When and Where to Find Us

   The Rock Hill Council of Neighborhoods holds our general meetings on the fourth Thursday of every month, except for December, as there is no meeting that month. We meet at 6:30 p.m. in the Housing & Neighborhood Services Building at 150 Johnston Street. Meetings generally last about 60 minutes and are informal in nature.
   Our meetings are open to the public, so anyone can visit. We do ask that you please contact us ahead of time if you would like to visit a meeting, so we can make sure we have a space for you. Occasionally we have meals during our meetings so we need to make sure we have extra if you're coming to visit on one of those evenings.
 
 

Meeting Notes
(Updated 03/08/11)

   The next RHCN General Meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on March 24 in the Housing & Neighborhood Services Building - 150 Johnston Street (entrance on Hampton Street).

   The next RHCN Executive Board Meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Thurs., April 7, in the lobby of the Housing & Neighborhood Services building at 150 Johnston Street.
 
 

Agenda for Upcoming RHCN Meeting

Thursday, March 24, 2011 @ 6:30 p.m.
H&NS Building - 150 Johnston St. (entrance on Hampton St.)

Agenda

(Please bring your copy of the agenda and minutes that are mailed to you when you come to the next meeting. Also please make sure to put your cell phones on vibrate during the meeting as a courtesy to your neighbors.)

Call to Order – Frank Myers

Welcome and Introductions –Frank Myers

Special Presentations – Phil Leazer - York County Pennies for Progress

Vote to admit any new neighborhoods petitioning for RHCN membership

Minutes – Mary Hemleb

Treasurer’s Report – Sandra Oborokumo

Neighborhood Empowerment Report – Terry Windell

Arcade Mill Hagins/Fewell Update – Terry Windell

Committee Reports:

Old Business:
• Urban Core Focus Group

New Business:

Neighborhood Information Report:

Future Agenda Item Request:

Meeting reminders:
Next Exec. Board Meeting: Thurs., April 7, 5:30 P.M. – H&NS Conference Rm.
Next General Council Meeting: Thurs., April 28, 6:30 P.M. - City Hall - Room 373

Adjourn with “Blest Be the Tie That Binds"
 
 

Minutes from Most Recent Past RHCN Meeting

Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 6:30 p.m.
Housing & Neighborhood Services Main Meeting Room


General Meeting Minutes

Call to Order: Frank Myers - Meeting was called to order by President Myers at 6:45 p.m. Nathaniel Jaggers lead the meeting in prayer.

Vote to admit any new neighborhoods petitioning for RHCH membership: None submitted.

Secretary Report: The minutes of the 2010 annual meeting were approved.

Treasurer’s Report: Sandra Oborokumo - Balance is $309.60.

Neighborhood Empowerment Report: Terry WIndell – Annual Neighborhood Recertification forms were passed out to neighborhoods that were in attendance. Everyone was asked to please fill out and return. All neighborhoods will receive one in the mail.
Midtown apts. demolition has started. One building is down. Sunset park and Hagins/Fewell border Midtown apts. There are no plans at this time for redevelopment.
The Inside Rock Hill class for the spring is full.

Old Business: Urban Core Focus Group – The neighborhoods that are in the Urban core are listed below:
Aragon Neighborhood*
Boyd Hill Neighborhood Watch*
Confederate Park Neighborhood
East Town Neighborhood*
Ebenezer, Oakland, Park*
Finley Road & Pine Terrace
Hagins/Fewell*
Marshall Estates*
Seventeen Acres
South Central*
Spencer Estates*
Stonewall Neighborhood*
Sunset Park*
(*Denotes RHCN voting neighborhoods)

Openings on Board & Commissions:
Committee on Human Relations - 2
Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities - 1
MLK Committee - 2
Rock Hill Tree Commission - 1
Zoning Board of Appeals - 1

New Business: We need to have a nominating committee for officers for the year 2012.

Neighborhood Information:
Hospice resale store to have sale on Sat. Jan. 28th.
Wes Hayes to be at Fewell Park Feb. 7th at 7:00pm.
Corner of Saluda St. & Locus there is a water drainage problem.
Pineridge Estates signs were down.
Traffic at Heckle Blvd. & Rt. 5- problem with turn lane..

Future Agenda Items: None.

Special Presentation: David Vehaun, our new city manager, gave us a review of how the Bleachery site is progressing. The demolition is 90% complete. The water treatment building, the power house, and the smoke stacks will stay. The environmental work is almost complete. Hunter Interest Inc. will be checking the soil for any problems. The city will own the site in April and will then secure the buildings &
remove any crud. There will then have to be new water & utility lines installed to serve the Bleachery site. Plans are to widen White Street. The City Council will begin to rezone the site in February. It will be 2012 before the area will start to be developed. The two story building will be used for parking. Some of the windows in this building are original windows. The city hopes to sell the land for redevelopment. They hope to make the four story into an office/business area. This would make it possible for an increase in jobs. The plan for the north side of the site is to have restaurants & shops. In the center would be a park or a hotel and conference center. This is just one of the ideas for the site. Another plan was to have adult & senior housing in the four story building and restaurants, theaters, and shops in the northern part. This was the plan of the previous owner. The College Town Action Plan suggestion is to have restaurants & commercial on Cherry Rd and downtown. They would like a streetcar connecting the two areas. This could change what would go in the bleachery site..


Next Executive Board Meeting: Thurs., Feb 3, 5:30 p.m., at H&NS Building
Next General Meeting: Thurs., Feb. 24, 6:30 p.m., Room 373 of City Hall

Meeting adjourned with the singing of “Blest Be the Tie That Binds”