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

JEFFERSON PARK IS 125 YEARS OLD! August 15, 2023 

AUGUST RECESS - NO MEETING

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 at 6pm

In Person -Ward 3 Meeting Room

By Zoom - Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86725624576?pwd=ZEZzUFBScFhNUUt4ZlU0MlBGelhFUT09

Meeting ID: 867 2562 4576 Passcode: 680459

Presenters: U of A Community Relations

New UA Master Plan- which includes areas north of Speedway

ALERT - BRUSH 'N BULKY PICK UP AT THE END OF AUGUST

August 28 - Sept 1, 2023

Place your yard weeds, bulky trash, etc. in the alley behind your home. See the list of items accepted and directions at your neighborhood website http://www.jeffersonpark.info/ Scroll down a bit - mid page

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.

READ THIS from the Undergrounding Steering Committee:

The defeat this past May of Proposition 412, the franchise fee, resulted in the loss of the dedicated source of funding for the proposed undergrounded portion of TEP’s Kino to DeMoss-Petrie Project. Given the very difficult political context (including TEP’s request for a concurrent 12% rate increase and the rush to get the franchise contract onto the ballot, thwarting public input beforehand), the proposition faced many unrelated yet strong headwinds from the start. 

The issue remains as important as ever to prevent a series of 85-to-110-foot high industrial-sized pylons carrying overhead transmission lines, stretching for miles straight through the center of town. This project must be constructed underground. Any over heading of the project should occur only in clearly appropriate areas, such as in zones that are already dominantly or entirely industrial ones.

TEP recently withdrew its application to the Line Siting Committee of the Arizona Corporation Commission. The reason that TEP cited for the withdrawal is that they are no longer considering their initial route, the Kino/Campbell corridor. A lot of TEP’s change of mind here was due to the action of the Neighborhood Undergrounding Coalition. While TEP’s withdrawal is very good news in one respect, it also has the potential to pose a host of new problems. If the lines are not to be undergrounded down the Kino/Campbell route, where will TEP propose that they be placed? Will TEP now try to route them above ground along other major thoroughfares, as well as through a series of neighborhoods, across the middle of the city?

TEP is presently working internally to decide its own course of action. Little yet has occurred in public. TEP will very soon unveil a public process to discuss where the new route for the project should be placed. The route must go through the middle of the city. We believe that TEP is still going to propose that the entire project along any new route be constructed above ground, including its endless string of 85-to-110-foot-high towers. When the time comes, we must be ready to take concerted action to stop this calamitous blight from occurring across the heart of the city. Preserving the Old Pueblo ambience is essential to our quality of life, vital to building tourism, and necessary to maintaining the health of the city’s whole economy. We will continue to update you as we learn more and provide information about ways that you can become involved.

We are planning a celebration and could use your help. We will contact all who express an interest and include you in the planning. To see the tasks and offer to help go to:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E7mMPLizKMIxL8MB11qQvnjHgIvXW8Hgkkq5KDAX9T4/edit#gid=0.

To see some of our early plans for the celebration -silent auction, sales, antique autos, Mobile Rec Van for kids, and to donate sales items go to http://www.jeffersonpark.info/125-years.html

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 person who will fill this position is not doing so to get rich, but will reap the rewards of meeting wonderful people and knowing that they are doing something to benefit others. 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

• The first day of classes for the fall semester is Monday, August 21. Dorm move-in begins on Tuesday, August 15.

• If you haven’t signed up for UAlerts, the University’s emergency alert system, you can do so at https://cirt.arizona.edu/sign-ualert.

• 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 Sanson, Office of Government and Community Relations U of A)

The New UA Master Plan - incluldes changes to Mountain Speedway. Read it here - https://masterplan.arizona.edu/ 

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

Drawing in December

Tickets available at JP Meetings

New classes include:

• Beginning Hand Building for Youth - Pottery (ages 6-10 years old)
• 2-day Workshop: Making Glass Gingerbread Houses (ages 17+)
• Baby and Adult Yoga (2 months +)
• Beginning Yoga (ages 17+)
• Tai Chi Quan 24 Form (ages 50+)
• Beginning and Intermediate Ballet (ages 6-10 years old)
• Jazz Dance (ages 6-9 years old)
• Story Time (ages 2-5 years old)
• Basketball Skill & Drills (ages 9-12 years old)

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The deadline for session one registration is Tuesday, Aug. 22, at 5 p.m. For questions or more information, contact Registration Services at 520-791-4877.

Discover the wealth of opportunities that await you by perusing our classes online at EZEEreg.com Lots of good stuff on this website including umpire clinic, School's Out Day Camp, and Kid-Co.

Use this link to see the Phase 1 projects, and early indications of how the next 2 phases will be rolled out. The link has an interactive map so you can get background information on the project.

https://tucsondelivers.tucsonaz.gov/pages/better-streets-safe-streets.

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)

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.

FAMILY FUN

Adult art classes, painting and photography and much more. Go to https://www.desertmuseumarts.com/

To learn about other events go to DesertMuseum.org

Search all presentations, parking, tickets (show $12 adults,$8 for kids exhibit extra) at the UA Planetarium. See schedules etc. https://flandrau.org/explore/planetarium

PIMA COUNTY POOLS AND SPLASH PADS

FREE ADMISSION WITH ONE CAN OF FOOD PER PERSON

Otherwise admission fees are:

Children (17 and under): $1 ($0.50 per admission for those children who meet the low income standard.)

Adults (18 and up): $3 ($1.50 per admission for adults 65 years of age and older, for adults with disabilities, and for adults who meet the low income standard.) Note: All fees are Cash Only.

Click HERE to view the extended-summer pool schedule.

For all the locations of Tucson pools and splash pads

 CLICK HERE

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Or go to the Reporting Tool website:

https://reportencampments.tucsonaz.gov/  

To report an encampment 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

For Services & Resources for the Homeless/Unsheltered:

Call: 520-791-2540.

Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness

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 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

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

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)

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

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

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

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)

To find all the information

 CLICK HERE

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

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

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.

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 )

The 70+ ton pile of plastic getting ready to be baled and sent to ByFusion this week.

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.

For all schedules and info go to; https://www.suntran.com/fares-passes/

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.

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.

Many thanks to The Prime Leaf

Thanks to North America Powder Coating

MARK'S ACE Hardware - Campbell Avenue.

Thanks for several donations!!

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.

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/

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

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