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Your Neighborhood News - July 16, 2015
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR AND SUPPORT YOUR
NEIGHBORS ADDRESSING THE
GRANT ROAD TASK FORCE
When: Thursday -
July 16, 5:30 PM
Where: Tucson Assn. of Realtors, 2445 N. Tu
cson Blvd
Your neighbors need your support. Show the city that many citizens care about the plans for Grant Road. Please attend if at all possible and bring a neighbor. Visit the newly designed jeffersonpark.info website to add your name to the support form.
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NEW Jefferson Park WEB-SITE DESIGN
Put your home on the home page !
Register your support for the Grant Road Neighbors Coalition !
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The website looks a bit different now. Please visit jeffersonpark.info. The home page features JP homes, new, old, and former. Consider adding an image of your home (e-mail jpg to jdchama@msn.com) .
Also consider supporting your neighbors who are working with the city on the Grant Road Coalition by adding your name to the Support Form on the Home Page. A very special thanks goes out to Mike, our long time computer guru and to grandkid, Matt, who helped with the latest design. Also, many thanks to the JPNA members who contribute $15 a year that helps pay for the annual subscription.
The web-site is a work in progress, adding more as neighbors give their input.
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PARK AVE ENHANCEMENT PLANS TO BE PRESENTED JULY 22 AT JPNA MEETING
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Wednesday, July 22, 2015
6:00 pm at the Ward III Office
CHANGES
TO PARK AVE
COOL OFF WITH ICE CREAM
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WHAT'S NEXT FOR BANNER ?
Banner Health to Meet with Neighbors
Monday, July 20, 2015
6:15pm - 7:45 pm
Our Savior's Lutheran Church - Koch Chapel
1200 N. Campbell Ave
(one block north of Speedway Blvd)
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QUARTERLY MEETING
PARK AVE PROJECT
In 2007, a Transportation Enhancement grant was written by Jefferson Park and the contiguous neighborhoods. You will soon see some significant changes on Park Ave from Speedway to Ft Lowell. Allowances will be made for bicycle and pedestrian pathways as well as water harvesting.
Project manager, Gary Wittwer, will present the plans and projected timing for the facelift. Decomposed granite pathways, water harvesting, sidewalks etc. are among the things planned. This enhancement will provide a part of the proposed Jefferson Park Health/History Bike Walk Loop.
Come hear about what is planned and perhaps stay after for the business meeting to hear the issues and projects being addressed by JPNA.
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The Banner team will make a presentation on the proposed rezoning and the Planned Area Development (PAD) document. There will be plenty of time and opportunity for questions. They have not yet formally submitted the rezoning application to the City of Tucson and they will not do so until after the above meeting and after they have heard neighborhood comments.
Banner also noted that due to the summer timing of the meeting, they will be planning another meeting in September for those who may be out of town for the July 20th meeting. If you can not attend the July 20th neighborhood meeting or have questions before the meeting you may contact Keri Silvyn at (520) 207-4464 or e-mail ksilvyn@lsblandlaw.com
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Having Fun with the Monsoon Rains
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Ducks watching the Weather Report!
RUBBER DUCKY RACE Next Big Monsoon Need not be present to win! $5.00 registration fee per Ducky No limit on entries per person
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FROM LESTER AND CHERRY
TO VINE AND GRANT
FIRST ANNUAL RUBBER DUCKY RACE
The race shall be announced by rain clouds and confirmed on the JP google groups, Facebook page, or Jefferson Park twitter account at joanchall#jpnarubberduckrace. You don't have to brave the elements to participate..
We have 2 Race Coordinators, who will be out in the pouring rain to watch the duckies race. Hopefully we will also have a couple of independent observers - contact Joan at joanchall@yahoo.com if you are interested in being a referee.
All ducks will be released at one time and their progress monitored by official duck monitors. You are welcome to come out and cheer your duck along.
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The Ducky that goes the farthest along the route between Lester/Cherry and Grant/Vine wins first prize. There will also be prizes for all duckies that end up in water harvesting basins along the Vine Av Green Corridor. .And the prizes!
1st prize - A painted water harvesting barrel
2nd prize - A quart of Arizona's only local date vinegar, compliments of Iskashitaa!
3rd prize - TBD.
There will also be prizes for all duckies that end up in water harvesting basins along the Vine Av Green Corridor.
To reserve your personal ducky contact:
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The Jefferson Park Green Committee
1) Will be planting more trees around the International School sometime in October.
2) Will be conducting a tree inventory in Jefferson Park for the Edible Urban Forest project.
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Another set of neighbor volunteers we have to be thankful for!
Above Right:
Tree planting 2013 on Hampton. Drive by to see how they have grown in 2 short years!
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Final payment made! Were you worried we had not paid for our signs yet? Well worry no more. The city invoice for the installation was received and paid July 13, 2015. Jeff Park now owns them. Once again a costly improvement was shouldered by the neighborhood and through their volunteer work at fundraisers, direct donations and the "adopt a sign" program it has come to be. A breakdown for our accounting minded neighbors- manufacture = $2953.20, city installation = $1677.20 all paid for out of our collective pockets. What next???
(J. Daniels)
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NSN - A website for Tucson's Neighborhoods
Crime Stats and Code Violations listed by neighborhood
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A site listing all the neighborhoods in Tucson, and important things effecting them.
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Tucson NewsNet Daily Digest - A service of the City of Tucson
Web version:
Interesting things posted about things going on in the city, from Reid Park, city classes available, news about Road Paving. New every day.
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SUMMER MOVIES CONTINUE AT LA PLACITA VILLAGE DOWNTOWN -
Cinema La Placita hosts movies in an outdoor setting every Thursday night at 7:30 through August. Hundreds of Tucsonans enjoy the summer evenings with a different movie each week for $3 per person (includes all-you-can-eat popcorn). Tomorrow's movie is Pillow Talk (1959), starring Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall. La Placita Village is located at 110 S. Church Ave., on the southwest corner of Broadway and Church in Downtown Tucson.
from the Tucson NewsNet Daily digest
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TRRG - Tucson Citizens for Responsible Government.
A group that monitors the city's response to neighborhoods and advocates for safe and secure neighborhoods. See their website at
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JPNA QUARTERLY
MEETING
WEDNESDAY
July 22, 2015
6:00 pm
Ward III office
1
510 E. Grant Rd
Meetings are open to everyone interested in Jefferson Park!
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Renew your voluntary membership -$15. Membership form
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Renew your dues on-line with paypal. Click
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Friends
of Jefferson Park, Inc.
Summer Vacation!
Next Meeting
August 24, 2015
Ward III office
1510 E. Grant Rd.
Meetings are open to anyone interested in Jefferson Park!
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NEIGHBORHOOD
REPRESENTATIVES
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Area #1 - needs rep
Area #3 - George Milan
Area #4 - Judy Janson
Area #5 - J. Lisa Jones
Area #6 - Chad Waits
chadwaits@netzerosolar.net |
This year's car is very special - a beautiful 2015 Ford Mustang, 50th Anniversary Edition approx value $48,190.
Tickets are $25 each
or five for $100.
at all neighborhood meetings or call Joanne Osuna at 798-3602.
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U of A
Good Neighbor Program
24 hr hot line
520-282-3649
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What is Happening on Grant Road?
City website with maps and phases.
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City web-site with plans and meeting dates.
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Doctor appts, errands, yard work etc.
Call Michelle at
248-6882
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Joan Daniels, co-editor Joanne Osuna, co-editor
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Copyright © July 2015. All Rights Reserved.
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