching community grant. The Aerie has up to one year following their Institution to submit funds up to $500.00. The Charity Foundation will match the Aerie donation and provide a grant to the new Aerie’s local charity.
The matching grant is required to meet all the same charity grant approval guidelines. The grants must be given to a 501(c) 3 organization for the sole purpose of research, educational material, equipment and supplies. These grants are payable to the recipient and not to the Aerie. A Universal Grant Form must be completed in it’s entirety, including the organization’s Tax Exempt number. The grant form and all matching funds should be mailed directly to the Grand Aerie Charity Department. Once all information has been recieved and verified, the grant will be processed.
Upon receiving the completed Survey, if approved by the Grand Aerie, commisions will be issued. An organizational paacket will be sent to the individual listed, along with a set of instructions.
Keep in mind, you are allowed to recruit Charter Applicants only after a commission has been issued. No Charter fees are to be collected until a commission has been issued.
We sincerely appreciate your help in establishing a new Aerie and Auxiliar in California. Rest assured the Grand Aerie is committed to assing you in this endeavor.
Fraternally,
Mike Lagervall
Grand Worthy President
So as you can see I have some work cut out for me. I need first to fill out the survey. I need to find the Principle Industries, five local persons who will help get the new Aerie started, five persons who will help get the local Auxiliary started, chances of getting a liquor license, chances of renting or securing club quarters and other clubs in the community.
If you are interested in helping get the new aerie started fill out the form in the side bar and I will contact you.
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