R o se V illag e N eig h b o rh o o d - City of Vancouver

Did youknow?NeighborhoodSnapshot: RoseVillage has 2,447housing and5,910 people(2011 data).It is one of thelargest activeneighborhoodassociations inthe city.Please read the . . .Neighborhood Action Plan.http://bit.ly/10GVrZbRVNA Bylawshttp://bit.ly/10GVvbuMinutes from April’sGeneral Meetinghttp://bit.ly/10GVRifThe above documents canall be found online atNextDoor.com Just look inthe “Documents” sectionon the left-hand side ofthe page.Have concerns aboutthat junk car abandoneddown the street?Did you know that youcould report it to the cityso it could get takencare of?Go to:http://bit.ly/Zk6SFACity Code ComplianceNeighbors have found a easyway to communicateRecently some of your neighbors have beensharing information on a wide array of topics.For example, recently there was some suspiciousgang activity involving groups of peoplewalking through the neighborhood with spraypaint. Another neighbor was having problemswith raccoons and several people were able tooffer suggestions. On another occasion, someonepointed out that some graffiti vandalismhad occurred in several places throughout theneighborhood, which another neighbor respondedand was able to get all of it cleanedup in one day!These are just a few of the things happeningon our neighborhoods very own networkingsite, NextDoor.com. Please join us and shareyour concerns and information and ask questionsin real-time. There are lots of yourneighbors on nextdoor.com already.You can create a free account and join us atNextDoor.comCrime Continues to Drop inRose Village NeighborhoodThe 2012 Clark County neighborhoodcrime statistics published in the May 1edition of The Columbian shows thatcrime rates in Rose Village are continuingto decline. Crimes per thousand residentsdropped slightly from 186.6 in 2011 to184.10 in 2012. This is lower than severalpopular nearby neighborhoods includingShumway, Arnada and EstherShort. As our neighborhood associationtakes steps to help increase public safetyand security as outlined in the 2012neighborhood action plan, we hope tocontinue this trend.Neighbors ImproveCommunity GardensGateway Garden at 39 th and P Street got amuch needed tilling recently thanks toGerald Taylor of Thrivent(gerald.taylor@thrivent.com). He broughthis Kaboda tractor tiller and donated 4.5hours of time to prepare the soil for thisseason. Andrew Bergeron will be the newGarden Ambassador there. Spaces arestill available for this season for a smallfee. If you wish to lease a spot, contactCarol Lows cjlows@yahoo.com or Andrewandrew.bergeron@yahoo.com formore information. Andrew could use somehelp re-plumbing the water barrels so thatwater can be available for gardeners.Shout out to Michelle Huse (Rose Villageresident) who provides the water for thisgarden and to Frank Choate (VP of theRose Village Neighborhood board) and theCity of Vancouver for letting this land beused for gardening.Fourth Annual InternationalFestivalRose Village Neighbo rhoodFree Summer Event, Saturday July 27,2013 from 10am – 4pm at Warriors Field,corner of 4 th Plain and Norris. Seeking vendorswho want to have a booth to sell foodor other goods, agencies providing usefulcommunity information, internationaldance performances, and volunteers. Funactivities for kids. Co-sponsored by AmericansBuilding Community and Partners inCareers. To find out how you can help, contactMark Maggiora mark@abcinc.us.