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Tucson's 31st Historic District - Homesteaded February 8, 1898
JEFFERSON PARK IS 125 YEARS OLD! September 2, 2023
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Jefferson Park is 125 yrs old!
Mark the Date and Let's Get the Word Out
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If you have items to donate to the auction or sale, you may contact Joan Daniels jdchama@msn.com, Joanne Osuna cricket16@cox.net, or Colleen Nichols cnichols17@cox.net . Send a photo of your donation. We will give you directions about how to get it to the celebration. | |
BEAUTIFUL NEW MURAL IN JP | |
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Mural Artist Ignacio Garcia says of the neighbors who contracted him, "A wedding gift to remember their love and their passion for local native species here in the Sonoran desert. What an honor for them to hire me to paint this beautiful element of this delicate ecosystem here at the Jefferson Park Neighborhood."
Next time you are out, mosey on by Vine and Seneca to see this beautiful work of art.
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Jim Click Raffle Tickets - Help your neighborhood - Buy one! | |
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Take a chance! Purchase a ticket!
If you wish to purchase tickets you may contact:
Joanne Osuna
520-798-3602 (leave a message and she will return your call)
Or e-mail cricket16@cox.net
100% of the ticket sales go to our neighborhood. Your ticket purchase has twice the power—one, you might win; and two, you support neighborhood projects.
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Drawing in December
Tickets available at JP Meetings
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138kV Overhead Lines thru JP--Maybe so!
See location of Vine Substation
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The TEP Survey Kino to DeMoss-Petri Project is now defunct. The project has been renamed the TEP Midtown Reliability Project, and all original routes have been abandoned. As you'll note from the map, the study area has expanded to just east of Country Club Road. As of yet, there are no proposed routes. With the defeat of Proposition 412, there is no longer a Campbell-Kino route and no clear funding for undergrounding.
The location of the proposed Vine Substation, however, remains unchanged, just on the southern border of Jefferson Park at Vine and Lester. As such, it means that lines in and out will almost certainly go through JP. In other words, JP still remains in the unenviable position as the neighborhood that could be potentially be the most affected by this project.
The Underground Steering Committee, comprised of several neighborhoods, continues to advocate for no overhead lines in midtown.
Note that TEP will host a Public Open House about the project, Thursday, Sept. 21, 6–8 p.m., Doubletree Hotel—Reid Park, 445 S. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85711.
In addition, Jefferson Park has scheduled a meeting with TEP for November 15 at 6:00 p.m. at Ward III, so we are able to discuss our specific concerns.
A project webpage is available at Midtown Reliability Project—Tucson Electric Power (tep.com), where visitors will find an interactive map, an online comment form, and other information about the project.
Please take the short online survey about the project: https://uestep.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7VtdRam1ZT5WLlk?Q_DL=0Uk3XG7MsZ7iAUs_7VtdRam1ZT5WLlk_CGC_AD4bOV2Jf8iRld0&Q_CHL=email
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Lend A Hand, Senior Services, looking for a co-ordinator | |
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Neighbors -- Lend A Hand Senior Services (LAH), a non-profit that our neighborhood belongs to, is looking for a new coordinator. The position is about 25 hours a week and pays a stipend of $1,500 a month. The job helps our senior and other clients obtain the services that they need. The current coordinator is stepping down at the end of 2023, but a new person will be hired as soon as LAH finds the right fit.
Jefferson Park neighbor, Trish Gehlen, volunteered with LAH and was the coordinator for three years. If you have interest in this position please contact Vicki Mills (vamills@arizona.edu (520) 248-8621). If you know someone who might be interested, please pass the announcement on to them. If you have questions about the job, please feel free to contact Trish: pygehlen@cox.net
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Building a Resilient Neighborhood - BaRN | |
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Making connections - BaRN (Building a Resilient Neighborhood) is offering 1-hour Zoom sessions on emergency preparedness and making connections between neighbors. Topics include how to be a CAP (Connect & Protect) Block Connector and creating a CAP Block in your own neighborhood. A Block Connector reaches out to households on their block – whether their street, their apartment complex, or their section of a trailer park – and helps “connect and protect” through:
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Sharing emergency preparedness information in the HOUSEHOLD EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS CHECKLIST, helping neighbors be better prepared
- Collecting contact information from residents on their block who are willing, so that people can reach each other in an emergency
- Serving as the primary contact on their block for the Neighborhood or Homeowners Association in case of an extended power outage or other catastrophe
Registration: Information sessions will be held monthly. The next 1-hour Zoom sessions will be in September:
Sep 5, 2023, 4:00 pm
Register here
OR
Sep 6, 2023, 7:00 pm
Register here
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Free shows coming to campus before football games!
