DSRCO PO Box 26382 CHARLOTTE, NC 28221
DSRCO Community Calendar
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Saturday, May 2nd
Farmington Spring Yard Sale
7am - Until, at various homes throughout the Neighborhood.
Farmington is located off Hubbard Rd. (Rain date: May 9th)
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Saturday, May 2nd
Poor Man's Supper & Entertainment
5:30 pm, Trinity United Methodist Church, 6230 Beatties Ford Rd.
Pintos, Cabbage, Corn Bread, Stewed Potatoes, Livermush, Streaked Meat
& Desserts. ---- $6.50 Adults, $3.00 Children under 12
Proceeds goes toward Sr. Citizens activities
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Sunday, May 3rd
9-1-1 Responders Honored at Sunday Worship
Northside Baptist Church, 333 Jeremiah Blvd.
Join us for a very special First Responders' Sunday --- 10:30 am.
We will honor all public servants from emergency service departments
such as Police, Fire, Sheriff, Medic, area hospitals and others.
We encourage you to come join us in saying Thank You to those who
provide daily protection and help in times of crisis. Various elected officials,
the heads of different departments as well as 9-1-1 responders will be
in attendance to take part on this special day. Kids of all ages will enjoy
various pieces of emergency equipment on display.
A 75 ft. ladder truck will display the American flag as people enter the
property. This is Northside’s 18th year to honor all first responders. =================================================
Sunday, May 3rd
"AMAZING GRASS IN THE PARK"
3rd Annual Bluegrass Communion Service
10:55 am in Reedy Creek Park
Hosted by --- Holy Covenant United Church of Christ.
This year we are combining our worship in the park experience with our Bluegrass
Communion Sunday! Back by popular demand,
Our 3rd annual bluegrass service will be even more fun at Reedy Creek Park. Get
out your denim and get ready for a toe-tapping service of worship featuring service
music and hymns in down-home bluegrass style. We will be breaking out the fiddles,
wash tub bass, banjo and the like for this special service. If you play an instrument
and would like to help lead the music, please contact Judah for a music packet at
JJ20400@aol.com or call the church office at 704-599-9810.
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Thursday, May 7th
Derita Area Business & Service Providers Meet
9am, Maria's Grill, West Sugar Creek Rd. Open to Everyone.
Find out about FREE Advertising, Cost-saving Cooperative Efforts,
Local Networking Opportunities. Together we are working to help local
businesses grow despite the tough economy.
How long is this going take? We'll be done in under 60 minutes, that's the rule.
Even if you have to duck out early, it will be worth your time.
"Our Goal is to Promote Local Businesses and Service Professionals Serving Our Area."
--- DSRCO 704 806-3813 Leave Msg deritarep@aol.com
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Saturday, May 9th
Pork Loin Pick-Up Day
Derita Presbyterian Church, West Sugar Creek Rd. (By pre-order Only)
Just in time for Mother's Day, the Men of Derita Presbyterian Church are
holding a Grilled Pork Loin Sale. Proceeds from the sale will help fund the
Summer Mission Trip to West Virginia. Call 704 597-1122 (mornings)
to place an order.
4-5 lb. Grilled Pork Loin, $15.00
9-10 lb. Grilled Pork Loin, $30.00
4-5 lb. Grilled Pork Tenderloin, $25.00
3-4 lb. Pork Loin, $20.00
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Saturday, May 9th
Help Stamp Out Hunger Day
Your local U.S. Mail letter carriers will be picking up your canned good donations
while making their regular mail deliveries. All donations will be delivered to Loaves
& Fishes Ministry to be distributed to the needy.
To participate, simply place your bag of canned goods by your mailbox. Your
letter carrier will take it from there. -- Thank You!
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Sunday, May 10th
The “Sounds of Liberty” in Concert
Northside Baptist Church, 6 pm for a Praise and Power Hour.
Come enjoy an evening of music with Liberty University’s premier singing
group. The concert is FREE and open to the public. For more information,
please contact the church music office at 704.596.4856, ext. 2291
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Thursday, May 14th
Weaver Preschool Open House & Art Festival
5pm to 7pm. at Cole Memorial United Methodist Church,
2022 W Sugar Creek Rd
Please join us for a night of fun.Weaver Preschool invites you to come meet our
teachers, view the children's fabulous art work, do some crafts with your child
and enjoy a snack. Hope to see you there!
Now accepting registration for the Fall for our 2, 3 and 4's classes. Join us.
