Welcome to Your Neighborhood Association
The neighborhood is a diverse community with a good balance of homeowners, renters, and businesses. The architecture of the area is reflective of the rich architectural heritage found in St. Louis. Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Association is involved in improving the neighborhood and building a strong community. Come Join Us!
Neighborhood Meetings are held in January, March, May, July, September, and November. We meet at the Charless Home 4430 Nebraska the last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. Here are the dates for all meetings in 2008 - Jan. 30, 2008 / March 26, 2008 / May 28, 2008 / July 30, 2008 / September 24, 2008 / November 26, 2008. All meetings start at 7:00pm.
M.P.N.A. Updates: Click the "Projects" tab.
M.P.N.A. BREAKING ALERTS:
April 9, 2008:
Home Improvement Fraud : April 9, 2008
Now that spring is here, some home improvement scammers are working their way into the City. There have been two reported incidents in the last two weeks. In both instances, the crime happened in the middle of the week, mid-morning, in the 2nd District on our City’s south side, but as always, you should be vigilant any time you are at home.
The perpetrators tend to target the elderly, and pose as lot surveyors, city workers, tree trimmers, or water and electric company workers. The conmen choose a house, and take two or three men to do the "job." The first member of the crew will attempt to get the resident out of the house, often asking the resident to show him to some spot on the property. The second and third will enter the house, one distracting any other residents who may be in there, and one checking for money or other valuables. They usually leave the residence within five to seven minutes. A percentage of Gypsies have been known to operate in a large organized crime network which commits acts similar to these. The group travels with the seasons, and because homeowners begin to do seasonal repair work around this time, spring is particularly profitable for them and other scam artists to focus on home improvement fraud. As with any other time of the year, though, we advise you to be careful of anyone who comes onto your property without either an invitation or appointment.
To Pursue Justice For All Citizens Within The Highest
Standards Of Ethical Behavior And Professionalism
JENNIFER M. JOYCE
& THE CIRCUIT ATTORNEY' S OFFICE
January 13, 2008: There are some recent events that you should be aware are occurring. There are persons who are aggressively begging or asking for money. These persons will ask for different amounts of money in odd denominations. They will attach some lame excuse for the use of the money. Sometimes the beggar will try to get the people to let them into their home while they get them the requested money. The subjects then use the opportunity to attempt other crimes like stealing purses, credit cards, or check books. If you have someone approach your door asking for money, water, or to use the telephone for an emergency, DO NOT ANSWER THE DOOR - DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR. Immediately call 911 and tell the operator there is a suspicious person, with any description you can provide. These people are preying on their ability to intimidate and scare people into giving them money. These individuals have begged during the morning, afternoon, evening, and early morning hours. REMEMBER TO CALL 911 immeadiately and give any possible description.
About Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Association
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
The purposes for which the Corporation is organized and operated are as provided:
1. Maintaining and improving the safety of the neighborhood.
2. Encouraging the maintenance of housing stock.
3. Marketing the neighborhood by improving its visual appearance.
4. Helping to carry out housing and other programs of the Dutchtown South Community and Housing Corporation.
This Association is organized exclusively for the charitable purposes (which allow tax exemption with the meaning of Section 501(C)3 of the Internal Revenue Code) of combating community deterioration and improving the quality of life by promoting and undertaking neighborhood improvement and housing development activities.
More About Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Association
The History of Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Association
MT. PLEASANT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
P O BOX 18662
ST. LOUIS, MO 63118
314-906-3904
MOUNT PLEASANT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION (MPNA)
A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION
In September 1994, Nadine and John Eimer contacted Executive Director Sandy Colvin of Dutchtown to informally meet and discussed issues of the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood. Other concerned neighbors who lived around the Mt. Pleasant Park joined the meeting. Sandy provided City Hall and Police contacts and stressed the importance of getting acquainted with all of our neighbors. Neighbors band together to get the word out that weekly meeting were being held at the Mt. Pleasant Park and for them to bring a folding chair. Open discussions were offered to all with concerns about problem properties, problem residents, crime, and safety issues. Our neighborhood property values were at an all time low. The meetings started growing by the week as more and more neighbors learned that we could get together as a group and save our neighborhood.
The first major indoor meeting was held at St. Anthony Church, we were astounded at the attendance. We knew then that we were now a strong group and that our neighbors all felt that our area was worth saving. Much work lay ahead as a board was formed, boundaries were made, and meetings to become a corporation were taking place.
The Association (MPNA) was organized exclusively for the charitable purposes of combating community deterioration and improving the quality of life by promoting and undertaking neighborhood improvement and housing development activities. Also included is the maintaining and improving of safety issues in the neighborhood, encouraging the maintenance of housing stock, marketing the neighborhood by improving the visual appearance, and helping to carry out housing and other programs of the Dutchtown South Community and Housing Corporation.
We officially became a Corporation April 3, 1995.
Our meetings had to move indoors due to the weather, the St. Louis Area Veterans Consortium graciously opened their doors to us. We continue today to have meetings at The Charless Home on So. Broadway. For 2006, we will be starting a new schedule for meetings. We will meet in JANUARY, MARCH, MAY, JULY, SEPTEMBER, and NOVEMBER. The meeting date will always be the last Wednesday of those months. All the area businesses know how much the MPNA works to better the community and have always been right there for us when we need them.
MPNA was one of the first Associations to take landlords to court in lawsuits filed by neighbors against any landowner whose property was causing our property values to be lowered in any way. Example was Carna Studio on Virginia. We won the suite and the property today is a positive in appearance for our area. We pressed for the closing of many drug houses and apartment buildings in the area that had become eyesores. An example is the Apartments that were torn down at Virginia and Liberty. That site now will become new homes in the near future. We got the quick shop closed down completely on Dakota Street which had drug activity and was a nuisance to the neighbors.
MPNA took on the Mt. Pleasant Park as a focal point of the area, to work with City Officials to have improvements done. In 10 years there has been new playground surfacing done, new playground equipment installed, beautiful landscaping that volunteers attend, (Operation Brightside Grants used for plants), and neighbors watch the park to insure that security is always good.
MPNA has a Mobile Patrol committee with volunteers who at all hours are driving the neighborhood and reporting anything they find that is a negative to our area.
MPNA mails out approximately 250 newsletters on a quarterly basis to members, with information to the residence, with our phone number as a contact, if help is needed.
MPNA has always backed the Police Department and Fire Department with any help we have and have given gift certificates to many of the hard workers on those much needed safety pluses that the City provides.
We are happy to celebrate our 10 Year Anniversary with so many good friends and family that have helped us along the way.
Additional Links:
City of St. Louis - GOOD NEIGHBOR GUIDE
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