JANUARY 19, 2022 - P. O. Box 41243, Tucson, AZ 85717 Websites: jeffersonpark.info and grantroadcoalition.com JANUARY 2022
For all previous editions of Jefferson Park newsletters CLICK HERE.
2022 - Take a Walk on Your Trail
Early morning, day after Christmas. Parks and Recreation arrives at the Health and Heritage Trail...
...and sets the history signs!
All six historic signs, recounting part of the story of Jefferson Park, were installed. Take a walk between Santa Rita and Park Avenue and see the new "history walk". The signs were proofed by a UA professor/neighbor and also passed the scrutiny of the AZ State Museum. Thanks to both. The stands were completed by a neighbor and the history was lifted from the files of oral histories given to the Friends of Jefferson Park, Inc. This was a neighborhood effort in partnership with the City!
1943 map - How things have changed!
First visitors
NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS - Zoom With Us

Two January Meetings
Same Zoom Link - Choose your time - Attend both or just one
:
Friends of Jefferson Park, Inc
Wednesday Jan 26, 5:00 pm
January 26, 2022 AGENDA: http://www.jeffersonpark.info/

Meeting ID: 875 7438 6763
Passcode: 750163

Jefferson Park Neighborhood Association
Wednesday January 26, 6:00pm
January 26, 2022 agenda: http://www.jeffersonpark.info/

Meeting ID: 875 7438 6763
Passcode: 750163
QUARTERLY SAFETY MEETING
January 25, 6pm
Link - Topic: Emergency Preparations, Report from TPD
Time: Jan 25, 2022 05:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 896 6649 8665
Passcode: 114664
Consider helping your Area Rep
Every Area Rep would appreciate help distributing doorhangers or taking Welcome Packets to new residents. Give 'em a call!
Area Representatives

Area #1 - Mary Worthen, 520-323-1777 

Area #2 - Jon Heine, 520-321-4343

Area #3 - Erin Posthumus, 206-661-7765

Area #4 - Judy Janson, 520-370-1080
judyjanson17@gmail.com

Area #5 - Louie Werthmuller, 520-390-9044
louieloui@q.com

Area #6 - Lisa Jones, 520-622-1682
UA Safety Study for Mountain Avenue
Review the study and the recommendations for Mountain Ave, including the intersection at Grant Road: http://www.grantroadcoalition.com/ua-mountain-study-2022.html. Bikes and pedestrian safety have long been a concern of the residents of Jefferson Park. JPNA has forwarded these suggestions for consideration to the Department of Transportation and Mobility, and PSOMAS.

LEFT-2015 car/bike accident at Mountain and Grant
Many thanks TDOT and TPD Homeless Unit
THANK YOU TDOT for the partial clean up of the Campbell Access Road. Neighborhood volunteers pruned the northeast parklet just before Christmas and were making slow progress on the access road.
THANK YOU HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM: Sgt. Jack Julsing and SCO Jose Rivas for redirecting a homeless camp about to be set up in the northeast parklet.
THANK YOU BANNER: The southeast parklet and south into the basin was becoming a homeless camp and when alerted, Banner moved the folks along.
City truck takes some of the weeds etc from Campbell access Road.
Our Ward III Office - new faces
Receptionist, Kristin Woodall, a nurse and council assistant to Paul Durham and Karin Uhlich
Chief of Staff, Katie Bolger, a longtime City Council aide
CJ Boyd, who successfully ran the Tucson Fight For Fifteen minimum wage campaign


Kevin Dahl, Ward III Council Person
Marlene Thompson Avelino, a local community organizer for the Working Families Party
The Ward office is closed indefinitely. Please contact the Ward office at
520-791-4711 or ward3@tucsonaz.gov
Is it Spring yet?I
Two big events are in the planning stages. Here's a chance to volunteer to keep Jefferson Park a great place to live. Join the volunteer list!
MAKE SHADE
MARCH 26 - Saturday
Tucson Clean and Beautiful, Trees for Tucson, Parks and Recreation and the volunteers from Jefferson Park will plant 24 new trees on the east end of the Linear Park Trail. Due to budget constraints, this section was shorted during the original planting. We just need the muscle to plant the new trees.
Chairperson: Joan Daniels - jdchama@msn.com. Contact her to be added to the volunteer list.
SUPPORT JPNA
APRIL 22,23,24 - Fri, Sat, Sunday
The 3rd Annual Jefferson Park Plant Sale will take place over the Earth Day weekend. What a great way to celebrate! Neighbors have been nurturing plants and painting pots. Come and shop for great plants and garden items, early Mother's Day gifts. Proceeds from the sale help with projects for the neighborhood.

Chairperson is Laurel Heather trdswmn@cox.net. Contact her if are willing to help with the sale.
Update - TEP Project - 138kV Poles
TEP in Negotiations with City
For the past few months, TEP has been in negotiations with the City of Tucson regarding the Kino to DeMoss-Petrie Transmission Line Project. They will soon be presenting their ideas for feedback to a public audience. Stay tuned for dates and process. We will keep you updated.

