Photo By John Hoff
At yesterday's meeting of the Hawthorne Executive Board, after some energetic discussion and respectful disagreement, Hawthorne Neighborhood came together unanimously and agreed to loan "up to $2,500" worth of funds to the Jordan Neighborhood to assist with their annual spring clean up...
It was agreed that "neighbors help each other out" and, in the future, Hawthorne might need help from Jordan. Disagreement expressed early in the morning was chiefly based on worries Hawthorne might not get repaid if there was further upheaval on the Jordan board. One Hawthorne board member said JACC members file lawsuits if somebody "crosses their eyes" at somebody else. Ultimately, though, even the most concerned Hawthorne board members weren't going to leave their neighbor twisting in the wind like, well, litter.
The funds at issue are NRP monies with Hawthorne and Jordan sharing the same NRP rep. So even if there were further executive board upheaval, dozens of frivolous lawsuits, fantasyland formal complaints, plus Blackberries growing feet and running away from home to live a prodigal life on the mean hard streets, Hawthorne could still have a high degree of confidence in getting paid once the Jordan Neighborhood has money.
It was agreed that "neighbors help each other out" and, in the future, Hawthorne might need help from Jordan. Disagreement expressed early in the morning was chiefly based on worries Hawthorne might not get repaid if there was further upheaval on the Jordan board. One Hawthorne board member said JACC members file lawsuits if somebody "crosses their eyes" at somebody else. Ultimately, though, even the most concerned Hawthorne board members weren't going to leave their neighbor twisting in the wind like, well, litter.
The funds at issue are NRP monies with Hawthorne and Jordan sharing the same NRP rep. So even if there were further executive board upheaval, dozens of frivolous lawsuits, fantasyland formal complaints, plus Blackberries growing feet and running away from home to live a prodigal life on the mean hard streets, Hawthorne could still have a high degree of confidence in getting paid once the Jordan Neighborhood has money.
Thank You Hawthorne - you won't regret the neighborly effort.
ReplyDeleteI say we do a neighborly cook-out after the clean sweep - kind of like the heart of the city party we did in august.
The Jordan pond is a great spot.
I always try to remember that most people that are involved in the neighborhood association pretty much want all the same thing...to improve the neighborhood.
ReplyDeleteWhile, some people just get a bit more animated than others, it is important to remember that fact. Espcially at heated meetings.
I think this was a good gesture. We are all in this together.
I would like to express the gratitude of myself and my fellow Jordan neighbors to our Hawthorne neighbors for their generous act. We plan on using the money to do a Clean Sweep this spring, hopefully on May 9th. You will be repaid. I promise.
ReplyDeleteAnne McCandless