SPRING BEGINS
MARCH
MEETING
Eastfield
Mall Manager, Arlene Putnam, will be the
guest
speaker at the 16 Acres Civic Association monthly meeting on Tuesday,
March 20th at 7:p.m. at the Church In the Acres on Wilbraham Road.
Ms. Putnam will
discuss a buffer zone, needed space, plantings and other issues involving
the Mall.
The 16 Acres Civic
Association is asking those who attend to please bring a donation of a
non-perishable food item.
If you have any
questions, please contact Jean Masse at 782-0339.
JIMMY’S
SPORTS
BAR
TRANSFER
Jimmy’s Sports
Bar, located next to Big Y on Wilbraham Rd, will now be known as
Alibi’s. The license transfer
to the new owner/manager, Paul Currier, was approved by the Liquor
Commission last month and endorsed by the Sixteen Acres Civic Association.
CONGRATULATIONS
Lisa Frye and
her proud grandparents,
long-time civic association members, Arne and Barbara Frye. Lisa has been
having her articles published in the UNlisted section of the
Union-News.
PRESCRIPTION
HELP FOR SENIORS
A new prescription drug plan,
Prescription Advantage Plan, will begin on April 1st for those
65 or older. Open enrollment
to apply for coverage is in February and March. Your premiums are based on
your monthly income or if you fall at or below the federal poverty level,
the state will subsidize the premiums.
A workshop will be held at the Church of
the Acres on Wilbraham Rd. on Monday, March 19th and
21st at 10:00 am.
For more info,
contact (SHINE):
1-800-307-4463 or
827-7649.
LIBRARY
IN YOUR MAILBOX
The Springfield Library has begun a free “books by mail”
program for people 60 and over and the disabled.
The library will
provide mailing pouches with postage paid to participants of this program.
For more
information, call Lori Chasen @ 263-6800 ext. 442.
BOARD
MEMBER ELECTED
At the February meeting,
Karen Powell was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Sixteen
Acres Civic Association.
EARTH
DAY
Earth Day Cleanup is
scheduled for Saturday, April 28, 2001 from 8:30 am – 3:00 pm.
Parks,
conservation areas and sections of the Mill River Water-shed will be
cleaned of trash.
We will meet in the
parking lot of the cinema complex on the corner of Breckwood Blvd. and
Wilbraham Road.
To volunteer, call the
Earth Day hotline at 263-6800 ext. 432.
CELL
TOWER UPDATE
The City Council voted
unanimously at the Feb. 12th
meeting to
implement a six-month moratorium on Cell
Towers until the city ordinance is revised. The matter must now go to the
Planning Board and Planning Department.
Two
meetings are planned for Thursday, March 15th. The first
meeting will be held at Old First Church in Longmeadow at 5:00 and will be
followed by a meeting at Goodwill on Parker St. at 6:00.
If you
can’t attend both meetings, please try to make the
meeting at Goodwill at 6:00.
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED
The sixteen acres civic association committees are
understaffed and volunteers are sorely needed. Please contact Jean Masse
by calling 782-0339 or email us at sixteenacres_ca@
yahoo.com.
