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Trash & recycling - Monday, March 18, 2024
Get trash, recycling, and brush & bulky reminders with Recycling Coach.
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03.21 PVNA Board Monthly Meeting
03.23 PVNA Plant Swap
03.25 Bike Blvd Meeting
03.31 Easter Sunday
04.06 Art in the Gardens
Next Brush & Bulky - 8/12/24
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Next Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Event
April 13, 2024
Eastside City Hall
7820 E. Broadway
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Find more dates in the PVNA & Community Events sections below. | | |
News For You and Your Neighbors | |
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March Neighborhood Meeting
Thursday, March 21
6:30 to 8:00 PM
at the Ward 6 Council Office
3202 E. 1st St. *South Entrance*
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RSVPs appreciated. To join virtually, RSVP by noon on the day before the meeting.
PVNA hosts this monthly meeting to discuss issues, ideas, current projects and upcoming neighborhood events. All homeowners, tenants, business owners, and students are welcome to attend in person or virtually.
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This Saturday:
Palo Verde Neighborhood Plant Swap
Saturday, March 23, 9:00-11:00 AM
3330 E Willard St.
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Join other amazing PVNA gardeners and plant enthusiasts this Saturday at the Pocket Park on Willard between Howard and Jones to share, swap and acquire new botanical treasures to fill in the new spot. There will be information tables by Monarch Waystations, Mission Gardens, and Palo Verde Neighborhood Foresters. There will be cactus, agaves, and succulents plus possibly tomato and chili pepper starts and house plants.
If you are bringing plants, please plan to arrive about 8:15 – 8:30 a.m. at the Willard side to set up. There will be volunteers on the south (Willard) side of the park to help you unload and set up. Please bring your own tables and chairs.
If you are looking for plants, please wait until 9 a.m. and enter the park on the north (Fairmount) side. Bring bags and boxes to the Plant Swap to take away your treasures.
BYOB (Build Your Own Basin)
with Watershed Management Group (WMG )
At 10 a.m., join a Rain Garden Workshop (Build Your Own Basin) with WMG. Everyone is welcome to come, listen and learn. In order to get the free kit, you must be willing to participate in a research project. You will take home a rain garden kit consisting of 1 native tree, 1 native shrub, 2 native grasses, native wildflower seeds, and mulch. WMG will request your contact information and permission to follow up with you about how the rain garden is doing. This is a 45 minute workshop. Please bring chairs or blankets to sit on while you listen.
During the morning, WMG will also be doing asset mapping - What native edibles do we have in our neighborhood? Let's take a walk & see!
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Pickleball Interest Survey | The PVNA Board is responding to requests from residents to investigate the possibility of Pickleball Courts in our neighborhood. We are looking at a variety of potential options, including the conversion of existing tennis courts at Catalina High School. First we would like to understand the level of interest in Pickleball. Please answer the brief survey below. | |
Support Our Neighbor: Recovery GoFundMe | |
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You may have seen the news that an individual was shot near Pima and Dodge on February 21. We learned that it was a Palo Verde resident who is thankfully alive and on her way to recovery. We understand no arrests have yet been made. Call 911 or 88-CRIME if you have any information.
From the GoFundMe:
"On Wednesday 2/21, while out on an afternoon run near her home in Tucson, my close friend Christy was shot. She is recovering as well as can be, thanks to the help of some wonderful Samaritans at the scene, the fantastic medical staff at Banner University Medical Center, her loving family and friends, as well as some divine intervention and/or luck. She was shot in the chest and thankfully the bullet missed her vital organs. However, the injury appears to have damaged the nerves in her right arm and chest and will impact her ability to work as a dental hygienist for quite a while. She was released from the hospital on February 28 and faces a difficult rehabilitation. Funds will go a long way to helping with medical bills and living expenses while Christy is out of work. Please keep her and her family in your thoughts and prayers and consider donating. Any help is greatly appreciated."
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RECRUITING NEW PVNA BOARD MEMBERS! | |
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We are in search of a replacement for our Treasurer. We also need new Board members for Safety Chair, At-Large Member, Co-Chair for Events, and Co-Representatives for our NE and SW Quadrants as well as a replacement for the SW Quadrant Representative.
If you are interested in applying for a Board position, submit an application at www.paloverdeneighborhood.org/join-the-pvna-board. The process will continue until all positions are filled.
Curious about Board service? Send an email to info@paloverdeneighborhood.org,
or call VP Nancy Stromp at 520-912-0509 for additional information.
