Hi All:
Ward 22 Alderman Greg Morehead has asked that I spread the word about the open mic night that will take place:
Saturday June 30th at 5 PM
Wexler Grant School
Outside track
55 Foote Street (right off of Dixwell Avenue)
All are invited and encouraged to attend.
Yours,
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Special WEB Meeting tonight
Dear All:
There will be a special WEB Meeting tonight June 26th, 7pm at the Whalley Avenue Substation (corner of Norton) with regard to the Edgewood patrols.
See you there!
There will be a special WEB Meeting tonight June 26th, 7pm at the Whalley Avenue Substation (corner of Norton) with regard to the Edgewood patrols.
See you there!
Friday, June 22, 2007
FoBBP meeting this weekend
Hi All:
This was sent to me by Nan...
Hello FOBPP,
This is the week when we will hold a Saturday session. We will build two stone benches and a stone table. We will put some large stones or small boulders in the pond to use for stepping stones. We'll also do some light planting and cleanup. Please join us--Saturday, June 23rd at 9:30 AM. Our URI building advisor, Chris Ozyck, will be on hand to answer your questions.
Nan
Date: Saturday, June 23
Time: 9:30-11:30 PM
Location: By the benches at the corner of Fournier and Crescent
Come for the whole time. Come for a short time. Come to say hello and cheer us on.
I look forward to seeing you tomorrow evening. My cell phone number is 203-494-2529. Paula's work phone is 410-2864.
Nan
Nan Bartow 480 Ellsworth Ave. New Haven, CT 06511
This was sent to me by Nan...
Hello FOBPP,
This is the week when we will hold a Saturday session. We will build two stone benches and a stone table. We will put some large stones or small boulders in the pond to use for stepping stones. We'll also do some light planting and cleanup. Please join us--Saturday, June 23rd at 9:30 AM. Our URI building advisor, Chris Ozyck, will be on hand to answer your questions.
Nan
Date: Saturday, June 23
Time: 9:30-11:30 PM
Location: By the benches at the corner of Fournier and Crescent
Come for the whole time. Come for a short time. Come to say hello and cheer us on.
I look forward to seeing you tomorrow evening. My cell phone number is 203-494-2529. Paula's work phone is 410-2864.
Nan
Nan Bartow 480 Ellsworth Ave. New Haven, CT 06511
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Firing Range Schedule for the next few weeks
Just got this in my email... Update 6/20/07 3:10 I just heard some shooting now so it looks like they are shooting today as well. MS
The following is a range schedule for this week and next. This, of course, is subject to change.
June 18 - 22, 8:00am-3:45 pm
June 25 - June 29, 8:00am-3:45pm
If you should have any questions please feel free to contact the academy at 203.946.6309.
Sincerely,
Academy Staff
The following is a range schedule for this week and next. This, of course, is subject to change.
June 18 - 22, 8:00am-3:45 pm
June 25 - June 29, 8:00am-3:45pm
If you should have any questions please feel free to contact the academy at 203.946.6309.
Sincerely,
Academy Staff
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Reminder: WEB Team Meeting Tonight
Hi All:
Just a friendly reminder that we will be holding the monthly WEB Management Team meeting tonight at 7pm at the Sub Station on the corner of Whalley & Norton.
I understand that we will be having some guests from the NHPD & the CAO's office, should be fun...
See you there!
Just a friendly reminder that we will be holding the monthly WEB Management Team meeting tonight at 7pm at the Sub Station on the corner of Whalley & Norton.
I understand that we will be having some guests from the NHPD & the CAO's office, should be fun...
See you there!
Weekly FoBPP meeting
Here is the latest from Nan:
Hello FOBPP,
Welcome to the Solstice Greenspace meeting.
We will have our third gardening session with Paula Randler, our Greenspace intern.
Date: Wednesday, June 20
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: By the benches at the corner of Fournier and Crescent
Come for the whole time. Come for a short time. Come to say hello and cheer us on.
We will do some planting and talk about our project for this coming Saturday.
