Monthly Meeting this Thursday

We'll see you this Thursday night at 7 p.m. at the Clubhouse for the monthly Broadmoor board meeting. The clubhouse is at 19 1/2 Belmont Drive.

Crime Prevention through Environmental Design

Crime Prevention through Environmental Design, often called "CPTED," is a field of study that explores simple changes to homes, yards, streets, and other parts of the "built environment" to reduce the likelihood of crime.

Putting the theory into practice can be as simple as trimming back shrubs around the front of your house and installing motion lights. This lets you, and more importantly, your neighbors, keep an eye out on your home. The ability for neighbors to watch out for each other easily is called "natural surveillance."

Neighborhood entrances can also be reconfigured to create a sense that one is entering a defined area where the residents watch out for suspicious activity. We identify Broadmoor with signs at its main entrances to create this sense of community.

Take a look at this great paper to read more. Scroll down to the page on neighborhoods and the part about detached houses. It is full of common sense, practical advice.

Above all, get to know your neighbors and get out and walk around.

Dedication of the "Little Rock" May 26, 2 PM

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Get Out and Walk Around

"You have to get out and walk around." That was the advice of an Arkansas urban planner during a recent conversation about Broadmoor.

This blog entry on a site dedicated to principals of community building that lead to public safety, called Safegrowth, talks about the value of seeing your neighborhood on foot.

Get out and meet your neighbors. Waive to people passing by. Strike up a conversation. All these things will lead to a greater sense of community and better relationships that will improve our already great quality of life in Broadmoor.

First 2010 Yards of the Week

A great Broadmoor tradition is the award for "Yard of the Week." The award, in the form of a sign in the yard bestowed by volunteers, recognizes residents who do an especially good job of making the neighborhood look great.

77 Belmont Drive

This year's first two winners were 77 Belmont Drive and 8 Barbara Circle.

8 Barbara Circle

June and Keith Gillen have volunteered to administer the program this year, and we are very grateful.

Congratulations, and thanks for all the beautiful work!

Where do I vote? Am I registered? Who is on the ballot?

All these questions may be answered by going to the Pulaski County Clerk's voter website.

Plug in your name and date of birth, and it will tell you what precinct you are in, and even show you a sample ballot.

Don't forget to vote May 18, 2010.

Broadmoor Floorplan 3512

This is one of 18 basic floorplans offered by Mr. Elbert Fausett and Broadmoor Builders when our neighborhood was built. Click on the picture for a larger view.

Our houses are extremely well built and well designed for the post-World War II period housing boom. They're not "McMansions," but for those who enjoy living within their means, they are perfect!

Note the efficient use of space and the clever placement of closets to provide sound isolation between rooms.

As far as we can tell, the photo in the book of floorplans is of 33 Rosemont Drive. The original owner was Mr. Carl Robinson, who lived there for about 50 years and lovingly took care of the yard, getting out and mowing the well kept lawn, even when his health should have kept him from it. The home is owned by Billy and Anna Roehrenbeck today.

33 Rosemont today