Crestwood Hills Views Winter 2012
SUMMARY, CHA BOARD MEETINGS can be found here; http://crestwoodla.com/category/minutes/
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
On behalf of the Crestwood Hills Board I bid you Happy New Year! 2012 is off to a great start in Crestwood Hills. We are working on a number of projects to better serve the community, and I wanted to take a moment to highlight some of our new initiatives.
Digital Views Have Arrived
After a multi-year campaign, we have finally gathered enough email addresses and approvals to make the transition to electronic distribution of The Views. Publishing The Views digitally allows us to provide many things, including more frequent communication, more vibrant stories (with photos!), and an easier opportunity for reader feedback, all at a lower cost to the community than the paper version. We look forward to your input for future issues. We are looking for junior editors, photographers, and columnists, so if you (or your kids) would like to participate, please get in touch with us by emailing crestwoodla@gmail.com.
CHA is on Twitter
Listen carefully; birds aren’t the only things tweeting in Crestwood Hills. We have launched our own Twitter account and will be using it to broadcast information to the neighborhood. Follow us, and help the community stay connected. @CrestwoodLA
Keeping our Streets Safe
Thanks in part to a successful petition by CHA residents, the City of Los Angeles repaired and repaved a large section of North Kenter Avenue, eliminating dangerous potholes and other cracks that have made driving conditions hazardous in our community. The CHA Board is focusing its attention on another dangerous area: the three consecutive blind curves on the 600 block of Hanley Avenue that lead to the entrance to CHA. We are in contact with members of Councilman Rosendahl’s office and will be updating the community on our efforts. Send us an email if you would like to get involved with this initiative or are concerned about other street and safety issues.
Planting Seeds for CHA
The CHA Board will be hosted a meeting on 2/11/12 @ 11:00 AM at the Crestwood Hills Park Clubhouse about the potential for a community garden on Crestwood Hills property. Read below for more details, and make plans to attend!
As always, the Board welcomes your input and involvement. Crestwood Hills can be as vibrant as its members choose. Let your voice be heard. And while you are getting involved, remember to support the CHA by paying your annual dues, which are due by the end of February. For more information, see below.
Regards,
Kyle Kozloff
CALENDAR (TBA, check back for updates)
Feb 11 : 11am Community Garden Meeting @ Clubhouse
Local Crestwood Hills resident Architects to speak at “Conserving Modernism: Celebrating Sunnylands and A. Quincy Jones”, Saturday, February 25. 2012
Annenberg Theater, Palm Springs Art Museum, 101 Museum Drive, Palm Springs, Ca
10:10 am Cory Buckner, architect and author of A. Quincy Jones by Phaidon Press, to give a presentation on the life and work of A. Quincy Jones.
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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
The Crestwood Hills Community Garden Project!
Get your GREEN thumbs ready! There is growing interest in the neighborhood regarding the creation of a community garden on Crestwood Hills Association land. At our annual meeting in May there was an interesting presentation from Farmscape Gardens where the logistics of installing, maintaining and farming a neighborhood garden were discussed. Water, sunlight, pests, location and accessibility are all major topics that need to be addressed before we can move forward.
