Fisher Parker [March 2014]

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NEIGHBORHOOD ANNUAL MEETING Dozens of neighbors attended the Fisher Park Neighborhood Association (FPNA) annual meeting Sunday, November 17, 2013 4:00 p.m. in Broome Hall of Holy Trinity Church. Don Smith, 2013 Neighborhood President, reviewed the year’s successes and volunteer Committee Chairpersons shared accomplishments. Dabney Sanders of Simpson Street provided updates about the Downtown Greenway, five blocks of which are along Fisher Avenue. Walker Sanders spoke about the Greensboro Performing Arts Center anticipated to be constructed three blocks south of our neighborhood.
We heard results of a 2013 neighborhood e-survey which generated 117 responses from 103 property owners. The survey was disseminated via the neighborhood e-mail listserv and website – yet another reason to join the e-mail list. Survey results indicate the Park itself continues to be our neighborhood’s primo asset, followed by the historic district, our sense of community, close proximity to downtown, walk-ability, along with an ever present emphasis on crime and safety. We share sincere thanks to Don Smith of Parkway Drive who ably lead the Board and to Board members who served throughout 2013. Minutes of the FPNA annual meeting are available at http://www.fisherparknc.org/MinutesArchive.html
LUMINARIA BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
Rain postponed our December 14 Luminaria display but the open house proceeded as planned followed by a drier Luminaria lighting on December 15. 367 kits were packed by about 20 volunteers at the annual kit-building party, then distributed by over 25 Block Captains who receive a free kit as thanks for their year-long volunteerism. The Board voted to keep prices a modest $5/kit! Neighbors’ generous annual donations constitute the bulk of each year’s Luminaria event profits. Here is the Luminaria 2013 event accounting.
Luminaria kit materials expense
$1,123
Luminaria kit purchase income
$1,835
Luminaria Open House expense
$ 400
Donations income
$2,445
Luminaria Project Net Income
$3,157-$400 = $2,757
Gracious thanks to dozens of volunteers, especially 2013 Luminaria event organizers Elizabeth Knight of Florence Street – who lived surrounded by bags, candles, and cups and hosted the annual kit building party – ably guided by Luminaria project 3-year veteran organizer Rob Pope of Simpson Street. Thanks also to Dabney and Walker Sanders of Simpson Street who hosted the pre-Luminaria party supported by the FPNA. Overall the event netted $2,757 which is banked for the following year’s newsletters and social events. Wade Billeisen of West Bessemer Avenue volunteered to host our 2014 Luminaria event. Thanks to many folks, these neighborly traditions continue.
FisherParker
March 2014
serving residents of the Fisher Park Neighborhood
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2014 CALENDAR
Contact info is on the back page of every Fisher Parker issue and at www.fisherparknc.org. ___________________
Park Work Mornings Saturday, April 5, 9:00 a.m. Saturday June 7, 9:00 a.m. Saturday, August 23, 9:00 a.m.
Saturday, October 25, 9:00 a.m. Meet at the concrete animals in southwest Park Contact Cynthia Holzheimer
Egg Hunt for Fisher Park Children
Saturday, April 19, 10:00 a.m.-Noon
East Fisher Park playground
Contact Joseph Kingston
336-379-8477
June Jubilee Saturday, June 7, 5:00-8:00 p.m. Temple Emanuel Lawn Contact Ashley Meredith
National Night Out Against Crime Social
Tuesday, August 5, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
East Fisher Park playground Contact Sonya Lowe
Halloween Parade & Party Sunday, October 26, 4:00 p.m. Stroll from Fisher Park Circle at Carolina Street Party at Temple Emanuel Contact Rosemary Kenerly
Annual Meeting of the FPNA
Sunday, November 16, 4:00 p.m.
Holy Trinity Church Broome Hall
Contact 2014 President Raymond Large Luminaria Display Saturday, December 13 at dusk Sunday, December 14 at dusk rain date Contact Wade Billeisen ___________________ Most 2014 FPNA events are posted at www.fisherparknc.org/News.html.
Event reminders and updates are posted on the Fisher Park neighborhood e-mail list and Facebook!
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SAVE THE DATES FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SOCIALS All Fisher Park adults and children who either reside or work in the neighborhood are invited to attend social events. Most events have a lengthy history in Fisher Park: Easter Egg Hunt, National Night Out Against Crime, and Luminaria. Our June Jubilee springtime social – with live music and food trucks – and the Halloween parade meandering around Fisher Park Circle, both are more recent contrivances also of immense success. Please save the dates and call organizers now to offer your help planning your favorite events. You fashion this neighborhood through active participation – make it yours!
SPRINGTIME EVENTS Joseph Kingston of Delancey Street on Elm Street is lining up baskets of fun for the annual Fisher Park children’s Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday, April 19, 10 a.m. to noon near the east Fisher Park playground. In addition to the thrill of the hunt, Joseph has engaged “Captain Jim Is Magic” with balloon animals and face painting. Eric Huffine returns to create children’s face caricatures. Earth Fare is contributing cupcakes and cookies. Popcorn may be popping if we finagle an electrical connection. The Easter Bunny leads festivities. All services are donated for this event so there is no rain date. Questions? Want to help? Contact Joseph at 336-379-8477.
