Here’s the scoop again:
Veteran’s Park Neighborhood Association and NeighborWorks Boise present Neighborhood Night Out with with Boise Police Department and Boise Fire Department. There will be burgers, ice cream, community police officers, and a fire truck! Come join your neighbors in enjoying a fun night out.
Bring your chair, and ice cream toppings to share!
Date: Tuesday, August 4
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Location: Davis Park Apartments courtyard
See who’s coming on our Facebook event.
Veteran’s Park Neighborhood Association and NeighborWorks Boise present Neighborhood Night Out with with Boise Police Department and Boise Fire Department. There will be burgers, ice cream, community police officers, and a fire truck! Come join your neighbors in enjoying a fun night out.
Bring your chair, and ice cream toppings to share!
Date: Tuesday, August 4
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Location: Davis Park Apartments courtyard
See who’s coming on our Facebook event.
Tonight’s VPNA annual meeting was a hit! Thank you to our speakers: Jason LaBrado from Neighborhood Housing Services, Wendy Larimore from Boise Parks and Rec, and Jay Story from Boise West End. Thank you also to everyone who contributed their voice to the meeting. We are so excited for all the new board members!
Now on to Spring Fling, it’s just a couple days away!
Spring Fling Block Party at
Davis Park Apartments
Thursday, April 23rd
6-8pm
929 N. 28th Street
NHS is partnering with the Boise Bicycle Project for a bike giveaway and rodeo for Davis Park Apartments’ residents. There will also be other activities and a potluck! All are welcome to attend.
More info:
If you bring a dish please bring a copy of the recipe in case anyone wants to make it on their own. We plan on having some other activities including face painting, yarn crafts, how many m&m’s are in this jar, bag toss, etc. One more thing we are also doing a house wares drive so if you have any old items (forks, spoons, bowls, plates etc.) that you are looking to rid yourself of during your spring cleaning please bring them for repurposing or simply pick up a new shampoo, soap, detergent to donate. All of these are optional of course as we only truly care about your presence.
Save the date: VPNA’s annual meeting will be Monday, April 20
Are you doing spring cleaning? Do you have items that you no longer need that you want to donate? Please consider giving them to residents of the Davis Park Apartments. Many families are also in need of bathroom supplies. New toothbrushes, toothpaste, mouthwash, soap, shampoo, detergent, deodorant, loufa, floss, etc.
Donations can be brought to the VPNA annual meeting. Jason LaBrado from Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) will be there to collect them, talk about upcoming events, and answer any questions. Items can also be brought to the NHS office (3380 W. Americana Terrace Suite 120, Boise). Large items (like furniture) should be brought directly to the Spring Fling event (April 23 at Davis Park Apartments, more details to follow).
The students at Whittier had a ton of fun contributing their ideas to the art boundary. Thanks to photographer Stephanie Inman for “capturing the energy and delight of the day.” (Kathleen Lacey, City of Boise) See more at our photo gallery.
World explorers are kids that use their own creative powers in order to find clues about some of the greatest mysteries in science and the
world around us. On Saturday February 21st and 28th, we will be making some fun and fundamental tools for science and exploration using with a hands-on kit that you can make and take home.
This workshop will be at the Davis Park Apartments in conjunction with Neighborhood Housing Services. To sign up as a participant or volunteer, please contact Emily Pohlman, Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator at epohlman@nhsid.org We are especially looking for girls age 8+. Spaces are limited so please get in touch as soon as possible. More info at http://www.citizenscientificworkshop.com/event/world-explorers-workshop/
We recently found graffiti on the first interpretive sign of the West End trail. We are very thankful to Josh Olsen of the Boise Arts and History department who cleaned it up quickly!
Please help prevent graffiti in the neighborhood by reporting it promptly! The city of Boise has a graffiti hotline (377-6790), and you are more than welcome to contact us to help report or follow up.
As you may know, the recent addition of the 30th street extension (Whitewater Park blvd) will be followed by changes to 27th street. It will likely have a lower traffic volume and improved pedestrian crossings. The update below comes from Al Busche, project director at ACHD, and says that the work should begin in late August and go through October.
The bids for the 27th Street, Fairview to State Street project were opened on July 9th, 2014. The ACHD Commission has been asked to award the bid at the July 23rd Commission meeting. Once awarded, the ACHD Construction Department will be working with the successful low bid contractor to obtain the necessary insurance and bonding documents, project construction schedule, shop drawings, mix design submittals, and apply for the required “Notice of Intent” document from the EPA (then wait for the required 10 day period). This puts the “Notice to Proceed” for the start of construction on August 25th, 2014. Substantial Completion is scheduled by contract for October 20th, 2014.
To learn more about the project, see a map of improvements, and give feedback visit the 27th Street project page on the ACHD web site!
We are currently looking for someone to join the board in the role of Secretary. The position is fairly flexible, with the most important regular duty being the attending of board meetings and recording of minutes. Please email vpnaboise@gmail.com and/or come to the next board meeting for more info.