The annual membership meeting of the Summit Hill Association (SHA) will be held on Thursday, October 8, and all residents of District 16 are invited to attend.
During the annual meeting, residents can take part in elections for SHA Board members and vote on any other matters before the organization. Anyone interested in running for a position on the Board can do so by visiting this link.
The SHA is a non-profit organization that represents everyone who lives in, owns property or operates a business in the city’s District 16. It is part of the larger Saint Paul Planning Council system that serves as a liaison between the neighborhood and the various City departments and entities.
Governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors, the organization was established to enhance effective communication between residents and the city; review and respond to zoning and land use issues; and encourage residents’ participation in community affairs.
This year's meeting will be held remotely. More information, including an agenda and instructions for logging into the meeting, will be available on the SHA's website and through this email notification channel.
We look forward to your attendance.
For anyone who couldn’t attend, we are providing this replay of the Crime Prevention Meeting hosted by the City of St. Paul.
Listen to SCENE ON radio’s podcast called SEEING WHITE and meet for a conversation online. Feel free to join the conversation even if you don’t have time to listen to the podcast.
Events of the past few weeks have heightened the awareness of race inequities. What if we turn the spotlight on White people, and Whiteness, in the United States?
This series produced with the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University in Durham, NC. https://documentarystudies.duke.edu/
We will use the podcast to explore what it means to be White. Produced by John Biewen (originally from Minnesota) with special guest Chenjerai Kumanyika.
From the Study Guide:
The subject of whiteness is potentially uncomfortable for people of any race or ethnicity. People of color may react to the topic of whiteness by thinking: Really? We live in a world dominated and controlled by white people. Whiteness is our often-uncomfortable reality. Do we have to have a discussion about whiteness? For folks feeling that way, please understand: This is not about celebrating whiteness. We’re here to take a critical look at whiteness and how it functions in the life of our society, how it affects us all. Because it does, and we usually don’t talk about it directly.
White people, on the other hand, may react with unease: Am I about to be attacked? Is the point of this discussion that all white people are bad? To those people we can say: The point is not to attack every individual of European descent. None of us chose our “race,” nor did we create the society that we were all born into. In this class or discussion group, we’re in this together, trying to understand how we all got here. A conclusion of the Seeing White series is that white people must own and take responsibility for the advantages that come with whiteness, but that is not the same as saying that you as a white person are to blame and need to feel ashamed.
Join us on any or all of the following dates:
Monday, June 15 at 7pm Episode 1 Turning the Lens
Wednesday, June 17 at 7pm Episode 2 How Race Was Made
Friday, June 19 at 7pm Episode 3 Made in America
Sunday, June 21 at 7pm Episode 4 On Crazy we Built a Nation
Wednesday, June 24 at 7pm Episode 5 Little War on the Prairie
Friday, June 26 at 7pm Episode 6 That’s Not Us, So We’re Clean
Sunday, June 28 at 7pm Episode 7 Chenjerai’s Challenge
The first 7 episodes of 14 will be scheduled and we can decide how to continue after June 28.
To participate, go to the SHA Calendar one hour prior to meeting time for the Zoom link.
Like our entire community, members of the Summit Hill Association are reeling from the death of George Floyd.
We acknowledge the frustration, rage and grief that have taken hold throughout our community as a result of the circumstance surrounding Mr. Floyd’s death. We also acknowledge that we must channel that frustration, rage and grief into something transformative; something that can help us bring neighbors together and take real, concrete actions to move this city, this state and this nation forward, to a place that encourages, promotes and supports systemic change throughout police forces, the justice system and our communities as a whole.
Our hearts are with George Floyd’s family, his loved ones, the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, and our country. But sympathy without action is not enough, and the SHA pledges to do what it can to foster communication and to find ways to bring this wonderful community together to bring about lasting, positive change.
In lieu of a cancelled in-person community meeting on the future of Ayd Mill Road, the City’s Public Works department recorded a PowerPoint presentation as a narrated video of the slides and is recommending residents complete an online survey.
Please watch the Ayd Mill Road Community Presentation video, which shares information about the history of Ayd Mill Road, the condition of the road, and alternatives that have been considered for repair and maintenance of the road, including the proposed 3-lane plan. After watching the video or viewing the PowerPoint slides of the presentation, you may complete the City’s feedback form by March 31, 2020, so the City can gather public concerns and questions about the recommended proposal for Ayd Mill Road.
Public Works currently anticipates sharing traffic modeling and summarized feedback through an engagement opportunity on Monday, April 6, 2020. More details will be posted on the City’s webpage for this project: https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/public-works/projects/ayd-mill-road
The Summit Hill Association is taking several precautions to maintain safe operations during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Regular board and committee meetings are being held via Zoom teleconference—see the calendar for meeting times and log-in information.
Our Executive Director (Monica Haas) is maintaining office hours from her home —the District 16 office at the Linwood Recreation Center has contact information posted as well as information available from recreation center staff.
Gerten’s has extended the ordering deadline for our spring plant sale from March 27th to April 17th.
For Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates, precautions, and resources visit the websites for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) or Ramsey County Health Department.
The Summit Hill Association received the following update from Lunds & Byerlys on Feb. 27:
Dear Summit Hill Association:
We are fully committed to creating a vibrant mixed-used development on our Grand Avenue property that respects the historic attributes of the neighborhood and helps meet the community’s need for groceries, housing and parking.
We have temporarily paused our planning for this site as other projects have required our available resources at this time.
Community input is an important and valuable aspect of our planning process and when we have updated project details to share – likely within the next 9 to 12 months – we look forward to engaging with the neighborhood and Summit Hill Association.
Thanks.
Aaron Sorenson
Senior Communications Manager
Lunds & Byerlys
Ordering deadline extended to April 17th
Spring is just around the corner and the Summit Hill Association is having their spring plant sale. The plants are provided by Gerten’s and will be available for pick up May 1 and 2 at Linwood Community Center.
The proceeds from the sale go to helping second-graders in the community learn to plant and helping beautify our neighborhood.
Annuals, perennials, veggies, and beautiful baskets are available, in addition to Gerten’s gift cards.
It’s time to start planning and ordering your flowers and plants for your gardens, planters, and great gifts! Orders are due Friday, April 17th.
*March 27th deadline extended to April 17th by Gerten’s. Plant delivery at Linwood Recreation Center remains scheduled for May 1st/2nd.