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May 2010
   

HOLD THE DATE!! MPNA ANNUAL MEETING - May 27th, 2010

The MPNA annual meeting will be held Thursday, May, 27th from 7-8:30 PM at Heritage Congregational Church. The agenda is being set and will be posted here when final.

Please help pass the word and we look forward to seeing you on May 27th. Bring a neighbor with you! Any questions, please contact me or Matt Hanson.

Thanks,

Mike Bormett

MPNA Vice President


June 2009
   

MPNA OFFICERS NEEDED!!

WE WILL BE VOTING AT THE JULY 4TH PICNIC IN MAPLE PRAIRIE PARK!

The 4 current Maple Prairie Neighborhood Association officers’ two-year terms are over and new officers need to be elected! We will have ballots for voting available at the MPNA picnic on Saturday, July 4th.

PLEASE CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING TO HELP LEAD OUR ASSOCIATION FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS

Officer positions available are: President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. If interested, please contact Mike Bormett, MPNA President or 288-0550. For information on MPNA and officers’ functions, you can read the bylaws online at www.mapleprairie.org

WE NEED YOUR HELP TO KEEP OUR ASSOCIATION AND NEIGHBORHOOD VIBRANT AND STRONG!!


Come to the MPNA 4th of July Picnic and Parade!!

When: Saturday, July 4th from 3 PM to Whenever

Where: Maple Prairie Park (look for the tent)

Parade info: The parade begins in Maple Valley Court at 3:00 p.m. and will continue down Prairie Road to Waterford Road and end at the Waterford park entrance.

What should I bring?

  • Last name A—N…..dessert
  • Last Name O—Z….side dish
  • Lawn chairs/blanket
  • Beverage (Please no glass containers)

RSVP by June 30th to Mike Bormett. Look for flyers with more info to arrive at your house shortly. If you can help with the picnic and parade either before or on the 4th, please contact Rhonda King.

There will be plenty of grown ups to walk along to ensure the kids safety. This parade will be led by a police escort.


May 28, 2009
   

REMINDER!! MPNA ANNUAL MEETING - MAY 28th

The MPNA annual meeting will be held next Thursday, May 28th from 7-9 PM at Heritage Congregational Church. The agenda will include:

  • Meeting our new alderperson, Steve King;
  • Elections for the 4 MPNA officers for 2-year terms; please consider stepping up for one of the offices!
  • Opportunities to volunteer
  • Kicking off our membership drive for the 2009-10 year. Click Here to download the form if you want to bring with you
  • Discussion and possible vote on park improvements

Please help pass the word and we look forward to seeing you on May 28th. Bring a neighbor with you! Any questions, please contact me.

Thanks,

Mike Bormett

December 22, 2008
   

Neighborhood Alert!

Early Saturday morning, December 20th, a neighbor on Maple View court was robbed. The intruders tripped the ADT alarm on a house who's owners were on vacation by kicking in a window in the back of the house. Police said that this type of crime has rapidly increased in this area due to the holidays.

Police suggest to:

  • Keep your outside lights on in front and back at night.
  • Keep driveways shoveled as soon as possible - help each other out.
  • Let neighbor's know when you'll be gone
  • Keep watch
  • Be careful of leaving garage doors open - they've been known not only to take from the garage but enter the house this way

    Please spread the word!

  • November 1, 2008
       

    Hello MPNA neighbors,

    As we move into fall and the leaves are changing, I have some changes and updates to report for MPNA.

    NEW ALDERPERSON

    As many of you know, our prior alderperson, Zach Brandon, resigned in August after he was appointed to the position of Executive Assistant of the WI Department of Commerce by Governor Doyle. The city council solicited nominations to appoint an interim aldperson for District 7 to serve out Brandon's term until the April 2009 election. On September 10, the city appointed Libby Monson. She lives at 7130 Maple Point Drive, which is in the Country Grove neighborhood south of Hwy PD. Her home phone number is 845-7130. She has lived in the city for 36 years and was an alderperson in 1981-82. As is common practice with interim appointments, Ms. Monson will not be a candidate for permanent alderperson in the spring 2009 election.

