City of Wichita
District I
Newsletter
|
|
From the desk of Lavonta Williams...
1. April District I breakfast has been cancelled. Please plan to join us at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 6, 2017.
2. I would like to thank the ICT RBG group for organizing the Wind Debris Cleaning Spree near Chester Lewis Academy and the teenage young men from the New Vision-HBCU group. Three truck loads of debris was gathered and disposed of thanks to this group.
3. A
Public Information Meeting for the Douglas Streetscapes, Main to Washington
will be held on April 4, 2017 at the Wichita Downtown Development Corporation, 505 East Douglas Avenue at 5:00 PM. I
f you have any questions regarding this project, please feel free to contact Tyler Stevenson, Project Manager with Pearson Construction at 263-3100 or our Project Engineer, Greg Baalman at 268-4048.
4. I would like to clarify that the City of Wichita has no responsibility for the sale of the former Walmart building located at 13th and Oliver. S
ome stores leave a clause that they will not sell their building to competitive businesses. Upon learning of the business coming in, I visited with the other businesses on the block, thanking them for their service to the community. I even called the owner of Furniture on Consignment who I have worked with and supported for years. He had already heard of the sale. we all wanted a grocery store to eliminated the food desert we have there now.
Please click on the link below for more information about the new owner.
|
|
City Announcements & Activities
|
S
tay up-to-date on City events, announcements and headlines
|
DISTRICT I-CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS...
21st and Oliver Intersection: The project will add dual left turn lanes and dedicated right turn lanes in all directions with improved drainage at the intersection. New signals, brick pedestrian crosswalks, sidewalks and 10' multi-purpose path will be constructed.
Traffic Impact: Traffic on both 21st St. and Oliver is reduced to one lane in each direction with no left turns allowed at the intersection. Access to local businesses will be maintained during construction. Intermittent flagging of traffic may occur during work hours.
Contractor: Cornejo & Sons City Contact: James Wagner (268-4047/ jwagner@wichita.gov) Estimated completion: Fall 2017
37th, Oliver to Woodlawn: The project will widen 37th Street from a two-lane to a three-lane roadway with curb and gutter, and an underground storm sewer. The project also includes on-street bike lanes and sidewalk along both sides
of the street.
Traffic Impact: 37th is CLOSED at the railroad tracks. Two way traffic will be open from Woodlawn and Oliver. Ridgewood and Parkwood are closed at 37th. Access to local businesses will be maintained during construction. Intermittent flagging of traffic may occur during work hours.
Contractor: Flint Hills Materials City Contact: James Wagner (268-4047/ jwagner@wichita.gov) Estimated completion: Fall 2017
Madison Water Main Replacement Central to 3rd: The project will replace the water main on Madison between Central and 3rd Street.
Traffic Impact: Eastbound Central is reduced to one lane of traffic at Madison for approximately one week. The following week westbound Central at Madison will be reduced to one lane for approximately one week. Access to local businesses will be maintained during construction. Intermittent flagging of traffic may occur during work hours.
Contractor: Dutton Construction City Contact: James Wagner (268-4047/ jwagner@wichita.gov) Estimated completion: Summer 2017
|
|
Click here to find up-to-date information regarding street maintenance in your area.
|
This report highlights the City of Wichita's 2016 accomplishments and provides
a look ahead at the City's 2017 goals.
|
Water Conservation 2017
Rebate Program Plan
The 2017 water conservation rebate program will start on Monday, offering residents up to $80,000 in incentives if they install approved water conserving devices. The popular, fifth-year program, which City Council approved on March 7, will accept applications until the funds expire.
Beginning Monday, applications may be picked up at the Environmental Health building (1900 E. 9th Street North); application and submittal instructions also are available at
www.wichita.gov.
Rebates are available to all customers with active accounts for the delivery of potable water.
Program Overview:
Conserving water is an important component of long-term water supply planning, which has a water conservation goal of 0.35% conservation per year. A component of the 0.35% conservation goal is the 2017 Rebate Program. The objective of the 2017 Rebate Program is to encourage the installation of water conserving high efficiency (HE) appliances in order to conserve water for future use. The City Council has approved $80,000 for the 2017 Rebate Program from the unspent H2O Cares fund. The 2017 Rebate Program will begin accepting applications on April 3, 2017.
Who is Eligible?
