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Message from Your Council Member....
Greetings District 6 Friends -
Welcome to the next edition of the weekly newsletter! We hope you find items of interest in the articles and at the links provided. Please let us know if you have ideas, information, or events you would like to see featured in a future edition. We always welcome your feedback and suggestions.
Have a great weekend!
Janet L. Miller
District 6
City Council
316-268-4331
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DAB Meeting
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Location
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Evergreen Resource Center
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Location
: Downtown YMCA
in the
Community Room
Time:
9 a.m.
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District Community Events & News
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Memorial Day Holiday Closures, Hours
In observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 29, the following City of Wichita facilities and operations will be closed: City Hall, Neighborhood Resource Centers, Wichita Public Library locations,
Park & Recreation Centers, Great Plains Nature Center visitor center, CityArts, Old Cowtown Museum, Mid-America All-Indian Center, Century II administrative offices, Transit administrative offices, Wichita Art Museum, Animal Shelter, Brooks Landfill, WATER Center and Environmental Health.
There will be no Wichita Transit or Paratransit bus service.
Botanica Gardens will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday with a special concert at 2 p.m.
OJ Watson Park, Riverside Tennis Center and municipal golf courses are open regular hours on Monday.
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On May 17th, Kansas House Representative Ponka-We Victors held her annual Last Day of School Ice Cream Social at the Evergreen Resource Center. It was a big hit with the kids as always!
Thank you for your dedication to the children of our community Representative Victors!
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| Photo by Tom James |
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Patrol North officers participated in an IMPACT meeting in reference to a recent fatality accident.
Many thanks to Officer Steve Jerrell, Vice Mayor Janet Miller and the rest of WPD for giving citizens the chance to understand what happened and ask questions about ways to improve safety on our streets.
This is a great example of the community and police working together to solve neighborhood issues.
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Evergreen continues to host the Citizen's Police Academy. On May 17th, citizens learned about fraud and identity theft, among other topics.
The Sedgwick County District Attorney was also there to present information on criminal cases.
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Sunflower Neighborhood and Business Association
Ice Cream Social
When: Thursday, June 1, 7-8 p.m.
Where: West Douglas Park
(3201 W Douglas Ave, Wichita KS 67213)
Come have fun with your neighbors!
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Grand Opening of Gallery Alley:
Experience the transformation
Join Downtown Wichita for the grand opening of Gallery Alley, located at 616 E. Douglas Avenue, this Friday, May 26 from 5:30-9 p.m. Remarks will take place at 5:30 p.m. and immediately following, the alley will open for the Final Friday art crawl, featuring artwork and sculptures by local artists.
Local bands Kill Vargas, The Cavves and Tideway will perform from 7-9 p.m. presented by Barleycorns.
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NEW Q-LINE SERVICE BEGINS SATURDAY, MAY 13TH
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The Q-Line trolleys will offer two evening and weekend routes and two weekday lunch-hour routes, connecting downtown and Old Town with Delano Douglas Design District and College Hill. There will be an Old Town Route, a Douglas Route, a Delano/Old Town Route, and a Government Center Route. The Old Town Route will connect downtown hotels to Douglas Avenue and Old Town, a bar, restaurant and retail district. The Douglas Route will connect riders from the historic Delano district to Douglas and Hydraulic, Monday through Thursday, and to Clifton Square near Douglas and Hillside on Friday and Saturday. Both routes will serve residents and visitors wanting to park and ride to events in downtown.
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FINAL FRIDAY AND THE START TO A HOLIDAY WEEKEND
Find a parking space and then take the Q-line so you can make the most of a Final Friday in Wichita. There are multiple galleries complete with paintings, pottery, hand-blown glass, jewelry, and more to enjoy!
Click here for the Q-line map and route information
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Celebration to honor veterans at World War II Memorial
A World War II memorial featuring 1,500 commemorative bricks of World War II area veterans has been completed and will be celebrated on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend.
The event will be at 3 p.m. May 28 at 339 Veterans Parkway, along the Arkansas River near downtown.
The celebration will include World War II-era music, a Color Guard, wreath placement and a flyover by a World War II Stearman airplane.
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Wichita Riverfest
JUNE 2-10
Make your plans, grab the lawn chairs and the kids for the big kick-off of Riverfest with the ever popular Sundown Parade on Friday, June 2nd. The parade starts at 6:30 pm and the route starts at 3rd Street and Main, down to Douglas, west to Waco, and back to 3rd Street.
Don't miss the largest parade of the year with lots of entertainment.
Click
here
for
the Riverfest schedule of events along with maps and details.
Buttons can be purchased at several retailers for $10 each (adults), or $5 each for children ages 6 - 12. Children 5 and younger are FREE. The button gets you in to over a hundred events over a 9-day period.
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KANSAS HOUSING WEATHERIZATION
Low-income families pay an average of 18-percent of their annual income for energy, compared with five-percent for other households.
Weatherization services save customers an average of $358 annually. For every $1 invested in the program, weatherization returns $2.51 to the household and society.
