Mentelle Neighborhood Association
Lexington, Kentucky
Town Branch Commons, a linear park, walking and biking trail through downtown, is almost finished and will be dedicated in a ceremony Oct. 13. Festivities begin at 9 a.m. with a community breakfast at MET Plaza, corner of East Third Street and Midland Avenue. There will be a ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m. Click here for more information.
Mentelle Neighborhood Association members elect officers and directors for one-year terms each fall, with terms beginning Jan. 1. Several vacancies are coming up next year, and the board’s nominating committee would like to hear from you if you have an interest in being added to the election slate for the annual membership meeting, Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. (place still to be determined.)
Typically, new board members serve as at-large directors for at least a year before taking an officer’s position so they can get to know the organization, but that is not a requirement. Any MNA member can run for any office. The board meets monthly, except in December, on the third Wednesday evening of the month.
If you are interested in standing for election to the board, or have questions about whether board service might be right for you, please email MNA Secretary Tom Eblen.
Thanks to everyone who organized, helped with and attended the neighborhood picnic last Sunday. If you want to help support future social events like this, please join the Mentelle Neighborhood Association.
The Mentelle Neighborhood Association’s board of directors will have its regular monthly meeting (third Wednesday of each month, except December) tonight at 7 p.m. outside at the north end of the Mentelle Park median. Any MNA member is welcome to attend. BYOC (Bring your own chair.)
The Mentelle Neighborhood Association is providing hamburgers and hotdogs. Please bring a side dish to share and your choice of beverage. We have a few chairs, but if you have lawn chairs you can bring for yourself and your family, that would be good.
The annual Mentelle neighborhood picnic returns Sunday after a two-year pandemic hiatus. It will be 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the north median of Mentelle Park nearest Cramer Avenue. All neighborhood residents and their families are invited to attend.
The Mentelle Neighborhood Association will provide hamburgers and hotdogs. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share and your own choice of beverage. There will be games and activities for kids, a bouncy house provided by the Warehouse block, a city fire truck to inspect (if it’s not busy fighting a fire), and live music.
Mentelle Park residents please note: The east (even numbered) side of the street beside the median nearest Cramer will be closed to vehicular traffic from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. So please adjust your plans (and car’s location) accordingly.
Bluegrass Greensource still has some funding available for Fayette County homeowners to plant rain gardens. Because of this, the organization is hosting one more online workshop to inform people of this opportunity, at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13. More information: https://fb.me/e/2doMd0dWx
The Mentelle Neighborhood Association is bringing back an early fall tradition. All neighborhood residents are invited to a neighborhood picnic, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, September 18.
The association will furnish burgers, brats and hotdogs. Please bring a dish to share and your choice of beverage. There will be live music and plenty of activities for kids: street games, face painting, a fire truck and a bouncy house provided by the Warehouse Block. If you would like to help organize the picnic, please contact MNA President Ann Olliges.
The festivities will be on Mentelle Park, in the medians closest to Cramer Avenue. We hope to see you and your family there!