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

NOVEMBER 17, 2023 

DECEMBER NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING

Dec 13, 2023, 6PM

Ward III Meeting Room, 1510 E Grant Road or

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81573626818?pwd=cEdHcWdVU2dIS1JER0sxVk5tb0RRdz09

Meeting ID: 815 7362 6818

Passcode: 913436

Presentation of the

2024 Nomination Slate of Officers

Our history book is nearly sold out! Limited number available at the meeting.

Jim Click Raffle Drawing on December 14

Good Luck, Jefferson Park!

BANNER HELICOPTER MEETING - December 12, 2-3pm in Duval Auditorium. Enter through Tower 1. Banner will report on the progress with their new software to control helicopter flights over Jefferson Park.

Friends of Jefferson Park, Inc. is the neighborhood non-profit which works hand-in-hand with JPNA. There are openings on the "Friends" Board, also another unpaid job. Review "Friends" online at

http://www.jeffersonpark.info/meet-the-board1.html

Several folks serve on both boards. Friends meets quarterly at the most, and often just one annual meeting. Much of its business is conducted by e-mail and brief in-person meetings. The next annual meeting is scheduled for January 15th at 5:30pm. Address to follow. If you are interested in working with this group, contact:

Joan Daniels, 520-300-1980 or jdchama@msn.com

DEADLINE TO CONTACT

THE FRIENDS NOMINATING COMMITTEE: JANUARY 2

ROLL- OFFS - Your neighborhood association contacts the city each year and sets dates for the Roll-offs. Thank you, Colleen. The dates for 2024 are Thursdays through Mondays:

3/21/24-3/25/24, 5/2/24-5/6/24

7/25/24-7/29/24, 10/24/24-10/28/24

If you forget these dates, or need the locations of the roll-offs within the neighborhood, go to jeffersonpark.info. Scroll down to "Jefferson Park Information".

BRUSH 'N BULKY - is scheduled by the city and residents recently received notice of those 2024 dates:

2/26/24 and 8/26/24

As you know, with the defeat of Proposition 412, TEP went back to the drawing board and presented the public with the newly named 138kV project, the Midtown Reliability Project. TEP has now published a new map with "opportunities", segments, seen as the green lines, for possible inclusion in the routes for the 138Kv pylons and overhead lines. You will recognize the shape of Jefferson Park. As you can see, there are many "opportunities" in our neighborhood. The red-hatched areas are "constraints"—regions identified as being more difficult to erect poles and lines.

TEP wants input. You will note that Jefferson Park has many more green "opportunities" than our neighbors. Our greatest problem is the current proposed substation location at Vine and Lester, forcing the lines into and out of JP. However, TEP indicates that they will consider other options for the substation.

At the November 15 neighborhood meeting, the JPNA Board strongly advocated that TEP move the substation, even suggesting other properties. TEP said they would take our suggestions into consideration. Think about what you want for your historic neighborhood. To see the map in greater detail and to add your comments, click on: https://www.tep.com/maps/midtown/

Perhaps this is a case of "the squeaky wheel" getting a pass. We need a great many "squeaky wheels"! We are up against a behemoth.

TUCSON PARKS EVENT Coming on Saturday, November 18th, at the Reid Park DeMeester Amphitheater, Tucson Parks will present the 16th Annual Family Festival in the Park. The event will run from 10am until 2pm. It’s free and will be a great opportunity for you to get the kids out, enjoy some music, activities, food and also get a $1 admission to the Reid Park Zoo on that day between 9am and 4pm. All of the proceeds from the admissions will go to support the zoo conservation fund. In addition, the Edith Ball Aquatic Center will host free swimming from 10am until 5pm. The center is immediately north of the zoo entrance.

Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair Nov. 25-26, 2023

Tucson Japanese Culture Day at IST, will be held on Sunday, November 19th from 1 pm - 4 pm at the school, 1701 E Seneca St. The Tucson Japanese Association is taking the lead to bring wonderful Japanese culture experiences, such as stage performances, ceramic demo, origami table, tea and flowers arrangement demo, Yukata photo booth and more to the community. Authentic Japanese food truck, Takoyaki Food Truck, will be there. Admission to the event is free! All JP neighbors are welcome. Visit  https://sites.google.com/view/tus-jpn-fest/home for more info. If you have parking issues at your home on the day of the event, please text event staff David at 520-286-2377 (only on November 19th). Hope to see you there! 

U of A Alerts, the University’s emergency alert system, sign up at 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

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, 1501 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!

On the 3rd Saturday of the month at 8:00 a.m., at the east end of Edison at Campbell Avenue, neighbors do a quick cleanup of the parklet. It's easy 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 )

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.

To see a detailed explanation of how to eliminate rats/mice, go to the Sept 27 E-news link to the right.

Thank you Meg Johnson and Sam Hughes

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

CRIME STATISTICS BY NEIGHBORHOOD - Jefferson Park

Info based on police reports sorted by neighborhood go to https://nsn.soaz.info/incidents/zjefferson.html

WILDCAT DUMPING

E-ail notifications of illegal dumping in Jefferson Park directly to 

ward3@tucsonaz.gov . .

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.

POTHOLES 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.



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.

Sidewalk cracked?send an E-mail to: TDOTConcerns@Tucsonaz.gov.

Provide your name and address and a little information about your project.

For graffiti, potholes,etc:

SeeClickFix Online

View SeeClickFix Tutorial Video

To report an encampment online, please scan the QR code on the left to access the Reporting Tool page or

Reporting Tool website:

https://reportencampments.tucsonaz.gov/  

By phone, please call the City of Tucson Resource Line: (520) 791-2540

For homeless who wish to access services go to: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/hcd/homelessness-resources

What's a Tier? All unhoused encampments are assigned a tier level in order to be categorized and followed up on by City workers. The tier definitions are as follows:

Tier 1

These are former encampments, no individuals living there: Environmental Services will coordinate clean up.

Tier 2  Encampments that do have people living there.

They have been able to govern themselves and keep the area free from disruptive activities. Outreach will be offered as well as a mutual agreement for trash pickup schedule from Environmental Services.

Tier 3 

High Problem encampments. Violence and crime towards the surrounding community, the encampment inhabitants themselves, and many environmental hazards. Enforcement will be called out to address the criminal behavior, outreach will be offered, and clean up will be done by Environmental Services after the 72 hours vacate notice is posted. 

by phone: 

BUMC Security: 520-694-6533

or on-line:

On-line reporting tool:

• https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=0tzqra86NUiycx6-incm8cqK9bZ04jtJowQZjB_IHAFUNzBTQ0RVWUpWUk5RV1I4V1VDWTVCWVRTSSQlQCN0PWcu

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

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 August - 0, September 4 loud party, 1 red tag

PROPERTY MANAGERS TO CONTACT:

•      GOODMAN properties have a hotline - 520-512-5308 (evenings) You can use this for unruly gatherings, trash , etc. Daytime number is 520-884-3410.
•     CASA BONITA properties office # is 520-398-5738.

(JP contact, for information: Colleen Nichols cnichols17@cox.net)

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

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

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.

If you are a TEP customer, your TEP account qualifies you for a free smart thermostat. 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. To find all the information

CLICK HERE

HELPING OUR SENIORS - LEND A HAND

Need help or want to volunteer?

CONTACT US (520) 248-6882  coordinator@lahseniorhelp.org

or go to https://www.lahseniorhelp.org/volunteer to volunteer.

Lend A Hand Senior Assistance, PO Box 41323, T/A 85717-1323.

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

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.

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 the cricket.

Another newsletter chock full of information!

WARD VI, 520-791-4601

Steve Kozachik's 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 COB_mail@pima.gov