In Steve Kozachik's latest newsletter, he summarized the discussion between TEP and the City to date. If you have not read it, please see: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/AZTUCSON/bulletins/304d6b4
For the time being, TEP has withdrawn its application for the CEC, Certificate for Environmental Compatibility, with the ACC. Still, TEP could refile it if negotiations with the City are not successful. If TEP refiles, July 25 is the tentatively scheduled as the new start date with the ACC. Again, we will keep you posted. Thanks for your continuing interest and support.

For the history of the project and latest updates on the efforts to keep 138kV poles out of historic and residential neighborhoods, and off the Gateway routes in Tucson, see http://www.jeffersonpark.info/tep-138-kv-poles.html
Parklet at Edison and Campbell Access Road
Every 3rd Saturday of the month, 8:00 am, at the end of Edison at Campbell Avenue, we clean the parklet. Reminders are put out on Google groups. Garbage bags and tools supplied. If you do pick up trash during the week, or just prefer to pick it up at a time of your choosing, please contact Joanne Osuna at cricket16@cox.net and your time will count. We report our hours to Tucson Clean and Beautiful as part of the Adopt-a-Park Program.
(JP Contact- Joanne Osuna cricket16@cox.net )
Need a Service? ...or want to recommend someone
Need a recommendation for a handy person or a business? Go to

Have someone who you would like to recommend to your neighbors? Let Cricket know. cricket16@cox.net,
520-798-3602 - Help us keep the list accurate- report any retired/inactive numbers to the cricket.
New Year Cleaning?
Never Flush
Never Flush These Items

Resolve in 2022 to never flush these items down the toilet: grease, expired or unwanted medicines, paper towels, diapers, feminine hygiene products, rags, dental floss, cotton swabs, disposable wipes, cleaning supplies, pesticides, automotive fluids, used face masks.
These items can cause problems with plumbing and the sewer system, and harm the environment. For more information, please visit
Wildcat Dumping - chairs, couches, furniture etc.
"Illegal dumping" includes leaving items at the curb, and it is a code violation. Furniture, trash, and yard waste left at the curb can be reported to Code Enforcement. Of course, you might want to try first, to politely ask the person to dispose of it or arrange to have it picked up. However, if you need to report illegal dumping, you can do so by calling 791-5843 or online at http://www.tucsonaz.gov/csd/violation/ 

Contact Ward III regarding wildcat dumping. You must report the address. Pictures if possible. (520) 791-4711 or email: ward3@tucsonaz.gov


If it is a CASA BONITA property, the office number is 520-398-5738. JP residents can call about a concern regarding any Casa Bonita property and their staff will take care of the problem.
(JP Contact-Joan Hall-joanchall@yahoo.com)
SAFETY TIPS
Illegal Gatherings in JP
HELP END DANGEROUS ILLEGAL GATHERINGS
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. Loud music/noise calls may be reported online: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/apps/crime-reporting/
For the red tag info sheet - CLICK HERE
(JP contact, for information: Colleen Nichols -cnichols17@cox.net) to see Flow Chart 
REPORT any time of day, any number of people, if unruly.

MONTHLY STATS: June- 0, July-0, August-1
September 1-Red Tag, 6 loud party calls - OOPS!
October 1-red tag, 4 loud party calls
November: 0-red tags, 3-loud party calls
December: 0-red tags, 2-loud party calls
CITY SAFETY SURVEY
The City of Tucson is partnering with the American Friends Service Committee for the Re-imagining Community Safety Survey. This will help inform the Community Safety, Health and Wellness Program and tackle racial injustice and inequity for communities of color. The City will use its findings to drive progress toward a more equitable justice system by organizing affected communities in Tucson to generate their own evidence of what constitutes safety in their neighborhoods. This extensive community outreach and input are vital for the City of Tucson to better serve its residents. The survey will be accepting responses for the next six months. Follow the links below to take the survey in English or Spanish. 
SAFETY TIPS - TPD Brochures
TPD Incident Reports for JP
Police Incidences in Jefferson Park
To see the block/street that goes with each event,

TPD brochures to help you prevent crime: Senior Safety Tips, Lock it or Lose It, and Preventing Burglaries.


