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Neighbor Haven News

Haven Neighborhood Association – Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Volume 3 – Issue No. 3 – Summer 2005

http://thehavens.blogspot.com/ clickhaven@yahoo.com

Haven Neighbors Meeting

Thursday, August 11 at 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

at Danna Rock Park

All Haven neighbors are welcome to attend our Haven Neighborhood Association meetings. We are not a home-owners association, but a friendly group of neighbors sharing thoughts and ideas about neighborhood safety and issues.

This meeting will feature talks on upcoming events such as the Haven Dumpster Day.

Volunteers Needed

Dumpster Day coordinator - Arranges the annual dumpster day. Estimated time: 3 hours a month for three months.

Meeting coordinator - Arranges the quarterly meeting setup and agenda. Estimated time: 1 hour a month.

Adopt-A-Park coordinator - Calling volunteers and reporting volunteer hours to San Jose Parks. Talks with park reps for project approval. Estimated time: 3 hours a month.

Interested in volunteering your time to your neighborhood?

Please email us at clickhaven@yahoo.com

Dumpster Day

On Saturday, August 27^th, HNA will be sponsoring a clean-up day for residents of the Haven Neighborhood. Watch for the Haven Community Dumpster Day flyer for further detailed information. If you would like to help out in any way, please e-mail clickhaven@yahoo.com.

Neighborhood Development Center

Please visit http://www.sanjoseca.gov/prns/NDC/index.asp for the 2005 Summer Newsletter containing recent news as well as information on training classes and services that are provided.

Neighborhood Resource Information

Police & Fire Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 9-1-1

(408) 277-8911 (from cell phones and from phones outside our area)

Police (Non-Emergency) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 3-1-1

(408) 277-8900 (from cell phones and from phones outside our area)

Councilmember Forrest Williams . . . . . . . . (408) 277-4282

www.sanjoseca.gov e-mail: Forrest.Williams@sanjoseca.gov

Council District 2 Liaison – Emily Moody . (408) 277-4282

www.sanjoseca.gov e-mail: Emily.Moody@sanjoseca.gov

Neighborhood Resource Information

City of San Jose Customer Service Call Center . (408) 277-4000

Report abandoned shopping carts, fallen tree limbs, sidewalk hazards, and other concerns to this number. This is the main number at City Hall, the operator will route your call to the proper City of San Jose department.

Domestic Violence Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (408) 279-2962

Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence

Abandoned Automobiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (408) 277-5305

Report vehicles abandoned on the street

JSM Construction Concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (408) 277-4576

City Planning, Jeff Roche

Barking Dogs (habitual) & Injured/Stray pets . (408) 654-5875

First obtain the name and address of the owner

Hazardous Household Waste (HHW) Disposal . . .(408) 299-7300

http://hhw.org/ (County of Santa Clara Hazardous Waste Program)

Santa Clara County Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Days in San Jose are the following Fridays and Saturdays:

August 12 & 13, September 9 & 10, October 7, 8, 28 & 29 November 4 & 5 and December 9, 10, 16 & 17

PLEASE NOTE: The services offered by the HHW program are not available at this location outside of the operating days listed above. Facilities are strictly prohibited without staff supervision. The site address and directions to the facilities are only made available to residents at time of appointment to prevent unauthorized drop-offs and to ensure safe collection by professional staff. Residents interested in participating in the disposal program must contact the HHW information hotline at (408) 299-7300 between the hours of 8:30a.m. and 4:30p.m. for an appointment.

Street Lights needing repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . (408) 277-5517

(Message recorder) – Please give the street name where the pole is located, the nearest cross street, and the street address of the property that the pole fronts, and the street light number found on the pole.

Haven Neighborhood Association Board

President – Sean Shannon Vice-President – Cathy Curry

Secretary – Gwen Reandeau Treasurer – Lisa Becherer

Community Liaison – VACANT

Haven Address: P.O. Box 18656 San Jose, CA 95158-8656

Haven e-mail: clickhaven@yahoo.com

Haven blog: http://thehavens.blogspot.com/