Clubhouse Contact

The Broadmoor POA Board is pleased to announce Stephanie Myer has accepted the position of Clubhouse Liaison.  Call Stephanie at 680-5720 to schedule clubhouse rental. 

Gardening Training and Free Raised-Bed Garden

UD offers garden training and free raised-bed garden at March 18 event.

The project provides free raised bed gardens (8 by 4) to the first 30 University District residents who register for a garden training session. Persons who have received a raised bed garden in previous years aren't eligible to receive another garden, but may attend the garden training session.

The garden training is provided by Beth Phelps, Pulaski County Extension Agent. 

We are continuing the program this year and we have scheduled the garden training for the evening of Tuesday, March 18. Sign in will begin at 6Pm and the training session will begin at 6:30 at the University District building. The training lasts about an hour.

http://ualr.edu/universitydistrict/garden-registration/

University District Garden Assn. will meet at 6:30 Monday, March 10

The University District Garden Assn. will meet at 6:30 Monday, March 10 at the University District building.

Presently, there are two agenda items.

1. Finalize plans for garden training and distribution/installation of raised bed gardens for Growing Healthy Communities 2014. (The March 4 garden training session was cancelled because of inclement weather. New date is March 18. We'll put out notice today).

2. Discuss spring planting and what gardeners should be doing in March and early April.

Do you have other agenda items? Please let me or Karen Walls know. 

Please plan to join us.

Thanks, Ron Copeland

Ron Copeland │Director
University of Arkansas at Little Rock │University District Partnership
O: 501-683-7358 │ M: 501-772-2625 │http://ualr.edu/universitydistrict
Follow us: http:facebook.com/universitydistrictpartnership

Hoops and Hash

This is a reminder of the AARP-sponsored "Hoops and Hash" at UALR this Saturday evening. Dinner and tickets are free for the first 30 who sign up.

Dinner is at 5:30 p.m. at the University District Building and the game starts at 7 p.m.

We have tickets remaining. Call 501.683.7356 and reserve your ticket. Spouses and friends are welcome to participate. Order their ticket at the same time you sign up.

Home for Sale by University District Development Corporation

1616 S. Harrison St.
1,100 square feet
University District

NEW PRICE $99,500

$20,000 First Time Homebuyer Subsidy

Includes:
•  2 Bedrooms
•  2 Bathrooms
•  Separate Dining Area
•  Laundry Room
•  Dishwasher/Microwave/Stove
•  Ceiling Fans in All Rooms
•  Downstairs Living; Heated & Cooled Bonus Room Upstairs
•  Stand-Alone Garage & Off-Alley Parking in Back

Substantially Rehabilitated:
•  New Heating & Air System
•  New Windows & Doors
•  New Tile/Carpet/Refinished hardwood floors
•  New Cabinets & Countertops
•  New Fixtures & Hardware
•  New Appliances
•  New Paint
•  New Dry Wall & Insulation
•  New Landscaping
•  New Wiring
•  New Deadbolts on All Entrances

Call Barrett Allen, 501.683.7361, for appointment.

Subsidy Available for First-Time Homebuyers

University District Development Corporation is offering eligible first-time homeowners up to a $20,000 subsidy to be used towards down payment, closing costs, and/or home purchase price reduction.

To qualify for the subsidy, prospective buyers must have an annual  income of no more than 80 percent of the area’s median income.

Maximum  gross annual income to qualify:
• $33,700 for one person
• $38,500 for two people
• $43,300 for family of three
• $48,100 for family of four

A first-time  homebuyer has not financed a home within  the last three years prior to the date of closing on a home in the UDDC program.

For an appointment or to learn more about the program guidelines or application process contact Barrett Allen at 501-683-7361 or blallen@ualr.edu.

University District Development Corporation
2801 South University Ave. University District Building Little Rock, AR 72204
uddclittlerock.org

Clubhouse Liaison

If you want to rent the clubhouse for an event, please contact:

Stephanie Myers
(501) 680-5720
stephanie@myers1963.com

Northwest Patrol Division Quarterly Meeting Report

From the St. Charles Community Association

Report on Quarterly LRPD meeting, NW Division on Thursday 01-23-14:

We had a good turnout, always good to see so many people being active and proactive in helping keep our town as crime free as we can manage, with the resources we are given.  Capt. Ty Tyrrell gave us updates on personnel, equipment, and shift improvements.  We will have about 12 new officers (to train with experienced officers) in our division from the new class of graduates.  Officers are also allowed to sign up for a 10 hour day, which will result in getting more officers available at peak times, instead of having everyone change shifts at the same time.   We will also change over to the new radio system in early February.  There are currently 68 “beat” cops for our area (#71).

There are about a dozen visible surveillance cameras that give the LRPD access to video in real time.  They are placed in various areas around town, and can be moved at any time, to respond to a more high-crime area.  Apartment complexes are sometimes one of the more dangerous places.  You have people who cycle in and out constantly, and you don’t really know who your neighbor is.  Their parking lots are also easy pickings for car thieves.  Where else can you find a lot of neat cars with neat stuff in them (and some of them are UNLOCKED?)  For the nth time, please lock your cars and don’t leave anything in them you wouldn’t want to lose.

The way Little Rock reports crimes, our petty thefts are different from grand larcenies.  If you see a generalized report in the media that Little Rock is lagging behind other cities, you have to take into account which statistics they are using.  Mention was made of clerks who take your credit card and never ask you for your ID.  Crooks know where this happens (everywhere), and are fairly confident that they can take your stolen card and immediately use it.  There was also mention made of the recent burglary (in St. Charles) where they were able to arrest the perpetrator, impound the vehicle, and return the stolen electronics to the rightful owner.  This was possible because the person had downloaded the free tracking software available.  This is an excellent way to keep a hold of your own stuff.

In general, the crime stats were fairly constant.  Business robberies were steady, individual robberies were about the same (tending toward theft of cellphones), business burglaries were up slightly (uptick at the holidays, as usual), residential burglaries were down slightly, auto B&E’s are up more in the NW Division than others, auto thefts are slightly down, and copper/metal thefts are still happening, but have moved from residential areas to more commercial.

Please call 911 to report a crime in progress, or anything that might be a crime in progress, or any suspicious activities that just don’t look right to you.  The calls are prioritized by the 911 call center.  They would rather you call in something that turns out to be nothing, than hesitate and lose the suspect for whom they have been searching for months.

Please call Officer Michelle Hill at 918-3502 or email her at mhill@littlerock.org.  She will come out to your home and give you ideas about how to make your home less vulnerable to crime.  (You don’t have to be home for her to do this.)  She will call or email you the results.  Better her to tell you where you need improvement, than be the victim of a crime because you did nothing. Have good locks on all your doors and windows (and use them)!

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St. Charles Community Association.