Meetings and Hearings
Latest Email - 26 Jun, 2010
Neighborhood News and Upcoming Events:
Benefit for Idaho Botanical Garden ’s Education Program—Saturday, June 26.
Several local, independent garden stores will donate a portion of sales on June 26th to the Idaho Botanical Garden ’s Education Program, where thousands of students learn about plants and horticulture each year.
Participants include:
36th Street Garden Center: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 3823 N. Garden Center Way ( North 36th Street ), Boise, 433-5100. www.36streetgardencenter.com
Greenhouse and The Florist at Edwards: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 4106 Sand Creek St. , Boise , 342-7548. www.edwardsgreenhouse.com
FarWest Landscape and Garden Center: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 5728 W. State St. , Boise , 853-4000. http://farwestgardencenter.net
Franz Witte Nursery ( Boise location): 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 9770 W. State St. Boise , 853-0808. www.franzwitte.com
North End Organic Nursery: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 2350 W. Hill Road , Boise , 389-4769. www.northendnursery.com
Old Valley Farm Nursery: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 4457 Old Valley Road , Eagle, 939-1526. www.oldvalleyfarm.com
Planning and Zoning Variance— 7111 Pierce Park Lane (north of Hill Rd. )
Deadline for comments: Tuesday, June 29, 2010.
Request for variance of property line set-back for re-build of garage at 7111 Pierce Park Lane . Detached 2-car garage was built in 1922 into the side of a hill, and a concrete block wall, which acts as a retaining wall, has deteriorated and is no longer safe. Owner wants to rebuild using poured concrete, and needs variance due to narrow setback. Please send comments before Tuesday, June 29, 2010 to Russ and Kim Dane, 7111 Pierce Park Lane , Boise ID 83703 , or e-mail to: rdane2@aol.com. Immediate neighbors have been notified and have no objection.
Warning about Security System Companies.
From Charlene Miller, Boise Police Dept.:
”I have received some calls recently of door-to-door salesmen selling home security systems and telling residents that crime has increased in that neighborhood. So far, from the calls I have received and run crime reports on, that information has not been accurate. In fact, today I ran 2 reports for an area on the bench from January - mid-June 2009, and the same for 2010, and the reported crime totals were 119 in 2009, and 70 in 2010 - showing a significant decrease in crime.
If you are given a sales pitch about crime increasing in your area, please call me to find out if that information is accurate. Also, if you want to know if your home is as secure as it can be, call me to schedule a Security Assessment of your home. It is a free service that Boise Police Crime Prevention provides our residents. It takes about a half hour or so depending on the size of the home. If you want to schedule an Assessment or find out more information, please call or email me.
Stay safe and be wise!
Charlene Miller
Crime Prevention Unit
Boise Police Department
333 N. Sailfish Place
Boise, ID 83704
208-570-6070
A Big THANK YOU!! to All of Our Sponsors and Volunteers on the Collister Neighborhood Picnic!
We would like to thank all of the sponsors and volunteers who made last night’s great Collister Neighborhood Picnic possible, including:
36th Street Garden Center and Bistro—Sponsorship of children’s face painting and art project run by Lindsay Newgard, All About Art
A Novel Adventure—Donation of gift card as part of silent auction package
ACHD—Robbie Johnson for staffing an information booth about bicycle safety; Christine Myron and the shop guys for supplying traffic cones and handicap parking signs
Air with a Flair (Linda Garner and family)—Great food!
Ann & John Brueck—Use of power for the musicians and announcements
Baskin-Robbins—Donated raffle prize: ice cream cake
Big O Tires—Donated raffle prizes: 10 discount service cards
Boise Police Department—Charlene Miller: information booth, cell phone recycling, and sign-up sheet for home safety inspection
Brent & Nancy Elg—Use of power to keep vendor’s ice cream cold
City of Boise —Parks and Recreation Department: Ginger Jewell, park reservation; Jerry and Nick, trash receptacles delivered in a hurry!
Carl’s Cycle Sales—Prize donations: Gaerne bag and T-shirts
Community Gardens —Beki Parham, The Idaho Foodbank, and Judy Rhodes, Heidi McKay Community Garden , for staffing an information booth
Edwards Greenhouse—Printing 3,000 picnic flyers!
George’s Cycles & Fitness—Donated raffle prizes: 10 water bottles
Jeanie Peck—Helpful information for event planning
Library! at Collister—Melody Eisler fun-filled children’s story time
Michael Shaw and Friends—Great music!!!