Homeowners, renters of single-family homes, owners of multi-family rentals and owners of businesses who are City of Wichita water customers will qualify as participants. Consistent with the previous years of the program, rebates will be available to people replacing fixtures in existing buildings. Customers will continue to be limited to five rebates annually, and the program will continue until the funding is exhausted.
|
|
|
|
Images: City of Santa Monica
|
Apply Today -
Pilot Project to Slow Traffic and Make Neighborhood Improvements
Don't miss this chance to help make your neighborhood even better. The City of Wichita is accepting applications for a pilot project to calm traffic, improve safety, and improve quality of life at an intersection or along a block.
Dubbed The People First Neighborhood Pilot Project, the project provides a neighborhood with the opportunity to work with City staff and design professionals in order to design temporary physical changes. Examples of possible improvements include curb extensions, sidewalk improvements, high visibility crosswalks, bike lanes, mini-roundabouts, public seating, landscaping, and more.
The project boundaries are limited to the following: 21st Street to the north, Hillside Avenue to the east, Mt. Vernon Road to the south, and St. Paul Avenue to the west. Individuals and organizations are encouraged to complete the online application by April 21, 2017. The application and more information about the project can be found on the City of Wichita website (link below).
This project is made possible with the generous support of the Knight Foundation and Wichita Community Foundation.
|
The City of Wichita has recently received a large number of complaints regarding the free Wichita Eagle publications that are distributed to households that do not subscribe to the newspaper.
Residents who do not want the publications, or who want to report vacant properties where the flyers are piling up should contact the Wichita Eagle by calling 268-6209 or by e-mailing
csrequest@wichitaeagle.com.
If there are areas where old publications have become a littering issue and need to be picked up, please contact Distribution Services Manager Keith Hansen at
khansen@wichitaeagle.com
or 268-6558.
|
Animal Services Advisory Board
Seeks Public Input
The City of Wichita Animal Services
Advisory Board is seeking community input on the issue of feral cats. The Board wants to determine if feral cats are a problem in Wichita and if so, seek appropriate remedies. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey.
|
Neighborhood Nuisance Reporting
Residents are encouraged to report neighborhood nuisance problems via phone or email due to technical difficulties with the online portal. To submit a report, please call the main number (660-9220). A voicemail can be left if the call is made after business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Also, an email may be sent to KeepWichitaClean@wichita.gov or residents may contact the Dial Wichita! Call Center at 942-4482.
|
Check out what's happening
City for the Young Artists' Exhibit
Every April there is a national celebration of the young child and their caregivers. And so for the 9th year in a row, the Wichita Public Library has partnered with child care providers across the City for the Young Artists' Exhibit. Hundreds of local children create artwork inspired by a literary theme which is put on display at libraries across Wichita! Stop by your local library to see some of our youngest artists' work on display!
CANDID CONVERSATIONS -
Police on Racial Profiling: In Their Own Words
What do Kansas police officers think about allegations of racial profiling, and what needs to be done to resolve the controversy? Attend a panel presentation informed by research that examined Kansas police officers' perspectives on racial profiling. Following the presentation, Chief of Police Gordon Ramsay and a diverse panel of community representatives will discuss the study and answer questions. This program is offered in conjunction with "Candid Conversations," and is made possible by the Kansas Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Tuesday, April 4,
7:00 - 9:00pm at
WSU's Hughes Metropolitan Complex
5015 E. 29th Street (room 180)
B
asic Car Care Maintenance
Want to be more hands-on in maintaining your vehicle? With April being National Car Care Month, we bring you a class covering the basic car care maintenance to make your vehicle last a long time. Learn how the Library's extensive motor manual collection and a free online auto repair database can help you. Registration is required; call 261-8507 or register on the events calendar at
www.wichitalibrary.org.
Saturday, April 8
3:00 - 4:00pm at
Central Library
|
|
Updates from District I &
Atwater Neighborhood Resource Center
|
|
District I Advisory Board, Breakfast and Neighborhood Association Information
|
|
The District I Advisory Board meets on the 1st Monday of the month at the Atwater Neighborhood Resource Center (NRC), 2755 E. 19th St. N., Wichita, KS 67214. Meetings begin at 6:30 p.m.
The District I Breakfast is held on the 1st Saturday of each month at the Atwater NRC, 2755 E. 19th St. N. Breakfast begins at 9 a.m.
For the 2017 meeting schedule, click
here
.
Like us on Facebook: Wichita District 1
|
Neighborhood Association Updates...
Neighborhood Associations are encouraged to participate and walk with your Community Police Officer in this parade.
|
FREE TIRE DISPOSAL
Sedgwick County is offering
free tire disposal for
residents on April 14 & 15.
(Businesses can dispose for free on April 13).
