EEV Newsletter Aug2018
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Harper www.eastenglishvillage.org Celebrating 105 years as a community of choice "Like" East Cadieux English Village Curbed Detroit's Neighborhood of the Year 2016 & 2017 Mack Outer Dr./Whittier on Facebook! August 2018 • Volume 42, No. 8 President's Message Calendar of Events Summer in the Village Aug. 1 - 5th Precinct Police-Community Rela- Greetings! tions Council, 6:30PM, I hope the summer of Samaritan Center, 5555 2018 continues to be a good Conner one and that you are able Aug. 2 – Trash/re- to stay cool – it’s been a hot cycling/bulk trash/yard one and continues to be a waste challenging one. Please con- Aug. 6 - Restorin’ E tinue to check on neighbors Warren Community & and pets when outdoors etc. Business Meeting, 6 PM, There is plenty of evidence Jefferson Branch Library, that our EEV residents are 12350 E. Outer Drive committed to large and Aug. 7 – Primary Elec- small improvement proj- tion - Remember to Vote! ects – driveways have been Aug. 8 - EEV General repaved, windows and Meeting 7PM, St. Clare roofs replaced, garages and Montefalco, 1401 Whit- porches reconstructed as tier (at Mack) well as plenty of painting, Aug. 9 - Trash only landscaping and plantings pickup in anticipation of our EEV Aug. 11-12 – EEV Landscape Contest. Our Garage Sale Emma House properties The EEV August General Meeting Agenda will include Aug. 16 - Trash/re- continue to be well main- representative(s) from Arts & Scraps to provide an cycling/bulk trash/yard tained thanks to our dedi- overview of the creative materials and exciting services waste cated residents who have offered at their Harper location. We will also learn more Aug. 18 - Tour of Alger physically cut the grass or about the Block Party event scheduled in September. Theatre, Noon - 1 p.m. contributed financially to Aug. 23 - Trash only this effort. The city con- cars were parked on Bishop Senate, State Representa- pickup tinued to clean our streets and Yorkshire despite vis- tive and Governor. We had Aug. 30 - Trash/re- again this past month. Note: ible signs advising “not to a recap of DPD informa- cycling/bulk trash/yard Tickets can be issued for park.” waste cars that have not moved Our July meeting covered See PRESIDENT, for the cleaning – several candidates running for State page 2 Page 2 East English Village August 2018 East English Village information Officers Street representatives President: William Barlage, presi- Committees Newsletter Editor: Maureen [email protected] Outer Drive/Whittier: Bee & Harry Davis, Dritsan, (586) 864-5055; news- 882-3169; odwhittier@eastenglishvillage. Residential Chair: Kathy Roddie, 1st Vice President: Alexis Adams- [email protected] org 882-1646; residential@eastenglish- Wynn, (313) 977-0419, vicepresident1 Chandler Park: Barbara Pitts, 926-1838, Advertising: David Wiesman, @eastenglishvillage.org village.org [email protected] 313-908-3829; advertising@east- 2nd Vice President: Justin Hewitt, Vacant Property Upkeep and Code Kensington: Darnell Adams 218-2427, englishvillage.org (248) 631-7414, vicepresident2@ Enforcement: code@eastenglish- [email protected] Layout: Diana McNary, layout@ eastenglishvillage.org village.org Yorkshire: David Wiesman, 313-908- eastenglishvillage.org Treasurer: Pat Blount, Garden Club: David Teeter, 640- 3829; [email protected] Lost Pets: Karlene Trump, 882- [email protected] Bishop:Ron Otto, 989-370-1245; 7627, gardenclub@eastenglishvil- 2579, [email protected] Secretary: Luke Boyea,(231) 818 [email protected] lage.org 9328; secretary@eastenglishvillage. Grayton: Lil Cortes, (586) 596-9270, Paid Security & Volunteer Safety: Bike patrol: Fred Vitale, 580-4905 org Welcoming/Hospitality: Dana [email protected] [email protected] Politi-Rashid, welcome@east- Harvard: Renita Holliness, (313) 516- Senior Services: open 3002, Sue Curtis Bourgeois, 506-3391; Commercial Co-Chairs: Joe englishvillage.org Mailing address [email protected] Rashid, (313) 575-7014 and Seasonal Maintenance: Walter P.O. Box 241009, Detroit, MI 48224 Cadieux: Patrick Linsdau, 313-530-7300; Darnell Adams (313) 218-2427 Strong, maintenance@easteng- [email protected] lishvillage.org EAST ENGLISH VILLAGE [email protected] Recycling: Emma Mitchell re- Webmaster: Nancy Brigham, web- HOTLINE: Note: If you have questions or wish to volunteer for one of the committees, [email protected] [email protected] Traffic Safety: Marcie Aydelotte 313-216-1729 please use the appropriate email Events: Open association@eastenglishvillage. address listed here or call the EEV [email protected] message line, 313-216-1729. App: Stephen Thornhill app@ org eastenglishvillage.org FOR EMERGENCIES CALL 911. Crime reporting: [email protected] City of Detroit ordinances ad- DPD, DFD and information Keyboardist President dress these pet-related issues. regarding the Special Assess- needed Continued from Page 1 We are fortunate to have so ment District. Bethany Christian many great and loving pet Remember to vote in our Church is still looking tion on National Night Out. people in EEV. Primary Election on Tuesday, for a keyboardist While it’s always a good idea Our annual EEV Garage August 7. Be sure to mail your to play for Sunday to keep your porch lights Sale will be held on Saturday absentee ballots on time or morning worship. It on, please make a special and Sunday, August 11 and confirm the location of your would be a bonus effort to do so on August 7. 