Nam King—Donated raffle prizes: Four lunch certificates
Peggy Thomas— Donated prize of a hair makeover at The Palms Salon
The Green Chile —Donated raffle prize: $25 gift certificate
Thriftway Ace Hardware—Donated raffle prize : 65-piece drill bit set
Zamzows—Donated raffle prize : $50 store coupon
Collister Neighborhood Association Volunteers—Prize donations
2010 CNA Picnic Committee:
Leslie Felton-Jue, Chair
Brenda Fralish
Janet French
Julie Klocke
Barney Skogerson
Justy Thomas
2010 CNA Picnic Flyer Distribution:
Tracy Blenker
Brian Blosser
Janel Brown
Karrie Cummings
Fonny Davidson
Sandy Egbert
Sandy Hemenway
Ed Keener
John Hotchkiss
Karen Knudtsen
Janey LaFontaine
Jeanie Peck
Kelly Richmond
Cheryl Robinson
Ron Stratton
Millie Vaterlaus
Patricia Young
(In case we’ve unintentionally forgotten anyone, thank you!)
Update on Catalpa Sidewalk Project.
From Dorrell Hansen, ACHD Project Manager:
Initially the new sidewalk on the north side of Catalpa was designed to end about 480' west of the 36th / Hill intersection. This excluded improvements in front of the last 2 residents on Catalpa. The initial design stopped there because the configuration of the future 36th / Hill / Catalpa intersection was not yet known and ACHD did not want to install new sidewalk that would need to be removed for the intersection project. After the sidewalk design was completed, more information became available on the possible configuration of the intersection project. Since then, ACHD has worked with their designers to determine the western limits of the 36th / Hill / Catalpa intersection, and their design consultant has provided an updated design to replace the sidewalk in front of the last two houses. A change order was completed today, June 25th, to extend the improvements to just east of the last two homes. The remaining sidewalk on the north will be relocated or replaced as part of the intersection project.
If you have any questions about the Catalpa sidewalk project, please contact Dorrell Hansen, ACHD project manager, at e-mail: dhansen@achdidaho.org or at telephone: 387-6223.
Have a great summer!
Julie Klocke, President
Collister Neighborhood Association
president@collistercna.org
387-4933
Neighborhood News and Upcoming Events:
Benefit for Idaho Botanical Garden ’s Education Program—Saturday, June 26.
Several local, independent garden stores will donate a portion of sales on June 26th to the Idaho Botanical Garden ’s Education Program, where thousands of students learn about plants and horticulture each year.
Participants include:
36th Street Garden Center: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 3823 N. Garden Center Way ( North 36th Street ), Boise, 433-5100. www.36streetgardencenter.com
Greenhouse and The Florist at Edwards: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 4106 Sand Creek St. , Boise , 342-7548. www.edwardsgreenhouse.com
FarWest Landscape and Garden Center: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 5728 W. State St. , Boise , 853-4000. http://farwestgardencenter.net
Franz Witte Nursery ( Boise location): 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 9770 W. State St. Boise , 853-0808. www.franzwitte.com
North End Organic Nursery: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 2350 W. Hill Road , Boise , 389-4769. www.northendnursery.com
Old Valley Farm Nursery: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 4457 Old Valley Road , Eagle, 939-1526. www.oldvalleyfarm.com
Planning and Zoning Variance— 7111 Pierce Park Lane (north of Hill Rd. )
Deadline for comments: Tuesday, June 29, 2010.
Request for variance of property line set-back for re-build of garage at 7111 Pierce Park Lane . Detached 2-car garage was built in 1922 into the side of a hill, and a concrete block wall, which acts as a retaining wall, has deteriorated and is no longer safe. Owner wants to rebuild using poured concrete, and needs variance due to narrow setback. Please send comments before Tuesday, June 29, 2010 to Russ and Kim Dane, 7111 Pierce Park Lane , Boise ID 83703 , or e-mail to: rdane2@aol.com. Immediate neighbors have been notified and have no objection.
Warning about Security System Companies.
From Charlene Miller, Boise Police Dept.:
”I have received some calls recently of door-to-door salesmen selling home security systems and telling residents that crime has increased in that neighborhood. So far, from the calls I have received and run crime reports on, that information has not been accurate. In fact, today I ran 2 reports for an area on the bench from January - mid-June 2009, and the same for 2010, and the reported crime totals were 119 in 2009, and 70 in 2010 - showing a significant decrease in crime.