Load up all those tires before the mosquito season gets here. Tires stacked outside tend to hold water and make for an ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes. And if they are in your garage, spiders and other insects will find them a handy place to lay their eggs.
Just take them to the Sedgwick County Waste Yard at 4701 S West St., but be prepared to wait in line just a short while. This is a very popular event. Click
here to read the details, or to have a printable poster.
Thank you Sedgwick County!
|
|
Education, Employment & Job Training
|
|
KANSEL Construction Class
|
Career Job Training
The Union Rescue Mission has a new program to prepare men and women for rewarding careers in the food service industry. KitchenPrep is an eight-week course taught at the Mission's life transformation center (2800 North Hillside). The curriculum involves 128 hours of classroom and kitchen lab work spread over 24 days. Trainees complete both written and practical assignments taught by Union Rescue Mission staff and guest instructors.
At the conclusion of the eight weeks, students who pass a culinary proficiency test will receive a certificate of course completion, plus assistance in securing employment.
Tuition is $285 total ($200 in student fees and $85 for course materials and tools). There is a $40 non-refundable application fee. A limited number of scholarships are available for men and women who are currently unemployed or under employed.
|
|
Community Activities & Services
|
Senior Wednesday
at The Kansas African American Museum. It's FREE!!! Senior Wednesdays are informational and entertaining sessions, designed for active seniors and offered by a collaboration of ten institutions. Come and join us every third Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. January - November
|
Senior Wednesday: January-March 2017
Senior Wednesdays are always fun and there is something different to do; someone new to meet. There are also many senior activity centers in Wichita and the surrounding areas, so be informed. Be entertained. Be active.
To view upcoming events for January through March-Click Here
|
|
Are you tired of renting?
Find out how you can own a Habitat home
|
|
Come to an information meeting and find out more about owning an affordable Wichita Habitat for Humanity home.
We will have a meeting on Saturday, April 8, at 10 a.m. A meeting in Spanish also will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 8. We'll have a meeting on Wednesday, April 12, at 5:30 p.m.
Meetings are held at our offices at 130 E. Murdock St., between Main and Market streets.
|
From year-round to seasonal events, Downtown
is the preferred location for Wichita to celebrate
throughout the year. A variety of events cater to
the diverse interests of Wichita residents and
many visitors from Kansas and throughout the
|
Move More in April, says the American Heart Association
Outdoor walk-at-work events are in this spring. At your job, try out a "walking meeting" with a workmate or just enjoy the noontime fresh air. It's refreshing for mind and body to walk every day but you might see plenty of other pedestrians on some Wednesdays this spring:
- Move More in April, (Am Heart Assoc., heart.org)
- April 26, National Walk at Lunch Day (Blue Cross Blue Shield of KS, BCBSKS.com)
- May 3, Get Fit Don't Sit Day, (Am Diabetes Assoc., diabetes.org)
- May 17, Walk at Work Day, (Health & Wellness Coalition Wichita, hwcwichita.org)
Find your favorite time to walk: morning, noon, after supper. Walk tall. Do some backward shoulder rolls to relieve stress. Walking is an uplifting respite from the work day or home day.
|
Project Access and its community partners serve patients in many locations. Eligible uninsured patients are enrolled for limited periods of time to address immediate medical needs. Once enrolled, patients have access to a variety of specialists, as well as prescription medication, durable medical equipment and diabetic supplies.
Eligible patients can be referred by participating physicians throughout Sedgwick County.
Additional key partners are community clinics and the Department for Children and Families (DCF). Patients who receive primary care at certain community clinics may be referred to Project Access and enrolled by an onsite DCF eligibility specialist.
Eligible patients are referred to Project Access by providers at the following sites:
For more information call
|
|
Connect 2 Compete with COX
|
|
Get Internet at home today for a better future tomorrow
The Internet is essential for success. See how you can get connected.
DOES MY FAMILY QUALIFY?
1. At least one child eligible for free school lunches through the National School Lunch Program 2. No outstanding Cox bills or unreturned equipment. 3. Have not subscribed to Cox High Speed Internet service for the last 90 day
4. Call 1-855-222-3252 for more information |
|
Street Light Out?
Click Here to report your findings to
Westar Energy
|
|
|
|
The program encourages citizens to call Crime Stoppers 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
or use the new mobile app
If you would like more information on the program or you are interested in volunteering you may call the Wichita Crime Commission at 267-1235 or
click here
|
|
Have questions or concerns?
City of Wichita, Office of Community Services |
316-303-8016 |
2755 E. 19th St. N.
Wichita, KS 67214
|
|
|
|
|
