Lindenwood Park Neighborhood Association
Board of Directors Meeting
Saturday, July 21, 2026
Lindenwood Park Place – 7:00 PM
Present: Sara Davis, Lisa Roggeman, Adam Rustige, Jay Unnerstall, Greg Todd, Greg Roggeman, Emily Watson (Yale), Pat Acquisto
Guests: Daniel Hill, Karen Clifford
Minutes from 5/26: Motion made by Lisa Roggeman; Greg R. seconded. Passed with corrections
Neighborhood Meeting: Possible speakers for the September 14, 2026 meeting; Police chief and/or Citizens Academy. Could have 2 speakers with time limits.
Aldermanic Report: Daniel speaking for Bret: Bret thinks the spending bill for Rams money is short-sighted. Wants regulation for data centers with a ban on incentivizing them; supports new food truck bill. Questions from board about safety plan for Jamieson: Daniel said Shawn Hanley might know more. There are 2 wards involved in discussion groups about paving. There is a program referred to as 30 And 30 – trees that have service requests for 30 days are at the top of the removal list. Daniel will ask Bret about committed funds and feedback from safety concerns about QT.
NIS report: Ellendale neighborhood wants the Lindenwood sign at Arsenal and Jamieson removed. Karen will let them know that the sign is being moved. Karen contacted Zach Fortune about park drinking fountains; both will be in operation in a couple of weeks. There was a discussion with the owner of the property on Scanlan about it being designated as a problem property. Karen has had emails from residents about an exposed man sleeping in the gazebo and people smoking weed in the park, she has talked to park rangers about both concerns. There was some discussion about moving the tables that are currently between the buildings.
Meetups: July 22nd – Biggies (Biggie’s); August 25 -Babes (Babe’s); September 23rd – Aya Sophia (Aya Sofia)
Concerts: About 300 people showed up for the July concert despite the high heat. We will renegotiate with 4Hands for beer sales or find a different vendor; there are 6 food trucks booked for August 2nd. We have 3 sponsors, the newest being Nick Kimble.
Trivia: $2500 income; not as many people at tables and lacked 2 sponsors. Gave out lots of gift certificates. Pat is asking for someone else to oversee future trivia nights.
Lawn and Garden: Winners have been chosen; signs will go out this week.
Park: Waiting on fence for pickleball court. Have asked Spencer Gould about the sewer lateral in relation to the proposed Lindy’s café. Would like to replace broken fence along Jamieson with LPNA funds.
Gardens: The gardens will become a self-run project. Milt and Sharon gave them information about what is needed.
Green Team: September
Membership: From May 1st to now, there have been 96 delivered coupons, representing 27 new members, 69 renewals, with 341 total members. Will check on the possibility of having an auto-renewal feature. Welcome packs will include info from Recycle Me and (possibly) a letter from the mayor.
Block Captains: Have a meeting in August. Have ordered 8 street cleaning signs and 2 block captain signs.
Safety: Still interested in painting crosswalks at intersections
Neighborhood Alliance: There have been ongoing data center conversations.
Century Homes: 5 plaques have been sold
Development: Okayed Rebellion Fitness and Call It Done
Treasurer’s Report: No report this month
Old Business: Gomez sculpture: No response yet from Greg Hayes about process of moving it; two of the sections are over 100 pounds and 1 section is about 30. Ask Bret for help. Discussion about contacting Mallinckrodt Academy (mascot is the Dragons) about taking dragon sculpture.
QT: Discussion about getting more information from LPNA members. Jay will look into setting up presentation for opposition
Park Building: Proposal for Lindy’s was passed by city. The cafe would function from March to October. They will vet improvements with city parks and will have a no-loitering policy and security. They pay rent to the city and might be required to have Port-O-Potties (porta potties) because of the restroom plumbing concerns.
New Business: We need more board members. There was discussion about board member requirements in the bylaws. Several people were mentioned as possible board members. We can describe board positions at the general meeting. We can check with Aaron about who he might recommend.
General Meeting in December: Invite Aaron to present.
September General Meeting: Get an aldermanic proclamation for Milt and Sharon; have a plaque inscribed to place in gardens recognizing Milt and Sharon’s contributions. Serve cake.
Meeting adjourned at 9:15