The Gas Co. is about to roll out installation of digital transmitters that will work with your existing gas meters transmitting gas usage to their central office. This will work much like the new water meters that have already been installed throughout the area. Notices will be going out first quarter of this year prior to installation dates. In addition, the Gas Co. will also be installing transmitter/receivers on top of pre-existing light fixtures along Glenoaks Blvd. in the canyon. For further information, take a look at the presentation the Gas Co. gave last October attached here.
Reminder: National Night Out Tuesday
Come join your neighbors Tuesday night for National Night Out at Glenoaks Park from 6-8pm. Enjoy a nice warm summer night with other families from the canyon along with representatives from the Glendale police and fire departments. And...free ice cream.
See you there.
Glendale Hosts Transport Ability Expo on Saturday
The City of Glendale is sponsoring a TRANSPORT ABILITY EXPO at
Larry Zarian Transportation Center 400 W. Cerritos Ave, in Glendale
There will be information on how to use public transportation for older adults, persons with mobility impairments, and those who have never ridden a bus. This free event will be held SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 9 AM - 12 PM.
THERE WILL BE GIVEAWAYS AND FREE FOOD.
CONTACT 888 -743- 5977 or glendalebeeline.com
Sign Up for Summer Art Classes in the Canyons
The City of Glendale is holding summer art and recreation classes at the Chevy Chase Library and at Glenoaks Park.
The last day to register is this Friday, June 15th, by 10am.
Some of the class offerings include:
FOR YOUNGER KIDS:
Gymnastics, ages 5-9, Tuesdays 4-4:45 p.m.
Elementary Tap Dance, ages 4-7, Tuesdays, 5-5:45 p.m.
Ballet, ages 3-5, Tuesdays, 6-6:45 p.m.
FOR OLDER KIDS:
Basic Drawing, ages 6-12 (6 weeks), Thursdays, 5-6 p.m.
Fine Arts Camp, ages 5-12, August 13-17, half days and/or full days available
FOR FAMILIES TOGETHER:
Parent & Child Art, working together, ages 2-5, Mondays 4-5 p.m.
Family Music Night, birth to 5 years, Thursdays 6:45-7:15
For a complete list, plus adult art and zumba fitness classes at Chevy Chase Library, and classes at Glenoaks Park check out this downloadable schedule of CCL-GM Classes Only - SUMMER 2012 or look at the Glendale Summer Leisure Guide for a comprehensive list of all activities in Glendale this summer. Classes June 18-Aug. 25, (or some classes are fewer weeks)
New Glendale Crime Trends Bulletin
The Glendale Police Department has begun putting out a regular bulletin outlining some of the crime trends going on in our city. Glendale Police Chief Ron DePampa (rdepompa@ci.glendale.ca.us) attributes the increased crime in the city to the release of "realigned" felons into the community. These felons are considered by the state to be lowrisk offenders: non-violent, non-serious, and non-high risk sex offenders. But, the reality is that these felons are also career criminals: five felony convictions already, 56% have mental health issues, 56% have substance abuse issues and re-offenders with a 70% recidivism rate. It is estimated that the state will be releasing 55,000 of these felons by the end of 2012. To read more about this problem and how it affects our city and neighborhood, read the full bulletin here:
http://www.ci.glendale.ca.us/police/pdfs/crimetrends/crimetrendscrimetrends_1qtr2012.pdf
If you would like to subscribe to the Crime Trends Bulletin, a sign up form (name and email address) can be found here:
http://www.ci.glendale.ca.us/police/crimetrends/signup.asp
Be safe and vigilant out there and report anything suspicious you see in the canyon.
City Council Meeting to Discuss Addition of Bike Lanes in Glendale
The City Council will host a “study session” at 3:00 pm on Tuesday March 27th (prior to the regular Council Meeting) to gain input from staff and other sources regarding the proposed addition of Bike Lanes in the City of Glendale. The session should last about 2 hours.
All concerned citizens are encouraged to attend the session and voice their opinions – both pro and con. Council will use the input for further study the program. There is nothing scheduled yet as to when the Council will bring up the program for a vote.
