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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

cmiller@cityofboise.org


 


 

 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

cmiller@cityofboise.org

 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-RobbinsDonated raffle prize: ice cream cake

 

Big O TiresDonated 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 HardwareDonated raffle prize : 65-piece drill bit set

 

Zamzows—Donated raffle prize : $50 store coupon

 

Collister Neighborhood Association VolunteersPrize 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