Cirque Inextremiste: EXIT Sept. 9, 7:00 pm
See a thrilling adventure unfold on the University Mall featuring tightrope walking and extreme acrobatics with Cirque Inextremiste: EXIT. Set on the UA Mall, this is the story of a group of asylum patients on their quest to free themselves at all costs. What ensues is a hilarious spectacle featuring a high-flying hot air balloon and never-before-seen balancing acts on a vertical stage you must see to believe.
Student data
- The University of Arizona welcomed its most diverse class in university history – which also includes a record number of students from Arizona– when about 9,100 first-year students started classes on August 21.
- 49% self-identifying as ethnicities other than white. That's up from 47% last year and 45% in 2021.
- Native American first-year student enrollment increased 28% over last year. The increase comes about a year after the university announced the Arizona Native Scholars Grant.
- The university also saw a 12% increase over 2022 in incoming students who identify as Black or African American, and a 10% increase in students who identify as Hispanic or Latin.
- Students who self-identify as the first in their family to attend college make up about 30% of the university's incoming class.
- This year's incoming class is also one of the most academically prepared, with an average GPA of 3.61.
- All 50 states and 45 countries are represented in this year's incoming class. After Arizona, the states with the highest first-year enrollment are California, Washington, Colorado, Illinois and Texas.
- The most popular majors for incoming students are business management, engineering, medicine, psychology and biology.
Red Cross Blood Drive October 3rd
The University of Arizona is partnering with the Red Cross to collect blood for our local hospitals. Join this effort by reserving your appointment today:
Date: Tuesday, October 3 Time: 9am-4pm
Location: U of A Bookstore | 1209 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721
Parking: Available in the 2nd Street Garage
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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
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411 Paving Plans for Jefferson Park | |
Cooling Center in Jefferson Park | |
Are you prepared for extreme heat?
The heat is here Don’t let it catch you off guard – prepare your household! Here’s a guide: HOUSEHOLD CHECKLIST.
(Thank you Sam Hughes newsletter)
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Ward 3 has partnered with St. Francis Shelter Community to open the Ward 3 Community Room as an additional cooling center Monday through Friday 1-5 pm. St. Francis operates a men’s transitional housing facility out of Sacred Heart Church located near First Ave and Ft. Lowell in the Amphi neighborhood. Currently, they are staffing our community room for those seeking respite from the heat. | |
Friends Community Book Sales | |
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Want to support the Pima County Public Library? Go to the Friends Community Book Sale at 2230 N Country Club Rd. (1/2 block south of Grant on the east side of Country Club, across from Ace Hardware).Choose from over 70 categories of books – carefully arranged so you can easily find what you are looking for! They also have a great selection of vinyl records, DVDs, CDs, audio books, and more. There are even games and puzzles, computer games and software available at most sales.
Book sale information and times go to - https://pimafriends.com/buy-books/buy-books-in-person-sales/
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Art Reception at Health Sciences Building | |
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"Untangled Shadows," Art reception with artist Jim Campbell
Description: Be inspired as renowned artist Jim Campbell unveils his newest piece at the Health Sciences Innovation Building. Join the University of Arizona Health Sciences for the public reception of "Untangled Shadows," a digital installation blending light, motion and nature. The evening will feature short remarks, and a Q & A with the artist and an opportunity to tour the rest of The El Mirador Project, the University of Arizona's exclusive collection of acclaimed digital art.
