Neighborhood Associations
The Stroudwater Village Association is a Maine Non-Profit Corporation. All residents of Stroudwater are members and invited to participate in all of our activities.
The annual meeting of Members is set in our by-laws as late April. This year the meeting took place on April 28th at which time trustees for a two year term were elected to complement trustees whose were elected in 2011. Officers elected in 2012 were Lynda Mullen, re-elected as Secretary. The remaining officers were elected in 2011 for a two year term
Written summaries of the year's activities were distributed to all those present. These committee reports are available on request: jetport, Land and Water Use, Historic, Traffic and Safety, Village Gathering and Membership.
Neighborhood boundaries:
Stroudwater boundaries are everything west of the railroad tracks to the Westbrook border with "guest membership to persons and areas which share one or more of our goals, projects or just interested.
Major Activities:
The Stroudwater Village Association's activities flow directly from our mission of preserving the integrity of the village; its historic past as well as its current use. We do this through research, advocacy and collaboration with other institutions in the area. We monitor land use, new and old buildings, water and air quality.
We are currently focused on the Stroudwater River so it can once again be a year round source of recreation and Improvements to outer Congress Street. We advocate for safety on our streets for all pedestrians but particularly our children and elderly as well as those in motor vehicles. We have focused on sidewalks where none existed, cross walks because we have only one, speed enforcement as we are seen as a major throughway. We aim to protect our environment from unfettered encroachment of commuter vehicle traffic, the airport, the trash plant and the potential shopping center in Westbrook. We do these things through advocating for solutions which are best for everyone, devising solutions that are not unnecessarily prohibitive to change while not losing our identity. In addition, research and gathering of historic material and stories, is a major function of the SVA.
Major activities include:
River View our monthly newsletter published several times a year aimed at bringing our historical past and current developments to the attention of our residents. Copies of the River View are available upon request by contacting Lynda Mullen at lmme2006@gmail.com
Stroudwater Village Day ,usually held in mid-September which is a collaborative effort with the Stroudwater Baptist Church to provide our residents with a parade, games and activities including a “presentation” by the Stroudwater Light Infantry and the honoring or a few citizens whose efforts have fostered the preservation and betterment of the Village.
Breakfast: featuring pancakes and more ( a moveable feast)
Meetings to hear and discuss plans, proposals and other points of interest to the village
The Stroudwater Light Infantry: a re-enacting militia commemorating the early 19th century militia which protected the village form pirates, women of frivolity and the abundance of alcohol.
Most importantly, the Stroudwater Village Association tries to keep the residents of this village informed of what is happening at the city level as well as in the immediate neighborhood.
The City of Portland provides space on its website for neighborhood associations to post current events. Neighborhood associations are created and controlled by their members, not by the City. The City does not verify and is not responsible for the accuracy or content of the information that they post on the City’s website. The City of Portland reserves the right to remove posted information at any time.
