Neighbors pack in for Riverside Civic League meetings

By Permission: Mirror Indy reporter Sophie Young

The Riverside Civic League meets at 6 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month in Riverside Park Family Center. At the April 3 meeting, Jackson and the other leaders sat at a table up front, speaking from a microphone connected to a Fender amp.

About 30 neighbors sat in rows of chairs, and sandwiches, chips, and bottles of water were served. It was decorated for a retirement party in honor of Tony Johnson, who spent years as the manager of Riverside Park.

Community members, like an officer from IMPD, the Riverside Park manager, and a representative from DIP-IN, a diabetes prevention program, had five minutes to share updates and five minutes for neighbors to ask them questions.

Residents asked about how to get the city to take care of illegal dumping, and City-County Council President Vop Osili stopped by to give updates on the opening of the 30th Street bridge.

Each resident can pay $5 a meeting or $60 a year for dues to fund the league’s events and programs.

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