ReRuns....worth posting again
Community businesses - We appreciate you!
North American Powder Coating
Thanks for powder coating the history sign stands. The six signs are now installed in the Linear Park, celebrating the stories of Jefferson Park. Special thanks to owner Mark Barger.
ACE Hardware - Campbell Avenue.
Thanks for the new plastic plant pots. We shall be painting them for our Annual Spring Plant Sale. Thanks for helping make this fundraiser a success!
2022 Roll-offs - Note these dates
2022 Roll-offs
Roll-offs: March - Thu., 3/17 - Mon., 3/21
May - Thu., 5/19 - Mon., 5/23
July - Thu., 7/28 - Mon., 8/1
October - Thu., 10/20 - Mon.,10/24
4 locations in JP: 917 E. Seneca, 1822 E. Lester St., 1850 N. Tyndall and 1740 E. Edison
2022 Brush & Bulky: Week of 2/28/2022 and Week of 8/29/2022
Recycling- no more glass in the Blue Bins
LINKS AND CONTACTS
QUICK LINKS - City Services "Cheat Sheet"  has links, emails, and phone numbers to make it easier to reach anyone in the City based on your need.
Street Racing - Hear street racing, revving of engines, screaming of tires?
Report Racing vehicles and motorcycles:
Tucson's Mayor and Council voted recently to extend free transit fares through the end of the fiscal year. That means Sun Tran buses and the Sun Link streetcar will be free to ride through June 30. Riders can board through the rear door, and the federal mask mandate is still in effect for the transit industry. For more information, follow the link below.
Helicopter Noise/ Banner Hospital:
contact BUMC Security: 520-694-6533.
The Med Evac. flight path is south of Jefferson Park. No choppers should fly over Jeff Park residences. Report non-compliant flights to Banner - 520-694-6533.
Neighborhood contacts Contact-Joan Daniels jdchama@msn.com and Rosemary Bolza rbolza@me.com
Sorry to report
An uptick in mail theft in JP, and across the city. Collect your mail immediately.
Sign up for informed delivery.
Crime Reporting
Online Crime reporting: This link will take you to the TPD online crime reporting site. And if you’d like an officer to contact you even when you use the online form, you can make that clear when you file, too. 
In person: You can call Operations Division West front desk at (520) 791-4467, Monday through Friday from 8AM to 5PM or you can stop by the substation located at 1310 W. Miracle Mile and file a report in person during the above listed days and hours of operation.  

POLICE/FIRE EMERGENCY - 911
​NON-EMERGENCY - 791-4444
​REPORT A CRIME ​88-CRIME - (882-7463)
Anonymously report suspicious activity/persons.

See the latest crimes in Jeff Park: nsn.soaz.info/incidents/zjefferson.html
See code violations in Jeff Park:  neighsupport.net/codevio/cezjefferson.html
Report an unruly gathering: Call 911  CLICK HERE to see Flow Chart 
TPD West Division: Operations Division West front desk at (520) 791-4467, Monday through Friday from 8AM to 5PM or you can stop by the substation with questions/concerns, located at 1310 W. Miracle Mile. 

JP Community Resource Officer: Erin Peters
Email: erin.peters@tucsonaz.gov
Phone: 520-965-7670
LEND A HAND - Need help or want to volunteer?
CONTACT US (520) 248-6882
Lend A Hand Senior Assistance, PO Box 41323, T/A 85717-1323
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA
If you are healthy and able, please help by volunteering to pack emergency food boxes. The Community Food Bank URGENTLY needs volunteers to keep operations running. Email volunteer@communityfoodbank.org to get started.
HOMELESS? If you find a homeless person, the City of Tucson has a protocol which brings TPD out to offer people options. The services they offer and how to report is described at https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/hcd/Documents/Program_Policies_Procedures/City_of_Tucson_Homeless_Protocol_3.24.2021.pdf

HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM - 520.837.7425
tpdhot@tucsonaz.gov
Emergency: 911
Recycling list

to read what can/cannot be recycled
Report Transportation Concerns: Is there a pothole you'd like to see fixed? Is a street sign missing? Is a tree limb hanging too close over a roadway or sidewalk?You can report these issues to the Tucson Department of Transportation (TDOT), (520) 791-3154, or email the exact location to

Roach Control Hotline
Automated line, please provide requested information and staff will return the call
(520) 724-3401

Report Sewer Odors
(520) 724-3400
What is a code violation?And whom do I call? Download an information sheet approved by the City Code Enforcement Division
Dirty bus stop
Call (520) 792-9222 to report the location. You may also email SunTranInfo@tucsonaz.gov 
Include pictures if you wish. All requests will be documented by Sun Tran to ensure proper follow-up takes place.
Sun Tran:
Neighborhood Contacts & Resources
REPORT ISSUES WITH U of A 24/7 available (520) 282-3649

Neighborhood Resources: Recommended service Providers
Get on the the neighborhood list serve, send a blank email to jeffersonparktucson+subscribe@googlegroups.com 
or send a request for an invitation to joanchall@yahoo.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/
Your City Council Offices
The Ward offices publish weekly updates. Jefferson Park is in Ward 3; however, Ward 6 also puts out 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 email: ward3@tucsonaz.gov
Another newsletter chock full of information!
WARD VI
Steve Kozachik's newsletter:
Pima County Board of Supervisor's Office
District Five Contact Info:
Adelita Grijalva
•      Email: district5@pima.gov, Phone:724-8126
•      Facebook: Supervisor Adelita S. Grijalva
•      Instagram: @adelitasgrijalva
•      Twitter: @SupGrijalva

Special assistant to Supervisor Grijalva: Nicholas McCullough, (520) 724-8764, Nicholas.McCullough@pima.gov 

Board of Supervisors Meetings:
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 COB_mail@pima.gov
Editors' Note: This Constant Contact is sent only upon request and with permission. The editors, Joan Daniels, Erin Posthumus, 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.