Tucson's 31st Historic District - Homesteaded February 8, 1898

April 27, 2024

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Jefferson Park Health and Heritage Park: getting rid of Russian Thistle, a.k.a. Tumbleweed. JPNA committee head Micheal identified the invasive weed, and volunteers pulled it. Thank you, Nick of UA Community Relations and UA student Jose, for your help.

LEFT: Russian Thistle in the ground

ABOVE: Russian Thistle in the bag

BELOW: Pup encouragement - from the shade

Neighbors: please pull this invasive species when you see it, before it is able to seed. Watch for more workdays coming up and volunteer to help!

We need lots of help!

Could you help set up, sell, or take down on any one of the plant sale days?? SIGN UP AT: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fMW6mZ-uF9ZwjpUdRUViOyVsvk8IcO6rPntz7hADoWY/edit?usp=sharing

Questions? Contact Laurel Heather Milden at trdswmn@cox.net

From big plants, to garden tools, to rain barrels to herb gardens. We will have it all. Best Plant Sale ever!!!

ROLL-OFFS: Your neighborhood association contacts the city each year and sets dates for the roll-offs. The next roll-offs are scheduled for Thursday through Monday: May 2 - May 6, 2024

Located at 4 sites in Jefferson Park:

917 E. Seneca, 1822 E. Lester St., 850 N. Tyndall, and 1740 E. Edison

What kinds of items and materials can be put in the Roll-Off's? See roll-off rules. Please be a good neighbor and load items back to front. If a container is full, please move on to the next one. All items must be placed in the container. Do not place any items in the street, alley or on the sidewalk by the container. If you have any questions please call 520-791-3171. Thank you.

Hit the button to the right for

rules and info

JPNA May 22, 6:00 pm Meeting

Ward III Meeting Room

or Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86807269203?pwd=NXlpdC9nMytocVhtTDdrQll5elJZQT09

Meeting ID: 868 0726 9203 Passcode: 686352

The Jefferson Park Safety Committee meets before every JPNA meeting at 5pm. All interested folks are invited. If you have questions contact Rosemary Bolza rbolza@me.com

The Traffic Advisory Committee meets monthly. Contact Cindy Doklan, chairperson, for time and place. cindy.doklan@gmail.com

PLANNING MEETING of the Grant Road Coalition

May 9, 2024, Ward III Meeting Room, 5:00pm

In person or via Zoom: 

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89367155146?pwd=VUdBVmhUc1NHc21mVFZBYkNheUhnQT09

Meeting ID: 893 6715 5146   Passcode: 738657



The Grant Road Coalition will meet to review and plan for the next phase which will include the greenspace.....All interested parties invited.

On the 3rd Saturday of the month, at the southeast end of Edison at Campbell Avenue, neighbors do a quick cleanup of the little parklet. We meet at 8:00 am.

All garbage bags and tools are supplied and the company is great! You are always welcome to volunteer other times when it suits your schedule. If you do pick up trash during another time, please contact Miguel Puig at miguelpuig1979@gmail.com, and your time will count. We report our hours to Tucson Clean & Beautiful as part of the Adopt-a-Park Program. (JP Contact-Miguel -miguelpuig1979@gmail.com )

No 138kV poles and overhead lines in Jefferson Park! TEP plans to select their preferred route in early May. For more information and to review the routes: https://www.tep.com/midtown-reliability-project/

SHARE YOUR OPINION

The last day to submit comments, which will be included with TEP's application to the ACC, is Tuesday, April 30.

Comment Form:

Use the individual Online Comment form to submit comments about the proposed routes: https://tep.jotform.com/232196308378968

E-mail midtownreliability@tep.com

Call 1-833-523-0887-leave voice mail

Mail a letter to:

TEP Midtown Reliability, P.O. Box 711 Mail Stop CB200,

Tucson, AZ 85701-0711

With the initiative and leadership of Dan Dempsey, a non-profit 501c3 group, Underground Arizona, has been formed. Forming a non-profit group enables us to become an intervening party when TEP files its Certificate of Environmental Compatibility (CEC) in early May with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC). 