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Out voting precinct. We thank all if the person also We also had the pleasure of with the old ~ in with the candidates that have come to plays the organ. meeting Detroit’s Ombuds- new!” This is an excellent present their platform these Please call Pastor man, Bruce Simpson, who opportunity to start fresh, past several months for the Nora Shumake at spoke on a very current get organized and give new upcoming elections. 313-885-0909 if you topic – dog ownership in the life to some of those gems we On a final note for this are interested. city. We have received many no longer have the space to month, I and the rest of the The church is complaints from caring EEV store. Please contact Kathy EEV team want to thank our located at 5901 neighbors of suspected pet Roddie (residential@east- Newsletter Editor, Maureen Cadieux on the cor- neglect resulting in Animal englishvillage.org) if you can Dritsan, for years of dedicat- ner of Linville. Care from the City of Detroit lend a hand for the garage ed service, partnership and and Michigan Humane Soci- sale this year. All participat- loyal participation on the ety being contacted to resolve ing homes must be registered EEV Board and for her in- Seniors Day the issues. PLEASE, take care and a small advertising fee credible direction, hard cre- Out of your pets. Our EEV com- ($5/day) paid for by Friday, ative work and devotion to SENIORS DAY munity is more vigilant than August 10 at 5 p.m. to be our monthly newsletter and most and neighbors take the included in the sale. the Village. Maureen will OUT will resume in time to report when pets are At our August meeting we be helping with other EEV September. Enjoy tied up or chained as well as will host speakers covering projects, and we appreciate the summer! not having the basic neces- many ongoing topics from her friendship and wisdom. sities – a dog house, clean the City’s Building, Safety, Thank you, Maureen! water and food as well as Engineering & Environ- Best regards, protection from the elements. ment Department (BSEED), William Barlage, President Please note: The East English Village Association does not endorse any advertisers, political parties, candidates or businesses. August 2018 East English Village Page 3 Alger Theatre welcomes new board members We are happy to announce the ad- who is co-producing with us, Comedy Next Community Theater Tour is dition to our board of new members, Commons, an annual comedy show August 11 at noon. Jackie Grant and Eric Peeples. They filled with jokes and roasts about the Volunteers continue to be needed for join recent new member Clinton Grif- human experience of being neighbors a host of things from building mainte- fin. Each individual brings a unique across Detroit’s MorningSide, East Eng- nance to identifying funders and tour background of talents and a commit- lish Village, and Cornerstone Village guides. If you would like to be part of ment to the reactivation of The Alger. communities. Comedy Commons is this dynamic, dedicated group, please The Friends of The Alger is governed funded through 8 80 Cities and John S. contact Friends of the Alger Theater by an all-volunteer board but rely on and James L. Knight Foundation. Look by phone at (313) 343-9087 or email the support of many supporters, vol- for Comedy Common’s first produc- [email protected] or visit www. unteers, contributors and partners. tion of a film screening in Balduck Park algertheater.org. One partner is Alexis Adams-Winn in September. Stay tuned for details. ~ Melissa Bunker 4,272 Detroit Land Bank houses occupied by squatters ~ none in EEV Thanks to the committed and joint efforts of our EEV residents, our partnerships with the Detroit Land Bank, the Mayor’s office, DPD, BSEED and others, we are happy to report that EEV does not have any Land Bank properties Soccer in the City currently occupied by squatters ac- The East English Village soccer team cording to the latest is competing in their 8th season with Land Bank report. the Detroit City Futbol League. The We continue to look league has expanded to a record 36 out for each other neighborhoods. The team has a new and our property logo this year featuring the Belgian investments to ensure Lion and colors reflecting the neighbor- quality standards are hood's Belgian roots; and Cadieux Cafe maintained.