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The PVNA e-news is delivered every other week on the Sunday before recycling pickup.
8.05 Trash & recycling pickup
8.12 Trash pickup only - Brush & Bulky begins
8.15 Board meeting
8.18 Next e-news
8.19 Trash & recycling pickup
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Next Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Event
August 10, 2024
Pima College West
2202 W. Anklam Road
Next Brush & Bulky - Week of August 12, 2024
For complete trash & recycling schedule, visit
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Find more dates in the PVNA & Community Events sections below. | | |
News For You & Your Neighbors | |
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PVNA Elections and Annual Meeting
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Per current PVNA bylaws, the roles that make up the Executive Committee (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Communications) are up for election as their two-year terms expire. The next elections for these roles takes place at the PVNA Annual Meeting on Thursday, October 17.
Nominations for these roles will open on August 1 and close on September 17. Any resident, property owner, or business owner/proprietor in the Palo Verde Neighborhood is eligible to run for or seek appointment to a Board role. The nominations form can be accessed at https://www.paloverdeneighborhood.org/pvna-elections.
Information about all candidates will be published on the PVNA website, and the webpage will be shared on all PVNA channels.
An absentee voting option will be provided for any members who are unable to attend the annual meeting due to work, travel, or being homebound. Details to be announced.
Please see additional details about the nomination and elections process at https://www.paloverdeneighborhood.org/pvna-elections. We hope you will consider becoming a Board officer and voting for your preferred members of the PVNA Board Executive Committee!
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Take the PVNA 2024 Survey - tell us what's important to you! | |
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The PVNA Board wants to hear what your priorities are for our neighborhood! Please log in to the annual survey with the button below to let us know what you want the neighborhood to focus on in the upcoming year.
We have divided the Survey into several sections - a Quick Version with a few general questions is available in Section 1. If you have a few minutes, please fill out the additional sections for sharing information about PVNA events, streets/parks/beautification, and safety.
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Brush & Bulky is almost here! | |
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Our neighborhood's next Brush & Bulky collection is the week of August 12, beginning on Monday morning. This is your opportunity to clean out your yard, garage or storage shed and get rid of unwanted debris.
Place your items where your trash or your neighborhood's trash is collected. Items must be at least 3 feet from all obstacles, including trash, recycling containers and utility meters. Set materials out by 6 a.m. on Monday, August 12. Collection will be completed by the end of the week.
Do not put items out more than two weeks before scheduled collection.
Keep materials out of the street.
The Brush & Bulky maximum is 10 cubic yards per household (1 cubic yard = ~ the size of a washing machine).
Brush & Bulky will collect:
- Appliances (Remove freezer/refrigerator doors)
- Auto tires (Limit 5 - Placed in separate pile)
- Brush (Up to 5' Long/ 24"diameter)
- Cacti (Boxed up for safety - 25 lbs. limit)
- Furniture and carpet
- Lumber (Up to 5' long - place in a separate pile)
- Scrap metal and pipes (Up to 5' long)
For more about Brush & Bulky, including what will NOT be collected, click the button below.
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Palo Verde Neighborhood Events | | |
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August Monthly Board & Neighborhood Meeting
Thursday, August 15
6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
at the Ward 6 Council Office
3202 E. 1st St. *South Entrance*
RSVPs appreciated. To join virtually, RSVP by noon the day before the meeting 8/14.
PVNA hosts this monthly meeting to discuss issues, ideas, current projects and upcoming neighborhood events. All are welcome to attend: Homeowners, tenants, business owners, and students.
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Next Board & Neighborhood Monthly Meetings
Thursday, September 19
Thursday, October 17
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Upcoming Signature Events
Thursday, October 17 (Annual PV Neighborhood meeting)
Thursday, October 31 HalloVerde
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Want to help plan upcoming events? Join the events committee!
*Event details subject to change. Stay tuned for future announcements.
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NEW: Have news to share with the neighborhood? The Neighborhood Bulletin section is a new section we are piloting in the e-news to provide a forum for free items, lost & found, free, non profit, or local events, pets available for foster/adoption, happenings at local school, happenings at local schools, etc. Submissions can be 3-5 sentences and include a photo and your contact information. To submit an item, please email it to info@paloverdeneighborhood.org. Submissions are subject to approval and may be edited for brevity and clarity. | |
Adorable Camilla Kittens are ready for their forever homes!
