Alvernon Park
Problems with inappropriate use of the park are being closely monitored by concerned neighbors. Identified problems are discussed directly with law enforcement and others, as well as in the monthly Alvernon/5th St Coalition meetings. Monitoring continues of park improvements.
Notes on the park upgrade project are here.
Alvernon/5th St. Crime Coalition Meeting
DATE: Wednesday November 20, 2024 TIME: 6 PM – 1 Week Early
LOCATION: Ward 6 Office, 3202 E. 1st St.
ZOOM – for link email phnaemail@gmail.com
Residents of neighborhoods in and around the area of Fifth and Alvernon, including Peter Howell, Miramonte, El Encanto, El Conquistador, Highland Vista, Swan Way Park, and Midway Village, seek to work with Ward VI, TPD, businesses, churches, and nearby neighborhoods to recognize, report, and prevent criminal activity in our neighborhoods. Speak directly with police officers. Hear what actions the police have taken and what criminal activity there has been in the past month in our neighborhoods.
Meetings are held every 4th Wednesday of the month at 6 PM. Your support is quite helpful and you are urged to attend. For information or if If you cannot attend but have concerns about suspicious activity in the neighborhood, send a detailed email to PHNA Board member Nancy Huff.
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Call 911 for high priority and emergency situations. Asking for a wellness check on an unhoused individual is considered a 911 call. Many residents have reported 311 as being a successful tool for reporting a number of non-emergency issues.
File an online non-emergency police report – No matter how small the crime, please report. Flower pot stolen off your porch. Car gone through during the night, mail scattered on the ground, etc. It alerts police that this kind of activity is happening in our neighborhood. Plus, police use this information when deciding where to allocate resources.
Homeless Encampment Reporting Tool – You can report an inhabited encampment or debris/trash left behind by unhoused individuals. This online reporting process generally does take a little time so patience is needed.
Criminals look for neighborhoods where they will not be noticed and remembered. Friendly neighbors saying hello, making eye contact and noticing who is on their street are a huge deterrent to criminal activity and make a neighborhood a great place to live.
Recycle Guide – Itemized composite from several sources
Through the local ByFusion program, “. . the city is collecting more than they can handle, and the “imbalance between collection rates and processing capacity” has not been sustainable, she [Liz Morales] said in the memo. Alternatives like the Hefty ReNew orange bag program, which gives residents another way to participate, were then explored.”
“The City’s non-recyclable plastic waste generation averages about 25 tons per month. This amount exceeds ByFusion’s current capacity of 10 tons per month for processing materials from the Tucson market,” which as resulted in a stockpile of non-recyclable plastic at Los Reales, as well as the Friedman recycling facility, Morales said in the memo.“
Beginning July 1, 2024, the City will require the use of the Hefty ReNew program for household ‘hard to recycle’ plastics as a temporary replacement for the ByFusion program that has been operating.
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Recycle containers (blue bins with no glass, plastic bags, styrofoam or batteries) should be placed at the curb on: Nov 25, Dec 9 and 23, 2024.
Household Hazardous Waste Schedule
Newsletters from Council Member Karin Uhlich and Ward 6
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