Beautification Day - Bulletin Board - Community Input
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Hazardous Waste Disposal
Dispose
of household hazardous waste and e-waste the right way. Items include
paint, paint thinner, pesticides, household and car batteries, pool chemicals,
motor oil, oil filters, fluorescent light bulbs, TVs, cell phones, computers
& monitors, keyboards, printers, etc. Toxic waste Roundups occur
Saturdays from 9 am - 3 pm at different locations. Call 888-CLEAN-LA
or 888-253-2652 for locations.
You can also find information at www.888CleanLA.com
or www.lacsd.org.
West Nile Virus information line: 800-975-4448
Selected Disaster
Preparedness Websites:
1. www.ready.gov (Homeland
Security)
2. www.nyc.gov/html/oem/
(New York City)
3. www.fema.gov/areyourready
(Federal Emergency Management Agency)
4. www.lacounty.info/quick_links_frame.htm
(scroll to emergency preparedness entries)
5. www.americaprepared.org
(America Prepared Campaign - non-profit organization)
6. www.amerrescue.org
7. www.72hours.org
(prepared by the City and County of San Francisco and is very thorough)
The Los
Angeles County Fire Department has announced their establishment
of a new website - www.la.cofd.org
- to provide information to the public about their services and programs.
This is the first of several planned phases to continually improve the
site and increase its interactivity and role as a key information focal
point during major incidents and disasters.
Community Development
Commission, County of Los Angeles, advises homeowners of special Low
Interest Home Rehabilitation Loan Program for a variety of home
improvement projects. For information call the Arceneaux DelHomme
& Company, at 800-664-1704, or for information regarding other housing
programs, call the Commission at 323-890-7239.
The County Department of Parks
and Recreation is currently restructuring many parks in the Rowland
and Hacienda Heights areas. They are inviting local businesses
to get involved in their communities by providing rose bushes or in-kind
donations to help beautify and landscape our parks. The ID tax number
for these donations is 95-6000-927. For additional information, please
call Shannon Campbell, Recreation Services Leader at 626-333-1369 or email
shannonlc@co.la.ca.us.
Beautification Day will be held on Saturday, June 28, 2008. Volunteers at least 11 years old are welcome.
Announcement Postings
The HHIA Bulletin Board is
located at the rear of the US Bank building, next to the Branch Post Office,
on Hacienda Blvd. Community organizations desiring to post 8-1/2 x 11
announcements of activities open to all residents of Hacienda Heights
may submit them to HHIA by email
(info@hhia.net)
or mail them to:
HHIA
P.O. Box 5235
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745.
Please allow adequate time prior to the event for the posting. While space
is somewhat limited, HHIA will make every effort to ensure announcements
receive adequate exposure.
County Services
Information is now available at Manzanita Park on Kwis Avenue with the following schedule: Wednesday, 3:00 - 7:00 PM, Friday, 3:00 - 7:00 PM (bilingual), Saturday, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, and Sunday, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (bilingual).
Dial 211 for County
general information and referrals. State what you need to know
and the operators will connect you to the proper department. No more thumbing
through the telephone directory for elusive names and descriptions.
Brush removal issues and problems: call Debbie Humphries
at the Agricultural Commission, 626-575-5732.
Grafitti Hot Line:
Call for clean up - L. A. County Dept of Public Works, 800-675-4357.
HHIA is a conduit
for your ideas and suggestions for community improvement. These can include
issues that need attention or opportunities that need to be supported.
For example, part of the negotiated mitigation of the Puente Hills landfill
is a $1.00 per load fee that will go into a fund for the benefit of the
surrounding area. Over time, these funds, which could amount to as much
as 40% of the total will amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars. They
will be overseen by our County Supervisor and will start being available
this fall. HHIA needs to submit proposals for their use in our community
as soon as possible.
Some ideas that have surfaced already include a community center, more
parks and playgrounds, improved landscaping of public areas, additional
traffic signs and crosswalks, etc. The funds should be directed to permanent
facilities not temporary or transitional activities that may have to be
funded later. Please submit you ideas to HHIA’s email address info@hhia.net.