Weatherization improves heating efficiency and fuel savings by ensuring your home holds in heat and air-conditioning, while keeping hot and cold air out. At NO CHARGE to the client, income eligible families receive a compre
hensive home assessment which includes repair or replacement of heating systems, insulation and caulking.
For the Wichita area, the State is having residents contact South Central Kansas Economic Development District (SCKEDD) at 316-262-7035.
or download the application
here!
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Start Neighborhood Night Out Planning Now
The City of Wichita will celebrate Neighborhood Night Out from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 8.
Neighborhood Night Out is an annual event that promotes public safety. It combats crime by encouraging neighbors to get to know one another through neighborhood parties, picnics, cookouts and other social gatherings over one designated evening. Formerly celebrated as National Night Out and Celebrate Safe Communities, Neighborhood Night Out is in its second year. Elected officials, police officers, firefighters and other City staff will attend neighborhood parties.
"Neighborhood Night Out is a great way to get to know your neighbors, so you can look out for one another and keep your area safe," Mayor Jeff Longwell said.
To encourage participation, the City will waive park fees for groups that want to hold their gathering in a neighborhood park. While supplies last, the City also will provide barricades at no charge to groups that want to block off a portion of the street for their event. The registration form for parties is available online, as well as the form for street closures. Register by visiting www.wichita.gov:
- Click on the "Government" tab and then "Police;"
- Click on the "Forms" button and a drop down menu will appear; and
- Click the last item on the drop down menu and fill out the Neighborhood Night Out registration form.
The City is encouraging neighborhoods to start planning now. It's up to neighborhoods to decide how to celebrate. Options include holding a block party, picnic, ice cream social, cookout, and more. For more information, please contact the Wichita Police Department at (316) 268-4165.
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All Wichita Public Swimming Pools will open on Memorial Day Monday, May 29th at 1pm
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HOW TO BUILD A SAFER NEIGHBORHOOD
Nextdoor.com is the free private social network for you, your neighbors and your community. It's the easiest way for you and your neighbors to talk online and make all of your lives better in the real world. And it's free!
Thousands of neighborhoods are already using Nextdoor to build happier, safer places to call home.
And it's only for you and your neighbors!!
People are using Nextdoor to:
- Quickly get the word out about a break-in
- Organize a Neighborhood Watch Group
- Track down a trustworthy babysitter
- Find out who does the best paint job in town
- Ask for help keeping an eye out for a lost dog
- Find a new home for an outgrown bike
- Finally call that nice man down the street by his first name
Nextdoor's mission is to use the power of technology to build stronger and safer neighborhoods.
Click here for more information.
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DO YOU WONDER WHAT DISTRICT VI IS CURRENTLY UP TO?
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Douglas Avenue is under transformation as Project Downtown becomes a reality. Over $280 million of investment has recently been completed or is currently underway at key sites along Downtown's postcard avenue, such as the Advanced Learning Library, the Hilton Garden Inn and Cargill Protein Group's new division headquarters. Once complete, these projects will not only enhance previous projects, but they will transform the way residents, workers and visitors experience Downtown.
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Farmers Markets on Saturdays
Old Town Farmers Market (Downtown)
Saturdays, 7 a.m. - Noon
April through October 2017
Farm & Art Market Square in Old Town, 1st and Mosley
On a brick courtyard in the heart of Old Town, right next to the Museum of World Treasures, Old Town Farmers Market includes live entertainment, cooking demonstrations, a kid's corner, and more.
Kansas Grown Farmer's Market (West Wichita)
Saturdays, 7 a.m. to Noon
April through October 2017
Sedgwick County Extension Center, 7001 W 21st Street North
The west location of Kansas Grown Farmers Market is situated in the parking lot of the Sedgwick County Extension Center and has all the home- and locally-grown produce you would hope to find, along with handmade items, local honey, plants, and lots more.
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Bonding Through Board Games is a FREE family board game night at the Sedgwick County Extension Center
Games are set up on tables throughout the room and helpers nearby can teach you how play, if necessary. Location:
7001 W 21 St. N
2017 Family Game Night Schedule
August 11 7-9 Extension building Sunflower Room
October 13 7-9 p.m. Extension building Sunflower Room
December 15 6:30-9 p.m. Santa will be there!
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STREET LIGHT OUT?
Help deter crime and keep our neighborhoods safe by reporting street light outages.
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Report an Issue...
- Crimes/Suspicious activity
- Animal Control
- Motor Vehicle Accident
- Sewer Maintenance
- Storm Water Maintenance
- Street Light Maintenance
- Street/Traffic Maintenance
and more by clicking here!
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CRIME STOPPERS OF WICHITA/SEDGWICK COUNTY INTRODUCES NEW MOBILE APP
New technology optimizes the tip submission experience and effectiveness.
Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County, Kansas is proud to announce that they have recently partnered with the Texas-based company, Anderson Software, to provide a more seamless and efficient way for community members to offer information to help solve and prevent crimes. Anderson Software leads the industry with its latest secure and anonymous tip acquisition and management solution, called P3 Intel. This partnership allows Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County to foster a relationship between law enforcement and the publ
ic to proactively create a safer community.