Thursday, Sept. 14, 6-7:30 pm
Health Sciences Innovation Building Forum
1670 E. Drachman St., Tucson, AZ, 85719
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Water is Life
Rainwater harvesting classes and films
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Our friends at the Loft, Sustainable Tucson and Watershed Management Group are teaming up and bringing a short film showcase that’ll run throughout the day on Saturday, September 16th. It’ll begin at the WMG living lab with a family ‘how to’ instructional on making your own rainwater harvesting basin and conclude at the Loft with short films covering all-things water.
The WMG living lab is located at 1137 N. Dodge, just off Speedway. From 8am until 11am they’ll host Family Saturday where the WMG staff will teach you how to make your own basin. They’ll send you home with a free build-your-own-basin kit. Then at 11:30 you’ll tour their whole facility seeing all the creative ways you can join WMG in conserving water at your own home.
The Loft joins the day of activities beginning at 2pm. There will be live music to kick off the series of short-film documentaries. They’ll have 8 films in total.
(From Steve Kozachik's August 21 Newsletter)
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Desert Museum events/classes | |
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Adult art classes, painting and photography and much more. Go to DesertMuseum.org
https://www.desertmuseumarts.com/
To see their print catalog go to desertmuseumarts.com/fall-2023-print-catalog
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Presentations at the UA Flandrau Planetarium | |
And there are the many City pools and splash pads... | |
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PIMA COUNTY POOLS AND SPLASH PADS
Click HERE to view the extended-summer pool schedule.
For all the locations of Tucson pools and splash pads
CLICK HERE
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Grant Road Project Phases 5 and 6 - That's Us! | |
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The White Paper - shares what the adjacent neighborhoods want to see in the plan CLICK HERE.
The latest information is in the minutes of May 17 meeting with Department of Transportation, PSOMAS, and Planning and Development Services (PDSD). Click here http://www.grantroadcoalition.com.
A NOTE: Much depends upon the status of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA); with luck the project begins in 2026.
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CRIME STATISTICS BY WARD and DIVISION:
To start, please visit: https://policeanalysis.tucsonaz.gov/
Once you go to this site click on the “Reported Crimes” dashboard link.
Then click on the “Go to the Data” button and you will be brought to the Dashboard’s homepage that provides a brief navigation guide for using the dashboard.
from Cpt. John Carlson and Lt. Ericka Stropka of the Tucson Police Department:
CRIME STATISTICS BY NEIGHBORHOOD
Info based on police reports sorted by neighborhood go to neighsupport.net
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Wildcat dumping in JP - report it! | |
Feel free to email notifications of illegal dumping in Jefferson Park directly to ward3@tucsonaz.gov . Ward 3 informs us they can get illegally dumped items cleaned up pretty promptly. It's best to include the nearest address and a brief description of what's been dumped. Photos are great as well.
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REPORTING: Graffiti or Street Maintenance Concerns | |
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GRAFFITI
- Report by Phone: (520) 792-CITY (2489).
- Graffiti on bus stops can be reported to Sun Tran customer service at (520) 792-9222.
When reporting graffiti for removal or reporting graffiti that you have removed, please provide the following information: Address or cross streets of the graffiti. Graffiti removed only within City limits.
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Is there a pothole you'd like to see filled? Is a street sign missing? Is a tree limb hanging over a roadway or sidewalk? You can report these issues to the City of Tucson's Department of Transportation and Mobility, (520) 791-3154, or email the exact location to TDOTConcerns@tucsonaz.gov.
Department of Transportation and Mobility
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REPORTING: Damaged sidewalk, broken trash/recycle lids? | |
When your own home trash or recycle bin needs to be replaced, email Eshelp@tucsonaz.gov - give your address and request a replacement. It’ll help out both the drivers, and your neighbors will appreciate clean streets, free of litter. | |
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City to assist with sidewalk repair. The neighbor supplies the material and the City supplies the labor.
To get started, send an E-mail to: TDOTConcerns@Tucsonaz.gov.
Provide your name and address and a little information about your project.
