September 2010 Archives

 It's the fall cleaning season and at least two neighborhood groups are staging neighborhood cleanings on Saturday, Sept. 25.
 The West Eastside Community Association (WESCA) will stage its monthly alley cleanup at 8 a.m. at Orizaba Park at the corner of  Temple Avenue and Spaulding Street. As usual, there will be a bar-be-cue after the cleaning.Water and gloves will be provider. Organizers encourage people to arrive early to "make the most of the trash truck that will be there at 8 a.m.
 Also getting the cleaning bug are the Cal Heights Clean Streets & The Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association Clean Team. Those groups are teaming up for a clean-up Saturday, Sept. 25 from 9 a.m. until noon, beginning from It's A Grind Coffeehouse,  4245 Atlantic Ave.
 About 100 volunteers are needed and students get community service hours. Bags and gloves will be provided. Information is available at cleanstreets@calheights.org

The Neighborhood Resource Center 425 Atlantic Ave., will hold a workshop Wednesday, Sept. 22 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.to inform residents about $150,000 in grant funding available this year for historical projects from the Long Beach Navy Memorial Heritage Association. Grants can range up to $50,000.

According the Navy Memorial group, "This is a great funding source to support, preserve and restore historic treasures in your neighborhoods!  Projects must provide a public benefit and are awarded on a competitive basis.  Neighborhood associations may apply and non-profit status is not required."

 Letters of Intent from applicants are due by Oct. 15.  Successful applicants must submit full proposals due by Dec. 10.

Those wanting to attend the workshop should RSVP to 562-570-1010 or Scottie Hinkey at Sharron.Hinkey@longbeach.gov

Complete information of the grant purpose and procedures is available at www.longbeachcf.org/LBNavyMemHeritageAssoc
Information is also available by calling the Long Beach Community Foundation at 562-435-9033 ext. 2378.

 

The following update on the Termino Drain project in Belmont Heights was provided by Victor Bermudez of the Los Angeles County Department of Power and Water.

"Colorado Blvd has been reopened as of last Friday 8-27-10. Park Ave is scheduled to be closed as of today and will remain closed as construction crosses over to the PE R/W connecting with Phase II of the project. This duration will last until the middle of October. Due to safety concerns and restoration still ongoing, Appian Way and the Colorado Lagoon parking lot will remain closed until all is completely restored which should be near the end of September or beginning of October. Parking will still be available across the street in the corner parking lot. We are continuing along the PE R/W with construction of the double box and progressing well. We are still a couple of months ahead of schedule. Work at 6th and Quincy is continuing and we are still scheduled to start drilling operations at the beginning of October."