Tips previously accepted as SMS text messages using a short code and dedicated keyword will be discontinued. The new software will allow submission of tips by phone, the web, and by way of the new free P3 Tips mobile app available on the iOS and Android platforms, greatly enhancing the mobile tip submission process. Still completely anonymous, tips submitted through the P3 mobile app, unlike SMS text tips, have no length limitations and allow images, video and documents to be uploaded with the tip. Anderson Software's sophisticated encryption processes obscure any and all identifying information and provides assured anonymity for tipsters.
Even without the app, there is still an easy and secure
option for submitting tips from any PC or mobile browser by going to
http://www.wichitasedgwickcountycrimestoppers.com
and clicking the "submit a tip" icon. Of course, tips are still welcomed through calling our hotline (316) 267-2111. Using whichever method, once a person submits a tip, they will be given a TIP ID and password. With this information they can login at p3tips.com and submit follow-up information, engage in real-time chat/two-way dialogue, be informed of the outcome of the tip, and access any pertinent reward information.
Wichita/Sedgwick County Crime Stoppers feels that utilizing Anderson Software's P3 Tips program will enhance communications with the pu
blic, thereby building a safer and more trusting community in which everyone prospers. To further show our value of tipsters' contribution to the community, tips leading to an arrest will result in a cash reward.
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Garage Sale Permits
Available Online!
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Illegal Dumping Results
- From May 2016-April 2017 MABCD abated 1,129 illegal dump sites at a cost of $95,237.77 - an average of just over $84 per cleanup
- In the first 4 months of this year we received 571complaints - 77 were unfounded
- MABCD has abated a total of 334 illegal dump sites at a cost of $32,269.03 in the first 4 months of this year
- Nuisance cases are down 31% in the first quarter 2017 over the first quarter 2016, and were down 29% in the last quarter 2016 over the last quarter 2015
- Housing cases were up 22% overall last year over 2015 totals and are up 8% in the first quarter 2017
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Get Rid of Unwanted Newspaper Delivery
The City of Wichita has recently received a large number of complaints regarding the free Wichita Eagle publications that are distributed to households that do not subscribe to the newspaper.
Residents who do not want the publications, or who want to report vacant properties where the flyers are piling up should contact the Wichita Eagle by calling
268-6209
or by emailing
csrequest@wichitaeagle.com
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- Go to the website www.petharbor.com.
- Enter your Zip Code or City name in the appropriate field and click the "Find Shelters" search button.
- Check the box next to "Wichita Animal Shelter" and click the "Search Now" button.
- Click the "I Lost My Pet" button.
- Click the button for the type of animal that you have lost (Dog, Cat, or Other).
- If you find your animal on the website, call the Wichita Animal Shelter at 350-3366 and notify staff. They will need the animal number displayed to the right of the picture.
If you do not see your lost animal using this service, we recommend you visit the Wichita Animal Shelter at 3303 N. Hillside (K-96 & Hillside) during business hours to make sure the animal wasn't picked up. Lost and stray animals are only held for 3 days starting the day after the animal is impounded. Remember that only you can identify your lost pet, so please visit the shelter at least every 3 days.
IF YOU FIND A PET, TAKE TO THE VET TO SCAN FOR CHIP FIRST
BELOW ARE OTHER HELPFUL LINKS IF YOU HAVE LOST OR FOUND A PET:
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NEIGHBORHOOD NUISANCE REPORTING MADE EASIER
Residents are encouraged to report neighborhood nuisance problems via phone or email
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o submit a report, please call the main number
660-9220
A voicemail can be left if the call is made after business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
or residents may contact the
Dial Wichita! Call Center at
942-4482 to reach any department!
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CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS
River Vista Development:
Project includes construction of apartments and commercial retail on the west bank of the Arkansas River between Douglas and 1st Street.
Traffic Impact:
The path along the west bank of the Arkansas River is closed between 1st Street and Douglas. The sidewalk on the south side of First Street is closed between McLean and Waco. Pedestrians will be detoured south to Douglas.
Contractor:
Key Construction
City Contact:
Paul Gunzelman
(268-4393 / pgunzelman@wichita.gov)
Estimated completion: Summer 2017
Mosley & Rock Island Paving:
This project will upgrade the area to current Old Town standards which will include brick streets and sidewalks, streetlights, trash receptacles, and landscaping planters. The project will also construct storm water improvements and include water main replacement.
Traffic Impact
. Mosley is closed to through traffic between 2
nd
& 3
rd
St. 3
rd
St. is reduced to one lane westbound at Mosley.
Contractor:
Pearson Construction
City Contact:
James Wagner
(268-4047 / jwagner@wichita.gov)
Estimated completion: Spring 2017
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Project Access and its community partners serve patients in many locations. Eligible uninsured patients are enrolled for limited periods of time to address immediate medical needs. Once enrolled, patients have access to a variety of specialists, as well as prescription medication, durable medical equipment and diabetic supplies.
Eligible patients can be referred by participating physicians throughout Sedgwick County.
Additional key partners are community clinics and the Department for Children and Families (DCF). Patients who receive primary care at certain community clinics may be referred to Project Access and enrolled by an onsite DCF eligibility specialist.
Eligible patients are referred to Project Access by providers at the following sites:
For more information call
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