To access updated information about the feasibility of undergrounding, research, and other important news, please visit: 

https://undergroundarizona.org/

Most importantly, please sign up to receive emails updates here

The flight pattern to the helipad is from the south. Banner records all non-compliant flights, whether filed online or called in. This data educates pilots and helicopter companies. Put the number in your phone and report fly-overs. It is quick and easy.

Call BUMC Security: 520-694-6533, or

Report online: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=0tzqra86NUiycx6incm8cqK9bZ04jtJowQZjB_IHAFUNzBTQ0RVWUpWUk5RV1I4V1VDWTVCWVRTSSQlQCN0PWcu

Jim Click Raffle is Back!

Support Jefferson Park Projects

Each ticket is $25 and this year, the 5 for $100 option is back! All of the ticket revenue goes to Jefferson Park. Even if you don't win, your neighborhood does. Tickets available at JPNA events and at meetings.

You may purchase tickets by contacting Joan Daniels at jdchama@msn.com.

The 2024 Jim Click Raffle drawing will be held in December 2024.

ABOVE: Little Free Library - Vine and Lester

RIGHT: Seed Library - Vine and Waverly

Wondering what to plant now? The planting schedule from Native Seed Search tells you what grows best in Tucson and when to plant. Great resource! Click the blue button!

U OF A ALERT SYSTEM

U of A Alerts, the University’s emergency alert system, sign up at: https://cirt.arizona.edu/sign-ualert

STUDENTS DISTURBING THE PEACE

If at any point your peace is disturbed, report neighborhood loud party/unruly gathering complaints to 911. You may also call the UA Neighborhood Hotline at 520-282-3649. A team from the University’s community relations office and TPD’s Red Tag Unit are available to visit problematic properties to educate students about the City’s Unruly Gathering Ordinance and the UA’s consequences for violation of the Student Code of Conduct.

Karen L Sanson, Office of Government & Community Relations

911 remains your contact for any police related concerns :

• Suspicious activity/persons
• Any thefts
• Any shots fired
• Car theft/damage
• Domestic violence
• Medical assistance
• Fire
• Loud Parties/underage alcohol/dangerous behavior

What do I report to 311?: Use it to report any variety of housekeeping concerns. These include potholes, broken play equipment in your pocket park, if your trash pick-up didn’t happen as scheduled, water bill questions, damaged bus stops, parks and streets, debris, illegal dumping, litter, overgrown vegetation and trees, and any other city function that is not an emergency.

There’s also a 311 portal on the City of Tucson website. Use this link to find that: Tucson 311 Service Request Portal and download links 

Hit the blue button to access the paving image and an explanation regarding the timing, etc.

Emergency preparedness is the responsibility of every resident in the City of Tucson,

Make a Plan

Build a Kit

Sign up for Pima County "My Alerts" to receive emergency notifications

Information about preparedness from Ready.gov

Sign Up for Tucson's Climate Action Report!   

You can use this link to subscribe to the Climate Action Report through the City Manager's Office:

https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/AZTUCSON/subscriber/new

Have you seen any building or construction going on in the neighborhood or remodeling you have questions about? Jefferson Park has a committee that works with Tucson Planning and Development to assure that work is appropriately permitted and changes stay within the scope of Jefferson Park's Neighborhood Preservation Zone.

E-mail the address and your questions to jpnalanduse@gmail.com

NEED A PERMIT? PDSD launched a Permit Dashboard in November 2023. The interactive dashboard provides insight into the permitting process. Users will be able togain an understanding of review times, allowing staff and customers to pinpoint areas of improvement or excellence. Since the launch, PDSD has consistently met target review times more than 90% of the time.

Ward III is accepting furniture, cooking supplies, etc.—anything that might help someone set up a house. Drop items off at the Ward III office, 1510 E Grant (corner of Grant and Vine). Is the item too big? Give Ward III a call for pickup at (520) 791-4711; they will come, pick it up, and take it to the Wildcat House, where it will help folks who are just getting into housing.

Ward III also has "Slow Down" signs - FOR FREE!

GRAFFITI

• Report by Phone: (520) 792-CITY (2489).
• Graffiti on bus stops report to Sun Tran customer service at (520) 792-9222.

Give information: Address/cross streets of the graffiti. Graffiti removed only within City limits.

