[Neighbors] Fw: Very informative neighborhood meeting- THIS MONDAY

[Jamie Rogers]

Correction on street repair for Les Jardins - May 21 not March.  Just
received an update.


On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM Jamie Rogers <jlrogers85 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Here are my notes/summary.  For those that attended, please feel free to
> correct me, or add to what I’ve missed…
>
> Overall pretty basic. Gay Willis was there and I asked about our street
> repairs and the current bond. Her representative got back to me and said
> she was having the roads crew come back at as our streets are rated better
> than the videos and images I sent.  Repair work will before completed by
> March 22.
>
> Yellow house was brought up by a member of our neighborhood and it appears
> we’ve caught the attention of ENP , Code Enforcement and the city. While
> some may want it torn down, it would take a lot to have the city condemn
> but other actions are in play right now.
>
>  Speed and traffic was brought up mainly for the other neighborhoods north
> of us with cut through streets
>
> Sanitation is slowing down on the transition to street pick up but don’t
> be surprised if that comes in the next few years. If your alley is less
> than 10’ wide it’s possible you’ll get switched. Over 60% of the city is
> now on curb side pick up. If you are elderly and need help, call helping
> hands and they can take your trash to the curb if needed. The move to
> street is that over the last 40+ years trucks have gotten larger and the
> alleys remain the same. Employee danger and damage to properties, utility
> connections etc are costly
>
>  DPD is not currently being asked to work with ICE and current media is
> skewed. That said, ICE is national and DPD is local. Until they’re asked
> there is no action.
>
>  When to call 311 v 911. Currently DPD response time for level 1 911 calls
> are 11 minutes (this is death is possible) and should be 8 minutes. So they
> are struggling to recruit officers, not that they haven’t given great
> incentives (she listed them) but that people just don’t want to be cops.
> That said ENP enrollment is super important. There are 7 (or 9, I didn’t
> write it down) officers that service the ENP neighborhoods. Yes, we can pay
> more to get more hours but it depends on staffing. I’m assuming that if we
> have more participation than the other neighborhoods we’ll pull from their
> hours and have more. That’s my assumption but may not be correct.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM Linda Miller via Neighbors <
> neighbors at lj-estates.com> wrote:
>
>> We weren't able to go to this meeting. Did anyone attend and could you
>> give us an update about what was said?
>>
>> Linda Miller
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM liza urso via Neighbors <
>> neighbors at lj-estates.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *REMINDER!  This is for ALL NEIGHBORS, *not just ENP members.
>>>
>>> *Reminder, LJE neighbors*!  Hope to see you there!
>>>
>>> Our Neighborhoods Night Out (in conjunction with the Royal Northaven and
>>> Hockaday neighborhoods to our north) will be held THIS MONDAY, Feb 24.
>>> Details below.
>>>
>>> This has always been a very informative meeting, with speakers from
>>> various City of Dallas departments providing updates of matters which
>>> affect us, and providing us an opportunity to ask questions or raise issues
>>> of concern.
>>>
>>> I hope as many of you as possible will attend. In the past, LJE has had
>>> an embarrassingly paltry attendance.
>>>
>>> Feel free to reach out to me with any questions you may have-or if you’d
>>> like a ride.
>>>
>>> Have a wonderful weekend!
>>>
>>> Liza Urso
>>> 214-882-9858
>>>
>>>
>>> [image: IMG_8525.png]
>>>
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