Saturday, September 16, 2023
OWL Street Party
&
OWL Garage and Art Sales

Check the Picnic and Sales tabs in the coming weeks for details about how to join the fun!

The Garage and Art Sales are on! Check out the details on the “Garage Sales and Art Sales” tab of our website for details about how to participate as a seller or as a shopper and to see the ads we have so far.
Check out the “Annual Picnic” tab of our website for details about the Picnic. It will be an Afternoon Street Party, from 3 – 6 pm. Note that it is not a potluck. The Association will provide snacks, soft drinks, and a keg, but we invite you to donate snacks and other drinks. Also, it would be great if neighbors would bring yard games to set up on the sidewalk or street.
As always, we are accepting cash donations to support OWLA’s activities. Also, food donations for the Pinckney School Pantry may be dropped at the welcome table.

Annual Meeting – by Zoom
Sat. February 26, 2022 – 10:00 a.m.
Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UMBZBBDUTRGptNfFoKsujA

1. Call to order
2. President’s remarks
3. Secretary’s report
4. Treasurer’s report
5. Traffic safety report
6. Stormwater project report
7. Old business
8. New business
9. Election of officers
10. Adjourn

When you sign up, please be sure to enter your name and OWL residence address. We will be voting for Old West Lawrence Association officers, so to ensure election integrity we are not opening the meeting to the general public.

Please note that a video camera is not required to participate. The Zoom link will give you the option of participating by voice without using your device’s video camera.

If you do not have web access, we would be glad to make arrangements for you to attend by phone. To participate by phone, please register using the Zoom link above, note the phone number, and email us at oldwestlawrenceassn@gmail.com so we can be prepared for your call.

Please consider running for an OWLA office. During the meeting, we will take nominations from the floor. Officer positions are open to any OWL resident-owner. For more information on OWLA offices and procedures, please see the OWLA Bylaws under the Documents Tab of this website: https://oldwestlawrence.net/

The distribution of the February 2022 Old West Lawrence Newsletter is underway to every residence in Old West Lawrence. If possible, please review the newsletter before the meeting – it provides a lot of background information that will be helpful. A pdf image of the newsletter is available under the Newsletter Tab of our website: https://oldwestlawrence.net/

For more information, please peruse our website: https://oldwestlawrence.net/ and https://www.owl-safety.org/

In response to resident concerns, a pilot test of traffic control devices will soon begin in Old West Lawrence. This is very likely to affect your daily driving.

An information sheet and map are available on OldWestLawrence.net under the “Documents” tab. Please look them over carefully.

A hard copy flyer containing the information is also going to be distributed throughout the neighborhood in the coming days.

OWLA turns 60 years old this year, and we are ready to celebrate!

The Garage and Art Sales are back. Check out the details on the “Garage Sales and Art Sales” tab of our website for details about how to participate as a seller or as a shopper.

The Annual Picnic will be a little different this year. First, it is not a potluck. And second, it will be in the afternoon instead of evening. The Association will provide a birthday cake, other snacks, and both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Bring your own chairs and lawn game please!

Please go to the “Annual Picnic” tab of our website for all the picnic details.

For both events, masks are highly encouraged, regardless of vaccination status.

As always, we are also accepting donations. Please consider donating $60 (dollars) for our 60th (year), before, during, or after the event.

Annual Meeting by Zoom
Sat. January 30, 2021, 10:00 – 11:30 am
Register at tinyurl.com/owla2021

Election of Officers

Discussion:
(1) the possibility of inviting the Lawrence Neighborhood Traffic Management Program to slow traffic on our neighborhood streets,
(2) Lawrence’s plans to improve stormwater drainage in Old West Lawrence, and
(3) updating the OWLA Neighborhood Plan (after 20+ years) to better reflect our needs, which could have a big influence on city decisions that affect us.

Open floor for announcements from members

If you are interested in running for a position on the OWLA board, please email us at OldWestLawrenceASSN@gmail.com and we’ll provide more information.

More details are posted under January 2021 Newsletter
on our Newsletter page

Old West Lawrence Association
General Membership Meeting
October 17, 2020, 10 AM
BY ZOOM

Please register for this virtual meeting at https://tinyurl.com/owla101720

Agenda for the Meeting:

10:00 Open Meeting and accept reports
• Treasurers report
• Secretary’s report

10:20 Status Reports
• OWL Day Report
• 7th and Tennessee Crossing
• Neighborhood Streets
–Old West Lawrence Historic Brick Streets Team
–Lawrence Neighborhood Traffic Management Program
• Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
• Halloween Plans

10:50 Neighborhood issues, concerns, and opportunities
• Identify items OWLA should focus on (to be emailed out later for prioritizing)

11:10 Announcements/Events
• Open floor for OWL resident announcements

11:20 Close Meeting
• Review action items and tabled items
• Announce date/time for our next meeting

11:30 Meeting Adjourned

OWLA has an awesome event planned to celebrate OWL Day this year! Check out the details on the “Annual Picnic” tab of OldWestLawrence.net for details and suggestions.

Needless to say, it is not a picnic. It will be an organic event that neighbors can adapt to their own pandemic comfort level, and it will occur on Saturday, Sept. 12, starting about 5 pm. OWLA encourages everyone to show pride in OWL by doing something outdoors on your property that you enjoy. Or, you can simply take a walk to experience the neighborhood, masked and socially distanced of course.

Included under the Picnic tab is a downloadable OWL coloring page for kids (or adults) to color and display somewhere on your property for a scavenger hunt that evening.