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District III Newsletter from the Office of Community Services
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District III News & Events
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City Launches Neighborhood Night Out
Mayor Jeff Longwell announced Friday, May 6, 2016 that the city will celebrate Neighborhood Night Out from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, August 9.
"Neighborhood Night Out is a great way to get to know your neighbors so you can look out for one another and keep your area safe," Longwell said.
Neighborhood Night Out
, formerly celebrated as National Night Out and Celebrate Safe Communities, is an annual event that promotes neighborhood safety and combats crime by encouraging neighbors to get to know each other through neighborhood parties, picnics and other social gatherings over one designated evening.
To encourage participation, the City will waive park fees for groups who want to hold their gathering in a neighborhood park. While supplies last, the City will also provide barricades at no charge to groups that want to block off a portion of the street for their event.
The registration process will be announced in the near future, but the City is encouraging neighborhoods to start their planning now. It's up to neighborhoods to decide how to celebrate. The options are limitless; they can hold a block party, picnic, ice cream social, cookout, etc.
Police Officers, Firefighters, elected officials and other City staff will attend as many of the neighborhood parties as possible. The Wichita Police Department (WPD) is the lead organizer. For more information, please contact the Wichita Police Department at 268-4165
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Saturday, May 14th marks the 24th anniversary of the National Association of Letter Carriers' Stamp-Out Hunger Food-Drive.
Each year on the second Saturday in May, letter carriers across the country collect food donations. These donations go directly to local food pantries to provide food to people most in need. The food drive's time is crucial, as food banks and pantries often receive the majority of their donations during the holidays. By springtime, many pantries are depleted, entering summer low on supplies at a time when many school breakfast and lunch programs are not available to children in need.
When giving, please consider providing healthy options. Food insecurity
often means that healthy choices are out of reach. When filling your bag for your letter carrier, please select canned fruit in juice, not syrup; low-sodium canned soups and vegetables; tuna in water, not oil; brown rice and whole-grain pasta.
Participating in the Letter Carriers' Stamp-Out Hunger Food-Drive is simple
by leaving non-perishable food donations in a bag by your mailbox on May 14th and your letter carrier will do the rest. I invite the entire community to
join in a great day of giving and help in the fight to end hunger.
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Get out and enjoy the weather. Take a scroll down the walking path in Hermon Hill Park, take your dog to play at Chapin Dog Park or enjoy the wonderful attractions including the new train at O.J. Watson Park. For a list of parks in District III as well as across the city
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District III Construction
John Mack Bridge:
The existing bridge will undergo structural repairs.
Traffic Impact: Broadway is restricted to one lane in each direction thru construction over the Arkansas River Bridge.
Estimated Completion: Spring 2016
63rd Street S Water Main Extension:
This project will extend water service along 63rd Street South from Clifton Avenue to K-15 to eliminate dead end systems and provide a redundant feed in the water supply to Derby.
Traffic Impact: 63rd Street may be reduced to one lane of traffic during work hours. Access to local businesses will be maintained during construction. Intermittent flagging of traffic may occur during work hours.
Estimated completion: Summer 2016
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Colvin Neighborhood Resource Center
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Seeking resources but unsure where to turn or what is available? Stop by Colvin Neighborhood Resource Center located at 2820 S. Roosevelt in the Planeview Neighborhood or call 316 303-8028. Onsite staff can provide you with resources to help you overcome certain obstacles.
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Resume building, resume reviews, job search tools and 1-on-1 assistance is available at Colvin Neighborhood Resource Center Please call 303-8028 for more information
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Need to complete an Application, Review, Interim Report or Report a Change? Stop by Colvin Neighborhood Resource Center to see the on-site benefit worker or call 303-8082
Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m
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Home Improvement program has funding available for income qualified homeowners
The Housing and Community Services Department's Home Improvement Program now has funding available for interest-free, forgivable deferred payment loans of up to $5,000 for income-qualified (60% of median) owner-occupant homeowners. Loans are provided for emergency needs, such as furnaces, water heaters, sewer lines, water lines, electrical system repairs and plumbing repairs. Loans are also provided for minor home repair needs for senior citizens, age 62 and older.
Property taxes must be current.
Call 462-3713 for more information or to apply.
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District III Advisory Board and Neighborhood Associations
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The District III Advisory Board meets the first Wednesday of the month at the WATER Center, 101 E. Pawnee, Wichita, KS 67211. Meetings begin at 6:30 p.m.
To find DAB III agendas and minutes click
here
District III Breakfast
2016 Dates
February 27, 2016
April 30, 2016
June 18, 2016
August 27, 2016
October 29, 2016
None in December due to the holidays.
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Helpful Links & Information
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Stay up-to-date on City events, announcements and headlines by reading our daily
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City Council Agendas, Minutes and streaming video
link
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Don't be left in the Dark!
Help deter crime and keep our communities safe by reporting street light outages.
If you notice outages within your neighborhood, complete this
form.
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Become part of the solution and tell us what's on your mind. Visit Activate Wichita today!
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Join the District III Facebook Page
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Please join us on the District III Facebook page to get news and updates about your community. You can join
HERE! Or by searching for Wichita District III on Facebook.
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Check out what's happening at the Library by
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Find out about Parks and Recreation Summer Classes by
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Construction, Street Sweeping, & More
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WHAT, WHERE, WHEN....
THE WICHITA POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS A GREAT PUBLICATION THAT IS HELPFUL FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF WICHITA, AND THEY HAVE BEEN GENEROUS IN GIVING US AN ON-LINE ACCESS. SO NOW YOU CAN REFER TO THIS DOCUMENT AT ANY TIME YOU HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING WHAT, WHERE, AND WHEN....
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Looking for things to do in Wichita? Checkout the variety of options
by clicking here!
