Dear Neighbors,

Spring has sprung and many activities around town are happening. Please take a gander at the list below and consider participating more in our local community!

The next quarterly SFNA meeting will be Thursday, 4/19 at 6 p.m. for a light supper (donations accepted to benefit an SFNA supported cause) and social hour before we begin our meeting at 7 p.m. The meeting will be in the Fellowship Hall of the South Frankfort Presbyterian Church on the corner of Steele and West Third Streets. Please use the West Third Street entrance.

During this meeting we look forward to having a structure open discussion on a few issues. The City Commission has been invited to listen to our discussion and we have asked a few others to “lead” the discussion on some of the topics. Your SFNA Board has asked individuals associated with the following topics to be available, if their schedules permit, to provide a little more insight on Form Based Code, the National Register District Boundary Expansion, and the Greening America’s Capitals Project.

Another item to consider at this meeting is designating a contact person to receive nominations and facilitate the election of SFNA officers at the July quarterly meeting. Please consider being involved with this process and let me know either before the meeting or during. The SFNA bylaws are attached to explain the various officer and committee chair capacities. Also, if you are interested in running for one of our offices, then please feel free to chat with any of your current officers.

On Saturday, the SFNA is hosting its annual Clean-Up South Frankfort day. Meet us at 9:30 on the FHS front lawn along Shelby Street on Saturday, April 20. SFNA will provide water, donuts, and bananas along with gloves, hand sanitizer, and trash bags. The light breakfast is to fuel our bodies so we can pick up litter along the streets of South Frankfort. We ask that you bring your friends and neighbors to join us. With enough people, the clean-up activity will last about an hour. For additional information or questions, please respond to this e-mail or send a new e-mail to us.

April Events of Interest to SFNA residents
Monday, 4/15 – Dine at Applebee’s tonight to benefit the King’s Center – print attached flyer and present to your server
Tuesday, 4/16 – Second Street Corridor Visioning Community Workshop at 6:30 at the Paul Sawyier Public Library – see attached flyer
Thursday, 4/18 – Second Street Corridor Visioning Community Open House at 12:30-2 at the Paul Sawyier Public Library
Thursday, 4/18 – Downtown Frankfort Inc.’s Annual Membership Meeting at 5:30-7 p.m. in the ground floor of the McClure Building, 306 West Main
Thursday, 4/18 – SFNA Quarterly meeting at 6 p.m. South Frankfort Presbyterian Church
Friday, 4/19 – Commonwealth Gardens annual spring fundraiser at Buddy’s Pizza from 6:30 – 9:30. All donations received will be split between Commonwealth Gardens and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Saturday, 4/20 – SFNA Annual Clean-up day – meet at 9:30 on the front lawn of FHS.
Saturday, 4/20 – Celebrity Waiters’ Dinner to benefit the Franklin County Humane Society. 7-10 at the Capital Plaza Hotel.
Saturday, 4/20 – Sunshine Center’s 4th Annual Caring for Kids Benefit Concert with a performance by Dar Williams at the Grand Theatre. Concert begins at 7:30 p.m.
Monday, 4/22 – Earth Day – 10 a.m. to noon browse through the Capitol Education Center at the Capitol Building.
Monday, 4/22 – City Commission meeting at 5 p.m. Agenda is attached.
Tuesday, 4/23 – Unveiling of the Frankfort Public Art Tour – open house at the Orlando Brown House from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, 4/23 – Last day for the dime collection at Frankfort Independent Schools to benefit March of Dimes in a contest to beat Franklin County on collecting donations.
Thursday, 4/25 – 2nd Organ Donation Awareness Walk along the Riverview Trail. Sponsored by the Franklin Circuit Clerk’s Office, The Frankfort Optimist Club, Thornhill Education Center, and Frankfort Parks and Recreation. Cost is $18 before April 18 and $20 after. Includes t-shirt and benefits The Satterwhite Fund which provides financial assistance to organ recipients. For more information call Sally Jump, Circuit Clerk at 564-6501, or email Jennifer Adkins.
Friday, 4/26-4/28 – Crowned Prince and Princess Charm National Pageant at the Capital Plaza Hotel.
Friday, 4/26 – Commonwealth Credit Unions “Shred” It Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Louisville Road branch.
Saturday, 4/27 – Frankfort Mustangs Club will host the eighth annual Kentucky Pony Car Round-Up at Juniper Hill Park from 10AM to 3PM

Be on the lookout for many Derby Day activities within South and Downtown Frankfort.