    COPPER LEAF ON MAPLE GROVE SIGN REPAIRED & LANDSCAPING

    A big thank you goes to David Stamm for remounting the copper leaf on the Maple Grove sign at the corner of Maple View and Putnam Rd. The wood backing for the copper had become brittle and rotten, and the leaf was in danger of falling off the sign. David removed the leaf and rotted backing from the larger sign, carefully removed the copper and then remounted it to a new treated wood backing. So, thank you, David for helping to keep our neighborhood sign looking great!

    Also, a thank you to Barb Stamm, Julie Bormett and Matt Hanson who helped me to do landscape clean up and maintenance of the area around the sign on Labor Day weekend. We'll be planning a similar effort at the other Maple Grove sign hopefully yet this fall.

    TRAFFIC CALMING ON PRAIRIE ROAD DELAYED

    The city has informed us that the traffic calming project for Prairie Road between Walden Way and Maple Grove Dr. was approved this summer and they had intended to commence construction this fall. However, the city lost its contract with the contractor (no reason given), so the project will not be completed until spring 2009. In the interim, we will attempt to garner the traffic calming plans to share with you. VP Matt Hanson has been our contact with the city, so you can contact him if you have further questions. As has been previously discussed, MPNA neighbors will need to step up to help with median landscaping and upkeep once the traffic calming medians are installed.

    ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL COMMITTEE FORMED

    The MPNA officers have approved the re-constitution of an Architectural Control Committee (ACC) for MPNA. An ACC is an authorized body in the property convenants and restrictions to educate about, and help enforce, neighborhood and city property-related covenants and/or ordinances. This group has not been active in MPNA for approximately 10 years. The new group is being led by Pat and Amy Whaley, along with Mike Hancock and MPNA VP Matt Hanson. Among its activities, the group intends on becoming a liaison to duplex property owners in the neighborhood to be a resource and communication avenue with MPNA. The ACC, while having freedom to work as an independent committee, will report to the MPNA officers. More specific information on their activities and responsibilities will be shared once they are formalized.

    See you around the neighborhood!

    Your MPNA Officers - Mike Bormett, Matt Hanson, Moncia Launder and Amy Mueller.

    August 1, 2008
       

    LAST CALL FOR 2008-09 MPNA MEMBERSHIP!

    Hello Neighbors!

    The Maple Prairie Neighborhood Association (MPNA) has established a new membership year, from July 1st to June 30th and the MPNA officers would like to make one final announcement for the 2008-09 MPNA annual membership drive! We'd appreciate both your considering joining MPNA this year if you haven't, and to help spread the word among your other friends and neighbors.

    The membership drive runs from the annual MPNA meeting in May through July 31, but since this is the first time with the new membership year, we're extending the deadline to enroll until August 15th.

    We've had a nice number of households pay the $15 annual fee to join MPNA since the annual meeting on May 22, many of you at the July 4th parade and picinc. We had a great turnout at the picnic - about 75 neighbors and their families! You can see some pictures of the event below. If you were there, look to find yourself!

    The 4th of July parade and picnic is one of the benefits you can help support with your membership. Your membership will also provide and/or support:

    • the MPNA website, and you'll be able to start receiving neighborhood email updates to help you stay connected to what's going on in Maple Grove and Prairie Hills.
    • an MPNA directory and be part of the updated one when its completed.
    • opportunities to volunteer for one of our three committees: Social and Activities, Communications, or Safety and Development.
    • maintenance and landscaping of neighborhood signage
    • work towards improvements to Maple Prairie Park

    The more neighbors we have join MPNA, the stronger our association and neighborhood can be! So, please consider joining MPNA for 2008-09. To become a member, please fill out the form. or you can use the one on your 4th of July flyer if you still have it. You can mail your membership to PO Box 46602, Madison, WI 53744 - or drop it off to Monica Launder at 3406 Prairie Road.

    See you around the neighborhood!

    Your MPNA Officers - Mike Bormett, Matt Hanson, Moncia Launder and Amy Mueller.

    May 22, 2008
       

    To be voted upon at May 22, 2008 Annual Meeting.

    Please read and review the proposed changes to the MPNA By-Laws by clicking on the link below. Please bring comments or questions to the meeting on May 22, or if you are unable to attend, email your comments to me before that date. You can email me via the link on the right side of this webpage. Thank you!

    Mike Bormett
    MPNA President

    Click here for the proposed changes.