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RSCA Election Results & Annual meeting 11/7

This message is being sent to you by the Regent Square Civic Association, a not-for-profit 501(c)(4), all-volunteer community organization serving Regent Square's diverse residential and business community.

1. ELECTION RESULTS AND ANNUAL MEETING 11/7
2. NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER ON WEBSITE

The results of the election of new board members will be announced at the annual meeting and Celebrate the Lights event Monday, 11/7 at Root 174 between 7-9 p.m. Hors d�oeuvres prepared by Root 174 and non-alcoholic beverages provided by the RSCA will be available. You may BYOB! Ballots (still available on website) must be in our mailbox at 7604 Charleston Ave., Pittsburgh 15218 the afternoon of 11/7 or brought to the event; ballots will be counted and election results announced just after 7 p.m. so don't delay!

The November newsletter has been posted on the website. Visit www.regentsquare-rsca.org to see yours before it's delivered to your door!

Of Interest to Regent Square

This message is being sent to you by the Regent Square Civic Association, a not-for-profit 501(c)(4), all-volunteer community organization serving Regent Square�s diverse residential and business community.

1. ALSOSAN HOLDING MEETINGS ON WATER MANAGEMENT 10/24-11/15
2. DESIGNER EYEWEAR SHOWCASE AT EYES ON REGENT SQUARE 11/3
3. LAST CHANCE TO SUBMIT YOUR VOTE FOR RSCA BOARD 11/7

1. ALCOSAN HOLDING MEETINGS ON WATER MANAGEMENT 10/24-11/15

Meetings are being held at various locations around the county to present what is being considered for each area regarding water management. The schedule and locations can be found at www.alcosan.org. Call Nancy Barylak at 412-734-8353 or email nancy.barylak@alcosan.org.

2. DESIGNER EYEWEAR SHOWCASE AT EYES ON REGENT SQUARE 11/3

See the latest in eyewear on Thursday, 11/3 from noon to 7 PM at Eyes on Regent Square, 1201 S. Braddock. You may schedule a personal showing and consultation with Dr. Kamons during the showcase by calling 412-731-2020.

3. LAST CHANCE TO SUBMIT YOUR VOTE FOR RSCA BOARD 11/7

Four residents have stepped forward to run for open positions on the 2012 Board of Directors. Each will serve a 3-year term thru 2014. Biographical information and a ballot may be found at www.regentsquare-rsca.org or in the October newsletter being delivered to your door. Your ballot must be in the WSCC mailbox at 7604 Charleston by 11/7 or you may bring it to the annual meeting and Brighten the Square Party Monday 11/7 at Root 174 (1113 S. Braddock) beginning at 7. Ballots will be counted and results announced that evening.

Light the Trees on Braddock in Regent Square

Dear Regent Square Business Owners and Non-Profit Organizations:

It��s Time to Brighten up the Square!

As you know, we lit the trees on S. Braddock Avenue last several years and we are planning to do it again this year. The Trees will be lit from November 1, 2011 to March 20, 2012. In order to have the trees lit again this year, we need your support and help financially. As a businessperson, you understand that it costs money to accomplish this task. We are asking business on S. Braddock Avenue for $ 100.00 and asking Home Based Businesses for $ 50.00 to help with this project, though any amount will be appreciated.

You will benefit from the:
�X Added attention the lights bring to Regent Square
�X Enhanced ambiance created
�X Improved visibility and safety
�X Added traffic to your business
�X And it looks great

Thank you for your support. We can��t light the trees without your help.

Please make your checks payable to RSCA. On the memo line, please write ��Lights��. You can mail or drop off your check at: RCSA - Lights c/o Wilkins School Community Center, 7604 Charleston Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15218

Plan to join us for our Light the Square Party, which will include Regent Square members and election results:
When: Monday, November 7, 2011
Time: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Where: Root 174
1113 S. Braddock Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15218

Thanks from The Regent Square Business Group
Any Questions �V please call Nancy Drew, 412-244-1369

Last Week for RSCA 2011 Membership

This message is being sent to you by the Regent Square Civic Association, a not-for-profit 501(c)(4), all-volunteer community organization serving Regent Square's diverse residential and business community.

Your 2011 RSCA membership, which entitles you to vote for candidates running for open seats on the 2012 Board of Directors is due no later than Friday, 9/30. Voting is later this fall and is limited to names on our membership list as of 9/30/2011. Your check must in the mailbox at 7604 Charleston Ave., Pittsburgh 15218 (Wilkins School Community Center) by Friday 9/30. Please download a membership form from www.regentsquare-rsca.org to accompany your check. Any checks received 10/1 or later will be applied to 2012 memberships. If you have questions or need further information, email Kitty Brunkhorst at k.brunkhorst@verizon.net or call her at 412-860-6298. Your participation and support are important to our community!

Regarding Sale of Sunoco Station in Regent Square

This message is being sent to you by the Regent Square Civic Association, a not-for-profit 501(c)(4), all-volunteer community organization serving Regent Square's diverse residential and business community.