Also, I have attached some additional documents to this e-mail as informational flyers of some additional upcoming events. Feel free to renew your membership to SFNA at the April meeting – all dues received will be applied to the 2013-2014 membership year (June 30 to July 1). Attached is an application.

We look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting on Thursday and again at the clean-up day on Saturday.
If you have any questions or comments, please respond to this e-mail.

Thank you,
Katie Carney and your SFNA Board

Quarterly meeting reminder
Please join the South Frankfort Neighborhood Association on Thursday, April 18 at the South Frankfort Presbyterian Church’s Fellowship Hall (corner of Steele and West Third Streets and enter the Fellowship Hall on West Third) for their quarterly meeting. The doors will open at 6 for dinner and a social hour and the meeting will begin at 7 p.m. The SFNA has invited the City Commission to observe an open discussion on Form Based Code, the National Register District Boundary Expansion, the Greening America’s Capitals Project, and a few other various topics may be presented.

SFNA Annual Clean Up Day 2013
Please join the South Frankfort Neighborhood Association at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April  20 at the Frankfort High School Lawn for its annual Clean-Up Day. SFNA will provide water, donuts, and bananas along with gloves, hand sanitizer, and trash bags. The light breakfast is to fuel our bodies so we can pick up litter along the streets of South Frankfort. We ask that you bring your friends and neighbors to join us. With enough people, the clean-up activity will last about an hour.

For additional information or questions on either of these events please contact us.

State Journal, 22 March 2013 – Second Street Plans Back to Drawing Board

The commission also received a short update on the Joint Land Use Study regarding the Boone National Guard Center. A PowerPoint presentation on part of the study, which is being funded with a $130,000 U.S. Defense Department grant, showed that the relocation of a helipad will mean the flight path for helicopters landing at the base will now line up with that of fixed-wing aircraft.

That means a large portion of Frankfort north of the base toward Benson Valley Road and the West Frankfort Connector Bridge will have a reduction in helicopter noise. But areas in South Frankfort and U.S. 60 West, where currently only fixed-wing aircraft fly through, will deal with higher decibel levels from helicopters.

The Joint Land Use Study is an effort to help the military and community cooperate better as the base expands, possibly bringing in more aircraft and personnel, which could impact the tax base, traffic, housing and class sizes, said County Planning Director Robert Hewitt.

http://finance.ky.gov/initiatives/Pages/CapitolEducationCenter.aspx

http://www.rcnky.com/articles/2013/02/09/capitol-education-center-opens-frankfort-green-design

http://www.kentuckynewsnetwork.com/cc-common/mainheadlines2.html?feed=393284&article=10792549

The Public Hearing for the Second Street Form Code Text Change and Zone Map  Amendment will be Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 5:30 P.M. in City Hall.

http://www.frankfort.ky.gov/blog/2013-01-23/second-street-form-code-text-change-and-zoning-change-rescheduled

A quick reminder about our networking meeting tomorrow night. We will start at 6 and about 6:15 do a few brief introductions and business items (minutes from October quarterly meeting and Treasurer’s Report). The remainder of the evening will be available for you to mingle with one another and see what opportunities around town are available to you by means of volunteering or providing additional support towards. The meeting will be in the Fellowship Hall of South Frankfort Presbyterian Church, so please enter from the West Third Street entrance. Your SFNA Board will provide beverages and paper products, but we ask that you bring a small appetizer/finger food to share. However, a friend or someone that you know who might be interested in joining the SFNA or starting a neighborhood association would be nice to bring too.

As a side note in response to SFNA requesting notification of demolition permits issued by the city, SFNA has been notified (by e-mail on 1/15) that a demolition permit has been issued for the property at 211 Shelby Street. The property is located outside of the SC zoning district but within a National Register District. There is no Code Enforcement case related to this property-this has been initiated by the owner. Because this is not in the SC district, the permit was issued administratively. As of yet, the demolition has not taken place but the permit is valid for up to 180 days. If you have any questions please contact the city’s Planning and Building Codes Department at 502-352-2097.

