President
Clodo Concepcion
413-783-4807
Vice President
Richard Greenberg
413-782-9300
2nd Vice President
Willis M Schoof
413-782-9850
Secretary
Ruth Moorhouse
413-783-4887
Treasurer
Ann Hadank
413-783-1811
Directors
Helen Boyle
413-783-3828
Walley Brown
413-783-4378
Judy Fleury
413-782-7236
James Gregory
413-782-3422
Denise Kelcey
413-783-1438
Ted Knee
413-783-1982
Carol Lewis Caulton
413-783-9513
Edmund Mack
413-782-0576
Ann Ryan
413-782-4370
Ex-Officio
Jean Masse
413-782-0339 |
From The President
Since the Sept. News letter we held our first full
membership meeting with the new slate of officers. A speaker was very informative
and everyone learned a great deal about the Shriners Hospital for Children.
The attendance was good and they were very interested in what the speaker
brought to them as many questions were asked. It is always a pleasure to
hear an informative speaker and to have audience participation when the
speaker opens to such questions from the floor.
It Pays To Wait
As your President and Association Member I have
been working with the Conservation Department for a whole year. Our goal
was to improve the Conservation Area between Mallow Hill Road and Sara
Lynn Street.
The Commission first installed two signs to prevent people
from dumping trash and debris in the area. Second, to have the city clean
up the area and mow the high grass that blocked drivers view at the intersection.
Finally it is done and it looks much better. We now ask you and anyone
you know to help keep it cleaned up.
SSWAMP
Have you heard of ‘SSWAMP’ ? No?
It stands for : “Springfield Surface Water Action Monitoring
Partnership Survey”
This program was started some time ago by the Springfield
Planning Department. Ten (10) ponds in Springfield were monitored this
past summer.
The Lakes or Ponds on this years list are: Mona Lake,
Long Pond, Loon Pond, Dimmock Pond, Van Horne Reservoir, Bass Pond, Mill
Pond & Watershops Pond.
Volunteers from each pond/lake take samples each month
and perform analyses immediately. Other samples they are sent to U of M
for analyses.
In addition some volunteers collect rainwater run off
during rainstorms to help determine what might be draining from your property
into the ponds.
Your 2nd Vice President has been taking water samples
from Mill Pond and a neighbor has been collecting rainwater samples. (More
on this topic in future issues)
One Of Our Own is honored
The Sixteen Acres Civic Association is proud
to honor former City Councilor Carol Lewis-Caulton for winning one of seven
(7) ‘Stone Soul Community Service Awards. She received this award for her
work with the Dept. of Public Health as Director of Case Management for
Childhood Lead Poisoning. Congratulations from the Acres. |
Community Policing
It is with great pride and pleasure to have this opportunity
to thank the City of Springfield’s Police Department for the concept of
Community Policing. In case you missed the August 5th, Union News report
on the effects in our community (Sector I) that is a directly attributable
to these officers a few facts will be reported here.
| Year |
Robberies: |
Cars Stolen: |
| 1998 |
22 |
111 |
| 1999 |
15 |
86 |
| 2000 |
17 |
60 |
| 2001 |
15 |
91 |
This is only two of about 25 categories that statistics show
drastic improvement.
Thank You Officers:
Day Shift; James Collins & John Taylor
Night Shift; James Rosso (sector commander)
And, Peter Fett.
Regular Monthly Meeting
The Association's Monthly Meeting will be held in
the Church Of The Acres at 7:00 PM, October 22nd.
Our guest speaker will be Patrick Sullivan, Superintendent
of Parks for the City of Springfield.
Mr. Sullivan is not new to us; he is a good friend of
the Sixteen Acres Civic Association. He has always been open and willing
to help us in any way he can.
Board of Directors Meeting
The Board of directors meeting will be held on
October 2nd at 6:30 PM at the Mill Pond School.
EMAIL
Our president can be reached by email at: clodo@the-spa.com
Food Drive
The 7th Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive to benefit the Open
Pantry will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2002 from 10a.m. to 4 p.m.
at the Super Food Mart on Cooley Street.
AARP
The regular meeting for
the AARP Chapter 1485 will be held on Thursday October 3rd at the Good
Life Center, 1600 East Columbus Ave., Springfield, MA. Parking is free.
Entertainment will be the Harmonecos. We always welcome guests and new
members to join us. Please come and see what we do.
A HISTORY OF 16 ACRES
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