For graffiti, potholes,etc:

SeeClickFix Online

View SeeClickFix Tutorial Video

HOMELESS CONCERNS:

Homeless Outreach Team (HOT)

• HOMELESS PROTOCOL
• ONLINE FORM TO REPORT HOMELESS CAMP

Report an encampment 520.837.7425

For Services & Resources for the Homeless:

Call: 520-791-2540

Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness

January 2024 Flight Data:

# medical flights in January = 137

Reports from neighbors = 13 (5 appeared to be outside the Fly-Friendly zone)

Of the 137 flights, 46 arrivals were outside of the Fly-Friendly Zone (33%)

32 departures were outside the Fly-Friendly Zone.(23%)

Call about over-flights to: BUMC Security: 520-694-6533

Banner schedules periodic meetings with the neighbors to discuss helicopter activity:

Tue 7/9/2024 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Thu 

BUMCT Santa Rita - Conference Room Floor 2 Room#2455

Join on your computer or mobile app  

Click here to join the meeting 

Meeting ID: 222 446 698 766 Passcode: svibfW

Tue 11/12/2024 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

BUMCT Santa Rita - Conference Room Floor 2 Room#2455 

Join on your computer, mobile app or room device  

Click here to join the meeting

Meeting ID: 293 633 864 047  Passcode: Lr5CMY

HELP END DANGEROUS ILLEGAL GATHERINGS

REPORT any time of day, any number of people, if unruly.

1) Loud party calls should go to 911.

2) Additionally, if student-related, contact the UA Neighborhood Hotline to report concerns at 520-282-3649.

3) Loud music/noise calls may be reported online: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/apps/crime-reporting/

STATS: 2023 December-1 loud party 0 red tags; 2024 Jan-0 loud party, 0 red tags

When to call get red tag info sheet - CLICK HERE

“Neighborhood Watch—A Leader’s Guide To Getting Started” 

• Block Map 
• Neighborhood Watch Sign Application 
• Home Security Booklet 
• “Operation Identification” Information 

Or Call Water Dept, 520-791-5443 to make an appointment.

For technical assistance in the selection of a compatible thermostat option, please call (855) 393-9717. To find all the information CLICK HERE

Gloo Factory,

Open Road Traders, Sabaku,

Avery Gagne, Tierra Antigua Realty

Mark's Ace Hardware,

Dolce Vita Italian, BlackJack Pizza,

Tim Flanigan,

Seneca Drive Band, Old Pueblo Trolley-Transit Museum, and Trader Joes

Avery Gagne

TIERRA ANTIQUA REALTY

(207)-402-8673



THANK YOU ONE AND ALL!

Many thanks to The Prime Leaf

Thanks to North America Powder Coating for the stands and DTM traffic for the sign manufacture.

Carly Quinn - tile work at Campbell Entrances

Jefferson Park is proud to support local businesses that support our neighborhood. To place an ad in our E-news, contact jdchama@msn.com. We have 12-15 editions annually, reaching over 350 local residents.

See a new neighbor? Alert the representative in your area to let them know to take by a welcome packet!

Every Area Rep would appreciate help distributing doorhangers or taking Welcome Packets to new residents. Contact them via email.

Need a recommendation for a handy-person or a business? Go to http://www.jeffersonpark.info/recommended-services.html

Would you like to recommend someone to your neighbors? Let Cricket know. cricket16@cox.net, 520-798-3602 - Help us keep the list accurate- report any retired/inactive numbers to Cricket.

Another newsletter chock full of information!

WARD VI, 520 -791-4601

Ward 6 newsletter:

 www.tucsonaz.gov/ward-6/news

District Five Contact Info: Adelita Grijalva

• Email: district5@pima.gov, Phone:724-8126
• Website: www.pima.gov/district5 or https://www.adelitasgrijalva.com/

Chief of Staff: Keith Bagwell, Keith.Bagwell@pima.gov, (520) 724-8723

Board of Supervisors Meetings:

www.facebook.com/pimacountyarizona/ Live meeting broadcast: http://pima.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=3

Participate in the call to the public: Contact the Clerk of the Board’s Office at (520) 724-8449 Send in a written comment: email COBmail@pima.gov

jdchama@msn.com

cnichols17@cox.net

cricket16@cox.net