PALO VERDE PARK POSTThe official newsletter of the Palo Verde Park Neighborhood Association

M A Y 2 0 1 9 V O L . 1 3

EVENTS A word from the president

Summer is on its way.The mornings aren't as crisp. The days last alittle longer. We're fussing with our thermostatsagain.I have some nostalgia for movies over thesummer as a kid - meeting friends for ablockbuster, digging into buttery popcorn,sneakers sticking to soda that dried on the floor.In a nod to those times, we're having MovieNight in the Park. It's a family-friendly event,because what better way to celebrate neighborsand community?

Big thanks toThe Loft for theirsupport. Comeon out to supporteach other - andto feed your ownmemories ofsummertime!

Celebrate our park!

 Fountain of Life Lutheran Church, 710 S. Kolb Road.

...Coming May 15: Come meet the city parks

director for updates and toshare your hopes for our park!

6:30 p.m. 

Join us for Movie Night inthe Park May 24!

And mark your calendarfor a $5 pet microchip

event on June 1

L I G H T U P T H E H O L I D A Y S E A S O N

W I T H O U R D E C O R A T I N G C O N T E S T !

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Shelter making greatprogress for pets

Pima AnimalCare Centershared theirsuccesses

over the pastyear:

achieving amore than 90percent saverate for themore than

17,000 petsthat came tothe shelter inneed - that'san amazing

outcome for amunicipal

shelter thattakes in everypet for free,

handlesanimal crueltyand neglectcases and

licenses pets.If you're

thinking of apet, or if you'renot ready for

thatcommitmentbut want to

help, you canborrow a petovernight or

get a daypass. They

have volunteeropportunities

too!

Pima Animal Care Center4000 N. Silverbell Road

520) 724-5900 Weekdays: Noon - 7 p.m.

Weekends: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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Join us for a family-friendly evening (just please note the PG-13rating)! We'll have food trucks on hand to help us celebrate as

well! Mark your calendars and get your blankets ready!

I C E C R E A M S O C I A L C O M I N GU P I N S E P T E M B E R !

C o m i n g u p S e p t . 1 8 , w e ' l l f o r e g o o u r r e g u l a r e d u c a t i o n a ls e r i e s a n d i n s t e a d , c e l e b r a t e t h e w a n i n g s u m m e r w i t h a n i c e

c r e a m s o c i a l ! I t w i l l b e a c h a n c e t o m i n g l e w i t h n e i g h b o r s a n d w e p r o m i s e t o

k e e p i t s h o r t a n d s w e e t , a s a l w a y s .I t ' s a l m o s t g u i l t - f r e e t o o i f y o u m a k e a l i t t l e p l e d g e t o p a y

y o u r h e a l t h b a c k b y g o i n g t o o u r a n n u a l W e l l n e s s E v e n t i n t h eP a r k o n N o v . 2 . A n d i f y o u r e a l l y w a n t t o b u r n s o m e a d d i t i o n a lc a l o r i e s , t h e a n n u a l p a r k c l e a n u p i s f o r o n e h o u r t h e m o r n i n g

o f O c t . 5 !K e e p a n e y e o n N e x t D o o r , s o c i a l m e d i a o r o u r w e b s i t e f o r

m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n .H o p e t o s e e y o u s o o n !

( S p e c i a l t h a n k s t o B e c k y P l o w d e n a n d N o r m C a r l s o n f o r t h e i ra s s i s t a n c e w i t h t h i s n e w e v e n t f o r t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d ! )

Can you help us buy more signs?

We are still hoping to complete a welcoming gateway around theperimeter of our neighborhood to clearly show our boundaries.

For $250, two back-to-back signs will be installed at a neighborhoodintersection of choice. And if that's too much for one family, ever $20

or $50 gift helps us get closer to our goal!

Thanks to donors, we already have 10 signs and are about to placeanother order soon for another half dozen!

We have a Go Fund Me account set up! Visit the website and search

for Palo Verde Park. Thank you!

Honoring our history: starting aconversation

There are about 30 historic-designated neighborhoods aroundtown. That designation helps drive up property values andqualifying properties may be eligible for property tax relief

annually of up to 45 percent!There are other considerations to take into account as well,however, because renovations and additions would have tobe done sensitively to protect the historic nature of homes

with the designation.We're working on getting a speaker to walk us through the

pros and cons in the coming months. Stay tuned!

A special thanks to our sponsorsApplause to Tread Lightly Carpet Care! Owner Matt Russell, a PaloVerde Park Neighborhood resident, who was our first sign sponsor!

Stewart Title & Trust of Tucson, Inc. has also been a good friend to theneighborhood association, sponsoring a recycling event last year and

serving as a key sponsor for the Wellness in the Park event!A huge thank you to Ellen McBride from Arizona Beer House for their

ongoing support and assistance with ParkFest and our upcomingmicrochip event for pets!

Thanks to Community Medical Services for volunteering at ParkFest.And a big shout out to Vonnie Baldwin for her financial support for Park

Fest!A deep note of thanks to our other sign sponsors:

Jeremy and Rachael BlackketterMike Southworth and Giuliano De Santis

Mike and Toni KrauseMia Ford

Norma and Dave Coffman Rhonda Bodfield and Fred Araiza

Christine CerdaBrett Lange

Connie Sadler-Nelson

http://paloverdeparkneighborhood.com

Alamo Wash potential cleanupThe City of Tucson's Environmental Services

division did a driving tour of the wash withAssociation President Norma Coffman inMarch to look for trouble spots they might

address. We'll keep you posted on what comes of the

tour! And if you see any other areas in need ofattention, keep us posted so we can share with

city leaders.