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October 2017

ARNADA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION | October, 2017 Page 1

Leaf Boxes in ARNADAThere will be a free drop off site for neighbors to use as a collection point for fall leaves in the neighborhood. A postcard will be going to the residents nearest thebox locations. Vancouver’s Public Works Operations will be placing leaf boxes in our neighborhood the weekend of Nov. 11 & 12 and Dec. 9 & 10 This program helps those in leafy neighborhoods who may not have access to a pickup to haul leaves to the free drop-off sites.The box is for LEAVES ONLY. No garbage or other yard debris is allowed

If you use plastic bags for transporting, please empty the leaves into the box and keep the plastic bags.DO NOT rake leaves into the street where they clog drains and may causelocalized flooding.

Leaf boxes are expected to be placed by late afternoon on Friday andpicked up early morning Monday of the weekend noted above. Lookfor leaf boxes near these locations: E. 20th St. & F St. and E. 25th

St. & F St.

Next Meeting

October 12, 7:00 PM

October Agenda:

1 Holiday Party

2 Hold or cancel December Meeting vote

3 New business

Contact a board member prior to meeting to get your issue on the agenda. To post in this newslettercontact Russ Pascoe. See Page2 for contacts.

VHA 2500 Main St # 100

Arnada Meeting Notes September 14, 2017, at VHACall to Order & Introductions: 7:05 PM

Treasurer’s Report: 8/10/17 Balance - $4530.10, 9/14/17 Balance - $4181.39

Approval of Minutes: No corrections or additions. Moved and seconded.

Holiday Party: Discussion of holding December holiday party versus

scheduling an event such as bowling party at Cosby Lanes in January.

December holiday party has not been well attended last few years. Discussed

emailing survey to Arnada Neighborhood members emails.

Arnada Street Cleaning: 9/18/17.

Pre-application Conference: 2008 Broadway - 10 apartments plus four

live/work units and only 9 parking places. Discussion that city doesn’t plan to

address the parking code for the Transit overlay district (doesn’t require off

street parking for each unit) is not up for review by the city until 2018. Even if

the city of Vancouver changes the parking requirements in 2018, anything

approved prior to 2018 will only have to meet the requirements at the time of

approval, not when actually developed.

Adopt a Park: Arnada Park Spruce Up 9/16/17, 9:00 - 11:00 AM. Ken Visser is

our park steward. Arnada has received the grant from the Watershed Alliance

Do You Wait for thePaper Copy of

ARNADA News?

If you are not currently getting emailed the digital version of the ARNADA Neighborhood Association Newsletter every month you can do so and usually get it here:

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ARNADA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION | October, 2017 Page 2

City ContactsNeighborhood Liaison 360 487-7190annette.griffy@ cityofvancouver.us

Office of Neighborhoods 360 487-8608Judi Bailey - judi.bailey@cityofvancouver.us

Neighborhood Fire StationDowntown station 900 W. Evergreen Blvd.360 487-7212

Code Compliance 487-7810

Clark County Animal ControlWeekdays 8:30-4:30 Ph 360 397-2488

Traffic Compliance Hotline 360 487-7402

Parking Hotline 360 487-8653

Elected ANA Board:Chair Katie Scaief kscaief_2@hotmail.com

Secretary Heather Beecher beechernit@gmail.com

Treasurer Anita Reyes - anitaface@gmail.com

360 694-7937

CommitteeRepresentatives,

CoordinatorsAdvertising Layout Jeff Stites -

jeff.stites@7-eight.com 360 975-2606Newsletter Advertising file submisssionads@ARNADAneighborhood.org

Neighborhood Traffic Safety AllianceRichard McShan - 360-597-4131

ramcshan00@gmail.com

Tool Lending, Library and Newsletter Distribution, Advertising CoordinatorJim Girard – 360 696-2949 (no email)

Friends of Trees ARNADA Coordinator andCity of Vancouver NeighborWoods Steward

Barbara Clark –

clarkdani@comcast.net

Newsletter Editor/Content & Layout

Russ Pascoe - 360 901-3411

russ.bec@gmail.com

The City of Vancouver supports the Neighborhood Associations in their effort to share vital information with residents to create a moreinformed public. However, the information provided and the opinions and views expressed in the Neighborhood Association newsletteror other documents do not necessarily represent the position of the City of Vancouver, nor does the City determine whether the information published is accurate or appropriate. Printed by the City of Vancouver Office of Neighborhoods.

Volunteers at the September ARNADA Park Cleanup.

Organized by Ken Visser, Thanks to Ken and all who helped!

for two Dog Waste Stations that Vancouver Parks will purchase and install.

Neighborhood Concerns: A neighborhood member who lives near

Arnada park expressed concerns about transients in the park and

concerns about people entering residents’ backyards.

Neighborhood Police Report: Officer Chavers encouraged residents to

call 911 if they observe any threatening or unsafe behaviors by others.

Emailing the neighborhood association board with concerns doesn’t give

police the chance to respond and address the situation in progress.

Concerns about unsafe sidewalks, overgrown vegetation or trash on empty

properties should be reported to code compliance at 360-487-7810 or

online by searching “File a Code Compliance Complaint” on the Vancouver

city website.

Meeting Adjourned: ~ 8:10 PM. moved and seconded.

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