RE: April 24 celebration, Grant Road and Hampton Partial closure

Visit your websites: jeffersonpark.info and grantroadcoalition.com

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Rx CELEBRATES HERE

Sunday, April 24, 9 AM

Hear Banner talk about their green space. Walk the East Loop with the Doc and the vets.

Meet at the little park on the south side of the

1800 BLOCK OF EAST LESTER

9 AM

BANNER HELPS KICK OFF National Park Service Rx Day

Come to the 1800 block of Lester and join your neighbors, the Uof A Vets Club and Banner staff to celebrate the Nationa Parks Rx Day.

TAKE A WALK NOT A PILL

Not always that easy for sure, but there is research to say that exercise prevents illness-enough so the National Park Service and the Surgeon General of the US have banded together to encourage parks and walking.

NATIONAL PARKS

Rx DAY

Walk, run, bike the East Loop

Start at 9am with some short speeches (of course). See historic photos set up in the park and then celebrate Sunday morning with a brisk walk. Bring the whole family.

PRINT THE MAP FOR THE EAST LOOP - 1 3/4 Miles

To print a copy click here. (legal paper)

"EDISON PLAZA" at the northeast corner of the neighborhood is now in full bloom and inviting.

Take a walk to see it.

Stop by when you walk the east loop on Sunday.

or sit in the park on Sunday and cheer on the Vets, the Doc and the walkers.

THE SUNDAY WALK WILL be west on Lester, north on Mountain, east on Edison, and south on the Campbell access Road.

If you don't walk...wave as the Vets and intrepid health walkers speed or saunter by! Click here for the event flyer.

PARK AVENUE NEWS: Park is under construction beginning mid April. The bikeway and pedestrian amenities are beginning there as a result of a 5-neighborhood Enhancement Grant. Jefferson Park becomes more walkable by the day!

HAMPTON AT GRANT PARTIAL CLOSURE

Residents in the northwest corner of the neighborhood have endured cut-through traffic from Grant Road and Euclid for some time now. They expect it to increase with the widening of Grant Road. Affected neighbors signed a petition for a closure. After review by the city, it was determined that, due to emergency vehicle access, only a partial is possible. It is expected that when the basin project is completed (18 months) the chicane will be installed. Thank you to WARD III and the CDOT engineers.

(Suzanne Trappman)

Exciting Possibilities for Grant Road

"Grant Road Heritage Landscape Corridor" proposal on-line now

Suppose that the orphan remnants along Grant Road were turned into a "Heritage Landscape Corrridor" for the Tucson Community complete with bike and walking pathways? Suppose that, in Jefferson Park, the corridor linked up with the Jefferson Park's emerging Health/History Loop?

Grant Road Coalition wrote the proposal - click here to read. Coalition members visited all City Council Members and the Mayor. With the following results:

1) The open space vision appealed to the council...but what about $$?

2) Council Person Uhlich arranged a meeting with the RTA and the city Engineers.

3) A possible grant opportunity with the National Park Service Rx emerged.

4) Sale of the orphan remnants from Park to Santa Rita will be put on hold as we all work together to make the vision possible. To see the minutes of the meeting click here.

It is possible. And as everyone works together it becomes probable. People in all four neighborhoods of the "Central Segments" (JP, SAMOS, Catalina Vista, and Campbell/Grant) are working together to find opportunities. Join us at the meetings posted to grantroadcoalition.com.

NEIGHBORHOOD ROLL-OFFS COMING TO YOU

May 4 - FOUR ROLL-OFFS FOR YOUR CLEAN UP

902 E Seneca * Campbell Access Road at Lester * 1740 E Edison * North East Corner of Santa Rita and Linden

For All Containers

1) Nothing can be sticking out of the top or overhanging sides.

2) Container should be loaded uniformly and tailgate secured.

3) No hazardous materials such as paint, fuel tanks, or batteries.

4) No appliances that contain Freon, (i.e. refrigerators, freezers, etc.)

5) No tires are to be disposed of in containers.

6) For your safety, use caution when loading the container. Large amounts of cacti can become very heavy.

7) Do not overload equipment by placing sideboards above the present sides, overloaded vehicles are a direct violation of the law and will have to be partially downloaded before being serviced.

We appreciate your cooperation in meeting these requirements.

If you have any questions please call 791-3171

GREEN COLUMN

Neighborhood Plant Exchange - April 27 - 6pm!

APRIL 27, 6pm at WARD III - It's SPRING! Bring your extra seedlings, vegetables or flowers, your succulent shoots, your use-able pots and exchange them for others or just give 'em away. It's a friendly swap time! We thank our local Sprouts Farmers Market for donating a $30 gift certificate and a plant to raffle. Refreshments will be served. Watch for a reminder door hanger. See you there!

"EDISON PLAZA" - A GREEN COMMITTEE PROJECT


Members of the Green Committee will be working in the neighborhood. Several projects are being considered: another water retention basin on Vine, cleaning the right-of-ways in front of homes (that little strip before the curb) and buffel grass eradication. If you see folks working stop and say "Hi". Questions? Joan Hall 990-8054 or e-mail [email protected]	The lovely park at the east end of Edison where it turns into Campbell access road is worth a stroll. Thank you new neighbor, Ricardo and friend Angela, for the recent clean up. Ricardo joined the Green Committe and has wasted no time! They dubbed it "Edison Plaza" and the name seems to fit! (J. Daniels)

Illegal Dumping - Notes from the Neighborhood Information Meeting


	Edison Alley February 2016

ILLEGAL DUMPING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD!