If you are given a sales pitch about crime increasing in your area, please call me to find out if that information is accurate. Also, if you want to know if your home is as secure as it can be, call me to schedule a Security Assessment of your home. It is a free service that Boise Police Crime Prevention provides our residents. It takes about a half hour or so depending on the size of the home. If you want to schedule an Assessment or find out more information, please call or email me.
Stay safe and be wise!
Charlene Miller
Crime Prevention Unit
Boise Police Department
333 N. Sailfish Place
Boise, ID 83704
208-570-6070
A Big THANK YOU!! to All of Our Sponsors and Volunteers on the Collister Neighborhood Picnic!
We would like to thank all of the sponsors and volunteers who made last night’s great Collister Neighborhood Picnic possible, including:
36th Street Garden Center and Bistro—Sponsorship of children’s face painting and art project run by Lindsay Newgard, All About Art
A Novel Adventure—Donation of gift card as part of silent auction package
ACHD—Robbie Johnson for staffing an information booth about bicycle safety; Christine Myron and the shop guys for supplying traffic cones and handicap parking signs
Air with a Flair (Linda Garner and family)—Great food!
Ann & John Brueck—Use of power for the musicians and announcements
Baskin-Robbins—Donated raffle prize: ice cream cake
Big O Tires—Donated raffle prizes: 10 discount service cards
Boise Police Department—Charlene Miller: information booth, cell phone recycling, and sign-up sheet for home safety inspection
Brent & Nancy Elg—Use of power to keep vendor’s ice cream cold
City of Boise —Parks and Recreation Department: Ginger Jewell, park reservation; Jerry and Nick, trash receptacles delivered in a hurry!
Carl’s Cycle Sales—Prize donations: Gaerne bag and T-shirts
Community Gardens —Beki Parham, The Idaho Foodbank, and Judy Rhodes, Heidi McKay Community Garden , for staffing an information booth
Edwards Greenhouse—Printing 3,000 picnic flyers!
George’s Cycles & Fitness—Donated raffle prizes: 10 water bottles
Jeanie Peck—Helpful information for event planning
Library! at Collister—Melody Eisler fun-filled children’s story time
Michael Shaw and Friends—Great music!!!
Nam King—Donated raffle prizes: Four lunch certificates
Peggy Thomas— Donated prize of a hair makeover at The Palms Salon
The Green Chile —Donated raffle prize: $25 gift certificate
Thriftway Ace Hardware—Donated raffle prize : 65-piece drill bit set
Zamzows—Donated raffle prize : $50 store coupon
Collister Neighborhood Association Volunteers—Prize donations
2010 CNA Picnic Committee:
Leslie Felton-Jue, Chair
Brenda Fralish
Janet French
Julie Klocke
Barney Skogerson
Justy Thomas
2010 CNA Picnic Flyer Distribution:
Tracy Blenker
Brian Blosser
Janel Brown
Karrie Cummings
Fonny Davidson
Sandy Egbert
Sandy Hemenway
Ed Keener
John Hotchkiss
Karen Knudtsen
Janey LaFontaine
Jeanie Peck
Kelly Richmond
Cheryl Robinson
Ron Stratton
Millie Vaterlaus
Patricia Young
(In case we’ve unintentionally forgotten anyone, thank you!)
Update on Catalpa Sidewalk Project.
From Dorrell Hansen, ACHD Project Manager:
Initially the new sidewalk on the north side of Catalpa was designed to end about 480' west of the 36th / Hill intersection. This excluded improvements in front of the last 2 residents on Catalpa. The initial design stopped there because the configuration of the future 36th / Hill / Catalpa intersection was not yet known and ACHD did not want to install new sidewalk that would need to be removed for the intersection project. After the sidewalk design was completed, more information became available on the possible configuration of the intersection project. Since then, ACHD has worked with their designers to determine the western limits of the 36th / Hill / Catalpa intersection, and their design consultant has provided an updated design to replace the sidewalk in front of the last two houses. A change order was completed today, June 25th, to extend the improvements to just east of the last two homes. The remaining sidewalk on the north will be relocated or replaced as part of the intersection project.
If you have any questions about the Catalpa sidewalk project, please contact Dorrell Hansen, ACHD project manager, at e-mail: dhansen@achdidaho.org or at telephone: 387-6223.
Have a great summer!
Julie Klocke, President
Collister Neighborhood Association
president@collistercna.org
387-4933