The following message is from Ty Houck, Director of Greenways, Natural and Historic Resources. We encourage those of you who are interested to take a few minutes to help support this effort. (Please note that this is time sensitive. They need feedback and a show of support before March 22): “The Greenville County Recreation District [...]
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Lawn Mower Exchange and Sale; Compost Bin and Rain Barrel Sale
Do your part to Spare the Air! Saturday, April 2, 9am – 3pm. Whole Foods Parking Lot, 1140 Woodruff Rd. Greenville County residents….. come and trade-in your working gasoline-powered mower in exchange for a $100 rebate good towards purchase of a new electric mower. Exchanging 1000 gasoline-powered lawn mowers for electric mowers has the potential [...]
Red Flags on North Main?
We have had several members ask what the red paint and red flags in the median of North Main are all about. They are utility locate marks that were done in preparation for planting of new/replacement dogwoods in the median in order to avoid damage to utility lines when digging begins.
Change in Water Treatment for March
Beginning on Monday, March 7, and lasting for 30 days the Greenville water system will remove ammonia from our treatment process. Instead, they will use only chlorine, also called free chlorine. Customers should expect a slight increase in chlorine taste and smell in their water during March because of the change to free chlorine. The [...]
City Council Approves Stone Master Plan
Greenville City Council voted yesterday evening to approve the Stone Avenue Master Plan in principle. This means that they have approved the overall goals, guidelines and strategies laid out in the plan. Over the past year, we have all had the chance to think about Stone Avenue — and the adjacent segments of North Main [...]
Stone Master Plan Goes to City Council
This Monday, February 14, the Greenville City Council will hear a reading of the Stone Avenue Master Plan. The hearing of the plan will be at 5:30pm in Council chambers at City Hall on the 10th Floor. Please try to attend if you can. Council will see the same presentation of the plan that was [...]
Neighborhood Safety Reminder
Once again, we’ve had reports of individuals ringing doorbells asking for work and/or money. We are aware of this happening on both Buist and W. Hillcrest, involving different individuals. As we heard last year from Courtney Palmer, the City’s Crime Prevention Specialist, it cannot be stressed enough that everyone is aware it is illegal to [...]
Friends of Stone Avenue
The following is an email sent to Stone Avenue businesses and property owners from Mike Mecklenburg regarding the upcoming Planning Commission Meeting on the draft Stone Avenue Master Plan. Hello Friends of Stone Avenue, This Thursday, the Greenville Planning Commission will hear a presentation of the Draft Stone Avenue Master Plan. The Commission will see [...]
Planning for a Better Recreation Future
At the NMCA December membership meeting, Dana Sousa, Greenville Parks and Recreation Director, shared with us some budget-mandated reorganizations taking place within that department. The Parks Department has been undergoing reorganization and is in the process of developing a strategic plan for future programs and facility improvements, focusing on the community centers that are located [...]
Planning Commission to Review Stone Avenue Master Plan Draft
The Planning Commission will review the Stone Avenue Master plan draft at their January 13th meeting. All Planning Commission meetings are held at 4pm on the 10th floor of City hall. Members of the public are welcome to come and speak. Mark your calendars and please plan to attend. To view a copy of the [...]
“Grinding of the Greens”
The City of Greenville is once again sponsoring its annual “Grinding of the Greens” Christmas tree recycling program. For the convenience of city residents, trees can be placed at the curb for collection on regularly scheduled pick-up days or taken to one of four convenient locations for recycling. All trees must be free of debris [...]
Merry Christmas from NMCA
Wishing all our members a wonderful Holiday Season and a very Happy New Year!