We will also continue to clean up the Crescent St. hillside and the pondside and plant some more colorful native shrubs and perennials. We will take a look at our new wildflower garden and perhaps plant some wildflower perennials there. If the wildflower seeds have arrived, we will prepare the ground and plant them. If won't be hard to prepare this ground because the grass grows weakly in that area.
Please bring your energy, your children, your parents, grandparents and neighbors. This park is our park. We have rescued it from neglect. Let's continue to restore it and to beautify it. It is our community meeting place. We need your input.
Since we want to focus on community organization this year as well as on the plantings, we want to plan a community picnic. We need your ideas.
From now on, our regular meetings will take place on Wednesdays from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.
These people came to help last week:
Paula Randler-URI intern, Anna Ramirez and Richard Allard with Joshua, Nadine Herring, Patrick Allen, Jim Hopkins, Judy Hopkins, Leejay Rudenjak, Bill Bidwell, Nan Bartow
I look forward to seeing you tomorrow evening. My cell phone number is 203-494-2529. Paula's is 203-432-6189.
This is the week when we will hold a Saturday session. We will build two stone benches and a stone table. We'll also do some light planting and cleanup. Please join us--Saturday, June 23rd at 9:30 AM. Our URI building advisor, Chris Ozyck, will be on hand to answer your questions.
Nan
Nan Bartow 480 Ellsworth Ave. New Haven, CT 06511
Hello FOBPP,
Welcome to the Solstice Greenspace meeting.
We will have our third gardening session with Paula Randler, our Greenspace intern.
Date: Wednesday, June 20
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: By the benches at the corner of Fournier and Crescent
Come for the whole time. Come for a short time. Come to say hello and cheer us on.
We will do some planting and talk about our project for this coming Saturday.
We will also continue to clean up the Crescent St. hillside and the pondside and plant some more colorful native shrubs and perennials. We will take a look at our new wildflower garden and perhaps plant some wildflower perennials there. If the wildflower seeds have arrived, we will prepare the ground and plant them. If won't be hard to prepare this ground because the grass grows weakly in that area.
Please bring your energy, your children, your parents, grandparents and neighbors. This park is our park. We have rescued it from neglect. Let's continue to restore it and to beautify it. It is our community meeting place. We need your input.
Since we want to focus on community organization this year as well as on the plantings, we want to plan a community picnic. We need your ideas.
From now on, our regular meetings will take place on Wednesdays from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.
These people came to help last week:
Paula Randler-URI intern, Anna Ramirez and Richard Allard with Joshua, Nadine Herring, Patrick Allen, Jim Hopkins, Judy Hopkins, Leejay Rudenjak, Bill Bidwell, Nan Bartow
I look forward to seeing you tomorrow evening. My cell phone number is 203-494-2529. Paula's is 203-432-6189.
This is the week when we will hold a Saturday session. We will build two stone benches and a stone table. We'll also do some light planting and cleanup. Please join us--Saturday, June 23rd at 9:30 AM. Our URI building advisor, Chris Ozyck, will be on hand to answer your questions.
Nan
Nan Bartow 480 Ellsworth Ave. New Haven, CT 06511
Monday, June 18, 2007
What happened at the range...
Dear All:
Attached please find the reply from the CAO Robert Smuts. I believe that it is self explanatory, and he will be at tomorrow's WEB meeting if you have any further questions. In addition to this all I asked that I be part of the "notify" list so that there is more then one person getting this information.
As Robert points out in his letter we need to get the range enclosed (and/or moved) so we don't have this problem in the future as well as have better trained police officers.
Yours truly,
Moti
MEMORANDUM
TO: Alderman Sandman
FROM: Robert Smuts, Chief Administrative Officer
DATE: June 18, 2007
RE: firing range
I have now spoken with many members of the police department, and believe I have a good sense of what did and did not happen in regards to notification of the night-time firing.
In March, Kay Codish, the director of training, emailed Eric Hansen the schedule for daytime usage at the firing range, and noted that we would likely have evening shooting during the June 4-15 range. As the date was confirmed, the department notified the press (the New Haven Independent ran a notice, but the Register did not). Ms. Codish was out sick, and the responsibility for notifying the firing range committee was passed onto the district manager. Unfortunately, that was immediately before the assault on the young Rabbi Greer and the subsequent armed neighborhood patrols, and the district manager forgot to notify the residents about the evening usage of the shooting range.