(704) 596-2356
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Friday, May 15th
“An Evening of Gospel Music” dinner theater.
6:30pm, Northside Baptist Church --- Fine Arts Center
The Good News Trio will be our special guests as the NBC Music Ministry Team
presents an evening of food, fellowship and great gospel music. The cost is $7.00
per person and includes your meal, dessert, beverages and entertainment. We
have a limited number of seats available. Call the music office at 704.602.2291 to
reserve your seats today!
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Saturday, May 16th
Hopewell Presbyterian Men of the Church Golf Tour
Mallard Head Golf Course
$50.00 fee. To play, contact the Church office or Joe Sailers 704-661-8275
jwscws@bellsouth.net
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Saturday, May 16, 2009
Poplar Springs Neighborhood
Poplar Springs Neighborhood Org. will meet on the 3rd Saturday of each
month, May 16th thru Sept 19th at 12:15pm, corner of Granite Creek
Lane & Poplar Springs Drive
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Saturday, May 16, 2009
14th Annual Neighborhood Symposium
7:45 am. – 3:00 pm.,
Charlotte Convention Center, 501 S. College Street
Learn about Charlotte’s neighborhood policy and related implementation
strategies through a variety of workshops and a community forum. The
Neighborhood Symposium is free and open to citizens of Charlotte-
Mecklenburg.
Due to limited workshop and luncheon seating, pre-registration is required.
Deadline for registration is May 8. To register please visit our web site at http://neighborhoods.charmeck.org and click on Neighborhood
Symposium or call 704-336-2061.
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Saturday May 23rd
A Concert of Gospel Music
7:00 pm, Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church -- Fellowship Hall
Featuring:
Charlotte Harmony Choir (Togolese Choir of Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church)
Sing With Us Choir (Togolese Choir from Washington DC area)
Chancel Choir (Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church)
Heavenly Choir (of the Ghana United Methodist Church, Charlotte)
For more info, call Joel: 704.449.3455, Church Office: 704.596.4466
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Tuesday, June 2nd
District 2 Town Hall meeting
East Stonewall AME Zion Church, 1729 Griers Grove Road
Contact Council Mitchell for details. jamesdistrict2@aol.com
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STATUS:
Graham St. Connector Road??
Last Sunday, The Charlotte Observer ran an article about NCDOT's decision NOT
to "advance" money to purchase 16 units in two buildings at the Park Place condos
which sit in the path of the Graham Street Connector (aka Mallard Creek
Re-Alignment Project.)
In the article, a state DOT Official said that the Graham St. project is NOT funded.
"N.C.DOT officials said their focus is on completing projects that are funded and
scheduled for construction. Graham Street extension is not among those, although
design work that maps the road's path is nearly completed."
Due to falling state revenues to fund all projects, in April NCDOT prepared a 5-year
work plan to present to the State Transportation Board which will determine those
projects that will move forward. The Graham Street project is currently on that list,
but some of the projects on the list will be removed --- said Calvin Leggett, NCDOT
Director of Program Development.
"The sad reality is we have not updated that, but we know we cannot afford that
(project list), he said. "We have to create a new plan that we can afford."
--- reported The Charlotte Observer.
The Confusing Part
Is that Derita residents had been told last year by a (now former) City Councilman
that this project is funded and just several months ago they were shown a nearly-
finalized design of the new roadway at a very hastily announced Public Meeting
where few residents were notified. DSRCO heard about the meeting after the fact.
Residents who did attend, could make comments, but were told that meeting was
the final Public Meeting and that the project was a virtually ready to go and land
acquisition would begin this year.
Two weeks later, it was announced that this Graham St project would be delayed
ONE YEAR to allow the City time to draw-up plans to extended City Blvd. from
Neal Road to the Graham St. Connector.
Since then, there have been private meetings with Rep. Nick Mackey, with District
4 Councilman Michael Barnes, and with NCDOT & CDOT directly hosted by City
Councilman Anthony Foxx --- all trying to work out issues concerning the Condos
(where property owners are stuck in limbo), Forest Pond (noise, safety, opposing
a second neighborhood entrance), and Hubbard Rd residents (who want a traffic
signal).
So We asked Councilman John Lassiter
what's going on? and received this response from CDOT . . . Which includes
dreaded "30-year old loophole" that we have heard so many times before
"at this time."
"While the article that ran this weekend (in The Charlotte Observer) implied the
possibility of a schedule change on this project, we contacted NCDOT and
they indicate there has been no official change in project schedule at this time.
