ROOF RATS... ICK

ROOF RATS... ICK! Yep it's that time of year again, the roof rats are back! Keeping roof rats out of your home and yard is very important and much easier to prevent them from coming in than to get them to move out!
Here are some warning signs:

• Hollowed out citrus, especially still on the tree
• gnaw marks around roof eaves
• unsettled pets
• droppings (elongated 1/4 inch long)
• sounds in attics and walls
• damage to plastics and electrical wires

What to do, guidelines to secure your home:

• seal any access into your house
• thin and manicure lush landscape
• eliminate food and water sources
• set out and maintain traps and /or poison bait stations
• inform your immediate neighbors of the problem

Bait stations are available at Tempe Tack & Feed located on University just west of Hardy. Use these in landscape with the "just one bite" poison.

For more information go to :

www.tempe.gov/neighborhoods/roofratsinfo

www.roofrat.net

for more information call (602) 273-0435

Block Delgates Wanted

Happy New Year Neighbors!
2008 will offer many exciting plans for our neighborhood and our community in central Tempe!
We have a number of active individuals who have given their time and efforts to improve our neighborhood, BUT we need more!
After speaking with other neighborhood chairs, i would like to try some of their ideas to get more of our neighbors involved! One idea is to have "Block Delegates".
What is a "Block Delegate"? A block delegate would be someone who would welcome new members of our community when they move in with a "Newcomer Newletter" and to start the conversation as to what a good neighbor is. Would'nt it be easier to let newcomers know that recylce day is Thursday curbside and garbage day is Monday in the alleys? and what about parties! Having a conversation before the party COULD (maybe) save our police department time and energy from having to come out. I know this will not always be the case, but why not try?
A Block Delegate could would keep in contact and let others know when things happen. For instance, when a house is for sale or for rent, how about letting me (Lisa) know so that i can send a broadcast email to everyone in our neighborhood, and ask other neighborhood chairs to share the information on their email lists as well.
A Block Delegate would help to pass out flyers for neighborhood events. We are given 4 mailings per year from the city of Tempe. To help remind neighbors of events and to encourage more particiaption flyers are a great way to "Spread the Word". There are 269 homes in the Clark Park Neighborhood and 158 in the Marilyn Ann Neighborhood. This takes alot of time if only 1 or 2 people are handing them out. It takes MUCH less time if one person on each block could.
Who better than YOU knows what is happening on your block! Can you find an hour an month?
Thank about it, Let's give this a try!
Look for more upcoming community meetings about the Clark Park & Pool master plan! The first formal meeting will be Saturday Feb 23, at 10:00 am at the West Side Community Center, 715 W. 5th Street. (Take the FREE orbit).

THANK YOU BEING GOOD NEIGHBORS!

As always you can reach me at clarkparkna@cox.net

NORTH WEST TEMPE COMMUNITY PLAN

NORTH WEST TEMPE COMMUNITY PLAN!
This is a community plan that was started over a dozen years ago to address concerns neighborhoods and communities had in regard to development in our neighborhoods.
After many years, and many, many meetings, plans, drafts and re-writes a final plan was submitted to Development Review Commission on Tuesday November 13, 2007.
Several "ANTI-COMMUNITY" leaders (out of area landlords and investors) gave voice over the voice of many, many members of this, our community, in what we want. The play was denied.
Is this right? To NOT have a say in our future neighborhood?
When did the rights of landlords and out of area investors become greater than ours? Have we not made a monetary investment as well as an investment of time?
read the plan
https://www.tempe.gov/ds/NWSAP/SAPreport/NWTCP-GPAmend2.pdf

See what a community plan is
http://www.tempe.gov/ds/NWSAP/Overview.htm

Let your vision for our neighborhood be heard, its not too late, contact the city council and mayor at https://www.tempe.gov/elected/councilcommunicator.aspx

Getting Arizona Involved in Neighborhoods

GAIN time is here again! Saturday October 20, 2007! We will be hosting an Ice Cream Social at Clark Park from 4:00 till 6:00 pm.
We supply the ice cream, you bring your favorite topping!
A special visit from the Tempe Police CSI unit!
Fun * Games* Door Prizes*

BE INVOLVED!

For more information; contact Lisa Roach @ 480 220 6643 or at ClarkParkNa@cox.net

Neighborhood Happy Hour

Neighborhood Happy Hour!
Friday September 14, 2007
5:30 till 7:30 pm
At EL PENASCO MEXICAN KITCHEN, 19 East Broadway (SE Corner Mill & Broadway)

• Park & pool renovation
• GAIN Party (OCTOBER 20, 2007)
• Neighborhood Directory
• Grant Projects
• Block Watch
• Traffic
• Crime prevention

Come be a part of the FUTURE of YOUR neighborhood!

Scumbags????

Scumbags want to come to your neighborhood! No kidding! Really, Scumbags want to open a business at 818 West Broadway Rd, in Tempe! This seems like a strange location for scumbags, between the pre-school and Pizza Hut in Broadway Village shopping center. Scumbags will be just around the corner from the little league field at Clark Park. Scumbags will be neighbors to the houses on 19th street.
There is a public hearing for the scumbags that you can attend. The scumbag hearing is set for Tuesday July 17th at 1:30 PM city council chambers, garden level. Cant make the scumbag hearing, no problem, below are ways you can comment on the scumbags coming to our neighborhood.

In writing: HEARING OFFICER
31 EAST 5TH STREET
TEMPE, AZ. 85281

by phone: (480)350-8359

email: steve_abrahamson@tempe.gov

on the web: http://www.tempe.gov/clerk/

Ever wonder what scumbags really are. Thefreedictionary.com has scumbags as a Noun/slang for "A person regarded as despicable". HHHMMM, Scumbags.
I guess you are questioning my vocabulary and why i would be calling people scumbags, you see, the business name is scumbags tattoo and piercing. Yep, i checked it out at the Arizona Corporation Commission's web site. Scumbags Tattoo & piercing!
One must wonder what type of clients they hope to attract? Scumbags i guess.

Summer Fun at Clark Park Pool

• FRIDAY FAMILY FUN NITE AT CLARK PARK POOL! JUNE 22 FROM 6PM TILL 8PM $2.00 FOR A FAMILY OF SIX! $.50 CENTS FOR EACH ADDITIONAL PERSON. JOIN US FRIDAY NIGHT FOR AN EVENING OF FAMILY FUN AND FROLIC. POOL GAMES FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY, PLUS SNOW CONES, MUSIC AND MORE! FREESTYLE, THE CITY'S AQUATIC TURTLE WILL ADD TO THE FESTIVITIES!
• SUMMER POOL MINI CARNIVAL ON FRIDAY JULY 27 FROM 6PM TILL 8PM. REGULAR POOL ADMISSION CHARGE. GAMES, PRIZES, CRAFTS AND SNOW CONES. SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY FREESTYLE, THE TEMPE AQUATIC TURTLE!