I have asked the Division of Training and Education to build in more redundancy in notifications so that a similar failing does not happen again. I do apologize to the residents for this incident, and will be attending the WEB management team meeting to do so in person.
On a related note, I have worked with the Mayor’s Office to move the request for federal funding to construct an indoor (sound-proofed) firing range to near the top of our federal agenda. We are making this a top priority both for the training needs it would meet for our police officers, as well as the dramatic quality of life improvement for the neighborhood. As discussed, we will continue to work with the neighborhood on whether there is a more appropriate site for this indoor range than the current location – though whether or not it is moved, the sound pollution will be eliminated.
Attached please find the reply from the CAO Robert Smuts. I believe that it is self explanatory, and he will be at tomorrow's WEB meeting if you have any further questions. In addition to this all I asked that I be part of the "notify" list so that there is more then one person getting this information.
As Robert points out in his letter we need to get the range enclosed (and/or moved) so we don't have this problem in the future as well as have better trained police officers.
Yours truly,
Moti
MEMORANDUM
TO: Alderman Sandman
FROM: Robert Smuts, Chief Administrative Officer
DATE: June 18, 2007
RE: firing range
I have now spoken with many members of the police department, and believe I have a good sense of what did and did not happen in regards to notification of the night-time firing.
In March, Kay Codish, the director of training, emailed Eric Hansen the schedule for daytime usage at the firing range, and noted that we would likely have evening shooting during the June 4-15 range. As the date was confirmed, the department notified the press (the New Haven Independent ran a notice, but the Register did not). Ms. Codish was out sick, and the responsibility for notifying the firing range committee was passed onto the district manager. Unfortunately, that was immediately before the assault on the young Rabbi Greer and the subsequent armed neighborhood patrols, and the district manager forgot to notify the residents about the evening usage of the shooting range.
I have asked the Division of Training and Education to build in more redundancy in notifications so that a similar failing does not happen again. I do apologize to the residents for this incident, and will be attending the WEB management team meeting to do so in person.
On a related note, I have worked with the Mayor’s Office to move the request for federal funding to construct an indoor (sound-proofed) firing range to near the top of our federal agenda. We are making this a top priority both for the training needs it would meet for our police officers, as well as the dramatic quality of life improvement for the neighborhood. As discussed, we will continue to work with the neighborhood on whether there is a more appropriate site for this indoor range than the current location – though whether or not it is moved, the sound pollution will be eliminated.
Friday, June 15, 2007
Night Shooting at the Range
Dear All:
I, as a number of you, heard the gunshots late last night and called the police. I was told that the shots were from the range. I called the CAO of the City on New Haven, Robert Smuts and asked why we were not informed as per the understanding worked out with the Firing Range Committee? This was around 11pm and he was not sure but I will be following up with this today and should have more information later on.
Yours truly,
I, as a number of you, heard the gunshots late last night and called the police. I was told that the shots were from the range. I called the CAO of the City on New Haven, Robert Smuts and asked why we were not informed as per the understanding worked out with the Firing Range Committee? This was around 11pm and he was not sure but I will be following up with this today and should have more information later on.
Yours truly,
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Municipal IDs
Hi All:
I just got an email from a constituent about the municipal id program. I want to share my thought and ideas on the program. Please leave a comment or send me an email to ward28@snet.net with you questions and/or comments.
With regard to the ID cards I see two issues that you bring up, firstly is the cost of the program and the second is the why are we doing this. I hope that I can shed some light on the issue.
The entire Municipal ID Card program is being funded by a grant from the First Community Bank (this was spun off from New Haven Savings when it went public). The Finance Committee voted to approve the acceptance of the grant with the caveat to end the program if it was unable to be funded 100% from sources other then the general fund. I would like to point out that the BOA was not asked if we should implement the plan or not – only if we should accept the funds.