Some recent information (some just received) relating to the sale of the Sunoco Station at Braddock and Hutchinson:

1. A group of residents and property owners have signed a petition against the construction of a GetGo at this site and will be presenting it to Edgewood Borough Council at its next bi-monthly meeting on Monday, Sept. 19th meeting at 7:30 PM.

2. Residents can review and sign the petition at the Braddock Express store at S. Braddock and Hutchinson, prior to the meeting.

3. Edgewood council president Pat Schaefer has written an open letter to the community on this issue. It can be found in the e-newsletter Patch.com: http://foresthills-regentsquare.patch.com/articles/open-letter-local-government-getgo

4. Three residents and one business owner presented testimony against the GetGo construction at the Aug. 15th Edgewood Borough Council meeting and representatives from Giant Eagle presented plans for the expansion of their Edgewood Towne Center store at the Sept. 11th meeting. Minutes will be posted at http://www.edgewood.pgh.pa.us/meetings/current-meetings.htm

From RSCA re: Expected Sale of Sunoco Station

This message is being sent to you by the Regent Square Civic Association, a not-for-profit 501(c)(4), all-volunteer community organization serving Regent Square's diverse residential and business community.

Following is the text of a letter sent to Edgewood officials regarding the expected sale of the Sunoco station at the corner of Braddock & Hutchinson.

August 4, 2011

Mal Hellett, Mayor
Warren Cecconi, Manager
Pat Schaefer, Council President
George Fuller, Council Member & Community Development Committee Chair
Edgewood Borough
2 Race St.
Edgewood, PA 15218

Dear Mr. Cecconi:

On behalf of the Board of the Regent Square Civic Association (RSCA), I am writing to share with you the Board�s thoughts on the upcoming sale of David Gerenyi�s Sunoco service station at the corner of S. Braddock and East Hutchinson Avenues. Although many of the neighbors and Board members are saddened at the loss of this valuable business, we understand that the sale is an inevitable part of change that happens to all communities. However, because of the strategic location and visibility of this site, we would like to be involved in any dialogue that would occur over its subsequent redevelopment.

As you know, the RSCA has been very active in trying to improve the overall neighborhood and, particularly, the character of the business district and has plans to do even more over the next several years. The Sunoco site, if redeveloped properly, can be a great asset to the business district and the overall neighborhood. If not done with care and consideration for the rest of the neighborhood, it could undermine the work that the RSCA and the individual nearby businesses and residences have accomplished to date.

Over the last few weeks, several neighbors have approached the RSCA Board to express their uneasiness with what might happen on that site. Their apprehensions revolve around three basic issues:
- what the redevelopment will do to the image of Regent Square,
- how the development will impact the business district, and
- how the redevelopment will impact the adjacent residences.

The image of the existing property, although a service and gas station, feels like it is part of a neighborhood business district. Our first concern is that a replacement could be more of a highway commercial design rather than a neighborhood commercial one. This would include signage and lighting that are meant to be highly visible at a distance to fast moving cars and a larger market area, rather than being scaled to a slower moving, very close residential street. This would be out of sync with the Braddock Avenue business district and erode the character that everyone has been striving to improve. We hope that you agree that the business district has improved recently and recognize that these recent improvements are still fragile and easily can become undone, particularly in our economic times.

The second and third concerns deal with how the redevelopment would impact the surrounding businesses and residences, and consequently the overall neighborhood. These include not only the issue of image expressed above, but also issues of traffic (both at this busy intersection of Braddock and Hutchinson as well as diverted to adjacent residential streets), noise, light pollution, pedestrian safety, trash, and hours of operation. A number of property owners expressed these very concerns when they attended the RSCA Board meeting on August 1. Their general feeling was that a redevelopment that does not respect the surroundings will have a negative impact and decrease the livability and the subsequent values of the neighboring properties.

The RSCA, as community representatives, would appreciate being included in any discussions that happen over the redevelopment of the Sunoco site and would like to meet with you and other Borough officials to understand what safeguards the Zoning Ordinance puts in place relating to this matter. We would also like the opportunity to voice our concerns to both the Edgewood Planning Commission and Borough Council so that, when private meetings occur with the developer, these two bodies will be able to better express the neighborhood�s concerns.

Either I or Andrew Lang, our Edgewood Liaison, will be contacting you to determine:
- when we can meet to discuss how Edgewood�s Zoning Ordinance safeguards the impact on
the community,
- how we might be included in the overall discussion of the site�s redevelopment, and
- how we can better elaborate on the concerns expressed in this letter.

The RSCA truly believes that if the site is developed properly it can be a catalyst to continuing to improve the overall character of Regent Square and this key gateway to Edgewood. Thank you for your time and any insights you can give us on this subject.

