Meetings

Membership Meeting Recap 2/24/26

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The brief meeting was held to review upcoming events and plans for 2026.  Amelia and Craig Drake have arranged with the DOT for a stretch of Whitfield Rd to be assigned to NHIA to do periodic sweeps for trash and recycling.  We will get a sign on Whitfield Rd!  The first sweep is planned for Sat April 11 – details to come.  Our annual Spring Wildflower Hike with Dr. Bob Peet is planned for Sat April 18 – details to come.  Other events are in the works.  Our meeting was followed by an excellent presentation by Dr. Amy Germuth on Native American history at Hollow Rock.  50+ people attended the talk.

Meetings

Member Meeting 2/24/26

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Please come to our first member meeting of 2026 on Tues Feb 24.  We will discuss our plans for the year as well as sharing pizza starting at 6:30 pm and our short meeting will be followed by a talk by local historian and Solterra resident Dr. Amy Germuth.  She will show artifacts found in the New Hope Creek area including arrowheads and she asks that our members and the public bring in any arrowheads found in this area which she will try to help place in the historical record.  Hope to see everyone there.

Minutes

Meeting Minutes 1/7/26

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New Hope Improvement Association

NHIA Board Meeting Minutes

President: Walter Fowler

Vice President: Sue Andersen

Secretary: Craig Drake

Treasurer:  Shannon Tostanoski (for 2025)

BOARD MEMBERS

Walter Fowler, Sue Andersen, Cliff Carroll, Amelia Drake, Craig Drake, Steve Herman, Deana Nelkin, Ed Tostanoski, Shannon Tostanoski

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Item #1: Building Maintenance

Details: Discussion concerning building path and planting ground cover

Item #2: Drainage

Details: Plan for outdoor drainage to be developed with Fire Dept.

Item #3: Emergency Shelter Designation

Details: New Hope Fire Department will partner with NHIA to develop next steps on creating this designation and implementing said steps

Item #4: Building Transfer to New Hope Fire Department (NHFD)

Details: NHFD to draft agreement for transfer.  Will circulate to Board and discuss at next Board meeting (Feb. 4).  Consider vote by NHIA membership to finalize.

Item #5: Rental Policy

Details: General agreement that current Policy is working as planned

Item #6: Pruitt Health Care

Details: NHIA members will continue involvement if a point person can be identified

NEW BUSINESS

Item #1: NHIA Website

Details: Board agreed that Lindsay Carroll is managing website effectively. No action needed

Item #2: Shannon T. presented Treasurer’s Report; Ed T. will be Treasurer for 2026

Item #3: Social Media

Details: Discussion around the need to create more of a web presence. Facebook account exists and needs to be maintained – will check with current sponsors Gail Boyarsky and Meg McCann about transferring to Shannon T.  Need a knowledgeable volunteer to set up Instagram account

Item #4: Membership Renewals, Drive

Details: NHIA events will be used to drive membership.  Sue and Shannon are sending membership dues notices

Item #5: 2026 NHIA Events –  need point person in charge of each event (volunteers needed)

Details: Events under consideration:

– Duke Forest presentation (Walter F. will organize)

– Fire Safety presentation (Cliff Carroll will organize)

– Local history, nature presentation – Wildflower Hike with Dr. Bob Peet already set for Apr. 11

– NC DOT presentation

– Building Workday (Steve H. will organize)

– Ice Cream Social (Ed T. and Shannon T. will organize)

– Whitfield Road Clean Up

– Hollow Rock Store Talk and Fundraiser (Gail Boyarsky and Judd Edeburn to organize)

– Game Nights (Deanna to organize)

– Floral Arrangement Workshop – Fall event, may require honorarium to cover cost of materials.  (Amelia Drake to organize)

Item #6: Board Meeting

Details: Board prefers in-person meetings

Item #7: Membership Meeting

Details: Next Membership Meeting: March 4th

Item #8: Next Board Meeting

Details: Next Board Meeting: February 4th

Item #9: Work Day

Details: Work day to be scheduled (Steve Herman)

Events

New Year’s Day Hike to the New “Concrete Bridge” in Duke Forest

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Did you wonder what all that noise was down on New Hope Creek for the past several months?  The old concrete bridge was being replaced and the new bridge was dedicated (see photo above) and opened to the public earlier this month.  It’s a marvel and you need to see it and hear how it all happened.

Please join us for the first NHIA event in 2026.  Meet at Duke Forest Gate 25 (Concrete Bridge Rd on some maps) on Whitfield Rd right across from Wisteria Dr.

The hike will be from the gate and out and back is a little over a mile with some hills.  We’ll get started at 10 am and I won’t push the pace!  We should be back at the gate around 11:30.  Let’s start the new year off right.  Hope to see you there.