MCA Meeting Recap: September 2021
Northfield High School Parking Problems:
During the September meeting the issue of parking in and around Northfield High School was raised as nearby residents are concerned with parking infractions, e.g., trash thrown from parked cars, etc. Responding to this issue, Keven Burnett, the MCA’s Executive Director, stated there is “limited parking at the high school by design, which is to say it is restricted from a development standpoint, and because the builder(s) are not required to include more parking, they create the minimum number of spaces.” When the idea of parking zones on nearby streets was raised, it gained little traction, for the roads belong to the City of Denver.
General Pool Funding Information:
Community dues (assessments) pay for half of general pool expenditures, while pool entry fees pay for the other half. If additional funds are required for maintenance, they are drawn from the HOA’s reserves (savings). The recent rise is pool entry fees was designed to give Central Park residents priority access to the pools.
Park Creek Metropolitan District (PCMD):
Following up to the communication between Westerly Creek and Park Creek Metro District (PCMD), covered in the August Meeting Recap, it was stated that two voting members will be added to PCMD, with MCA board members, one from Central Park North and one from Central Park South, encouraged to run for the open seats.
General Programming Update:
The MCA is creating a campaign called “Remembering Our Titans,” which seeks to honor Central Park’s founders. As described by Community Director, Diane Deeter, Remembering Our Titans is an effort to provide meaning to the founders of the community while also drawing attention to the Town Center, located at 29th Avenue & Roslyn Street.
As part of this initiative, there will be a “Visionary” group and a “Champions” group, embossed on plaques, which the MCA will maintain. The plaques are to be placed at West Crescent, the small park in Founder’s Green where sculptural granite pillars stand.
Visionaries: Those who set up the Green Book, outlining the neighborhood we now call Central Park.
Champions: Those who completed the ground work, the heavy lifting to bring about the community.