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For graffiti, potholes,etc: You don't have to use the "SeeClickFix" app on your phone! You can also report issues online using it. It's not necesssary to include a photo and you can remain anonymous:
SeeClickFix Online
View SeeClickFix Tutorial Video
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REPORTING: Homeless and Homeless Help | |
REPORTING: Helicopter Flights over Neighborhood | |
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by phone:
BUMC Security: 520-694-6533
or on-line:
On-line reporting tool:
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BANNER HELIPAD REPORTS
2022 NOV - 85 medical flights/14 reports from neighbors
2022 DEC - 91 medical flights/20 reports from neighbors
2023 JAN - 91 medical flights/16 reports from neighbors
2023 FEB - 90 medical flights/18 reports from neighbors
2023 MARCH - 102 medical flights/14 reports from neighbors
2023 APRIL -129 medical flights/14 reports from neighbors
BANNER HELIPAD number of flights for 2021/2022 1,034 total flights
to see report in its entirety:
http://www.jeffersonpark.info/helicopters---banner.html
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REPORTING: Illegal Gatherings in JP | |
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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/
For the red tag info sheet - CLICK HERE
MONTHLY STATS:
2022: June - 2 loud party, 0 red tag; July - 0; August - 3 loud party, 3 red tag; Sept. - 3 loud party, 1 red tag; October - 6 loud party, 2 red tag; November - 0 loud party, 0 red tag; December - 0 loud party, 0 red tag;
2023: January -0 loud party, 0 red tag, February -0 loud party, 0 red tag, March -0 loud party, 0 red tag, April -4 loud party,2 red tag. May -2 loud party, 0 red tag June
0 loud party, 0 red tag, July- 3 loud party, 1 red tag
PROPERTY MANAGERS TO CONTACT:
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GOODMAN properties have a hotline - 520-512-5308 (evenings) You can use this for unruly gatherings, trash , etc. Daytime number is 520-884-3410.
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CASA BONITA properties office # is 520-398-5738.
(JP contact, for information: Colleen Nichols cnichols17@cox.net)
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Re-Runs....worth posting again | |
Neighborhood Watch How-To | | |
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Get your neighbors together and increase safety in your area.
With an uptick of petty crime in the midtown area, your block may want to participate in Neighborhood Watch. For more, see https://www.tucsonaz.gov/police/neighborhood-watch
Also, check out this handy guide to securing your home. Some things you may not have thought of
https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/police/nhw_home_security_booklet.pdf
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Donations to Casa Alitas Refugees
.... needed now more than ever
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Per Steve Kozachik's newsletter: "I’m in touch with some of our shelter operators and the description I get of the number of guests being delivered by CBP is that they’re already ‘very slammed.’ The numbers will escalate once the government ends the COVID-based restrictions on entry that Title 42 was to address. So, we will need your donations even more than we have during what has been a relative (very relative) lull in the number of arrivals. We’ve been seeing 300-500 people daily".
SEEKING DONATIONS OF PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND UNDERCLOTHING (SOCKS, UNDERWEAR, BRAS) ESPECIALLY IN SIZES SMALL AND MEDIUM
DROP OFF AT WARD VI OFFICE - 3202 E First St - between 9 and 1.
The folks running the Alitas Welcome Center come by the Ward VI weekly to gather the donations you bring into the office. The weekly trips are necessary because they continue to get 300-500 new arrivals daily at Alitas.
We can’t get families who helped in our own war effort united, and we leave it up to donors to help with people coming across our border escaping trauma in their home countries. At the Ward 6 office we continue to be grateful to all of you who see the needs and support the people we’re serving. (from Ward VI newsletter)
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To find all the information
CLICK HERE
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If you are a TEP customer, your TEP account qualifies you for a free smart thermostat. They lead to lower energy use, which protects our environment and helps keep our electric service affordable for everyone. You’ll need to agree to install it within 60 days. Claim yours while supplies last!
For technical assistance in the selection of a compatible thermostat option, please call (855) 393-9717
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Qualifying Tucson Water customers can apply to receive grants and loans to install rainwater harvesting and gray water irrigation systems. Other programs include discounted high-efficiency clothes washers. There's also free toilet replacement available,.
