Thank you to all the residents and public officials who packed our community meeting last evening.  It was great to see so many people who are interested in the future of our community.  Mayor Ravenstahl and many other public officials were in attendance to show support for our community.  The Mayor and his team have put together a plan for our community including:

• A code enforcement blitz of the Sheraden neighborhood
• A crackdown on landlords who are not in compliance
• An afterschool initiative, in conjunction with our law enforcement personnel
• A Redd up sweep of our neighborhood

There will also be discussion of areas for potential development. 

Please continue to play an active role in your neighborhood.  Our future is in our hands.

The next meeting of the Sheraden Community Council will be on August 24, 2010 at 7:00 pm at the Sheraden Senior Center.

PLAN TO ATTEND THIS IMPORTANT PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING

July 27, 2010

Sheraden Senior Center

720 Sherwood Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15204 

Nondenominational Prayer Vigil (Outdoors)



6 PM

Sheraden Community Council Meeting (Inside)


7 PM

For additional information, please contact Deb Whitfield (president) or Councilwoman Kail-Smiths office at

...412-255-8963.

Confirmed speakers include:


Mayor Luke Ravenstahl


Councilwoman Theresa Smith


Public Safety Director Michael Huss


Public Works Director Rob Kaczorowski


Bureau of Building Inspections A/Director John Jennings


Housing Authority Executive Director Fulton Meachem


Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Commander Scott Schubert


Mayor’s Office Gabe Mazefsky


Redd Up Kevin Quigley


5th Division (Public Works), Supervisor John McClory

All residents and business owners are encouraged to attend

Interested Citizens in the City's Open Space, Parks, and Recreation planning process (OPENSPACEPGH):

 

The City of Pittsburgh, through the Department of City Planning, is beginning the process of creating an Open Space, Parks, and Recreation Plan. The Open Space, Parks, and Recreation Plan (OPENSPACEPGH) is one of the initial components of PLANPGH, the City's Comprehensive Plan. There are two surveys that have been posted on Open Space, Parks, and Recreation on the PLANPGH Exchange feature on the PLANPGH Website  at  http://exchange.planpgh.com/portal   one for adults, and one for youth. I encourage you to fill these out, as by sharing your opinions (and for parents, having your kids share theirs) about Pittsburgh's open space, park, and recreation resources (including what types of programs, facilities, and opportunities are important, where they should be located and how they should be maintained), you will help the City make informed decisions about future vacant land, open space, parks, and recreation efforts.

While you're on the PLANPGH Exchange, please register on the site so that you can be notified of additional opportunities to give your opinions and public meetings or events for PLANPGH. Registration is not necessary to fill out the survey, however. I'd also recommend checking out the PLANPGH mainpage (www.planpgh.com), for more detail about the Comprehensive Plan and some fun facts about the City we call home.

The survey is currently open, and will be open until August 31st.

Council Meeting, Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Sheraden Senior Center
7:00 pm

All are welcome to attend.
Find out what is going on in your neighborhood.

DON'T FORGET TO GET OUT AND VOTE!

CALLING ALL GARDENERS!(and those who want to be)

 Bring your gardening tools and come by the community garden on Saturday, May 15 at 9:00 am.  We will be sprucing up our garden with some flowers and weeding.  This area is one of the most beautiful in the community, bring your green thumb and join us!

TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT MEETING

Allegheny County Economic Development (ACED) and the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC), in cooperation with the City of Pittsburgh Department of City Planning and Carnegie Borough, are pleased to announce exciting opportunities to provide input in the development of transit-oriented community development plans in two West Busway communities – Carnegie Borough and the Sheraden neighborhood in the City of Pittsburgh.
The purpose of the meetings, open to the public, is to present preliminary development concepts for the areas around these two West Busway stations (only the station at the meeting location will be addressed during each meeting). The concepts are based on background information and analysis compiled during the planning process and ideas generated by participants at the station-area visioning workshops held in March 2010.

Meetings are open to the public

Sheraden, City of Pittsburgh

Wednesday, June 2 , 2010

5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Sheraden Senior Center

720 Sherwood Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15204

The public meetings are a part of the West Busway Area Transit-Oriented Development Assessment and Plan. This planning study is an exciting project to develop a vision for transit-oriented development (TOD) at stops and stations along the West Busway corridor.

For more information: www.spcregion.org/westbuswaystations.shtml. Or contact Ann Ogoreuc at URS Corporation at (412) 503-4583 or ann_ogoreuc@urscorp.com

Transit service to the Sheraden location is available via Port Authority routes G1, G2, 26A, and 26D.  For more transit information, visit www.portauthority.org, or call (412) 442-2000.