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

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JPNA April Meeting

Wednesday, Apr 24, 2024, 6:00PM

Ward III Meeting Room

or

Join via Zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85647506028?pwd=am5MUG5SMXpEaWQvQmlzK0dROW9sUT09

Meeting ID: 856 4750 6028 Passcode: 603850

QUARTERLY MEETING - REFRESHMENTS SERVED

Special Guest: Tom Janowicz of Park Tucson

Left: Pots for Plant Sale

The Traffic Advisory Committee meets monthly. Contact Cindy Doklan, chairperson for time and place. cindy.doklan@gmail.com

Could you help set up or sell on any one of the days??



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Contact Laurel Heather Milden at trdswmn@cox.net

Tables and tables of plants, almost ready for the sale.

Come early. It will be a big one this year!!

Artists are painting pots and gourd bird houses

Herbs

Garden tools, large cacti. succulents in containers

So much to choose from!

SEEING RED? - Thanks to Park Tucson

Red curbs indicate a "No Parking" zone. If you see a red curb--do not park there.

The above driver does not quite get the idea and could receive a ticket. Oops!

SEE THE NEXT NEIGHBORHOOD MONUMENT SIGN

Due to be installed in April - Park Avenue

Our contractor, Jason Butler has the second monument sign for Grant Road almost ready to go. It will be installed at the southwest corner of Park Avenue and Grant Road. This sign will be more visible than the one at Grant and First and will feature a "silver lining" behind the letters to make them more visible. Jason is also responsible for the beautiful metal ramada at Martin and Lester at the edge of the Banner Basin. The ramada and benches commemorate the U of A Polo Pony stables and playing field formerly located at that site.

This sign was made possible by a generous donation in memory of Minette Burgess. Minette was a fierce advocate for Jefferson Park. She worked tirelessly on many issues facing our neighborhood - the historic nomination, the Health and Heritage Trail, and much more. Jefferson Park is indebted to her in so many ways.

On the 3rd Saturday of the month, at the east end of Edison at Campbell Avenue, neighbors do a quick cleanup of the little parklet. We meet at 8:00 am.

All garbage bags and tools are supplied and the company is great! You are always welcome to volunteer other times when it suits your schedule. If you do pick up trash during another time, please contact Miguel Puig at miguelpuig1979@gmail.com, and your time will count. We report our hours to Tucson Clean & Beautiful as part of the Adopt-a-Park Program. (JP Contact-Miguel -miguelpuig1979@gmail.com )

Saturday, April 27th, between 9am and 11am.

We have some UA students tentatively set up to help with getting rid of the Russian Thistle invading our Linear Park. We need neighborhood volunteers. The event will be led by Michael Hailey, our Green Committee Chair. Meet at Santa Rita and Grant.

Common name "tumbleweed" Let's get it before it comes to our yards!

NEIGHBORHOOD SURVEY RESULTS

How did your neighbors vote on future JP projects? The projects are ranked and the comments are listed. Do you agree? Click blue button.

No 138kV poles and overhead lines in Jefferson Park! TEP is making route decisions in Early May For more information and to review the routes:

https://www.tep.com/midtown-reliability-project/

SHARE YOUR OPINION

Comment Form:

Use the individual Online Comment form to submit comments about the proposed routes: https://tep.jotform.com/232196308378968

E-mail midtownreliability@tep.com

Call 1-833-523-0887-leave voice mail

Mail a letter to:

TEP Midtown Reliability, P.O. Box 711 Mail Stop CB200,

Tucson, AZ 85701-0711

With the initiative and leadership of Dan Dempsey, a non-profit 501c3 group, Underground Arizona, has been formed. Forming a non-profit group enables us to become an intervening party when TEP files its Certificate of Environmental Compatibility (CEC) in early May with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC). 

To access updated information about the feasibility of undergrounding, research, and other important news, please visit:  https://undergroundarizona.org/ Most importantly, please sign up to receive emails updates here

ROLL-OFFS: Your neighborhood association contacts the city each year and sets dates for the roll-offs. The next roll-offs are scheduled for Thursday through Monday: May 2 - May 6, 2024

Located at 4 sites in Jefferson Park:

917 E. Seneca, 1822 E. Lester St., 850 N. Tyndall, and 1740 E. Edison

What can be put in the roll-off's?

Please be a good neighbor and load items back to front. If a container is full, please move on to the next one. All items must be placed in the container. Do not place any items in the street, alley or on the sidewalk by the container.  If you have any questions please call 520-791-3171. Thank you.

Hit the button to the right for

rules and info

No helicopters should fly directly over the Jefferson Park neighborhood (unless an emergency). The required flight pattern to the helipad is from the south. Banner records all non-compliant flights, whether filed online or called in. They use this data to educate pilots and helicopter companies. Put the number in your phone and report fly-overs. It is quick and easy.

Call BUMC Security: 520-694-6533, or



Report online: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=0tzqra86NUiycx6incm8cqK9bZ04jtJowQZjB_IHAFUNzBTQ0RVWUpWUk5RV1I4V1VDWTVCWVRTSSQlQCN0PWcu

Jim Click Raffle is Back! Support Jeff Park Projects

Each ticket is $25 and this year, the 5 for $100 option is back! All of the ticket revenue goes to Jefferson Park. Even if you don't win, your neighborhood does. Tickets available at JPNA events and at meetings.