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Wichita Public Library's new newsletter! You will be emailed about every other week with the latest releases, events and library news.
Sign up!
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Crime Stoppers encourages citizens to call if they have information about a felony crime, and wish to remain anonymous. This means that they have not directly contacted law enforcement.
Crime Stoppers always encourages cooperation with law enforcement, but in those cases where citizens do not want to call police, they are encouraged to provide the information they have anonymously through Crime Stoppers by one of the following ways:
Call (316) 267-2111 or 1-800-222-TIPS
Text TIP217 plus your tip to CRIMES (274637) or
Report a tip online here!
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Riverfest 2016 Needs You!
Mark your calendars now for Riverfest 2016 June 3-11 . We will need lots of
Volunteers for Button Sellers, Paddle Boats, Kansas Health
Foundation RiverRun, Parade, Welcome Centers, and more!
Why should you Volunteer?
- Volunteers receive a special Collector's Cloisonne Volunteer Pin. Your 'free ticket' to Riverfest
- Special invitation to our Volunteer Appreciation Party
- Build pride in your community
- Connect with 300,000 of your closet friends
- Get to work behind the scenes of the biggest party of the year
- Great team-building for businesses and groups
- Churches and Schools get those volunteer hours all in one session
- Perfect exposure for businesses! Wear your logo apparel and have over 300,000 people see your business
- Pride in the community that you live in!
- Lots of shifts to fit different days and schedules
- First 300 Volunteers get a Free Riverfest Volunteer Shirt
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Wichita Public Library to Enroll Thousands of Youth in Summer Reading Program
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The Wichita Public Library announces that the 2016 Summer Reading Program will begin May 25. This annual program for area youth regularly enrolls more than 10,000 children and teens who commit to reading throughout the summer months.
The Summer Reading Program was designed to fight the "summer brain drain" that causes children to suffer a measurable learning loss over their summer break from school.
Research shows that students who don't engage in learning over the summer get lower test scores.
The program has three tiers to address different age ranges of participants. Youth entering grades 6 through 12 will enroll in the Teens Read portion of the program and children ages 3 through the 5th grade will participate in the Kids Read portion. The kids and teens in these programs will track how many days they read for at least 20 minutes. Parents with babies and toddlers under the age of three can enroll in the Baby Bookworm program, which provides learning activities that promote early literacy skills.
Parents can enroll their children at any of the eight Libraries across Wichita. Printed reading logs will be available for children and parents to track their reading. And for the first time, this year parents and children can enroll in the program as well as track reading progress online through the Library's website
www.wichitalibrary.org.
The Summer Reading Program continues through July 20 and will provide prize incentives. Nearly 100 Library events for children are scheduled to coincide with this program. The full list of events can be found at the
events page on the Library's website.
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The Library's Summer Reading Program and Events are
FREE!
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City Fleet Operations Named a "Notable Fleet" by the American Public Works Association (APWA) & Government Fleet Magazine
The City's fleet section in Public Works & Utilities was recently recognized by the American Public Works Association (APWA) and Government Fleet magazine. The fleet section maintains nearly 2,400 vehicles and pieces of equipment for all departments other than Airport and Transit. This includes police patrol vehicles, fire apparatus, heavy equipment, light/medium vehicles and small equipment like chainsaws and mowers. Wichita's fleet section was recently named as a "Notable Fleet" as part of the 2016 Leading Fleets program. Each year, the APWA and Government Fleet magazine recognize the top 50 fleet shops in the country - these comprise the Leading Fleet award recipients. They also name "Notable Fleets" that fall outside of the Top 50 but deserve recognition for their efforts and accomplishments. According to APWA and Government Fleet, recognized fleets such as Wichita's are "performing at a high level, particularly in fleet leadership, competitiveness and efficiency, planning for the future, and overcoming challenges."
There is one significant initiative ongoing in the fleet section aimed at planning for the future. This involves a comprehensive management study being completed by WSU and the development of a decision support tool to minimize total lifecycle costs while maintaining service levels. These projects are identifying how the fleet section can optimize its replacement intervals and maintenance/repair activities to minimize costs over 30 years. There will also be findings about customer communications and governance structures to better engage fleet users in annual planning. The fleet section is moving toward a more business-based approach to management, and the WSU study will provide a blueprint for how to get there. The report is being finalized, and staff is planning to present the findings in a City Council workshop at the end of June.
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Bike Month 2016!
Help celebrate Bike Month this May! There are many different activities for you to enjoy, see below for a quick listing of events coming up.
All Week Long
- Multiple bike rides - see the calendar
May 7th
- Fairmount Neighborhood Bicycle Rodeo
- Redbud Path Ribbon Cutting
May 10th
- Woodchuck Bikeway Ribbon Cutting
May 12th
- Bicycle Touring Presentation
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The City of Wichita and Sedgwick County, in partnership with the Wichita Workforce Center and KANSASWORKS, will be hosting a Public Safety Job Fair.
Date: Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
Time: 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Location:
Wichita Workforce Center
2021 N Amidon, Suite 1100
Wichita, KS 67203
Details: Multiple employers will be recruiting for various levels of public
safety positions. Some positions include, but are not limited to:
Currently Registered Employers:
- City of Wichita
- Sedgwick County
- City of Derby
- City of Andover
- City of Bel Aire
- City of Arkansas City
- Sumner County
- City of Hutchinson
- City of Newton
- City of Dodge City
- City of Liberal
Instructions: Please have applicants register for a KANSASWORKS plus account on KANSASWORKS.com prior to the event. Applicants are encouraged to bring copies of resume and dress appropriately.
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City of Wichita, Office of Community Services | 316-303-8030 |
2820 S. Roosevelt
Wichita, KS 67210
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