PMNCC Holds May Meeting
by Thelma Sardin
Last Monday evening, the Park Manor Neighbors Community Council (PMNCC) held its monthly meeting at The People of St. Columbanus Catholic Church-Glass House, 319 E. 71st. Several items were addressed at the meeting including PMNCCs work at a local playground, a resolution honoring a community member and City Council hearing for a proposed hotel.
The Meyering Playground located at 7140 S. Martin Luther King Dr. had seen a rise in criminal activity in recent years according to PMNCC president Darlene Tribue. Tribue said residents did not feel secure while using the parks facilities.
In effort to reclaim the park, community residents created the Meyering Playground Advisory Council. (MPAC).
The MPAC is two months old and its members are working hard to bring families back to the park.
If you dont use the park, you lose the park, said Tribue.
The MPAC assists the Chicago Park District (CPD) with activities and fundraisers for the playground.
According to the CPDs website, this summer Meyering will be hosting several summer programs including a Day Camp Ages: 6-12 and an Inner City Baseball League Ages: 9-12.
For more information about Meyerings activities please visit www.chicagoparkdistrict.com.
Additionally, Toi McCoy long time Park Manor resident and PMNCC member was recognized at the meeting with a resolution.
On April 15 at the Parkway Ballroom, McCoy was honored at the 4th Annual East Lake Windy City Track & Field Banquet.
The banquet celebrated adolescent athletes from Chicago Public High Schools in order to motivate them in achieving their goals.
McCoy, a product of the Chicago Public School system competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics trials.
East Lake Management President and CEO Elzie Higginbottom and Dr. Conrad Worrill, Director of Northeastern Illinois Universitys Center for Inner City Studies, are co-founders of the Friends of Track and Field organization.
On May 26, PMNCC will accompany community residents to a City Council hearing. The hearing is for a proposed hotel at 76th and State St.. The PMNCC president added that residents realize the hotel could be an economic boost for the area; however, they are concerned that it could attract more criminal activity. The Park Manor/Chatham communities have dealt with a lot of trauma during the past year, Tribue said. In 2010, two Chicago Police Officers were gunned down in the Park Manor and Chatham communities. added residents need time to heal and a hotel may not be currently advantageous. [It may] not be the best time, she said.
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