You may purchase tickets by contacting Joan Daniels at jdchama@msn.com.

The 2024 Jim Click Raffle drawing will be held in December 2024.

A new Seed Library is located on the northwest corner of Vine and Waverly.

Drop by and get some summer seeds now. You may also leave some seeds for others.

Thank you, Micheal and Erin!

Wondering what to plant now for spring? The planting schedule from the Native Seed Search tells you what grows best in Tucson and when to plant. Great Resource! Click the blue button!

Have you seen the new and improved Little Free Library at Vine and Lester? There are lots of books for our summer reading.

Thank you very much to Jeanne and Ken for the site, Bob for helping with installation, Mary for keeping the stock up, and Joanne for painting. It is a really beautiful addition to the Jefferson Park neighborhood!

The Presidio Museum camps will run from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Participants will have the option of additionally registering for the Downtown Lohse Family YMCA Sports Camp, directly across the street, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (for a separate fee). For questions about camps, go to the website (button on left) or contact Ginger Thompson: gingert@tucsonpresidio.com.

U OF A ALERT SYSTEM

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

WASHED ASHORE * ART TO SAVE THE SEA

Sculptures Made from Ocean Trash

at

Tucson Botanical Gardens

MORE INFO AND TICKET INFORMATION

PRESIDIO MUSEUM WALKING TOURS

We now have FOUR walking tours that include ADULT BEVERAGES! 

Pre-registration is required for all tours. Please click on the appropriate dates to register. 

Click here to learn more and register!

911 remains your contact for any police related concerns :

• Suspicious activity/persons
• Any thefts
• Any shots fired
• Car theft/damage
• Domestic violence
• Medical assistance
• Fire
• Loud Parties/underage alcohol/dangerous behavior

What do I report to 311?: Use it to report any variety of housekeeping concerns. These include potholes, broken play equipment in your pocket park, if your trash pick-up didn’t happen as scheduled, water bill questions, damaged bus stops, parks and streets, debris, illegal dumping, litter, overgrown vegetation and trees, and any other city function that is not an emergency.

There’s also a 311 portal on the City of Tucson website. Use this link to find that: Tucson 311 Service Request Portal and download links 

Hit the blue button to access the paving image and an explanation regarding the timing, etc.

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

Sign Up for Tucson's Climate Action Report!   

You can use this link to subscribe to the Climate Action Report through the City Manager's Office:

https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/AZTUCSON/subscriber/new

DO THEY HAVE A PERMIT? Have you seen any building or construction going on in the neighborhood that doesn't have a permit, or remodeling you have questions about? Jefferson Park has a committee that works with Tucson Planning and Development to assure that changes stay within the scope of Jefferson Park's Neighborhood Preservation Zone.

E-mail the address and your questions to jpnalanduse@gmail.com

NEED A PERMIT? PDSD launched a Permit Dashboard in November 2023. The interactive dashboard provides insight into the permitting process. Users can gain an understanding of review times, allowing staff and customers to pinpoint areas of improvement or excellence. Since the launch, PDSD has consistently met target review times more than 90% of the time.

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, 1510 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!

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.

For graffiti, potholes,etc:

SeeClickFix Online

View SeeClickFix Tutorial Video

HOMELESS CONCERNS:

Homeless Outreach Team (HOT)

• HOMELESS PROTOCOL
• ONLINE FORM TO REPORT HOMELESS CAMP

Report an encampment 520.837.7425

For Services & Resources for the Homeless:

Call: 520-791-2540

Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness

January 2024 Flight Data:

# medical flights in January = 137

Reports from neighbors = 13 (5 appeared to be outside the Fly-Friendly zone)

Of the 137 flights, 46 arrivals were outside the Fly-Friendly Zone (33%)

32 departures were outside the fly friendly zone.(23%)

Call Over-flights to BUMC Security: 520-694-6533

Banner schedules periodic meetings with the neighbors to discuss helicopter activity:

Tue 7/9/2024 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Thu 

BUMCT Santa Rita - Conference Room Floor 2 Room#2455

Join on your computer or mobile app  

Click here to join the meeting 

Meeting ID: 222 446 698 766 Passcode: svibfW

Tue 11/12/2024 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

BUMCT Santa Rita - Conference Room Floor 2 Room#2455 

Join on your computer, mobile app or room device  

Click here to join the meeting

Meeting ID: 293 633 864 047  Passcode: Lr5CMY

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/

STATS: 2023 December-1 loud party 0 red tags; 2024 Jan-0 loud party, 0 red tags

When to call get red tag info sheet - CLICK HERE

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

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

Or Call Water Dept, 520-791-5443 to make an appointment.

For technical assistance in the selection of a compatible thermostat option, please call (855) 393-9717. To find all the information CLICK HERE

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 for the stands and DTM traffic for the sign manufacture.

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. 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 Cricket.

Another newsletter chock full of information!

WARD VI, 520-791-4601

Ward 6 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

jdchama@msn.com

cnichols17@cox.net

cricket16@cox.net