Upcoming events.

These come to us via our City Council representative, Karen Goldner:

City Council will spend Tuesday, April 29, discussing Tax Abatement Policy. The meeting is 5:30 p.m. in Room 128 of the City-County Building. There will be several speakers, lots of discussion, and an opportunity for public input. You can also watch the meeting on Comcast 58/Verizon 28 (both live and recorded later) or streaming video from the City's website (see "Links of Interest" in right-hand column).

Sol Fest is coming up at Fox Island the first weekend in May (May 3 and 4, noon-8 p.m.). There should be lots of fun events and it's a great kick-off to summer.

Primary Election Day is Tuesday, May 6. Lots on the ballot at all levels, national, state and local (Allen County). Please remember to exercise your right to vote!

The next 2nd District Community Meeting will be Wednesday, May 21, 7 p.m. at the Shoaff Park Riverlodge.

Shideler update

Many have wondered how the Shideler family is doing. Dean, Ellie and Pug have relocated to a home here in Kirkwood Park, and continue on in the process of cleaning up the debris left by the fire. It is a very difficult and exhausting process for them and there is still much to be done.

Dean and Ellie would like to thank the residents of Kirkwood Park and the Kirkwood Park Association for the help and support they've received. They don't know what they would have done without it.

IPFW Student Housing Incident

For those of you that may have been concerned about the incident at IPFW's Student Housing on Friday. I received this e-mail notification from the Vice Chancellor:

April 19, 2008 - 9:00pm

The Fort Wayne City Police have notified us that Tina Morris, the individual earlier identified as a "person of interest", has been charged with murder and auto theft in connection with the death of Liette Nicole Martinez in the IPFW Student Housing on Friday April 18. The police have assured us that this crime was an isolated incident and have suggested that we can return to our normal levels of vigilance as we go about our daily business on campus.

Walter J. Branson
Vice Chancellor for Financial Affairs

It's time for the Association Annual Meeting

The Kirkwood Park Association Annual Meeting will be held in the cafeteria at Concordia High School on Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. We'd love to see our residents there. Come join your neighbors for dinner, fellowship and this important meeting.