Please see the HPNA newsletter Feb 2012. Thanks to Wohlner’s for sponsoring this month and for the year so we can reach more neighbors and make improvements in our neighborhood.
OMAHA,Neb. — The Department of Veterans Affairs will unveil its approved design for a replacement medical center at a public open house Nov. 10 from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. in the facility’s Education Conference Room at 4101 Woolworth Ave.
Veterans and the public are invited to see a scale model of the recently approved design and talk to the architects who are teaming up with the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System to create the new state-of-the-art medical center.
The new medical center will replace the current 61-year-old facility.
The VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System’s mission is to honorAmerica’s Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being. VA NWIHCS employees serve more than 161,000 Veterans inNebraska, westernIowaand portions ofKansasandMissouri. The system includes a tertiary medical center inOmahaand aCommunityLivingCenterinGrand Island,Neb. Community-based outpatient clinics are located inLincoln,Grand Island,North Platte,Norfolk, andBellevue,Neb., andShenandoah,Iowa; and a contract outreach clinic in O’Neill,Neb. For more information, visit http://www.nebraska.va.gov.
There are amazing things happening in and around our neighborhood. Here is the latest issue of our newsletter. We hope to see you soon.
Back by popular demand (and ease of finding it versus the city site), here is the city snow plan and your responsibility. This year there is a new phone app (search Omaha Snow) for both Android and iPhone. This app will keep you up to date with problem areas, emergencies and also help you know which side of the street to park on during an emergency. Please remember we must shovel within 24 hours of a snow event all sidewalks.
Original post (11/4/10)
Last winter, two blizzards dumped large amounts of snow on our community. Coupled with the snow came frigid temperatures; burying our City in ice and drifting snow and leaving a MESS to clean up.
The Mayor’s office with help from citizens and Public Works developed improvements to Omaha’s snow plan.
You can view the Operations Plan or you can download the Snow Brochure
Snow Emergency Parking Regulations
Please share with your neighbors!
Community meeting to continue the discussion on the proposed Veterans Village at 40th & Pacific. If you are interested in learning more or being part of the discussion we encourage you to attend this meeting prior to our regular monthly meeting.
Veterans Village Oct. 14 Invite (click link)
Veterans Village Brochure (click link)
*UPDATED 10/12/10 FAQs from VA
Veterans Village FAQ _10-07-10 {click to read}
*UPDATED 10/14/10
Agenda for General Meeting
October 14, 2010
7pm Southeast Police Precinct
All are Welcome
I. Call to order, introductions (5 mins.)
II. Guest Speaker (20 mins.)
– Scott McIntyre, Public Works Omaha
-Come hear the latest on potholes, snow removal, 32nd Ave and more!
III. Committee Reports (15 mins.)
A. Citizen’s Patrol
B. Communications
C. Membership
D. PAC Update
E. SONA
F. MNA
IV. Old Business (10 mins.)
A. EPA Lead Staging Area
B. Dog Park
C. 2011 Planning
V. New Business (10 minutes)
A. South Omaha Historic Grant
VII. Adjourn
To view the latest newsletter you will need adobe pdf viewer and {click here} HPNA newsletter oct 2010
submitted by John Williams
The group working to establish a midtown dog park met with Melinda Pearson, Omaha Director of Parks, Recreation, and Public Property, on Friday, September 24th. The meeting helped outline some of the expectations the Parks and Recreation Department has for creating a successful dog park within Hanscom Park. Some of the things looked for include; (1) off-street parking near dog park, (2) dog park not close to bodies of water, (3) dog park not directly adjacent to a neighborhood, (4) air-lock entrance into park, (5) fencing around existing trees so they are not destroyed by urine. Ms Pearson went on to describe the roles and responsibilities shared by The City and the community with the Hefflinger Park. For example, the city will collect trash, mow, and maintain fencing and water lines (once implemented). The responsibilities of providing bags for dog waste, signage, and funding for fencing fall within the realm of the community. The Omaha Dog Park Advocates currently manage these responsibilities at the Hefflinger Dog Park.
After reviewing the some of the criteria and roles/responsibilities, the north-central section of Hanscom Park (Area 4 on the map) has the best potential space for a dog park. The Parks and Recreations Department staff indicated potential funding could be available in the budget to increase off-street parking by adding additional 90 degree parking along the road directly east of the greenhouse. The parking lots directly north and south of the greenhouse could also act as appropriate off-street parking to accommodate dog park visitors. Additionally, an abandoned asphalt path runs through the area. As part of a potential long-term plan, the old path could be improved and appropriated for use by dog park visitors who are walking to/from the street into the park. The space was large enough to accommodate an all dog area and a small dog area. The space is far enough inside the park and sits below street level to not distract neighboring homes.
Our next step will be to meet with leadership from Omaha Dog Park Advocates to determine if we join their group to build and maintain our dog park or if we need to create our own group through our neighborhood associations. Once we have made that decision, we can begin planning the design of the dog park with the Parks and Recreation Department, start grant writing, and initiate fundraising.
Click to view map of Hanscom Park and potential sites
Click Here for Dog Park Detailed Notes
If you are interested in being part of the continued discussion please email John Williams jwilli84@cox.net or Mike Battershell mike@bergmanincentives.com
Since January your Neighborhood Assocation has been working to develop ideas, brainstorm and problem solve snow removal in our neighborhood. In January we worked with the Mayor’s Office, Public Works and neighbors to clear a 16 block area. After that attempt we determined we needed a more comprehensive approach and a task force was created.
In May 2010 we met with Public Works and presented our ideas for improvements to Public Works. Since that time Public Works has been working on a plan to more effectively clear snow.
Here are the rough documents that we presented and if you have any additional feedback please email Kelly Rosburg krosburg@bvh.com
Snow Removal Problem-Solution List (click link)
SNOW REMOVAL COMMENTS (click link to see general comments)
Click here to see map of HPNA and suggestions
UPDATE:
Here are the changes City Council voted on 09/28/10 {click on text}
We are still working with the EPA and Coastal Environmental to help them choose the best location to temporarily stage contaminated soil and to ensure the safety of our neighborhood and all of South Omaha.
If you are interested in reading our letter and seeing the 5 sites we recommended as alternatives,
{click here to read letter}