That being said the reality was that the Finance Committee deliberations became the public hearing for the card program. The committee met from 6pm until 10pm. While the overwhelming majority of those testifying were for the program we also had a few (4 or 5) against it out of 70 or 80 people testifying. Those against the ID program were against it mostly with regard to the financing of the program not about the program in itself.
We took testimony from Yale Law School Professor Michael Wishnie, who did much of the leg work on this project. I asked the question as to what would happen if the US Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez decided to make an example of us and under the Patriot Act to sweep in to New Haven take the list and arrest everyone on it. I was told that this was highly unlikely. The committee also asked and received prior to the full BOA vote for a letter that in the event that the City was sued due to the cards that the Yale Law Clinic under Bob Solomon & Michael Wishnie would represent the city Pro Bono.
Check out the New Haven Independent story about this http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2007/05/municipal_id_ga.php my quote is about half way down the page.
Also it is important to note that this program is NOT giving anyone citizenship. The program will make it easier for the City to function because undocumented people will be held more responsible for their actions and our police will have an idea of who some one is rather then just a shot in the dark if they don't have as is the case today. The City is not trying to change immigration laws or stick it to anyone we just are trying to enhance the quality of life for all in the City.
I remain yours in service,
I just got an email from a constituent about the municipal id program. I want to share my thought and ideas on the program. Please leave a comment or send me an email to ward28@snet.net with you questions and/or comments.
With regard to the ID cards I see two issues that you bring up, firstly is the cost of the program and the second is the why are we doing this. I hope that I can shed some light on the issue.
The entire Municipal ID Card program is being funded by a grant from the First Community Bank (this was spun off from New Haven Savings when it went public). The Finance Committee voted to approve the acceptance of the grant with the caveat to end the program if it was unable to be funded 100% from sources other then the general fund. I would like to point out that the BOA was not asked if we should implement the plan or not – only if we should accept the funds.
That being said the reality was that the Finance Committee deliberations became the public hearing for the card program. The committee met from 6pm until 10pm. While the overwhelming majority of those testifying were for the program we also had a few (4 or 5) against it out of 70 or 80 people testifying. Those against the ID program were against it mostly with regard to the financing of the program not about the program in itself.
We took testimony from Yale Law School Professor Michael Wishnie, who did much of the leg work on this project. I asked the question as to what would happen if the US Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez decided to make an example of us and under the Patriot Act to sweep in to New Haven take the list and arrest everyone on it. I was told that this was highly unlikely. The committee also asked and received prior to the full BOA vote for a letter that in the event that the City was sued due to the cards that the Yale Law Clinic under Bob Solomon & Michael Wishnie would represent the city Pro Bono.
Check out the New Haven Independent story about this http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2007/05/municipal_id_ga.php my quote is about half way down the page.
Also it is important to note that this program is NOT giving anyone citizenship. The program will make it easier for the City to function because undocumented people will be held more responsible for their actions and our police will have an idea of who some one is rather then just a shot in the dark if they don't have as is the case today. The City is not trying to change immigration laws or stick it to anyone we just are trying to enhance the quality of life for all in the City.
I remain yours in service,
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Edgewood & Elm issue
Hi All:
As many of you are aware - the folks over in Edgewood & Elm are going to be implementing civilian patrols armed with guns. See the links below for the full stories.
http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2007/06/edgewoods_packi.php
http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=6642501
Let me know what you think. Post a comment or email me at ward28@snet.net.
Yours,
As many of you are aware - the folks over in Edgewood & Elm are going to be implementing civilian patrols armed with guns. See the links below for the full stories.
http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2007/06/edgewoods_packi.php
http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=6642501
Let me know what you think. Post a comment or email me at ward28@snet.net.
Yours,
FoBBP 2nd Meeting
Hi All:
See the note from Nan about the next meeting...
Yours,
Hello FOBPP,
Welcome to the late spring Greenspace season.
We will have our second gardening session with Paula Randler, our Greenspace intern.
Date: Wednesday, June 13
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: By the benches at the corner of Fournier and Crescent
Come for the whole time. Come for a short time. Come to say hello and cheer us on.