The project is currently being designed and scheduled for right-of-way acquisition
this fiscal year and construction starting in 2011 or 2012.
Liz Babson, P.E.
Deputy Director
Charlotte Department of Transportation
704-336-3916 (office) ebabson@charlottenc.gov www.charmeck.org/Departments/Transportation/Home.htm
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What your Neighbors are saying:
DSRCO Newsletter
Thank you for keeping my name on the distribution list for your e-newsletter.
I am always impressed with the amount and variety of information presented.
I hope residents and local stakeholders appreciate the time and effort it takes
to produce such an informative piece.
--- Jean Love
City of Charlotte Neighborhood & Business Services ===========================================================
Attorney General to speak
While not a Derita Area event, I thought this could be of some interest
to some. Free event. N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper Will Speak at
BBB Senior Scam Jam - May 18th http://charlotte.bbb.org/article/10053
--- Les Lemley, Kelsey Glen
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Yard Signs, Signs on Utility Poles
You can get help with the Clutter. Call 311 and ask for Code Enforcement.
Have the street name and block numbers available when you call. It speeds
up the process. Someone will come collect the signs and the Advertiser will
be fined.
Under the new law passed by City Council last year, Inspectors don't have to
find the person who placed the sign, they can go after the person or company
who advertised. Fines total $1,000 EACH after the first ten are collected by
a City Inspector. --- Mark Coats, Nevin Community
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Sharing is a Neat Idea
Someone called the other day to thank me for including an article in the
DSRCO newsletter. "No Problem," I said, "but I didn't think you were On-Line."
"Well, I'm not," she replied. But the Church Secretary at Oak Grove prints out a
copy that we pass around during the Thursday Hot Dog Lunch. Sometimes
a person On-line will bring a copy from home or the office and we have several
copies to pass around and then have lots of things to talk about."
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Conversation with Keith Parker
Another Update on CATS Rail Projects
Had a chat this week with CEO Keith Parker, about some things I read in the
newspaper and heard on TV. Once again trying to sort the fact from fiction. This
Q & A article answers some of the commernts I made to Councilman John Lassiter
and other Council members recently.
One other thing --- For brevity, the responses were written by me after our chat
and are not direct quotes from Mr. Parker. --- Bernie Samonds
Q. Where is CATS going to spend it's Stimulus Money? I have heard you
plan to forgo the near shovel-ready North Rail and use the cash to design
a UNCC Line that may be too expensive to build.
CATS has not applied for Stimulus money for the UNCC Lynx Line. Lots of folks
think there are buckets and buckets of this cash, but that's not the case and
there are significant restrictions on how the funds can be used.
CATS first priority would be to rehab one of our two bus garages which service
and maintain our fleet. Without doing that, we would need to build a third garage
within a few years. Our last garage cost $42 million, and without the rehab, we
would likely need up to $100 million to build a new third garage.
Re: The Rail Line. We do expect to request $300 million in Stimulus money for
the North Rail construction this June, but you have probably heard that we are
in stiff competition for that money with another State project, which is replacing
the aging I-85 Yadkin River Bridge.
Q. CATS is focused on the North Rail and UNCC Lynx Line as its next two
transportation projects, so why are street car rails being laid on Elizabeth
Ave. in front of Presbyterian Hospital? I have also heard you plan to extend
the tracks into downtown Charlotte and use the Charlotte Trolley on it for
sightseers?
A lot of false information floating about on this one. A developer is redeveloping
that short portion of Elizabeth Avenue and including a lot of street improvements.
The CATS 2030 Plan proposes for a Street Car Line that would run from Beatties
Ford Rd. through Downtown to the Presbyterian Hospital area and then on to
the Eastland Mall area.
A proposal was made to lay rails in those few blocks now, rather than come back
in 15-20 years and tear up the pavement again. Besides the future inconvenience
and economic impact on merchants and residents, there was considerable savings
in the projected future price of materials & labor. This is a City partnership with
Neighborhoods project and CATS made no additional commitment.
There are "private" proposals to extend the track to the downtown area (at $30
million -- their estimate). Others have suggested using the Trolley there as you
said. But these did not come from CATS, nor do we support them. Our focus
remains on building the next two corridor segments, if we can afford it.
Q. Tell me about the Charlotte Trolley. A while back, I heard that the
operating costs were $7.25 for every $1.50 ticket sold. In The Charlotte
Observer, I read it is now $29 per person. Should we be doing this?
