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“BHNA 101: A Brief History of the Bluff Heights Neighborhood”

Plus:

• New “Grounds to Grapes” Walking & Garden Tour of Bluff Heights
• July 4th Updates
• New Immanuel Church Adaptive Use Project
• Mann School Update
• Biking “Bluff Heights”
• Council District & Police Updates

Forum Details:

• When: 7:00 PM ▪ Wednesday, May 16, 2012
• Where: Mann Elementary School Auditorium

257 Coronado Ave. (entrance faces Obispo Ave.) Long Beach, CA 90803

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 which starts at 12:30PM and goes until 6PM. 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.

Plus: Long Beach Fire Department Truck Demo (TBD), Crafts, Face Painting, Music, Vintage Bike & Car Showcase and Much More!

Here’s the potluck schedule:

Based on the first letter of your last name, please bring the following for the group potluck:

Last Name                                                            Item

    A – G                                                               Main Course (casseroles, etc.)

    H – M                                                              Beverages (soda, water)

    N – T                                                                Salads & Side Dishes

    U – Z                                                                Desserts

Keep checking back for any changes in our 4th of July activities here on the BHNA website and our brand-new Facebook page .

Call for Volunteers, Sponsors & Donations!

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, sponsor or donate just email us at info@bluffheights.org or call (562) 546-3067.

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

Historic District Map

Certificate of Appropriateness

For all Bluff Heights’ residents who want to be apprised via live text or e-mail of what’s affecting our community moment by moment, there’s Nixle. Nixle is the first professional-grade mass communications system allowing the Long Beach Police to communicate directly with geographically specific portions of our community.

For a more complete description along with instructions on how to subscribe:

CLICK HERE

http://www.longbeach.gov/acs/pet_license/microchip/microchip_clinic_schedule.asp

Long Beach Has Implemented a Community Emergency Notification System

The Community Emergency Notification System allows the City’s 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Center to rapidly notify residents and businesses by telephone. In the event of an emergency, an operator in the 9-1-1 Center can identify the affected neighborhood or region of the city and record a message that describes the situation. The Reverse 9-1-1 system will automatically call listed and unlisted telephone numbers within the affected area and deliver the recorded message. If phone lines are busy, the system will attempt to redial those numbers to make contact. If an answering machine picks up the call, the emergency message will be left on the machine.

For more information, go to this link:

http://longbeach.gov/R911/

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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 )