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Open space, a heritage
worth preserving
CPNA Newsletter September 24, 2018
Next meeting: Wednesday, September 26, 2018, Potluck 6:30 PM;
meeting at 7:00 PM. Location: W.S.S.B. cafeteria on the north side
of Old Main Building on 2214 E. 13th St. Driveway on the east side
of the building goes to on-site parking lot.
Our Program:
Eric Frank, the Public Information Officer (PIO) of Clark
Regional Emergency Services Agency (CRESA), will discuss disaster
preparedness and what it means to be prepared as an individual and
as a neighborhood.
Message from the President:
Hi, Neighbors,
Fall has arrived, evidenced with grass beginning to grow after
the summer drought,
mornings being colder and leaves are even beginning to change.
Vancouver has been
making big news recently with the teacher strikes locally and
with the Waterfront
Project culminating in a grand opening this Saturday (Sept.
29th)! This project is not
only bringing some housing and office options, but also a couple
of new restaurants
that we are excited to try out!
That also means returning to neighborhood issues at our favorite
cafeteria. This
coming Wednesday evening we'll be holding our September 26th
meeting at the
Washington State School for the Blind. Following our pot luck at
6:30, we will hear from
Officer Sammy Abdala about our neighborhood Policing. Our
speaker will be Eric Frank
of CRESA to discuss what it means to be resilient in a disaster,
both as an individual
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and as a neighborhood. The general meeting will follow covering
issues as they
progress – the new Day Center, bike safety corridor on
McLoughlin and the upcoming
paving projects.
See you Wednesday evening,
--Tommy Miller, CPNA President
National Night Out was well attended by neighbors on August 5,
2018, in Quarnberg Park. Neighbors enjoyed chatting over pies,
cookies, lemonade, water, and iced tea. Our NPO Sammy Abdala
dropped by to meet and greet attendees.
Villages Clark County is a plan, not a place, where we are
creating a community to support seniors to maintain their
independence by staying in their homes for as long as they can and
as safely and affordably as possible.
How? By establishing a support system that provides help around
the house, access to vetted businesses, rides, companionship and
opportunities to get out and into community activities here in
Clark County.
Interested? Come learn about Villages Clark County to help you
stay living in your own home and community you want to stay in.
It’s a 1-hour FREE presentation. The event will be Saturday,
September 29, from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM, at the Cascade Park
Community Library, 600 NE 136th Avenue, Vancouver.
If you have any questions, contact Ramona Perkins at (360)
901-3745 or email her at [email protected]. For more information,
visit www.villagesnw.org about the national organization, and
www.villagesclarkcounty.org the local organization.
Minutes General Meeting May 30, 2018:
Our potluck began at 6:40 with many neighbors present. Tommy
Miller opened the meeting introducing our NPO Sammy Abdala who, in
turn, introduced a fellow officer learning about the neighborhood
police program. Officer Abdala focused primarily on issues with a
residence on X Street that has received many complaints throughout
the winter. Problems have diminished, but there were many questions
raised about the occupants and how the reports played out.
Camara Banfield from the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office spoke
next. She informed the neighborhood association that there will be
a point person for the public to call when questions come up. She
will be the representative for Central Park. Camara is available to
teach us how processes within the criminal system work.
Our first speakers, Judi Bailey and Peggy Sheehan, came with
updates on the homeless resource center adjacent to our
neighborhood. They brought draft copies of the Good Neighbor
Commitment document. This is in response to the concerns within
mailto:[email protected]://www.villagesnw.org/http://www.villagesclarkcounty.org/
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all the adjacent neighborhoods to the Resource Center soon to
open on Grand Blvd. The document is an outline of the code of
conduct that will be given to each visitor to the center. It is an
agreement covering issues of activities including smoking, trash,
substance use, safety and posturing. There will be codes to cover
camping, blocking the sidewalks and trespassing as well. The city
also intends to provide mental health training to citizens within
the adjacent neighborhoods. The draft is available now and can be
seen on the City of Vancouver website and the Day Center’s
website
Ryan Lapossa was our second speaker and was here to discuss the
Complete Street Program. We received copies of the East McLoughlin
Area Safety Improvement Project, but the discussion was about why
and how the traffic engineers design and build projects like this
one in Central Park. While studying 5 years of accident reports and
checking out the data during resurfacing projects, they must make
sure the current jurisdictional requirements are part of all new
projects. The engineers must design to eliminate accidents,
consider all modes of travel and study the current patterns along
the project route. Ryan also answered questions on truck parking,
bus stops, the Z Street round-a-bout, drainage on our heritage
streets and the ramps on the intersection cross walks.
