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Neighborhood notebook
By ANDREW MEACHAM Greater Woodlawn residents support new car wash plansST. PETERSBURG -- It has taken nearly a year and a change in ownership, but plans for a car wash in Greater Woodlawn are under way, with neighbors on board. Principals recently pitched their plan to residents for a coin-operated car wash at 2300 Dr. M.L. King (Ninth) St. N, site of the former Sterling Cleaners. The Greater Woodlawn Neighborhood Association last May had overwhelmingly rejected a similar plan. Partners Joel Samon, Jared Samon and Chris Anderson told the group they would seek a parking variance in order to maximize green space. They promised a buffer wall along the alley bordering the property's west side to help dull noise levels and increase security. They said they would grant police the authority to enforce trespassing laws on the site without having to contact them first. Michael Grubbs sold the property to the new group in November, after unsuccessful attempts to build a car wash there. According to Joe Klein, who lives just west of the site, "The new owners show a 180-degree different attitude on the whole thing. They know that if they cannot get the neighborhood's cooperation, it will not be a sound business for them." Of 26 residents attending the meeting, 23 voted to support the proposition, with two opposed and one abstention. A committee of residents and owners chaired by Klein will meet in about two weeks to discuss the design of the car wash. * * * The Village Green mobile home park holds a semi-annual sale 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the park, 2001 83rd Ave. N. Residents have prepared a food court for this year's White Elephant Sale, and will conduct a bake sale and offer cut-rate prices for clothing and jewelry. The residents use some of the money to target homelessness and give to charities. MeetingsBIG BAYOU: 7 p.m. Thursday. Trinity United Methodist Church, 2401 Fifth St. S. EUCLID-ST. PAUL: 7:30 p.m. Thursday. St. Paul's Catholic Church school cafeteria, 1900 12th St. N. Officer Chip Wells, Crime Awareness Unit. HISTORIC KENWOOD: 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Albright United Methodist Church, 2750 Fifth Ave. N. City historic planner Rick Smith, representative of Janus Research. SNELL ISLE: 7:30 p.m. Thursday (7 p.m. refreshments). St. Petersburg Woman's Club, 40 Snell Isle Blvd. SPCA on pet adoption, rabbits seen on Brightwaters Boulevard. THIRTEENTH STREET HEIGHTS: 3 p.m. Saturday. Enoch Davis Center, 1111 18th Ave. S. Recent disturbances. WILDWOOD HEIGHTS: 10 a.m. Saturday. Wildwood Recreation Center, 2650 10th Ave. S. Neighborhood plan, Crime Watch.
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