Tucson Water rebates, incentives, and services
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Found a baby bird, someone shooting at birds, etc? Wildlife questions answered: CLICK HERE for information on what to do with wildlife in your yard. | |
SEE A SWARM OF BEES? CLICK HERE for the YouTube safety information from the Tucson Fire Department. | |
Edison/Campbell Street Parklet | |
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Every 3rd Saturday of the month at 8:00 am, at the end of Edison at Campbell Avenue, neighbors do a quick cleanup of the parklet. It's fast with neighbors helping. Just show up, all garbage bags and tools are supplied. You are always welcome to go when it suits your schedule. If you do pick up trash during another time, please contact Joanne Osuna at cricket16@cox.net and your time will count. We report our hours to Tucson Clean & Beautiful as part of the Adopt-a-Park Program.
(JP Contact- Joanne Osuna cricket16@cox.net )
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NON-BLUE BIN Plastic Recycling | |
The 70+ ton pile of plastic getting ready to be baled and sent to ByFusion this week. | |
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Upcycle your plastic - Save and bag plastic.
Take your plastic waste to
the Ward 6 Council Office at 3202 E First St
Behind the Walgreens,across from The Loft Theater
If it is plastic, we will take it!
Sorting is not required, but please bag your items!
YOU DO NOT NEED TO REMOVE PAPER LABELS ON PLASTIC
AND IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE TOTALLY CLEAN.
IF THE DUMPSTER IS NOT THERE WHEN YOU DROP OFF YOUR PLASTICS,
IT MEANS THAT IT HAS BEEN PICKED UP TO BE EMPTIED.
JUST LEAVE YOUR PLASTICS AGAINST THE WALL.
BE SURE THE BAG IS TIED SO PLASTIC DOES NOT GO FLYING.
A VOLUNTEER WILL PUT THEM IN THE DUMPSTER WHEN IT IS RETURNED.
THE WARD VI DUMPSTER GETS FULL SO QUICKLY, IT HAS TO BE EMPTIED MULTIPLE TIMES PER WEEK.
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Sun Tran fares remain free until December 31, 2023 | |
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REPORT ISSUES WITH U of A 24/7 available (520) 282-3649.
REPORT ISSUES WITH BANNER HOSPITAL available 24/7, (520) 694-6533
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Get on the the neighborhood listserv, send a blank email to jeffersonparktucson+subscribe@googlegroups.com
Facebook: Jefferson Park Pet Lost animals, found animals etc https://www.facebook.com/Jefferson-Park-Neighborhood-Tucson-AZ-Pet-Page-695645730464933/
Facebook: Jefferson Park: Interactive communications and neighborhood friendly posts https://www.facebook.com/groups/1595530767355038/
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Community businesses - We appreciate you!
Support the business who support Jefferson Park
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Many thanks to The Prime Leaf | |
Thanks to North America Powder Coating | |
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MARK'S ACE Hardware - Campbell Avenue.
Thanks for several donations!!
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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. Rates start at just $30 to publish/share your business card in a newsletter or lock in all newsletters for the year for just $150. We have 12-15 editions annually that reach over 350 local residents. | |
Your Area Representatives CAN HELP! | | |
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See a new neighbor? Alert the representative in your area to let them know to take by a welcome packet! | |
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Your City Council Offices | |
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The Ward offices publish weekly updates. Jefferson Park is in Ward 3; however, Ward 6 also publishes an informative newsletter, so both are worth a read!
WARD III
Kevin Dahl's newsletter: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/ward-3
1510 E Grant Rd., 85719, 520-791-4711, email: ward3@tucsonaz.gov
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Pima County Board of Supervisor's Office | |
Editors' Note: This Constant Contact is sent only upon request and with permission. The editors, Joan Daniels, Joanne Osuna , Colleen Nichols invite your comments. | |
Thanks to the editors who check and recheck the information we send out to our neighbors. If you see an error or have an addition, let one of us know. | | | | |