Temple Lentz dropped by to introduce herself and let us know she
is running for a council vacancy later this summer.
In our general meeting, the March minutes were approved next and
the treasurer’s report was approved with over $1,988 as our
balance.
Andy Meade reported on Marshall Center and COV events. The
renovated community pool is open for the summer and we should check
out the websites for summer camps and family programs happening all
summer. Storm drain mural painting, National Get Outdoors and Flag
Day are happening in the next couple of weeks. Pepper mentioned
Urban Forestry is sponsoring several tree walks this summer. A
question was brought up regarding a fence boundary issue to which
Andy suggested using the online Good Neighbor Handbook.
Tommy informed us of our Spring Clean Up follow up report. We
produced 11 tons of garbage. CPNA will qualify for the bonus for
using the recycling program during our event.
Tommy brought up the National Night Out later this summer to ask
for thoughts on our participation. It falls on the first Tuesday in
August. We will look into having pie, cookies and ice cream in
Quarnberg park. More information to follow on our website and
Nextdoor.
Jim Thomas reported on street resurfacing in our neighborhood
and what the neighborhood should expect as the safety improvement
project proceeds.
The meeting adjourned at 8:40.
Respectfully submitted by Norma Watson
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NOTE: These Minutes were posted on August 1, 2018, on Nextdoor
by Norma Watson, and will be up for adoption at the September 24,
2018, meeting.
Calendar – check out Vancouver Connects website for upcoming
City events: https://t.e2ma.net/message/crgbi/s7rr8e
Next meeting: Wednesday, November 28, 2018: CPNA 6:30 potluck,
7:00 meeting
at WSSB.
Central Park Neighborhood Association
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VancouverCPNA/
President: Thomas (“Tommy”) W. Miller 619-2201 miller.thomas.w
at gmail.com
Vice President: Pepper Kim 901-0176 peppertk at comcast.net
Secretary: Norma Watson 699-7219 watson. bn at gmail.com
Treasurer: Sylvia Bailey 695-9676; Baileyws at msn . com
Newsletter: Pepper Kim 901-0176 peppertk at comcast.net
Neighbors On Watch: Jim Thomas 737-9946; CentralParkPAT at msn .
com
VPD Dist. 2 NPO: Officer Sammy Abdala 487-7359 vpdpod2 at
cityofvancouver.us
City Liaison: Andy Meade 487-7098; andy.meade at
cityofvancouver.us
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Neighborhoods.
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does the City determine whether the
information published is accurate or appropriate. The Central
Park Neighborhood Association and its
unpaid volunteers strive to provide appropriate and accurate
information but cannot guarantee it.
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Korean 한국어 우리는 영어를 쓰지 않는 이웃을 포함해 우리 이웃들에게 일어나는
일들에 대해 모두에게 알리고자 합니다. 우리는 우리 뉴스레터에서 한국어로 기사를 제공하고자 합니다.
우리 뉴스레터의 번역을 도와주거나 이웃 모임에서 통역을 도와주는 자원봉사를 귀하나 귀하가 아는 누가
해줄 수 있다면 (360) 901-0176 번으로 전화해 주십시오.
Russian Русский Мы хотим, чтобы все жители знали, что происходит
у нас в
районе, включая наших соседей, не говорящих по – английски. Мы
хотели бы
публиковать статьи на русском языке в нашем информационном
письме. Если Вы или кто
– либо из Ваших знакомых согласны оказать безвозмездную помощь с
переводом наших
информационных писем или устным переводом на общественных
собраниях, пожалуйста,
обращайтесь по телефону: (360) 901-0176.
