Bluff Heights Neighborhood Association

Our February Newsletter is Here!

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:59 +0000

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A Shared Vision of Broadway

bgarlin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:05:49 +0000

On Saturday, February 4, business owners and residents got together to discuss a vision for Broadway at a meeting hosted by Vice Mayor Lowenthal at Bixby Park Community Center. Attendees heard ideas for improving the corridor in areas such as retail, pedestrian safety, traffic calming, zoning, and streetscape.

Vice Mayor Lowenthal asked representatives from Planning, Neighborhood Services, Traffic Engineering and LB Transit discussed opportunities for improvements to the corridor based on feedback from a previous meeting in late 2010 and their experiences in the field. She also asked Dianne Sundstrom from Belmont Heights Community Association to speak about their process for reaching consensus on a plan to improve their portion of the Broadway corridor. Finally, Sidney Cramer, president of On Broadway Merchants Association, shared their proposed vision for Broadway’s business corridor in hopes of encouraging community dialogue and reaching consensus.

The merchant association’s idea of creating “villages” based on main streets/areas of the corridor (e.g. Temple Village, Belmont Heights Village, Alamitos Beach Village) is intended to help with destination marketing and encourage community participation along the corridor. It received support from a majority of those in attendance at the meeting. On Broadway Merchants Association will be visiting each of the neighborhood associations that line Broadway over the next few months seeking consensus on the “villages” concept before the Vice Mayor Lowenthal hosts another community meeting.

For questions about the Broadway Visioning meetings or the presentation, please contact the Second District office at (562) 570-6684.

To view a copy of the powerpoint presentation, please click on the link below:

( Broadway Visioning Powerpoint Presentation )

Fundraiser for Bixby Park March 1

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:56:54 +0000

We hope that you can join the Friends of Bixby Park beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 1st at the Long Beach Museum of Art for their 2nd Annual Fundraiser for Bixby Park Parcel 1 Renovation.

Click here to download the Friends of Bixby Park invitation for your review and consideration! Please share their invite with your neighbors, friends and family!

This event will host a silent auction and guest speakers including Honorary Guest Pamela Seager, Director of Rancho Los Alamitos, Congressional candidate Gary DeLong, Vice Mayor Suja Lowenthal and representatives of Neighborhood Associations, delicious Food and Wine along with Live Jazz music!

For your convenience, you may Purchase Tickets for this event by contacting Media Boutique at (562) 983-8139 or by paying online at www.friendsofbixbypark.org via PayPal as located on their Donations page.

The Bluff Heights Neighborhood Association looks forward to seeing you there.

Come One! Come All! The 4th of July BHNA Block Party is Back on Vista!

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:37:15 +0000

Help Us Kick off the Summer of 2012

One year after having the 4th of July BHNA “Red, White and You” Party at The Wine Crush, we’re moving it back to its old location on Vista! All residents of Bluff Heights are invited to the 2012 4th of July Block Party on Vista and encouraged to kick off the summer by participating in this fun and exciting day. Come out and show your patriotic spirit and reconnect with old neighbors and friends, or meet some new ones. Some of your old favorite activities will be there — like the cake walk and the dunk tank — plus there will be some new fun surprises.

We will have more details on our 4th of July activities in the Spring/Summer BHNA e-newsletters, here on our BHNA website and our brand-new Facebook page – so please check back often!

Call for Volunteers!

This event cannot be accomplished without the generous volunteer help and financial support of Bluff Heights residents and our local businesses. BHNA needs volunteers for various activities throughout the day on the 4th (setting up, staffing activities, helping take down everything, etc.). Even if you are not available on the 4th, but would still like to volunteer your time before the event, please let us know. We welcome all the help we can get! To volunteer just email us at info@bluffheights.org or call (562) 546-3067.

Certificate of Appropriateness

admin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:16:44 +0000

Before starting any minor or major renovation to your home, consider first that you live in the Bluff Heights historic district. Knowing that means that you should be aware that Certificates of Appropriateness (COA) will be required for all projects that fall within the Historic Preservation guidelines set by the City of Long Beach. In fact for remodeling/renovation projects that will also require a building permit, you cannot get the necessary permit with having a COA.

Visit the links below to view the various Guidelines set by the City of Long Beach:

Historic District Map

Certificate of Appropriateness

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admin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 05:38:46 +0000

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