We will peruse our goals and our visions for the year of 2007 at Beaver Pond Park and select several to focus on for this year.
We will also clean up the hillside which is now in bloom with pink and white Mountain Laurel and plant some more Mountain Laurel and a few other colorful native shrubs .
Please bring your energy, your children, your parents, grandparents and neighbors. This park is our park. We have rescued it from neglect. Let's continue to restore it and to beautify it. It is our community meeting place. We need your input.
Since we want to focus on community organization this year as well as on the plantings, we want to plan a community picnic. We need your ideas.
From now on, our regular meetings will take place on Wednesdays from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.
I look forward to seeing you tomorrow evening. My cell phone number is 203-494-2529.
Nan
See the note from Nan about the next meeting...
Yours,
Hello FOBPP,
Welcome to the late spring Greenspace season.
We will have our second gardening session with Paula Randler, our Greenspace intern.
Date: Wednesday, June 13
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: By the benches at the corner of Fournier and Crescent
Come for the whole time. Come for a short time. Come to say hello and cheer us on.
We will peruse our goals and our visions for the year of 2007 at Beaver Pond Park and select several to focus on for this year.
We will also clean up the hillside which is now in bloom with pink and white Mountain Laurel and plant some more Mountain Laurel and a few other colorful native shrubs .
Please bring your energy, your children, your parents, grandparents and neighbors. This park is our park. We have rescued it from neglect. Let's continue to restore it and to beautify it. It is our community meeting place. We need your input.
Since we want to focus on community organization this year as well as on the plantings, we want to plan a community picnic. We need your ideas.
From now on, our regular meetings will take place on Wednesdays from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.
I look forward to seeing you tomorrow evening. My cell phone number is 203-494-2529.
Nan
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Mazal Tov! - It's a Boy!
Dear All:
This Sunday the 24th day of Sivan, June 10th my wife, Miriam, and I had a baby boy. He weights 8lb 9oz. Mother and child are thank G-d fine.
Yours,
Moti
This Sunday the 24th day of Sivan, June 10th my wife, Miriam, and I had a baby boy. He weights 8lb 9oz. Mother and child are thank G-d fine.
Yours,
Moti
Friday, June 8, 2007
What I have been up to recently
Hi All:
I got a few questions as to why I have not been updating the blog etc. for the past few weeks. It isn't that I forgot about you it is that my life has been taken over by the City Budget (I sit on the finance committee).
You should be seeing more posts on a variety of subjects soon.
Yours,
I got a few questions as to why I have not been updating the blog etc. for the past few weeks. It isn't that I forgot about you it is that my life has been taken over by the City Budget (I sit on the finance committee).
You should be seeing more posts on a variety of subjects soon.
Yours,
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Beaver Pond Park Greenspace Meeting Notes
Hi All:
These are the notes from meeting:
5 June 2007 (first of the summer!)
Brainstorm ~
Create zigzagging walkway up the hill
Convert road to a small path to alleviate parking problems
Clear invasive on the hill (Norway maple saplings, etc)
Wildflower garden (Paula is ordering a wildflower seed mix for July)
Birdhouses – must be built to specifically for attracting a species (in other words, a tree swallow house is not fit for a wood duck, and a house designed for both supports neither of them) species include: tree swallows, wood ducks, blue birds, osprey (platform, not house in N. Pond)
Plant cattails
Human events – non-working events to get the public out
Wall to keep sediment in shore around the benches for fishing, fetching water, etc; if not wall, stones placed out into the water to walk out and get water when the level is very low.
Trail through the marsh on the other side of the pond
Pipeline from Bowen field for water – Ed has a contact at the water company?
N. Pond – playground (where would the money come from? Who okays it?), mow the flat part for grass (keep cutting down Phragmites as Peter has been doing)
There is lots of floating litter in the N. Pond, the west side is silting in, Phragmites taking over, would roto-tilling the Phrag get rid of it?
Woodchucks (or something) are eating the Lobelia! Make cages to cover the plants?
Canoe launch in N. Pond
Highlight kids’ involvement at the end of the summer; connect to family day with Roxanne?
Dale has a chainsaw!
