****Neighborhood Clean-up Dates****

March 24-28  city curbside cleanup of large and small items.

call Kate McElligatt 266-5677 (mcek@cfu.net)

if you need or can help.

April 24-25   yard waste pickup: we are able to load up pickups

and take to city transfer station at no charge.

****General Membership Meeting****

April 24th ,7:00 pm

(6:30 social, 7:00 meeting)

St. Stephen's Catholic Student Center

1019 W. 23rd St., CF 

You will want to be at the next CHNA general membership meeting.  Find out what is going on with all the initiatives currently being worked on by members of the Association.  You may also voice your opinion on what is or can be going on.  The meeting is April 24th, 7:00 p.m.--(6:30 social), at St. Stephen's Catholic Student Center, 1019 W. 23rd St.   

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CERT Team Training Available:

The Black Hawk County Emergency Management Agency has received a grant to fund the training of neighborhood Citizen Emergency Response Teams (CERT).  CERT training promotes a partnership between emergency personnel and the residents they serve.  In the event of a disaster that temporarily overwhelms emergency services, trained CERT members can assist others until help arrives.  The learned skills are also useful in daily emergency situations.

The CERT training includes disaster preparedness, fire suppression, search and rescue techniques, emergency medical aid, psychology of disasters, team operations, and a component on terrorism. 

A basic CERT should include at least three people form the neighborhood.  The Black Hawk County grant will allow the training of four groups of about 20 people.  Training will occur in 4 hour segments over 8 weeks (about 32 total hours) and will take place at EMA facility in Waterloo. The first session will begin in March; others will follow after the first group is completed.

There is no cost for the training and those completing the training will be provided hard hats, safety glasses and reflective vests for use in case these skills are ever really needed!

For further information contact Frank Magsamen, Coordinator for Black Hawk County Emergency Management Agency at 291-4373.

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Landlords Recognized!!! 

Neighbors in the Seerley Park area would like to recognize good landlords Sandy and Mel McCleary.  They own an apartment building on 524 Seerley Boulevard.  They have made a lot of improvements, the property is very well maintained, and they have made the extra effort to be good College Hill neighbors.

Thank you to the McCleary's and all landlords who are helping to improve and preserve the neighborhood.

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 Neighborhood Is Cleaning Up!!!!

The Initiative that addresses the appearance of the neighborhood is pleased to announce that the city has taken action on a number of our concerns relating to junk in yards and poor upkeep.  Some of our most "unsightly" properties have been cleaned up.  Look for details in the next newsletter.

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 HELP NEEDED

--We now have a list of all of the landlords in the College Hill Overlay District.  We need a volunteer to type about 150 names and addresses into a data base for the CHNA.  If you have a computer and would be willing to do this as you have time, call Kate McElligatt at 266-5677.

--You know the old saying- "no matter the task, many hands make light work".   Let us know how you want to be involved!!

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COLLEGE HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

 Levels:

 ___ Guardian Angel $250  ___ Preserver $100-249  ___ Protector $75-99

  ___ Promoter $50-74         ___ Champion $25-49      ___ Booster $10-24

 Comments: 

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Address:   

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E-mail address: 

Please check here if you would like to receive this newsletter and other neighborhood information by e-mail. ____

Print and send. Memberships are renewable yearly and are tax deductible.

Memberships payable to: CHNA, P.O. Box 974, Cedar Falls, IA 50613-0047

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 2002-2003 BOARD is working for you!!

Chair   Rose Lorenz  h - 266 8221, w-266 7581   rlorenz@cfu.net

V. Chair Loree Rackstraw  h - 266 9622     loree.rackstraw@uni.edu

Secretary Kate McElligatt: h - 266 5677    mcek@cfu.net

Treasurer  Mary Brammer  h-266 1826   rbrammer@cfu.net

Directors:

    Aaron Hawbaker:      h-277 2921     ahawby@cfu.net

    David Glenn-Burns:   h- 268 0292   wesley.dave@cfu.net    

    Jim & Kim Miller:      h-277.4191

    Sue Doody:               h 277 5388    sue.doody@cfu.net   

    John Johnson:          h-277-7130    john.johnson@uni.edu