Extra Patrols/ app for Crimestoppers/ NOCCA/ Walgreens/ Covenant Home zoning/ Email notice

From: "UHSD Email List" <info@upperhurstville.com>
Subject: Extra Patrols/ app for Crimestoppers/ NOCCA/ Walgreens/ Covenant Home zoning/ Email notice
Date: Thu May 17 07:37:56 2012

EXTRA PATROLS FOR THE GRAS

Upper Hurstville has added another patrol car to our area from 6:30 pm
until 2:30a. This NOPP (N.O. Private Patrol) car is in addition to our NOPD
detail patrol, and it is shared with our neighboring association, Audubon
Area. The extra patrol started Wednesday, February 15.  This will continue
through Mardi Gras day to give us extra protection and additional escort
capability. It is an expense for which we budgeted in our annual budget.

Please do not hesitate to use the escort service  and to give the patrol
number to your guests and visiting family members.  If you have not yet
added the  patrol number to your cell phone for quick access,  please do
so.

Also,  you may want to add the patrol number as one of the first responders
on your alarm company's emergency call list. Our patrol can  reach your
home faster than the NOPD.

*UH NOPD DETAIL AND NOPP PATROL NO.: 451-1614.
As a backup, you may want to include NOPP headquarter's number: 525-7111*.
You may call this number if you will be out of town and want vacation
checks by the patrol while you are gone.
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Crimestoppers now has a Iphone/IPad free app for reporting tips to
Crimestoppers.
Look for it in the ITunes App Store as *Tipsubmit*.

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NOCCA UPDATE

The developer of the NOCCA Webster and Perrier site has provided this
2/1/12 message to update everyone on his progress:

We are starting to remove all the vines and trees out of the brick facade
on the school and then they will pressure wash the building as they go.
 The city is finalizing their plan review process on our two houses which
should end tomorrow. Upon that completed review, we are told, they will
issue the two permits. We will immediately start construction beginning
with the foundations which I am happy to say, because of our design, will
not require any pile driving. The houses should take 7 months to construct.
During this time we will also be awaiting our PUD or conditional use for
our reduced density plan for the 12 condos in the school building, with a
handicap unit on the first floor. We have received our demo permit on the
caretakers house but will be using it as a temporary office for our
contractor. At the appropriate time we will then be donating it to the PRC
deconstruction department.

We have Ranger Environmental collecting the ballasts for all the florescent
lights as well as 8 x 8 floor tiles to be disposed of properly in a
state-approved dump with a state-approved transportation company. The
gutting is underway using the water misting process discussed and trash
shoots to the dumpster to eliminate most of the dust. It appears to be
working and we are committed to making as little impact on the neighbors as
humanly possible during this construction process. If anyone has any
questions, concerns, or complaints, please tell them to email me or call if
they are not the emailing type. I appreciate the call about the oak tree.
The oak tree has been roped off to protect the roots so that equipment
can't go near the tree and compact the roots.  We have gone through great
lengths and expense to design a house around the tree and as Bruce said we
don't want a costly mistake by a contractor to kill our tree. We have a
tree expert from the Audubon Institute coming out to consult on the pruning
and fertilizing of the two large oaks and I have introduced myself to the
neighbors to discuss our trimming plans.

We have a scrap iron company taking out the boiler, iron sprinkler pipes
and radiators, all to be recycled. Also it appears that the thieves did not
get all the cooper so we are recycling that as well.  In about a month, the
gutting will be complete and we will be working on the new roof system
which requires re-decking and framing. We will be tearing off the single
story brick addition on the Webster side which currently houses the
 bathrooms. Once we get our approval (hopefully at the April meeting) we
will rebuild as per the plans we showed you.  We are still waiting for the
Sewage and Water board to come out and fix the leak in front of the
building and the plumber assures me that it is on the City side. I will
know for sure when my first bill comes. Entergy came out and removed the
overhead lines crossing Perrier to the school and we will be moving the
lines from the front of the building to the Webster side and going
underground. Their engineering department has been called and we hope that
they won't have to cut off anyone's power when they get to work on the new
transformers. A neighbor called and asked about getting the storm drains
cleaned out as they are full of mud since the storm. We have been calling
since we bought the building and the contractor said today he would dig
them out himself.

This is a big project so I appreciate everyone's patience and support. But
I wanted to mention that I had a neighbor ask me why we are "taking so
long."  I told her respectfully that I didn't think we were! I said that we
are on the agenda for sometime in April,  it's just around the corner,
hopefully we will be heard, and then can really get moving on the school
building. But please tell your members, I don't control the docket, the
city does, they are busy, and I am sure everyone wants us to get started
asap. I think everyone knows that the building has been sitting for ten
years but I just closed in November. We realize it is an important project
to the neighborhood but they need to understand that once approved, it will
probably take two years to complete. I can only reassure the neighbors that
I am eager to start on the school asap, it costs me money everyday it sits,
but I know that once complete, everyone will be happy with the results.

Best regards, Jim (jim@899-rent.com)
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COVENANT HOME

The City Planning Commission voted yes to Upper Hurstville's request to
keep the Covenant Home's current land use designation as it is, keeping the
Magazine Street side as " small neighborhood commercial" and the Camp
Street side "low density residential".

It must now be approved by the City Council. We will let you know the date
of the vote.

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WALGREENS

Attached is an update from Stirling Properties to the Audubon Riverside
Neighborhood regarding the American Legion Magazine St. property.

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