Fish Stocking in Broadmoor Lake

Broadmoor resident and fisherman Keith Gillen led a recent effort to have Broadmoor Lake stocked with bream. Below are some photos of the fish being put in the lake over the past weekend.

The fish are large enough not to be eaten by the fish already in the lake. We hope they have a lot of little fish babies, too.

Keith putting fish in the lake.

When you visit Broadmoor Lake, you'll see some other recent improvements. The fence along the dam has been replaced, and we have done some recent maintenance on the park equipment. More improvements to come!

Where is the garbage truck?

Solid Waste Collections will be suspending all services except garbage collections from today through Sunday, February 13, 2011.

Crews are resuming garbage service today beginning with Wednesday routes. Any streets too icy for safe driving conditions will be skipped at this time, but they will be noted by staff and attempts will be made to return later when conditions improve on Saturday or Sunday.

Crews will move onto Thursday and then Friday routes as they are completed. Public Works asks that residents leave their carts out if garbage is normally picked up Wednesday through Friday, since staff cannot predict exactly when each day's routes will be completed. Staff plans on working Saturday (and Sunday if necessary) to complete all garbage routes.

Board Meeting February 4 7PM Clubhouse 19 1/2 Belmont Drive

Broadmoor Property Owners Association/Broadmoor Recreational Improvement District

Board of Directors

Thursday, February 3, 2011

I.          Introductions

II.        January minutes

III.       Treasurer’s report

IV.       Pool report

V.        Neighborhood Watch report

VI.       Set annual meeting date and time

VII.     Clubhouse, Park, Lake, and Dam issues

            1.         Maintenance reports

            2.         Lawnpros 2011 contract

                        a. Additional items to add to contract?

            3.         Lake

                        a.         Fish stocking

                        b.         Silt

                        c.         Water quality

            4.         Landscaping improvement suggestions         

5.         Other items

VIII.    Quality of life issues

            1.         Code/Landlord issues

                        a.         Continued yard parking problems

                        b.         3 Broadmoor

            2.         University District report

3.         Other items

IX.       New, old, other business and announcements

X.        Adjourn

Helpful information

Broadmoor website: www.broadmoorlr.com         

Broadmoor Blog: www.broadmoorlr.blogspot.com

UALR University District: www.ualr.edu/universitydistrict

Police non-emergency number 371-4829

Online 311: www.lr311.org

Alert Center: Carla Nichols: 666-0916

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Special Needs Assistance Program Accepting Applicants

The University District Development Corporation (UDDC) is accepting requests from eligible homeowners in the University District interested in participating in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas’ Special Needs Assistance Program (“SNAP”). SNAP funds provide up to $5,000 toward minor repair costs for homeowners age 55 or older or those having a documented disability and income of 80 percent or below the median income for the area. The median income for University District homeowners is $33,150 (1-person), $37,850 (2-people), $42,600 (family of three), $47,300 (family of four).

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas’ region includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and New Mexico. During this round of funding each local member bank can receive up to $45,000 for rehabilitation grants, and the Dallas region has a total of $750,000 to award on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The UDDC partners with local member banks and makes funds available to homeowners in the University District. Homeowners receiving the grant must stay in their home for five years for the loan to be fully forgiven. This is the UDDC's second year to participate in SNAP and third year the FHLB has funded the program. Several University District homeowners benefited last year.

For more information contact Barrett Allen at 501-683-7361 or blallen@ualr.edu.

Broadmoor Christmas Decoration Contest Winners

Our traditional Broadmoor Christmas Decoration Contest is showing real results in the neighborhood. During the 2010 season we had more houses decorated than ever before.

A group of enthusiastic volunteers made the rounds the week before Christmas for the very difficult task of deciding the best of all the nicely decorated homes.

The winners:

First Place--10 Barbara Drive
Second Place--5 Glenmere
Third Place--2205 Ridge Park Drive
Third Place--44 Rosemont Drive
Honorable Mention--2207 Ridge Park Drive

Thanks to all the Broadmoor residents who decorated this year. We expect 2011 to be even better!

UALR Radio "Broadcasting from the University District"

One of the often-heard suggestions in the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) University District planning and steering process has been that we "brand" the area surrounding the campus. One method mentioned is having the UALR radio stations, KLRE (90.5 FM) and KUAR (89.1 FM), announce that they are broadcasting from the University District.

If you have been listening to either station lately, you will have noticed that they both mention the University District! The classical music station, KLRE, began some time ago, and the news and music station, KUAR, started using the tagline in the past few weeks.

Broadmoor is excited about the University District effort, and we thank all our partners, especially UALR, in the effort.