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Palo Verde Neighborhood Events | | |
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PVNA Spring Plant Swap
Saturday, March 23
9:00 to 11:00 AM
3330 E. Willard St
Details & RSVP
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PVNA Spring Plant Swap
Saturday, March 23
9:00 to 11:00 AM
3330 E. Willard St
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Want to help plan upcoming events? Sign up to volunteer here.
*Event details subject to change. Stay tuned for future announcements.
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BIG changes at Ward 6:
Councilman Steve Kozachik resigns for new job
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After nearly 15 years as a member of the City Council, Steve Kozachik will leave Ward 6 and begin a new job with the City of Tucson. He will be coordinating the building and development of the new Mosaic Quarters sports complex that will be located by the Kino Sports Complex.
Mosaic Quarters will include an Iceplex for skating and hockey, and a Fieldhouse for multiple sports, including basketball, pickleball, soccer, volleyball and more.
Councilman Kozachik has been a good friend to the Palo Verde neighborhood during his tenure on the City Council. His last day on the City Council will be March 31st. The City Council will appoint a replacement for the remainder of his elected term, which runs through December 2025. For more on his accomplishments during his tenure, see the Ward 6 newsletter below.
Thank you to Councilman Kozachik for all the support and hard work over the years, and congratulations on the new role.
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Enjoy family fun at the 25th annual EGGstravaganza!! This free community-wide event is about having fun and is expected to attract more than 2,000 Tucson youth. Family activities include carnival games, prizes, egg hunts, and the Easter Bunny. Come to the Parks and Recreation information booth to catch the highlights of the various Parks and Recreation units offering services and programs to the community. A variety of foods will be available for purchase through local vendors, at Mansfield Park from 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Bring your empty basket for the hunt). | |
Camino Miramonte - Palo Verde Bike Boulevard Update | |
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Collin Chesston, City of Tucson project manager, has provided an update on the Camino Miramonte-Palo Verde Bicycle Boulevard alternatives alignment study, including an announcement about an upcoming public meeting and a request to schedule a follow-up meeting with Palo Verde neighbors.
The City of Tucson Department of Transportation & Mobility (DTM) will host a public meeting at Reid Park on Saturday March 23rd from 10am-noon to share the results and a draft staff recommendation (to either maintain the voter-approved route or shift the alignment to a different route) for the public to review. The draft staff recommendation at this stage will be just that - a draft.
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Friends of the Library Community Book Sale March 22-25 | |
The Friends of the Pima County Library hold monthly book sales at their building on Country Club south of Grant. The next sale will be held March 22-25, with prices decreasing each subsequent day of the sale. Items available include books, records, video and audio recordings. For more information, see the Pima FOTL website at https://pimafriends.com/buy-books/buy-books-in-person-sales/. | |
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Steve K's Newsletter
Updates from Ward 6 featuring details about Steve K's new job and resignation from the City Council.
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Rain = Weeds
It is time to get out in your yard and clean up the weeds!
The National Weather Service reported both January and February rainfall exceeded Tucson monthly averages. This rainfall, as well as higher than average temperatures, have helped produce the weeds we see sprouting up all over the neighborhood.
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Tips from Organic Gardeners on Weed Control:
Use a hoe - stirrup, scuffle, and hula. A hoe is easiest to use when weeds are young and ground is still a bit damp. This tool gets at the roots and can prevent further weeds. Pick up weeds after hoeing to prevent seeds from dropping to start a new cycle of weed growth.
Use white vinegar as your weed killer, rather than herbicides which kill more than weeds.
From Tucson.com: Making an organic weed killer at home is so easy you’ll never need to buy another harsh herbicide again. To create a natural weed killer, you’ll need just three affordable ingredients:
- 1 gallon of distilled white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon of biodegradable liquid dish soap
- 1 cup of table salt
Instructions:
- Pour the vinegar into a large bucket.
- Gradually stir in the cup of table salt until it completely dissolves.
- Add the liquid dish soap.
- Thoroughly mix the solution until all ingredients are well combined.
- Put the homemade weed killer into a spray bottle for easy application.
Spray the white vinegar weed killer directly on leaves and stems of the weeds you are targeting, taking care not to get it in your eyes or on your skin! This mix is powerful and long lasting - do not spray on or near landscaping plants!
You can also pull large weeds by hand, or use a weed extractor tool that digs up the root. Use a weed extractor where a hoe will not work - near other plants, walls, and landscaping materials.
Cleaning up spring weeds takes some effort, but you'll be rewarded by a fresh yard that's ready for summer!
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