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POLICE WANT CARS OFF THE STREET BEFORE
IMPENDING SNOWSTORM
The Prairie Village Police Department is asking residents to move all vehicles from the roadways as soon as possible owing to the large volume of snow that is anticipated. This will allow snowplows to pre-treat and plow streets and emergency vehicles adequate space to respond to calls for service. If you park on the street, your car may become snowbound, and you will be responsible for digging it out.
If you can't move your vehicle off the street, please park on the side of your street with even-numbered addresses.
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SIGN UP FOR E-MAIL ALERTS AT PVKANSAS.COM
The newly launched Prairie Village Web site has many new features. Among them is the ability to sign up for e-mail news alerts. You can choose your areas of interest and get advance warning about things like trash pickup and public hearings. Go to pvkansas.com and look for the "Sign-Up eNews" option at the bottom of the homepage.
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HEROIC NEW BOARD MEMBER BRINGS ANTIQUATED
BY-LAWS INTO COMPLIANCE WITH KANSAS LAW
Eric Mikkelson, the newest member of the Prairie Hills Board of Directors embarked upon a huge undertaking to rewrite the Prairie Hills Homes Associations By-Laws that had been in place since the founding of the association in 1950. Among the improvements he wrought are:
—Adding language necessary to conform to the binding provisions of the 1950 Homes Association Declaration that originally facilitated PHHA. (Our previous by-laws were in conflict with this.)
—Bringing the by-laws in compliance with the mandatory provisions of the new Kansas Uniform Common Interest Owners Bill of Rights Act, which became effective January 1, 2011.
—Clarifying the objectives and purpose of the association and giving more guidance to the association's directors.
—Deleting some antiquated (and sexist) language, such as deleting the provision that allows women homeowners to sign over their voting rights to men.
—Changing the number of board members to an odd number—5—which is recommended as a best practice for boards.
—Reorganizing the document to make it much easier to locate particular provisions.
—Fortifying the association against challenges.
Thanks to Mikkelson's considerable investment in time, brain power, and determination, our by-laws are now a useful document that will help the current and future board members chart the course of Prairie Hills. They are a beacon among by-laws, soaring far above those of most other homes associations in the area and a sterling example of sound organizational guidance.
The board adopted the "Amended and Restated Bylaws for PHHA" at its January meeting. You can see a copy of the new by-laws at prairiehillshomes.org.
==========================================BUDDING WRITERS WANTED FOR NEWSLETTER
The Prairie Hills Neighborhood News (the print edition) is looking for someone willing to write brief profiles of neighbors (from 250 to 300 words). This would be a great experience for a young or aspiring writer. If you're interested, contact Loring Leifer at leifer@sprintmail.com.
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HOST A UKRANIAN STUDENT?
The Prairie Village Sister Cities Committee is working to bring a Ukrainian exchange student to Shawnee Mission East High School for the 2011-2012 school year. If you or someone you know would be interested in hosting a student, please contact Carole Mosher at 913.381.3108 for more information. Mosher has hosted students in the past, so she can discuss the joys and benefits of hosting from first-hand experience.
The Sister Cities Committee continues to develop its relationship with its Sister City, Dolyna, Ukraine. The mayors of both cities have requested that we focus on exchanges in the areas of education, culture, city government, and commerce. The committee has entertained delegates from Dolyna and has sent committee members and community leaders to Dolyna to further the mission.
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BULLETIN BUSINESS
If you know anyone in the neighborhood who would like to be added to this e-mail list, please let me know. If you would like to be REMOVED from this list, please do the same. I promise to use these bulletins ONLY to communicate neighborhood business, and I send these messages as blind copy, so other recipients can't see your e-mail address.
Loring Leifer, chairman
Communications & Complaints Committee
Prairie Hills Homes Association
7301 Booth Street
Shawnee Mission, KS 66208
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