DPNC MONTHLY NEWSLETTER [MAILING LABEL] When: Monday, September 15th 2008 Time: 6:30 p.m. - Eat Finger Foods; Come Meet Your Neighbors Place: Deer Park Baptist Church Fellowship Hall Speaker: Tim Scott
Official Publication of the Deer Park Neighborhood Council
Vol. 13; No. 43 September 2008
President’s Corner By Julia Long
Please come to our annual "Meet and Greet the Neighbors" September meeting! Invite anyone you know in Deer Park who is not a member of the civic club to join us. Tim Scott, our County Council representative and Chairman of County Council, asked to speak to us, so this is your opportunity to hear what's going on in the county. Everyone from Northwood Estates and The Lakes is also invited to socialize and to hear Tim speak. Remember, he's running unopposed to represent us in the State House beginning next year; you may have some questions about what his plans there are. I look forward to seeing you on Monday. If you'd like to, bring your favorite finger food to share.
POTLUCK LUNCH AND BINGO
All senior citizens are invited. September 24, Wednesday, 11:00AM-1:00PM at Northwood Park Gym at Deerwood and Greenridge Road. Please bring a covered dish or a dessert. If you have questions, please contact Helen Delong at 572-5410.
ELECTRICITY OFF?
To report your electricity off, the number to call SC Electric and Gas is now 888-333-4465.
OPINIONS, PLEASE
Let Julia Long know by phone (797-0893) or email (JuliaLong@bellsouth.net) if you have any opinion on either of these two new situations in Deer Park:
1. Murphy Oil contacted the city concerning setting up a convenience store with gas pumps at the old bank location at Rivers Avenue and Otranto Road. We've been told that "Murphy is usually associated with Wal-mart and has a reputation for selling gas at very low prices." The lot is zoned as B-2 (active business), and at present, a convenience store with pumps is legal in our area on B-2. This ability to put in gas pumps at the old bank location without a rezoning or a variance is in contrast to the Lil Cricket on Otranto which is grandfathered in on R-1 land (single-family residence), and that's why it can't now put in gas pumps without some sort of variance or re-zoning. You may remember the traffic problems on Otranto with the old bank; the same entrances and exits would be used in this new project.
2. AT&T has just filed an application to rezone the "Southern Bell" building on University Boulevard from R-1 (single-family residence, where they are presently grandfathered in) to B-2 (active business). The lawyer explained that AT&T wants to add another big generator outside the building now, and wants to have the freedom to make future additions and changes without consulting the city. If the property is re-zoned, and AT&T were to sell it, any other B-2 business could move in. The property adjoins a church and backs up on residents, all on R-1 property whose values may be much lower if they were next door to B-2.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE
Monday, September 15 is the deadline for people to send in their applications to participate on the Green Ribbon Committee to study solid waste disposal in Charleston County. See details at http://www.charlestoncounty.org/News/2912.htm. Those who are qualified may apply online or by contacting Kristen Salisbury at 843-958-4031.
SEPTEMBER IS LIBRARY CARD SIGN UP MONTH
As an added incentive this year, the Library is adding a “Show Me the Card” promotion, encouraging children 11 and under to visit their branch’s Children’s Department and show their Library Card. Each time a child shows their card, they will be entered into a drawing to win a $10 bookstore gift certificate. Entries are limited to one per day, and a winner will be drawn at each of the Library’s 16 locations at the end of the month. Adults registering for a card this month will receive a $2 coupon that can be used during the Friends of the Library's BookFest 2008 set for Oct 10-12 at the Gaillard Auditorium. Students can get help through the Library's Ask-a-Question reference service at 805-6930 or by emailing askaquestion@ccpl.org. NEW BUS STOP To prevent many Deer Park students from having to walk a long distance down Salamander, there is to be a new bus stop at Selah and Fernwood. Many thanks to Katie McClure, Director of Student Transportation for Charleston County School District. While parents did not get their first choice for the stop - Fernwood and Furr, Ms. McClure was able to find something very close to the preferred location. She and two of her people were actually out here last Friday morning, even with the tropical storm predicted to hit us later that day, to check out the situation. We're fortunate to have such dedicated people in the bus system.
Garbage Pick-up Schedule Key Personnel
Garbage: Every Wednesday City Council District 3 Robert Jameson 824-1500 Leaves/Grass: Every Wednesday County Council Rep Tim Scott 797-3065 Large Trash: Every Wednesday Neighborhood Crime Linda Vetter 303-2331 (please note that Thursday Watch Representative will be pick-up day when City N. Chas. Dispatcher 745-1015 Holiday falls on Mon., Tues., Wed.) Housing Director Darbis Briggmann 740-2560 SPEED Team Rep. Jimmy Wagner 745-1069
Recyclables: every other Thursday Code Enforcement Charles Cook 696-9562 Sept. 18th, Oct 2nd, Oct 16th CAC Representative Sarah Collins 553-0288 Membership Linda Brinson 553-8832
Board of Directors President Julia Long 797-0893 Newsletter Distribution Jimmy Mitchum 553-0665 Vice President Dennis Isgitt 797-2455 Jim Driver 553-0768 Secretary Chandler Schwede 437-4736 Bill Lusk 553-1348 Treasurer Linda Brinson 553-8832 Board Mbr. Elected Wheeler Tillman 442-9435 Newsletter Susanne Azevedo 572-2321 Board Mbr. Elected Susanne Azevedo 572-2321 Disaster/ Preparation James Brown 553-4329 Board Mbr. Apptd. Audrey Carpenter 553-7768 Sick & Sunshine Susanne Azevedo 572-2321 Board Mbr. Apptd. Mary Hutson 553-4451 Voter Registration Douglas Azevedo 572-2321
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