The monthly SOSNA board meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 26, at 7 p.m. in the basement of St. Anthony' senior center at 23rd & Carpenter.

The board meetings are open meetings, and interested neighbors are welcome to attend. If you come, please be aware that it is a working board meeting, usually with a full agenda. So come and listen -- and if you want to get involved, talk with one of the Board members after the meeting...

Dear all,

This meeting overlaps with SOSNA's general meeting, but if you don't mind leaving one a few minutes early and/or showing up at the other a few minutes late, you can do both. I certainly plan to.

Here's the text of the flyer that the park folks have put together. I have a sneaking suspicion that Lolly will put the flyer on the http://www.montrosepark.org site where folks can get at it and download/copy/leaflet. I've distributed my last leaflet (a job I've always hated) and am converting to an e-mail list, but will make flyers available at our Saturday block cleanup.

"Spring into your park", by the way, is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, so mark your calendars.

Come One, Come All
You are invited to:
WHAT: Friends of Julian Abele (formerly Montrose) Park Meeting
WHEN: Wednesday, 9 April 2008
6:30-7:30pm
WHERE: Shiloh Baptist Church
Community Room
21st & Christian Street

Let’s get ready for “Spring Into the Park” and hear exciting park updates

Hope to see you there –

Friends of Julian Abele Park

To join, e-mail: MontrosePark-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

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...via email from SOSNA...

(Note that the general SOSNA meeting is starting at 8pm in order to accommodate those neighbors who wish to attend the Park meeting on the same night as well.)

Yes, the website is now updated.

Also, FYI, SOSNA will be leafletting the entire neighborhood today about the general SOSNA meeting (8pm at St. Anthony's), as well as the Park meeting (6:30-7:30pm at Shiloh), both being held next Wednesday.

Just a reminder about these two meetings tomorrow...

(Note that the general SOSNA meeting is starting at 8pm in order to accommodate those neighbors who wish to attend the Park meeting on the same night as well.)

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I know it is last minute, but I wanted to point out one of the last chances for you to listen to and question the candidates in the 182nd District.

Tonight! Thursday, April 10, 2008 at Vare Recreation Center
26th & Morris Streets from 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Invited Guests are incumbent Rep. Babette Josephs and challengers Peggy Banaszek and Bob Gormley

Sponsored by: South Philadelphia Rainbow Community Group/Grays Ferry Neighbors for Progress
More Information contact: 215.462.3983/267.970.0471

South of South and SWCC are covered by multiple State Reps. Do you know if you are in the 182nd District? Click here to see a map.
Warning, this takes you to my campaign site, but it is the easiest link I found.

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Peggy Banaszek

SOSNA Zoning Agenda

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 @ 6:30 PM

Marian Anderson Recreation Center
744 South 17th Street


2054 South Street
· Application for a retail market and a take-out restaurant with seating on the first floor of an existing structure with a four (4) family dwelling above.

1425-1439Bainbridge Street thru to 1428-1434 Kater Street
· Application is for the total demolition of all structures on the lot for the relocation of lot lines to create ten (10) lots from ten (10) for the erection of nine (9) four (4) story structures (maximum height NTE 44 feet), each with a cellar, with two (2) interior parking spaces, a roof deck with a 42 inch high parapet wall, one three (3) story structure (maximum height NTE 44 feet) built 10 feet over a driveway easement with a roof deck with a 42 inch parapet wall (no parking) all for use as a ten (10) family dwelling.

1521 Bainbridge Street
· The application is for the erection of a four (4) story structure (building height 44’-0”) with cellar including one (1) interior off-street parking space for a single family dwelling. (size and location as shown in the application)

1630 FITZWATER Street (not Bainbridge as previously reported)
· Application is for complete demolition of the existing structure for the erection of a five (5) story structure including penthouse and roof deck with 42” high railing, skylight, cellar, rear patio on grade and one (1) accessory interior garage (parking) for use as a single family dwelling. (Size and location as shown in the application).

1504 Catharine Street
· Application for a privately owned and operated playground, for the erection of a gazebo (12ft. in height) and a one (1) story shed structure (8.5ft in height and creating a condition of multiple structures/uses on a lot),and for the erection of 6ft fencing (all fencing to be erected within property lines). Size and location as shown on the application.




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1610 Webster Street
· For the acquisition of property from the Philadelphia Housing Authority,

2213 Montrose Street
· The application is for the erection of a four (4) story structure (maximum height NTE 35 feet) with a cellar, a roof deck with a 42 inch high railing for use as a single family dwelling.

2200 Montrose Street
· Application is for the erection of a new three (3) story structure with cellar, roof deck at 2nd story level, for use as a single family dwelling with incidental dentist office on the ground floor (Dentist to reside in structure).

2615-2617/ 2619-2623/2625-2627/2624 Christian Street
· The application is for the relocation of lot lines to create nine (9) lots from (7) lots; for the complete demolition of all existing structures an for the erection of a four (4) story attached structure (34’-2” high, flat roof , including a basement) on lots B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I; with a third floor roof deck at the front on lots B, C, D, and E and a third floor roof deck at the rear on lots F, G, H and I, for use as two (2) family dwellings on each lot; lot A for use as a public parking lot with twenty-two (22) parking spaces with 1 foot and 4 feet high walls at the planter area. (size and location as shown in the application)

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SOSNA Board Meeting 4/30/08

Board meetings are usually at St. Anthony's Senior Center in the basement, 2300 block of Carpenter St.

Does anyone have a confirmed start time and agenda? Thanks.

In order for proceedings to be expedited, the public does not comment unless invited at Board Meetings, but they are still a great way to get the latest and greatest info about what is going on in SWCC.

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