The numbers in the newspaper article differ from our actual operating cost. We
figure the Lynx operation to be around $2, and the Trolley subsidy around $5
per person. Yes, Operating the older equipment does cost more than the LYNX,
because it carries fewer passengers. But there are other variable. For instance,
Children only pay half-fares.
The reporter was also using numbers which would support full scale operation
and that's not what we do. The Trolley runs a very limited schedule during our
"most unpopulated Hours" on Saturdays and Sundays. This minimizes the
overall costs while providing an entertaining & recreational transportation service
for the City. It helps promote the businesses along that corridor as well as the
activities downtown.
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The Derita Lions Club
meets the
2nd & 4th Monday of each month
Visitors & New Members Welcome
6:30 - 8 pm Maria’s Grill in Derita 2801 W. Sugar Creek Rd.
Working locally and through Lions International, our Club provides medical help,
skills training, safe recreation programs for the sight-impaired, and information
on sight-related issues. We collect used eye glasses which are reconditioned
and distributed to the needy around the world. We solicit eye wills and tissue
donations, and have even provided transportation to get folks to eye treatment
centers. In short articles in this newsletter, we try to focus on some of concerns
that even you might have experienced --- itchy eyes, dry eyes, blurred vision,
computer eye strain. We Lions do a lot . . . And could do even more, if you
became a member.
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Planning for Summer for Kids…
Derita Presbyterian Church Summer Camp
2230 West Sugar Creek Rd. For details, call 704 597-1122
June 11 - August 24th
---- Ages 5 - 13, $60 Registration Fee includes swimming fee, major field trips,
insurance, supplies and transportation.
---- Weekly tuition: one child $85, two children $140., three children $180
---- Hot Breakfast and Lunch
---- Field Trips: NASCAR Speed Park (all), Lazy 5 Ranch (younger),
Zuma Fun Center (all), LazerQuest (older)
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University City United Methodist Church
3835 West WT Harris Blvd. (corner of West Sugar Creek Rd.).
704-369-8000 www.ucumc.org
Winshape Camp June 29 - July 3
Mon. - Thu. - 7:45AM - 5:00PM
Fri. - 7:45AM - 12:45PM
Rising 2nd - 7th Grade Cost: $169 per camper
Register: www.winshapecamps.org
Vacation Bible School July 20 - 24,
9:00AM - Noon
Rising 4-year-olds - 5th Grade
Cost: $10 per child
Registration begins May 17
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Community University
Location: Morrison Regional Library at 7015 Morrison Blvd (near South Park)
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Cost: FREE
Topics:
Wednesday, May 6: Gang Awareness
Gang of One will present information for participants to learn about warning signs,
prevention techniques, intervention steps, available resources, and how neighbor-
hoods can protect themselves and their youth.
Monday, May 11: Good Neighbor Program
Representatives from Code Enforcement, the Community Relations Committee,
and Neighborhood Services will discuss with participants basic good neighborly
skills, key code and zoning ordinances, diverse methods of conflict management,
and other helpful resources to keep a neighborhood healthy and stable.
To register, call 704-336-2061
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HOT DOGS EVERY THURSDAY
Oak Grove United Methodist Church
6440 Old Statesville Road, 11am - 2pm
Fix'em the way you like'em, Eat In or Take Out
Not a Hot Dog fan?
Skip the dogs, choose the Homemade Soup & muffin
or Pinto Beans and cornbread (ketchup & onions available)
Warm friendly atmosphere. Wonderful conversation readily available
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Local Memories from Our Readers
As I Recall . . . .
Read that Oak Grove United Methodist Church is receiving contributions from
members and neighbors who want to help restore the Church Chimes. . . Brings
back some memories.
All the way here at the Graham St. side of Allen Hills (yeah, it was still called
Derita Rd. back then), you could hear the Chimes playing at Derita Baptist Church.
Sundays before services in the morning or at night, and frequently on Wednesday
evenings. Whether I was getting ready to go to Sunday Services at my own
Church or playing in the yard on a weekend night. "Yes, Jesus Loves You" and
other familiar tunes --- It was always a reassuring sound!
I must have been 13 or 14 at the time when Rev. Paul Bruton started the God &
Country Award program for Boy Scouts at Cole Memorial. It stretched out over
several months, but he kept it interesting and gave us plenty of service projects to
do. Over two dozen Scouts earned the Award -- including several that weren't
even members at Cole.