Attached is our membership application, please check us out on Facebook, or visit our website at southfrankfort.org.
Looking forward to seeing you guys tomorrow!
Katie Carney and your SFNA Board

January 2013 Events
1/23 – Paying for College 101 – at Paul Sawyier Public Library at 6:30 p.m.
1/23 to 1/27 – All A Classic Basketball Tournament at the Frankfort Convention Center
1/24 – SFNA Quarterly Meeting 6-8, South Frankfort Presbyterian Church
1/25 – StirFry Musette at 7:30 p.m. at the Grand Theater
1/28 – Franklin County Community Council meeting, 12:00 p.m. at the Paul Sawyier Public Library’s community room (info attached)
1/29 – Dining for Women – potluck dinner and presentation, 6:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 211 Washington Street
1/31 – American Red Cross’ 16th Annual Bean Soup Lunch Fundraiser, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at the V.F.W. on Second Street. Tickets $5.
February 2013 Events
2/5 – Part 2 of the KY General Assembly begins
2/15 – Friends of Fantasy Forest Great Backyard Bird Count – Fantasy Forest at the South Frankfort Park 1 p.m.
2/21 – Public Hearing with the Planning Commission to consider the Second Street Form Based Code at City Hall in the Council Chambers at 5:30 p.m. Copies of the proposed code are available at City Hall or on the website atwww.frankfort.ky.gov. Please do not hesitate to call either Gary Muller, Planning Director at 352-2100 or Maya DeRosa if you have any questions. Thank you for your interest and participation.

I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season and are working diligently on all of our resolutions for the new year! Speaking of those resolutions – have you considered trying to find a way to become more involved in your community? If you have or are interested in the idea, then please join your SFNA Board at our January quarterly meeting on Thursday, 1/24 from 6-8 p.m. at the South Frankfort Presbyterian Church. We have invited many individuals and organizations from around Frankfort to be available for an informal networking meeting. We would like for you to come with your questions for your one on one session with others that work towards making Frankfort the great community that it is. The evening will be an opportunity to showcase our neighborhood and those we support throughout the year. Since this is during the dinner hour, the SFNA Board will provide beverages and paper products, but we are asking you to bring a light snack/finger food to share with others while we casually meander the Fellowship Hall at the church while meeting and greeting our neighbors.

In December’s e-mail we mentioned the idea of working with residents of the downtown Frankfort area to see about the interest in a neighborhood association being established on the other side of the river and our two groups being able to work together. Next week’s quarterly meeting would be a great opportunity to share some of the ideas that we work towards throughout the year. So please consider bringing a friend with you.

In other local news, there are many additional events happening around town that we encourage your participation in. Please see the list below and consider making time to help out.
January 2013 Events
1/20 – WeWannaPlay 3rd annual dodgeball tournament 2 p.m. Western Hills High School gym – see attachment
1/21 – Jill’s January Jamboree at 5 p.m. at the Church of the Ascension, 311 Washington Street
1/22 – Get Heart Healthy 2013 at Paul Sawyier Public Library at 6:30 p.m.
1/23 – Paying for College 101 – at Paul Sawyier Public Library at 6:30 p.m.
1/23 to 1/27 – All A Classic Basketball Tournament at the Frankfort Convention Center
1/24 – SFNA Quarterly Meeting 6-8, South Frankfort Presbyterian Church
1/25 – StirFry Musette at 7:30 p.m. at the Grand Theater
1/29 – Dining for Women – potluck dinner and presentation, 6:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 211 Washington Street
1/31 – American Red Cross’ 16th Annual Bean Soup Lunch Fundraiser, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at the V.F.W. on Second Street. Tickets $5.

February 2013 Events
2/5 – Part 2 of the KY General Assembly begins
2/15 – Friends of Fantasy Forest Great Backyard Bird Count – Fantasy Forest at the South Frankfort Park 1 p.m.

Please join the South Frankfort Neighborhood Association on Wednesday night, 12/19, for an evening of caroling and socializing around the neighborhood.

Carolers are asked to meet at 215 West Campbell Street between 5:30 and 5:45. Carolers will proceed from there to spread cheer and good will to our local shelters.

At 7:45 all are invited to meet at the Sholar’s house (319 Ewing Street) for beverages and mingling. For additional information about the stops, please check out the SFNA Facebook page or call 330-7072.