The W3NA Program about Illegal Dumping was highly successful, in my opinion. Three guests from the City joined us and gave an overview of the problem and answered questions. The guests were Assistant City Manager Albert Elias, Environmental Services Director Andrew Quigley, and Code Enforcement Supervisor Rick Saldate (filling in for Interim Head of Code Enforcement Michael Wyneken who was unavailable due to a death in the family).

Illegal dumping is an ongoing problem in some neighborhoods, most notably in high-rental areas with frequent turnover. When tenants move, they sometimes leave unwanted furniture, mattresses, etc. at the curb or in the alley. If no one assumes responsibility, it becomes "Orphan Trash." Sometimes it remains for months.

The five key things I learned were:

For orphan trash, it is best to call Environmental Services (ES) first 791-3175. They will do what they can to remedy the situation. If for some reason they cannot, they will turn it over to Code Enforcement (CE). CE has a proscribed process of inspect/notify/reinspect/. . . /cite, which can be a time consuming process, especially if it ends up in court.
ES operators will begin reporting problems they see while on their routes.
ES & CE are working with the City IT department to get mobile apps to improve their efficiency.
Recycling is not generating any revenue at this time. A recycling surcharge is being considered to make up for this loss. The surcharge will be adjusted downward as revenue increases. (ES rates haven't been raised since 2010.)
CE receives 10-11 thousand complaints per year. Most are resolved, with only ~250 ending up in court. (Thank you Sandra Miller of W3NA)

LEND A HAND FOR SENIORS

VOLUNTEERS FOR:

* Canteen * Driving seniors * Grant writing * Yard work * Home repairs (like ramps!)

* Website maintenance/data entry * Recruiting volunteers * Board members

* Soliciting donations/yard sales

Can you leverage your skills to help seniors for a few hours a week? Contact Coordinator Michelle Brubaker at (520) 248-6882 or [email protected]

UPCOMING NEARBY EVENTS

SUN LINK CONNECTS YOU TO ARIZONA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - The Sun Link streetcar is an easy commuting option to the 25th annual Arizona International Film Festival tomorrow through May 1. All of the films being shown are at venues along the streetcar route. Park, dine, explore, and ride the streetcar to the festival's 30 features and 58 short films from 25 countries.

Sun Link: http://bit.ly/1mebZ7k

Arizona International Film Festival: http://bit.ly/1CxlQKF

BIKE FEST CONTINUES - Remaining activities include the Greater Arizona Bicycling Association Bike Swap Meet (April 17), Bike-in Movies (various days), and a ride and breakfast with Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild (April 26). You can find a complete listing of events at the link below.

Bike Fest Tucson: http://bit.ly/1iTFLNJ

Bike Fest calendar of events: http://bit.ly/1SFTBVq

Living Streets Alliance: http://bit.ly/1SFTBVq

2016 Annual TRRG Meeting - Strengthening Public Participation

April 30, 2016, 12:00 - 3:00 PM
Ward 6 Office, 3202 E. First St. Community Room and East Room

(Thank you, Diana Lett, Feldman Neighborhood)

Potholes...

See full descriptions of process and contact information at http://www.jeffersonpark.info/code-enforcement.html

NSN -

A website for Neighborhoods

Crime Stats and Code Violations listed by neighborhood

neighsupport.net

What is a code violation...?

What is a code violation...and whom do I call? Click here for a downloadable information sheet approved by the City Code Enforcement Division.

Tucson's Neighborhood Support Network

A site listing all the neighborhoods in Tucson, and important things affecting them.

City Code Violations in Jefferson Park C ode violations such as weeds, garbage, abandoned vehicles, etc.

Police Incident reports for Jefferson Park the 80 most recent incidents are reported here.

HELP TUCSON GET A GRIP ON GRAFFITI - The swift reporting and abatement of graffiti discourages future vandalism, so when you see graffiti report it immediately. Graffiti Protective Coatings and the City of Tucson have a smartphone application for reporting graffiti. MyTucson is a free download on the iOS App Store and Google Play for Android. You can also report graffiti by emailing [email protected], or calling (520)792-2489 and choosing option 1.

City of Tucson apps: http://1.usa.gov/1vknBch

Watch a University of Arizona PSA about the app: http://bit.ly/JLX8TO

BANNER CONSTRUCTION

AND INFO PHONE

To learn about construction updates,

Banner has a web-site:

http://campus-construction.uahs.arizona.edu/

To see the newest site and the webcam of the construction go to: http://bumct-expansion.com/

For any issues or concerns,

call (520) 268-9575.

It's that time of year again! Take a chance and help your neighborhood. You can't win if you don't play.

Once again, the Friends of Jefferson Park, Inc. are selling chances on the Jim Click raffle. This year a 2016 Ford Mustang! Twenty-five dollars apiece, or five tickets for $100.00. There were only 4,300 of these cars made. The drawing is December 2016. One hundred percent of the ticket sales benefit the neighborhood projects.

If you wish to buy or can sell some of the tickets:

Area # 5 Joanne Osuna, 798-3602 [email protected]

Area # 1 Jeanne Calhoun, 293-2246

Area # 6 Louie Werthmuller, 390-9044

Area #2 Joan Daniels, 300-1980