We picked up discarded bulletins, made sure that pencils were sharpened and
that there were collection envelopes in the pews. We would place inserts in the
Sunday bulletins, sometimes set up tables & chairs in the fellowship hall, or
even deliver a baskets to the shut-ins. But the best assignment was playing the
Call to Worship chimes over the PA system and one or two other selections
after Sunday Services. We rotated the duty, but that was the last year they
were sounded. The system was old -- still used old vacuum tubes, so it must
have been around forever and by then just about everything had gone transistor.
I remember the Sunday when one of the Scouts asked me for help. Two other
Scouts were already there scratching their heads. The record player was playing.
You could hear the sound at the needle, but nothing was coming across the
outside speakers. Most of the vacuum tubes were glowing, but one had clearly
burned out.
Rather than be undone, we decided to use the church bell instead. Yes, there
is actually a bell inside that steeple and a pull cord hung down inside the tower
room. We weren't at it very long before Cecil Bullard was up the stairs and
asking, "Where's the fire, Boys?"
Bell ringing after that was limited to 3 or 4 pulls, but I could help thinking how
it might have been back in the 1800's as bells from Cole and Sugaw Creek
Presbyterian pealed across our small community calling folks to the Sunday
Services. It also must have been a heart-warming sound.
I really, really hope that Oak Grove is successful in restoring "their outside voice."
If you'd like to contribute, the address is 6440 Old Statesville Rd., Charlotte NC 28269
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As a kid. 4 or 5 years old, we lived in the Oakhurst section not far from a huge
hosiery mill on Monroe Rd. I remember a loud whistle that blew at Noon and then
again at 5pm to signal quitting time.
Not long after my family moved here in 1952, I'm thinking a siren sounded at
the Derita Volunteers Fire Station each day at Noon. Or maybe it's just my faulty
memory. After all, 55 years seems like almost a lifetime ago. We'd love to hear
from some of those guys and post a few of their recollections here.
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Got a memory you'd like to share? Doesn't have to be a whole long story.
Folks enjoy reading about Derita, Local Folks, and The Way It Was Back
Then. Send your thoughts to deritarep@aol.com
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Need Extra Tables & Chairs for Family Gatherings & Yard Sales?
Contact Bernie Samonds (704 806-3813 deritarep@aol.com ).
8ft. folding tables, $5 available to rent. Folding metal chairs, 50 cents each.
Call now to reserve them.
Liberal pickup and return availability.
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Your Questions and Some Answers
Q. Have you seen what they're doing on the North Line by North Meck
High School? They've carved a new section through the woods with sections
of 1,500' rail lying at the ready, and there are two huge bridges going in at
the end of Hambright Rd. where what looks like an interstate crossing over
(I'm assuming it's going to be a bunch of low income housing with walk-to
capabilities for the rail line). --- Doug Hanks, Allen Hills
Haven't been that way really since the latest stretch I-485 was opened.
Lot of construction still on Hwy 115 and at the Hambright site for the past year
or two.
First, as I understand it. No CATS MONEY being spent on the two projects that
you mentioned.
1 -- Commuter Rail plans did allow for straightening the curve in front of North
Meck and a developer who owns the land stepped up to do the job, giving him
more street frontage along Hwy 115, if I recall the deal correctly. By moving the
rails further back on the property, he now has a corner property that he can
develop within a block of the I-485 exit and facing the new car dealership just
across the street.
2 -- The Hambright Rd deal is also a developer still hoping to lure a Hambright
Station with "amenities." The site promises many, many houses and another
area business park (which means lots of commuters to/from Charlotte).
The I-485 site nearer the Eastfield Rd. would be better to lure commuters from
Eastfield, Prosperity Church and Cabarrus County with a Park N Ride location.
I don't really know about the Gandy Community at Hucks Rd (near the
VFW Building at Croft). It was lobbied large and long as a Commuter-Friendly
development and finally made peace with the NorthEast Coalition after giving
in to a lot of quality of construction concerns. . . But then I heard that the building
site Gandy bought had been put back on the market.
And then there's the Griffith Lakes property at WT Harris Blvd., which hopes to
have a Commuter Rail Station there, and has incorporated it into at least one of
their building plans.
CATS is still focusing a Derita Station because it is the shortest commute and
bus ride for workers & residents from the University area (assuming that the UNCC
line takes a while to build). Then they envision ONE station between Derita and
downtown Huntersville. . . So, you can see that it's all still up in the air as far as
we can tell.
