WBNABoise org

Attached is a pdf on safety tips for soon-to-be (high school and junior high school) graduates submitted to schools for their newsletter.    Please share this with family, friends and neighbors who have teens in the home.  This is valuable information written for teens.

Door-to-door Solicitors:
Attached is a copy of the Boise City License to Sell (Solicitor’s License) so you know what it looks like when a solicitor comes to your  door.   Be sure to ask to see their license.    To read Boise City Code on solicitors, click on the link:  http://cityclerk.cityofboise.org/media/223496/13539_0512.pdf

Below is the link to the short video by the Boise Police Department on how to deal with door-to-door solicitors:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjtCMwpFRns&list=UU3ajLcCCcWw2sI0eaB6U1Aw&index=28

Thank you,

Charlene Miller
Boise Police Department
333 N. Mark Stall Place
Boise, Idaho  83704

Phone # – 208/570-6070

E-Mail – cmiller@cityofboise.org

 

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The West Bench Neighborhood Association

           invites you to attend 2  events on
Thursday, March 14,  2013

 

 

ACHD is holding an Open House from 6-7 p.m.
to hear about the Sidewalks & Bikeways needs
in all of the west Boise area at 9950 W. Ustick Rd.
at New Heights Christian Fellowship 

Our West Bench Neighborhood Association at 7 p.m
will hold its meeting  (please note new day)
in  Sagebrush Room at the Library! at Cole & Ustick

1. WBNA will review sidewalk & bikeways survey as it might
impact our area & further opportunities for input

2. Explanation of WBNA Committees & call for volunteers

3. Committee updates:
Public Agency Committee
Neighborhood Reinvestment Committee

4. Topic for open discussion:
What should WBNA be doing to address
your neighborhood needs?

Attention walkers and cyclists…

Boise’s West Bench neighborhood walking and biking survey is now LIVE!

Click below to give us your input:

http://www.dksassociates.com/boisewestbench/

The survey is available until March 28^th.

Talk to your neighbors. Encourage others to give their input.

Forward this link to them and remind everyone to get involved!

Our open house takes place on March 14^th @ New Heights Christian Fellowship

9950 W Ustick Road,

from 6-7 p.m.

 

SEE YOU THERE!

 

 

For more information visit: http://www.achdidaho.org/Projects/PublicProject.aspx?ProjectID=235

 

          Trevor Kesner

Planning & Programming Intern

ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT

        (208) 387-6251

Greetings West Boise Bench Neighborhoods!

Need sidewalks and bike lanes in your neighborhood? Tell us about it.

Mark your calendars and alert everyone else in the neighborhood to do the same!

ACHD and The City of Boise have finalized the open house date of March 14^th for the public open house. This meeting will be held from 6-7 p.m. at the New Heights Christian Fellowship located at 9950 W. Ustick Road.

And our interactive online survey for bike and pedestrian facility needs will be live starting February 28^th and open for comment through March 28^th.

A flyer is attached with all the information. We encourage you to distribute this information throughout your network of neighbors and participate. Sidewalks and bike lanes make our communities healthier and safer. Should you have any questions, please contact Senior Transportation Planner, Justin Lucas at (208)387-6157.

We look forward to getting everyone’s input. See you there!

Boise W Bench Flyer FINAL

 

Note: If you choose to post a hard-copy of this flyer, please do so responsibly to prevent waste or the potential for litter.

 

Trevor Kesner

Planning & Programming Intern

ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT

(208) 387-6251

We had a productive start to 2013 at our member meeting last night thank you to everyone who came. We had spirited conversations  If you missed it you can read the minutes HERE and get caught up.

 

A couple links from last night’s meeting

• Neighborwoods program
• Updated Neighborhood Contact officers
• We are looking for a volunteer for office of Secretary. I will continue to serve WBNA as webmaster.

Secretary. The Secretary shall keep and publish minutes of meetings, see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provision of these Bylaws, be custodian of the Association records, keep a register of the post office address of each active member, which shall be furnished to the Secretary by such member in the “Official Membership List”, keep a register of committee membership, and in general perform all the duties incident to the office of Secretary.

 

 

 

Wednesday, January 16,  2013 at 7:00 p.m. 

Sagebrush Room at the Library! at Cole & Ustick  

WBNA is kicking off the year with a meeting to discuss a list of issues and activities for 2013:

 

 

 

 

 

1. Spaulding Ranch —  Can we defend its historic preservation district status?   We need to vote at our meeting on this issue.

• “Allow WBNA Board of Directors to speak on behalf of it’s members at public meetings. For the purpose of supporting WBNA Board’s position on proposed Spaulding Ranch developoment. and it’s objection to any motion to lift historic overlays for such development.”

2. Obtain funds to keep website functioning.

3. Distribute Vinyl Clings to form partnerships with  businesses in our area.

4. Design Review rules, and our City relationship

5. Sidewalk completion on Ash Park

6. Vandalism & other problems in commercial areas.

7. NeighborWoods program.

8. Bicycle route planning in West Bench area

9. Reschedule Yearly Meeting to February 6th 2013

Dear Neighbors,

I’ve received a few inquiries on sidewalk snow removal lately, so I did some research on the topic. When we receive the amount of snow like we’ve had in the last week or so and it sticks, sidewalks can be dangerous places to walk.

Boise City Code 9-08-07 – Removing snow from sidewalks – states that

the owner of a building (home, business, church, etc) is to keep their sidewalks clear of snow every day.  Usually, snow melts quickly here and doesn’t last long enough to be a concern. However, when the snowfall sticks, it’s important that we shovel it off our sidewalks.

Boise City Zoning Enforcement handles this complaint, and can be reached at 384-3845 if you have questions or want further information.

A little Boise trivia: The ordinance was first written in 1922 and updated in 1952. One of the reasons the code was written was to allow Boise Police Foot Patrols to cover their beats safely. Now that we have many more sidewalks than in 1952, the issue now is for the safety of our residents.

We can look on this as our winter ‘neighborhood get-together’ – shoveling snow together :)! Take care and be safe!

Charlene Miller
Crime Prevention Unit
Boise Police Department
333 N. Sailfish Place
Boise, ID 83704
208-570-6070
cmiller@cityofboise.org

 

Click Here to Register!



Classes for the Winter Session
begin January 28th.

Think about Hurricane Sandy, Are you prepared for disaster? Although it’s unlikely that your West Bench home will be swept away by a storm surge., nobody is not immune to disaster.

Click on the link below for the January 2013 Emergency Preparedness Pointer.    This provides excellent steps to be better prepared in case of an emergency or disaster.

http://www.accem.org/pointers/eppjan13.pdf

Paul “Crash” Marusich
Public Education and Mitigation
ACCEM
Ada City-County Emergency Management
www.accem.org
Office: (208) 577-4750
Fax:    (208) 577-4759