Five kittens and their feral mother were found in a wood pile on Camilla Blvd. about 8 weeks ago and the neighborhood pulled together to foster them. Four male (3 black, 1 tabby) and one female tabby are approximately 12 weeks old, and each weighs just over 4 pounds. Already socialized, neutered and vaccinated by the Humane Society - they are all set to charm you!! Please contact vppvna@gmail.com to arrange a visit.
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Soft Opening of New Community Resource | |
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Hi Palo Verde! We're excited to open our doors to PV's latest community space. We host events for all ages focused around Magic: the Gathering, arts and crafts (including acrylic painting and miniature painting). We take pride in developing a neurodiversity-friendly space, supporting both sensory-seeking and sensory-avoidant individuals.
Contact: deckboxaz@gmail.com
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Loft Cinema raising funds for renovations & expansion | |
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PVNA's neighborhood partner, the Loft Cinema, is in the midst of fundraising for a significant renovation and expansion of their current facility. Plans include two new screens, greater accessibility, new restrooms and a new lobby, an elevator to the second floor and a rooftop bar!
For more information and to donate, see https://loftcinema.org/support-the-loft/campaign/.
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Opportunities to serve: Boards and Commissions | |
From Karin Uhlich, Ward 6 Council person:
Ward 6 has some openings for appointments to Boards and Commissions. Please send a letter of interest and qualifications for any of the following to ward6@tucsonaz.gov:
- 2017 Public Safety Tax Oversight Commission (PSTOC)
- Art and Community Design Committee, Public (PACDC)
- Economic and Workforce Development Selection Committee (EWDSC)
- Greens Committee, Tucson (TGC)
- Human Relations Commission (HRC)
- Planning Commission (PC)
- Police Advisory Review Board, Community (CPARB)
- Redistricting Advisory Committee (RAC)
- Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Commission (SMWBC)
- West University Historic Zone Advisory Board (WUHZAB)
If you are interested in any of the openings, please see the website below for description of what each entails: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Clerks/Boards-Committees-Commissions/Boards-Commissions
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Victim Advocate Academy for Fall 2024 | |
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The Pima County Victim Services Division is looking for individuals interested in attending their Victim Advocate Academy. These sessions will teach basic crisis intervention skills, concepts, and techniques. Attendees will learn about various types of crimes and the specific victimization dynamics that victims of crimes may face, including common trauma reactions, as well as the criminal justice system and what the role of an advocate entails. This training is the gateway into volunteering and participating in an internship with the Victim Services Division.
Training will be held at the Abrams Training Center located at 3950 South Country Club Rd. from 6:00pm-9:00pm every Monday and Wednesday from September 4, 2024 through October 16, 2024. Anyone interested in attending the training or volunteering with the division must attend one of the informational sessions. (See flyer above for details and QR codes for registration)
If you have any questions, please call (520) 724-5525 and ask to speak with a Volunteer Coordinator.
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Crime Resource
Alvernon/Grant Initiative Meeting with Tucson Police, Neighborhoods, and Businesses
surrounding Grant and Alvernon
Every Second Tuesday
TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2024
EMMANUEL CHURCH -1825 N ALVERNON 6:00PM
Homeowners, Businesses, students, and tenants are welcome to this monthly meeting with Tucson Police officers to recognize, report, and prevent criminal activity in our neighborhoods, and Speak directly with police officers. Hear what actions the police have taken and what criminal activity there has been in the past month in our neighborhoods. Help determine priorities for police to target this month.
If you cannot attend, but have concerns about suspicious activity in the neighborhood, send a detailed email to paloverdena@gmail.com, or respond to this reminder. Concerns and have observed ON-GOING criminal activity? Bring specific information(addresses, descriptions of vehicles and people, etc.).
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Please see the infographic above for changes that are taking place in the Hard to Recycle Plastics Program. Starting July 1, all hard to recycle plastics must be placed in orange Hefty ReNew plastic bags. A free starter kit including one orange recycling bag and information about plastics recycling is available from Ward 6 during their business hours, M-F, 9A-1P. Plastics and glass recycling containers will continue to be available at the Ward 6 Office as noted above. | |
For More Current Events, Visit the Links Below | |
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Do you have Palo Verde or community news you'd like to see in our e-mails? Send your news to info@paloverdeneighborhood.org by 5:00 PM Wednesday each week for it to be considered for the next edition.
Note, our regular e-news send time is every other Sunday (the Sunday before recycling pickup!) at about 3:00 PM.
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Catch up on PVNA happenings and access past e-news on the Newsletter Archive page.
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