2013/9/5 12:55:08
Week of 9/2/13 – Are you ready for some NOR-WOOD?? I’m liking the sound of that. The official “Kickoff” meeting for the Norwood project, with our PARD & other City counterparts, was Monday 8/19. A momentous event in the history of the effort to save the house. All were able to put names to faces and outline the procedures for full implementation of NPF’s Parkland Agreement. Our project manager, Burke Fort, is now NPF’s point of contact w/ the City. Burke has shifted into high gear as we pull the trigger on myriad, long-planned initiatives.
First up is meeting w/ City Landmarks folks toward securing the necessary Certificate of Appropriateness for Phase I. Also high on the list is securing Norwood in a more significant way, so talks on construction fencing, lighting & security, as well as the toxic abatement that must be accomplished before any other work can take place, are happening in earnest now. Lots of new people at the City to deal with and boards & commissions to visit, while some of us w/ NPF are still wrapping up summer travels & reorganizing for what looks to be a busy fall. Check back for weekly progress reports. Game on!