Sincerely,

Alina Keebler, President
Board of the Regent Square Civic Association

cc: Audrey Waldock, Council Vice President
Jennifer Gleba, Council President Pro Tem
Gregg Bowers, Council Member
John F. Bright, Council Member
Jack Wilson, Council Member

RSCA Business District Tree Project Meeting 6/12

This message is being sent to you by the Regent Square Civic Association, a not-for-profit 501(c)(4), all-volunteer community organization serving Regent Square's diverse residential and business community.

Business and property owners are needed to provide input to a tree replacement/improvement project which we hope to begin and complete in the Spring of 2012. Money is available for trees and planting from the Nine Mile Run Watershed Association (celebrating their 10th anniversary this fall), Tree Pittsburgh, TreeVitalize and the RSCA. There would be no cost to property owners or businesses for this work but your ideas and feedback are needed to ensure that your needs and concerns are adequately addressed. The Map Room is donating food and a meeting place this Sunday, 6/12, between 1-3PM. Contact Kathie Meyer at meyerrent@gmail.com for more information.

Save the Date for Regent Square Tree Initiative on Braddock Ave.

This message is being sent to you by the Regent Square Civic Association, a not-for-profit 501(c)(4), all-volunteer community organization serving Regent Square's diverse residential and business community.

Save the date: Sunday afternoon, 6/12, between 1-3, at The Map Room to learn about the proposed tree-planting initiative for the business district. More information to come.

Celebrate Braddock Ave. Lights 11/9

Bring yourself and a business associate or friend to the Celebration of Braddock Ave. Lights and Regent Square Civic Association Annual Meeting on Monday, 11/9, from 6-8p.m. at D's Loft! This promises to be a delicious, informative, and important meeting. Food will be provided by D's, you'll get to see the recently renovated Loft, meet other Regent Square business people and residents. The RSCA Board will be selling raffle tickets to raise money for the Civic Association's endeavors, one of which is streetscape enhancements in the business district. Gift baskets and a weekend at Bedford Springs are among the items being raffled off. Please RSVP to Donna at Neighborhood Realty, 412-241-4700, ext. 26. Email any questions to nancy@drewdesignsltd.com or president@regentsquare-rsca.org.

Read This if You Want a UPS Drop Box in Regent Square

If your business would send UPS�how often might they use the box? 1 or 2 times per week? or month? Or whatever estimate/interval you would like to use is fine � any estimate will work. Please email your response to trevor@lloydsofpittsburgh.com

You do not have to give your business name if you do not want to�as I am just looking to aggregate an estimate that I can give the UPS Representative.

Lastly as an fyi... keep in mind:
1) Even if one is on a regular pickup route, the boxes don�t pick up until about 7:00pm, which is key for when it is too late to call in for a pickup, and
2) There is no charge to use a box, as opposed to calling in for the driver to come to your office.

Email/call with any questions, etc.

Trevor A. Lloyd
1102 South Braddock Avenue, Suite 3
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15218
Office: 1-412-243-4120 | Toll-Free: 1-877-243-4120
Mobile: 1-412-398-4899 | Fax: 1-412-243-4121

Regent Square Business Group Meeting Minutes

Regent Square Business Group
Meeting September 28, 2009

Attendance:

Danielle Sgro dnicolesgro@gmail.com
Cindy DeFlavio cindy0610@comcast.net
Angela Malecki angelamalecki@aol.com
Kitty Brunkhorst microtime2@verizon.net
Kathie Meyer meyerrent@aol.com
Nancy Drew nancy@drewdesignsltd.com
Maureen States maureenstates@neighborhoodrealtyservices.net

TOPIC:
Lights around Regent Square
2 Bids Received

DISCUSSION:
Ground Breakers $ 1,380 for 27 trees: Kathie Meyer will pursue, their bid was for Labor only.
Raymond Smith $ 5,000 (higher bid than last year), includes labor and some replacement lights.
Danielle will check with Liam Minock regarding interest in tree lighting.
Angela will also check with someone for tree lighting
bids to be in by October 1st
* Deflavio�s will provide collection containers for businesses in Regent Square to
get additional support from residents and patrons to help defer cost of tree lighting.
Maureen will send out letter to business requesting support for Tree Lights for this year.

TOPIC:
RSCA Annual Meeting November 9th 6:00 � 8:00 pm

DISCUSSION:
Combine RSCA Annual meeting with tree lighting party
Cindy will call Nancy Drew concerning the meeting at D�s Loft
*RSCA is also starting Fundraiser project. Kathy Meyers and Nancy will go to RSCA Board meeting to get more details

TOPIC:
Trash Receptacles

DISCUSSION:
*Six new garbage cans in Regent Square; logos being finalized.
*funds came from a streetscape grant

Next Meeting to Finalize Tree Lights Bids and RSCA Annual Meeting/Celebration of Business District Lighting will be Monday October 12th, 4:00pm at Neighborhood Realty Services, 1028 S. Braddock Avenue. Contact Nancy Drew at email address above for more information.