Mitman Neighborhood Events – Meetings, Greenway Info & Block Party Fun! 🎉

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Harold Hallikainen

Mitman Neighborhood Events – Meetings, Greenway Info & Block Party Fun! 🎉

Voting Membership Dues
Voting memberships expire on October 31 of each year. You can check when your membership expires here. You can fill out a membership application and see how to pay the $10 dues here.

Dear Mitman Neighbors,

We hope you’re doing well! Your Mitman Neighborhood Association invites you to a series of upcoming events where you can connect with neighbors, learn about exciting local projects, and get involved in shaping our community.

Mitman Neighborhood Meeting

  • 🗓 Date: October 18
  • 🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
  • 📍 Location: 5701 East Hawthorne 
    Come hear updates about neighborhood initiatives, meet neighbors, and share your voice!

Mitman Block Party – You’re Invited! 🎶🍦🐾

  • 🗓 Date: November 1
  • 🕓 Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
  • 📍 Location: 5700 Rosewood Block (road will be closed for the event)

Join us for an afternoon of fun, food, and music:

  • 🎸 Live music by Jerry and the Tune Monkeys
  • 🥗 Potluck – bring a dish to share
  • 🥫 Food Bank Collection – help support our community
  • 🍨 Bella’s Gelato Truck – first 60 cups are FREE!
  • 🔮 Tarot Card Reading
  • 🐶 Friendly dogs welcome

Alamo Wash Greenway Public Meetings

Help shape the future of the Alamo Wash Greenway!

  1. 📍 Sewell Elementary School
    🗓 October 18 | 🕤 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
  2. 📍 Claire Weeks Terra del Sol Park
    🗓 October 21 | 🕠 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
  3. 📍 Ft. Lowell Park
    🗓 October 22 | 🕠 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

🔗 Learn more here: Alamo Wash Greenway Info

Mitman GSI Pocket Park Planting Party

  • 🗓 Date: November 9
  • 🕗 Time: 8:00 AM
  • 🌱 Join us to help plant and beautify our new green infrastructure (GSI) site in the neighborhood!
    🔗 RSVP & Details: GSI Volunteer Event

Sahuara & Copper-Flower Bicycle Boulevards

🚴 Learn about the upcoming bicycle boulevard improvements in and around Mitman.
🔗 More info: SCFBB Project Info

We’re excited to see you at one (or all!) of these events. Thank you for being an active part of our community!

Warm regards,
Mitman Neighborhood Association

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Membership Meeting This Saturday!

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Harold Hallikainen

A reminder that our annual membership meeting is Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 5701 E Hawthorne St. The agenda and treasurer report are available here.

We can now accept dues via Zelle! Fill out this form and make payment by check or Zelle. Of course, you can also make a cash dues payment at Saturday’s meeting.

We look forward to seeing you!

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Mitman NA Meeting Minutes, July 2, 2025

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Harold Hallikainen

The minutes below were approved at the October 1, 2025 meeting of the board of directors.

Mitman NA Meeting Minutes

July 2, 2025

Present: Ali Bickford, President; Robin Steinberg, Vice President; Harold Hallikainen, Chief Financial Officer; Susan Patania, Chief Information Officer; Jennifer Beard, Advisor; Terrill Meyer, Advisor

  • Agenda approved
  • Quorum present
  • Minutes
    • Reviewed and approved minutes from June Board Meeting as amended.
  • Old and Ongoing Business
    • Non-Profit Status: MNA is approved by the IRS to file Form 990-N for small non-profits with revenue under $5,000.
    • Bank Appointment: Ali Parent moved and Susan Patania seconded that the MNA Board will open a non-profit bank account at Wells Fargo. The vote to approve was unanimous. All officers will attend an appointment at Wells Fargo at 2:00 p.m. on July 25 to open the account.
    • Safe Streets MiniGrant Program: The City requested more information in some areas of MNA’s grant application. A revised application will be submitted for the next cycle by the deadline on Dec. 31, 2025.
    • Proposed Watershed Park: The project continues. Minor changes have been made in the plan. Pictures of the site will be posted on the web page as the project progresses.
    • Restrictive Covenants: Harold Hallikainen obtained a sample application that home owners can use to have existing racist and anti-Semitic language removed from their deeds. Harold will complete and submit the application for his home to see what the process is like. His application can serve as a template for others to use if desired.
    • Bike Boulevard: The number of speed humps along Sahara must be limited due to heavy rain runoff. The plan is to make a greenway connecting the Speedway-Broadway segment of the Boulevard to the Golf Links segment.
    • Invitation to Ward 6 “Homeless Huddle:” Karen Ulich invited one representative from every Ward 6 neighborhood association to meet and discuss the impact of homelessness on their neighborhoods. The meeting is on July 22, and Advisor Jennifer Beard will represent Mitman.
  • Open Discussion: The Board agreed that the next meeting will be on September 3, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. The agenda will focus on planning for the neighborhood-wide meeting in October.
  • Adjournment: The President adjourned the meeting at 8:08 pm. 
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