The South Campus Area Neighborhood Association began in 2002 when neighbors and the city began to work together toward an improved enforcement of over-occupancy, trash, parking, noise and other city ordinances. We welcome participation by all interested parties. We are not anti-renter; it is just as important to us to make sure that a student renter’s landlord complies with ordinances that benefit the renter as it is to remind the student that excessively loud late night parties, underage drinking, and public urination are not acceptable, especially in a low-density neighborhood with the mix of families, retirees, and working adults that we have living in SCAN.
Since 2002, we’ve had success working with the city's historic preservation committee, starting a home tour; legal victories regarding the over-occupancy zoning ordinances and “couch ordinance”; had many meetings with city and university officials, and had an intern to assist in organizational issues.
Now in 2008, SCAN continues these efforts through guest speakers at the annual meeting, and the hiring of a Public Relations Director. The board (minus Chris Colvin, who abstained) voted to hire Helen Colvin to work on the development of this newsletter, as well as to help with other efforts including an online presence, press releases, and other communications efforts.