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Welcome to the West Summit Neighborhood Advisory Committee
The West Summit Neighborhood Advisory Committee was established in 2004 to collaborate on issues of interest to the University of St. Thomas and the St. Paul residential neighborhoods that surround it.
An agreement approved in August 2004 by the St. Paul City Council on St. Thomas' proposal to redevelop two Summit Avenue blocks included a condition to establish an advisory council comprising four neighborhood organizations and the university. The group is advisory to the city.
Representatives from St. Thomas, the Merriam Park Community Council, the Macalester-Groveland Community Council, the Summit Avenue Residential Preservation Association and Neighbors United convened in September 2004 and formed the West Summit Neighborhood Advisory Committee (WSNAC).
Mission Statement
"As charged by the St. Paul City Council, the West Summit Neighborhood Advisory Committee will bring together neighbors, neighborhood organizations, the University of St. Thomas and city government to collaborate on issues of mutual interest, provide a forum for communications, and create a stronger and more vibrant community."
Statement of Purpose
"The West Summit Neighborhood Advisory Committee will seek to resolve concerns that affect the University of St. Thomas and the neighborhoods surrounding it, provide a channel for communication on campus master planning and development, and address traffic, parking, housing, student behavior and other related issues."
Rental housing buyback program in third year
St. Thomas is in the third year of a program to purchase 30 student rental houses in the neighborhood by 2016, renovate them and sell them to owner occupants.
Buyers must agree to the terms of a restrictive covenant which requires owner-occupancy and prevents full time students from occupancy unless they reside with a parent or grandparent.
As of June. 1, 2007, St. Thomas has converted five such properties, converted a sixth (which is being rented at this time), and working with a developer on the renovation and resale of a duplex.
Important Information
ANDERSON PARKING FACILITY CONSTRUCTION ADVISORIES:
Regular traffic patterns should be restored on Cretin Avenue as of Monday, August 11, 2008.
View the parking facility construction camera.
CALENDAR EVENTS:
August 29, 2008
Cretin-Derham Hall varsity football vs. Forest Lake High School, 7:00 p.m...
August 31 - September 2, 2008
Fall Welcome Days
September 2, 2008
WSNAC Campus Development subcommittee meeting, 6:30 p.m.
September 3, 2008
Classes begin
September 3, 2008
WSNAC Traffic, Parking, Safety & Student Relations subcommittee meeting, 6:30 p.m.
September 6, 2008
Varsity Football vs. Macalester College, 1:00 p.m.
September 7, 2008
Saint Paul Classic Bike Tour, staged from Lot H
September 9, 2008
WSNAC full board meeting, 6:30 p.m.
September 12, 2008
Cretin-Derham Hall varsity football vs. Woodbury High School, 7:00 p.m.
September 16, 2008
WSNAC Housing subcommittee meeting, 6:30 p.m.
September 20, 2008
Varsity Football vs. Hamline University, 1:00 p.m.
October 3, 2008
Cretin-Derham Hall varsity football vs. White Bear Lake High School, 7:00 p.m.
October 3-5, 2008
St. Thomas Family Weekend
October 5, 2008
Twin Cities Marathon, Summit Avenue closed to traffic Sunday morning
October 7, 2008
WSNAC Campus Development subcommittee meeting, 6:30 p.m.
October 8, 2008
WSNAC Traffic, Parking, Safety & Student Relations subcommittee meeting, 6:30 p.m.
October 14, 2008
WSNAC full board meeting, 6:30 p.m.
October 15, 2008
Cretin-Derham Hall varsity football vs. Mounds View High School, 7:15 p.m.
October 18, 2008
Varsity Football vs. St. John's University, 1:00 p.m.
October 21, 2008
WSNAC Housing subcommittee meeting, 6:30 p.m.
October 24, 2008
Fall Break
October 25, 2008
Varsity Football vs. Carleton College, 1:00 p.m.
November 4, 2008
Election Day. Poll site at McNeely Hall, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m; Summit parking restrictions will apply
November 4, 2008
WSNAC Campus Development subcommittee meeting, 6:30 p.m. TENTATIVE
November 5, 2008
WSNAC Traffic, Parking, Safety & Student Relations subcommittee meeting, 6:30 p.m
November 7-8, 2008
St. Thomas Homecoming Weekend
November 8, 2008
Varsity Football vs. Bethel University, 1:00 p.m.
November 14, 2008
WSNAC full board meeting, 6:30 p.m.
November 18, 2008
WSNAC Housing subcommittee meeting, 6:30 p.m.
November 27-30, 2008
Thanksgiving Break
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and its Co-chair Neighborhood Liaison John Hershey, 651-962-6123.