We urge all Canyon residents to participate in the study session and verbally present their ideas regarding adding bike lanes to Glenoaks Boulevard to our Council. if you can't make it to the meeting, please email your thoughts about bike lanes in Glendale to citycouncil@ci.glendale.ca.us.
[UPDATE] City Council to Hold GWP Water Rate Hike Hearing
[UPDATE] Please note that this meeting will be held Tuesday night at 6:00pm. Not Monday as was previously mentioned.
Please see article on GHCC News-page (http://glendalehome.org)
The City Council will hold a GWP Water Rate Hearing on Monday March 20 at 6:00 PM in the council chambers. Please plan to attend to hear more about it and to voice your opinions.
Glenoaks Blvd. Rehabilitation Meeting Notes
Last Monday night, at the Glenoaks Elementary auditorium, a meeting was held to discuss the rehabilitation project to resurface Glenoaks Blvd. and many of the surrounding streets in our canyon. Below are the notes from that meeting.
Councilman Dave Weaver first spoke. He mentioned that on March 27th the city will have a study session on the Glendale Master Bike Plan. He urged all of us to attend this council meeting to voice our opinions and hear what is being discussed regarding bike paths in the canyon and throughout Glendale. Currently, the meeting is scheduled for 3pm but he's trying to get it changed to 6pm. If we get a better idea of when the meeting will be held, we will post the time on the website. The City Council will also be discussing the rehab project at their meeting on Tuesday 3/13. Bike lanes are being proposed but as of now are not part of the plan but the Council will be getting bids just in case.
The City Works Dept. gave a presentation outlining what types of resurfacing and repair will be done on what sections of the canyon. You can view the presentation here (please note this is a relatively large file).
The project is anticipated to being around June 4th and will take approximately 3 months to complete. All work in front of the school will be done during the summer break.
For much of the work where a slurry seal or complete resurfacing will take place, you will not be able to get access to your property from 7am to 5pm the day that they are laying the asphalt. That means if you do not leave your house on that day you will have to stay home until 5pm that evening, or if you leave (before 7am) you will not be allowed to return until after 5pm. This includes walking as well as driving. Of course if there is a life threatening emergency, all bets are off. This will be done in sections and several notices will go out to the residences affected for each section giving plenty of notice before the street is closed.
When they are doing Glenoaks Blvd. they will be doing half of the roadway at a time so there will always be a means to get in and out of the canyon.
Once the paving phase is complete, the roads will be striped and painted. The center divider that is no on Glenoaks Blvd. Will be removed and there will be a center line only. There is a proposal to continue a bike lane from Verdugo Blvd. Along Glenoaks Blvd up to Scholl Rd. (where the road is wider) and then have sharrow markers the rest of the way up the canyon. This is a proposal only and has not yet been voted on.
Three trees will have to be removed for this project. Two of them are already dead. Once complete, the city will be planting 55 new trees along the roadways within the canyon.
Glenoaks Canyon Rehabilitation Meeting Monday Night
Important meeting Monday night 6pm at the Glenoaks Elementary School Auditorium to discuss the rehabilitation of Glenoaks Blvd.
This meeting will discuss the plans and impact of the rehabilitation of Glenoaks Blvd. from Harvey up to the entrance of Scholl Canyon Park.
At the meeting there will also be discussion of bike lanes on Glenoaks Blvd. that have been proposed in the Glendale Bicycle Master Plan and will be voted on at an upcoming City Council meeting.
If you are at all interested in seeing how the resurfacing and potential restriping of Glenoaks Blvd. will affect us as residents of the canyon, you should definitely plan on attending.
Glenoaks Blvd. Rehabilitation Project Meeting
The city is planning on a rehabilitation project for East Glenoaks Blvd. and some adjacent streets. There will be a meeting on March 5th at 6pm in the Glenoaks Elementary School Auditorium. This meeting will provide an overview of the project and will allow residents to ask questions about how the project will impact all of us in the canyon. See below for more information.