A friend on the CATS design team reviewed my reply today and wrote:
"Hey Bernie. Things are much more definitive than indicated. We do know where
the stations will go, just not when the project itself will move forward."
But he did not elaborate.
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Q. Allen Hills is a single family residential neighborhood and we have
heard that someone plans to open a Nursing Home in one of the houses
on our street. Can they do that?
Yes. Adult Care Facilities, Churches, Day Care and other uses are permitted
as long as they meet certain conditions. (Number of clients; size of the house,
lot, parking area; distance from similar use facilities, etc.) I'm sure you will
hear more at your next Community Meeting -- June 2nd.
Who can or can not locate in a residential community is also governed by
any existing HOA covenant. If the HOA rules exclude it, the City usually says
that the HOA rules take precedent.
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Q. We live in the Village Glen neighborhood off Nevin Rd, and several
neighbors have reported someone ringing their doorbell after dark.
Looking out the window, no one was in sight. Do your think this is kids
playing a prank or someone checking to see if anyone is at home? Do
you know of other neighborhoods having this problem?
Unless there's a flaming paper bag of dog poo on your front stoop, I'm thinking
it's someone casing the neighborhood.
You were right to turn on the outside lights and not to open the door. I hope you
called 911 and asked for a Police Officer to stop by. When reported, a pattern
like this will get Officers riding through your neighborhood more frequently.
Usually break-in criminals like to operate during the day while folks are away
at work, 10am - 3pm are prime hours. They don't want confrontation and there
is less chance they will be noticed when a neighborhood of dayworkers are
gone. Few of us work at night, but these criminals do look that, or to see
if homeowners have gone out for the evening.
Where evening break-ins do occur --- the armed invasions that make the
headlines --- we are usually talking about someone who is believed to keep
a lot of money or jewelry in their home. More often than not, these may be
drug-related.
Again, please make a 911 Police Report. The Divisions in our area review
these every morning looking for patterns. Then they focus manpower in these
areas to catch the culprits. 911 calls establishes a "Paper Trail," 311 do not.
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Q. Reading your note recently about the origin of the Derita Fire Dept.,
I'm wondering. Why didn't the Community Organization get the old fire
station like the Nevin Community did? Most every family around here
was a member and paid dues through the years.
Well, first of all, it was never offered to us. The former Chief sat on our Board,
but it was never discussed at the time. Quite frankly, DSRCO did not want
to own real estate, then or now. We are quite content to share part of our annual
budget with local churches to have a room large enough to meet when needed,
heat or air conditioning, parking outside the door and a roof that doesn't leak.
That allows us to focus on Community Issues instead of maintenance.
DSRCO, unlike Nevin Community, was focused on becoming an umbrella
organization to unite many different neighborhoods & HOA's. As a more defined
neighborhood, many of the volunteer firefighters were members of their group
and they did most of the building renovations when Nevin qualified for Matching
Grant money. Provision has also been made that if their Community group
should disband, the building will be sold and the proceeds be divided among
three local Churches there.
As for the dues, that contribution paid for fire protection and because of
it, many of you slept soundly. The costs of equipment & supplies continued
even as the City annexation took away the annual membership base, so we
are sure the sale of the property helped with those costs. Remember, just
because you pay to have milk delivered, it doesn't mean that you own the cow.
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Q. A home builder has two unfinished projects in our neighborhood and
it looks like he has abandoned them. Building materials are still scattered
on the site and we're getting mud and run-off whenever it rains. We called
311 and spoke with erosion control, but nothings has been done.
Q. A contractor has dug holes near the curb and left them with wires
sticking up out of them. Don't know when they're going to come back to
finish whatever they're doing...
Call 311. You probably want to talk to Construction Site Inspector. Each one
covers a certain section of the City and is usually able to write significant
Fines, if that's what it takes to get immediate action. This is not a cure-all,
as we learned in some abandonment cases and utilities that farm out a lot
of their work to subcontractors, but it's a good place to start.
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Today's Funny: (From our FREE Friday Funny E-Mail
Send us an email if you'd like to receive it.
The Class Reunion
I was in a department store dressing room when I overheard a woman in the
next booth make disparaging remarks about the clothes she was trying on.
Finally, an attendant knocked on her door and asked if there was a specific
color or style she could get for her.
"I need a dress for my class reunion," the woman answered. "I don't care what
color or style, as long as it makes me look twenty pounds lighter and ten years
younger."
From another dressing room, I heard a woman call out, "Make that two!"
--- submitted by Deborah Rowe
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