Governance recommendation re: leadership in Poppleton
- Discussed at Special Board Meeting June 26th
- “SWP will temporarily move forward without Poppleton representation until an official and uncontested representative of Poppleton Now! is chosen by that organization’s formal process. SWP will offer to help if requested; if there is no representative for Poppleton then no business regarding Poppleton will be considered/acted on by SWP. Other Business of the SWP must reflect that Poppleton was not represented. There will be non-voting participation by both factions within executive session.”
Preservation Letters (2) update
- Sent on June 24th
- Approved by SWP board in March
- Voted on again at the June Board meeting
2 demolitions took place today in Poppleton
- Boss Kelly and two attached homes
- Sinkhole
- Dr. King suggested requesting an emergency CHAP designation for Poppleton, Dr. King will look into it, requesting a support letter from this committee
- Committee’s hands are tied until Poppleton leadership dispute is resolved
- Individuals can write support letters
Original La Cite letter rewrite update
- Board voted not to accept Scott’s draft letter because the parties did not meet
- Letter has been pushed to Housing Committee
- Sonia says that Poppleton issue has been resolved
- Nicole Orr wants to know why Richard Parker has so much power over his community
- Sheerana: Who do I talk to about safety issues at Poe Homes?
Historic Buildings in Poppleton
- Walking tour update –SWP & UMBC
- https://baltimoretraces.umbc.edu/poppleton/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8st5fRnK_YA
- 25-30 people
- Led by Curtis Eaddy
- Pop-Farm displacement by LaCite
- St. Luke’s work with youth
- It is so important to save Sarah Ann and Eaddy homes due to the importance of them to the African American history of the city
- La Cite letter is documentation that SWP supported the displacement of our residents
- Emergency support of a CHAP district – could have direction from Committee contingent on Poppleton support after elections
- Follow-up on preservation letters sent in light of today’s demos
- Laura Dykes makes motion to support Dr. King’s emergency application for Landmark status to CHAP, contingent on support from the representative of Poppleton.
- Kimberly Sheridan seconded the motion
- No no’s
- Richard, Bifford, and Thomas abstain
- Sonia requests that Poppleton has a fair “trial”
- Could call an emergency meeting if need be
Summer Schedule – No meeting in August
Updates and Announcements
- Franklin Square Sign
- Bruce St Stable Update
- Malachi Mills Update
Thomas Hams make a motion to adjourn the meeting
