Crown Hill Neighbors wants to hold events that people living in Crown Hill are interested in. We recently held a well attended Crime Prevention and Public Safety event, and a Disaster Preparedness presentation at our annual meeting. We would like to get some feedback from you.
We created a Survey Monkey questionnaire to find out what you are interested in. You can take the survey right here. The survey is brief and can be completed in just a few minutes. Please check it out and provide your input. Thanks.
Spring Clean SUCCESS!!! THANKS!!! Crown Hill is a Great Place to Live and Work!
Last Saturday, April 30th, both YOUR residential and YOUR business neighbors cleaned up the streets of Crown Hill. The success was felt as we piled the 30 – 40 bags for city pick-up. That much trash was removed from the streets piece by piece.  And numerous graffiti tags were painted over by the wipe out team.
Comments were heard like:
“I pick up all year in the areas that I walk.”
“It makes me mad to see someone throw down the garbage, but I better not say anything lest they take offense, so I just pick it up!”
“Businesses should not have to pick up garbage but most of them do, we should thank them for how nice their business looks. Maybe tell others we will help with pick-up when we see the need. Or push a grocery cart back when we see it.”
“We should have a bus-stop weekend cleaning crew all year!”
“Are there prizes for children?” was a question from a precious little girl who had worked so hard. Great idea for next year! She gets two prizes in 2012!
It was hard work with rewarding good feelings at the end. Thanks to everyone! Let’s try to keep Crown Hill clean ALL YEAR!
We had about 30 participants this year, including many participants from Crown Hill businesses and residents, and from Labateyah Youth Home. We cleaned the public rights of way along Holman Rd, 15th Ave, 14th Ave, 13th Ave, 85th St, 90th St. And the Crown Hill Business Association’s graffiti rangers painted out the work of numerous vandals.
Graffiti Rangers Dean Loken, Sharon Giampietro, and Jack Siefert. (Photo courtesy of Sharon Giampietro)
Simon from Chase with an hour's cleanup. (Photo courtesy of Catherine Weatbrook)
The first ‘hood hunt in Crown Hill was held Saturday, April 9th, 2011. We had 39 folk assemble themselves into eleven ‘teams’ whose job was to visit 25 checkpoints in Crown Hill, and answer a ‘simple’ question about something at that checkpoint. Easy enough you say, but the maps did not have street names on them. Once each team dusted off their orienteering skills, they were then confronted with the formidable 5-1/2 mile route to visit each point and return within 75 minutes. Adding to the challenge were the grueling hills of Crown Hill which induced shortness of breath, and sore legs. Upon return, the scores were totaled for each team, and prizes awarded based on the number of correct answers and finishing order.
Try it yourself!
If you want to try your skills at the challenge, you can download the map and question sheet. It should be a pleasant hour plus spent walking around the neighborhood!
The Amort Family, second place winners of the 2011 'hood hunt
Volunteers are needed! Lets give the main drag through the neighborhood a spring spruce up. Show you care about our neighborhood. The Crown Hill Business Association and the Crown Hill Neighborhood Association are teaming up to do a general cleanup along 15th Ave NW and Holman Road. Meet at the Petco parking lot at 9 AM. Be prepared to pick up litter, paint out graffiti, tidy up vegetation working alongside your neighborhood businesses and neighbors.