Things to do on Wednesday June 13th at 6 pm:
~ Continue weeding and mulching around all the shore plants and the plants on the hill
~ Plant what Paula brings out
~ Choose 2 or 3 of the above items the group wishes to and is able to complete this summer
These are the notes from meeting:
5 June 2007 (first of the summer!)
Brainstorm ~
Create zigzagging walkway up the hill
Convert road to a small path to alleviate parking problems
Clear invasive on the hill (Norway maple saplings, etc)
Wildflower garden (Paula is ordering a wildflower seed mix for July)
Birdhouses – must be built to specifically for attracting a species (in other words, a tree swallow house is not fit for a wood duck, and a house designed for both supports neither of them) species include: tree swallows, wood ducks, blue birds, osprey (platform, not house in N. Pond)
Plant cattails
Human events – non-working events to get the public out
Wall to keep sediment in shore around the benches for fishing, fetching water, etc; if not wall, stones placed out into the water to walk out and get water when the level is very low.
Trail through the marsh on the other side of the pond
Pipeline from Bowen field for water – Ed has a contact at the water company?
N. Pond – playground (where would the money come from? Who okays it?), mow the flat part for grass (keep cutting down Phragmites as Peter has been doing)
There is lots of floating litter in the N. Pond, the west side is silting in, Phragmites taking over, would roto-tilling the Phrag get rid of it?
Woodchucks (or something) are eating the Lobelia! Make cages to cover the plants?
Canoe launch in N. Pond
Highlight kids’ involvement at the end of the summer; connect to family day with Roxanne?
Dale has a chainsaw!
Things to do on Wednesday June 13th at 6 pm:
~ Continue weeding and mulching around all the shore plants and the plants on the hill
~ Plant what Paula brings out
~ Choose 2 or 3 of the above items the group wishes to and is able to complete this summer
FoBBP Meetings
Dear All:
Nan & FoBPP are setting up their summer meeting schedule. I was not able to make the first meeting (sorry) but I had a prior commitment. I will post the note seperatly.
Yours,
Hello FOBPP,
Welcome to the new spring-summer Greenspace season.
We will have our first group meeting with Paula Randler, our Greenspace intern.
Date: Tuesday, June 5
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: By the benches at the corner of Fournier and Crescent
We will discuss our goals and our visions for the year of 2007 at Beaver Pond Park.
We will also do some light cleanup and light planting.
Please bring your ideas, your children, your parents, grandparents and neighbors. This park is our park. We have rescued it from neglect. Let's continue to restore it and to beautify it. It is our community meeting place. We need your input.
After our initial meeting this coming Tuesday, our regular meetings will take place on Wednesdays from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.
Nan
Nan & FoBPP are setting up their summer meeting schedule. I was not able to make the first meeting (sorry) but I had a prior commitment. I will post the note seperatly.
Yours,
Hello FOBPP,
Welcome to the new spring-summer Greenspace season.
We will have our first group meeting with Paula Randler, our Greenspace intern.
Date: Tuesday, June 5
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: By the benches at the corner of Fournier and Crescent
We will discuss our goals and our visions for the year of 2007 at Beaver Pond Park.
We will also do some light cleanup and light planting.
Please bring your ideas, your children, your parents, grandparents and neighbors. This park is our park. We have rescued it from neglect. Let's continue to restore it and to beautify it. It is our community meeting place. We need your input.
After our initial meeting this coming Tuesday, our regular meetings will take place on Wednesdays from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.
Nan
Rally Tonight at St. Rose of Lima Church about the raids
Dear All:
Our neighbor Barney Bate informed me that in response to the ICE raids that took place yesterday there will be a protest meeting this evening at St. Rose of Lima Church, 115 Blatchley Ave, in Fair Haven, 7:30PM.
I will post more about the Municipal IDs soon.
Yours,
Our neighbor Barney Bate informed me that in response to the ICE raids that took place yesterday there will be a protest meeting this evening at St. Rose of Lima Church, 115 Blatchley Ave, in Fair Haven, 7:30PM.
I will post more about the Municipal IDs soon.
Yours,
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