Spanish Español Queremos informar a todos sobre lo que está
sucediendo en
nuestra asociación de vecinos, incluyendo a nuestros vecinos que
no hablan inglés. Nos
gustaría proporcionar artículos en nuestro boletín en el idioma
español. Si usted o alguie n que
usted conoce está dispuesto a ofrecer su ayuda voluntaria para
traducir nuestros boletines o
interpretar en las reuniones del vecindario, comuníquese al
(360) 901-0176.
Vietnamese Tiếng Việt Chúng tôi hiện đang muốn thông báo cho mọi
người biết về
những việc đang diễn ra tại cộng đồng xung quanh chúng ta, bao
gồm những người không nói
tiếng Anh. Vì vậy, chúng tôi mong muốn truyền đạtnhững tin tức
trong bản tin thông báo này
bằng tiếng Việt. Nếu quý vị hoặc quý vị biết người nào muốn tự
nguyện giúp chúng tôi biên dịch
những bản tin thông báo hoặc thông dịch trong cuộc họp cộng
đồng, vui lòng gọi số (360) 901-
0176.
안녕하십니까
你好
Hallo
Bonjour
नन
नन
今日は
Здра́вствуйте!
Вітаю
Chào chị
سالم الكم ي ل ع
¡Hola!
Habari
Ciao
Aloha
Hello!
Kumusta?
We want to let everyone know about what's going on in our
neighborhood
association, including our non-English speaking neighbors. We
would like to provide articles in our newsletter in the native
languages of our residents.
If you or someone you know would be willing to volunteer to help
by translating our newsletters or interpreting at the
neighborhood meetings, please call (360) 901-0176.
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Medicine take-back programs are the only secure and
environmentally sound way to dispose of leftover and expired
prescription and over-the-counter medication. Thank you for taking
part in keeping our community and environment safe and healthy.
This event/activity is not sponsored or endorsed by local school
districts.
Year-round FREE medication & Sharps disposal sites:
www.ClarkGreenNeighbors.org/medsor contact Clark County Public
Health at
(564) 397-7352
What medications will be accepted?
Any prescription and over-the-counter
medications including pills, liquids & inhalers
will be accepted at event sites.
What about Sharps & syringes?
Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park & Peacehealth
SW Urgent Care are the ONLY locations accepting
Sharps & syringes. Use an approved Sharps
container when transporting; if one is not available,
use a rigid plastic container with a lid (ex: plastic
milk jug) & label the container: WARNING-SHARPS
DO NOT RECYCLE
Did you know the most common drugs misused
by teens & adults come from family & friends
home medicine cabinets? Almost 11% of teens in
Washington state misuse prescription drugs —a
rate that’s among the highest in the nation.
Did you know medications not disposed of
properly end up in our waterways? Let’s work
together to keep these substances out of the
hands of youth & away from our waterways.
ALL PRESCRIPTION & OVER-THE-COUNTER
MEDICATION COLLECTED AT EVENT SITES ARE
SAFELY INCINERATED BY THE D.E.A.
For more information about this event
www.preventcoalition.org/resources
In Partnership with the following Substance Abuse Prevention
Coalitions:
Battle Ground Police Department • Clark County Public Health •
Kaiser Permanente • La Center Police Department • PeaceHealth •
Ridgefield Police Department • Skamania County Sheriff’s Office •
Vancouver Police Department • Walgreens • Washington State Health
Care Authority • Washougal Police Department • Washougal Silver
Star Search & Rescue • U.S. Department of Justice, Drug
Enforcement Administration
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Drug Take Back EventSaturday
October 27, 201810 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Clark CountyPeaceHealth Southwest Urgent Care 33rd & Main
(South Back Lot), Vancouver
Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park 12607 SE Mill Plain Blvd.,
Vancouver
Battle Ground Police Department 507 SW 1st St., Battle
Ground
Washougal Silver Star Search & Rescue 1220 A St.,
Washougal
Skamania CountySkamania County Sheriff’s Office200 NW Vancouver
Ave., Stevenson
YES Sharps
YES Sharps
NO Sharps
NO Sharps
NO Sharps
Bring any prescription &
over-the-counter medications
for safe, FREE disposal
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