Ashley Meredith of Leftwich Street plans another great June Jubilee, Saturday, June 7, 5-8 p.m. This local music and food event has been a big hit with all ages in recent years. Music by Molly McGinn and the Wurlitzer Prize will perform on the lawn of Temple Emanuel. Bring lawn chairs, blankets, your favorite beverages, cash to purchase supper from food trucks – and anticipate a delightful evening with friends. All who live or work within the Fisher Park neighborhood are welcomed! Neighbors from historic Aycock and College Hill are invited, too. (Molly lives in Aycock!) There is no rain date. Questions? Want to help? Contact Ashley at 336-202-4964.
CHICKEN COOP LOOP June 7, 2014 flock to a self-guided tour of local urbanite’s back yards to experience the surprisingly simple pleasures of raising heirloom chicken breeds, gardening in small spaces, and demonstrations of urban homesteading practices. Several fine feathered Fisher Park neighborhood hens will be strutting their stuff. Ticket proceeds benefit The Edible Schoolyard at the Greensboro Children’s Museum. For more information and tickets visit http://gsoedibleschoolyard.wordpress.com/greensboro-urban-coop-loop/
AWARDS ON OLIVE STREET Congratulations to owners of two recently refurbished Fisher Park homes – Ashley and Mark Gabriel of 808 Olive Street and Dacia and Kyle McLeod of 813 Olive Street – who in February 2014 received Preservation Greensboro Inc. (PGI) awards for recent "historic preservation initiatives sensitive to historic character and architectural integrity." PGI Executive Director Benjamin Briggs applauds these properties which "represent renewed interest in Fisher Park as Olive Street and nearby blocks enjoy a flurry of superb restorations." Many thanks to PGI and to award winners who "did it right"! We see that another great Olive Street home rehabilitation is in the works. When you accomplish a significant exterior restoration, contact newsletter editors who’ll be pleased to brag about your efforts.
FEES FOR VIOLATIONS RETURN MARCH 2014 March 1, 2014, the City began to levy civil penalties and re-inspection fees for Minimum Housing Code violations if repairs are not made in the time allotted. Penalties for violation have been in city-wide ordinances for years yet rarely enforced until now. Penalties start at $200 plus $75/day thereafter until the property complies with Greensboro’s Minimum Housing Code. Re-inspection fees are $150 to $400/inspection. Avoid civil penalties and re-inspection fees by making all repairs specified if you’ve received a City of Greensboro Order to Repair. The City’s intent is to provide healthy and safe housing for owners and renters throughout Greensboro. For information call 336- 373-2111. About two-thirds of our neighborhood properties also are within the local Fisher Park Historic District. So also keep in mind that violations of local Historic District regulations – such as making exterior alterations to Historic District homes or property without a Certificate of Appropriateness (CoA) – also are subject to civil penalties. The fee for “after-the-fact” CoA applications is $250. When considering any exterior home improvement project in a historic district, simply call City Planning Department Historic District staff and inquire if you need a Certificate of Appropriateness (CoA). Planning Department staff are pleased to meet you, discuss your plans and advise you about local Historic District Guidelines. The guidelines – designed to protect the historic character of the neighborhood which attracted us here in the first place – can be found on the City’s website at http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/index.aspx?page=1613.
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G.E.A.N.I The Guilford Emergency Alert, Notification, and Information System, G.E.A.N.I., is an automated system to notify you with urgent and emergency information via your cell phone, home phone and/or email. G.E.A.N.I. provides time sensitive, geographically based public safety messages through voice, text, and e-mail, and is available to all residents and businesses within Guilford County. If interested, simply register at www.readyguilford.com.
ONLINE SYSTEM TRACKS VALUABLE PERSONAL PROPERTY The Greensboro Police Department (GPD) offers all residents a free online system to track your valuable – and invaluable –personal property. ReportIt is a free, secure online service allowing residents to record serial numbers, item descriptions, pictures and receipts for valuables. Sgt. T.K. Brown with the GPD Criminal Investigations Division advises “This online system advances us past paper records by storing the information in a database that can be accessed and updated by owners at any time.” Citizens may begin building their personal property inventory list by registering at https://reportit.leadsonline.com/
Should registered items ever be stolen, users can open their accounts to police who track and recover stolen property using LeadsOnline, the nation’s largest online investigative system used by more than 4,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide including items sold to pawn and secondhand shops. Detectives can search for items using a variety of parameters, including descriptions and serial numbers. Photographs are especially helpful after jewelry loss. “This system has helped us solve several hundred burglary cases,” said Sgt. Brown. “More importantly, we were able to return stolen property to their rightful owners.” The ReportIt record also comes in handy when filing claims with insurance providers in the event of loss. If interested, visit https://reportit.leadsonline.com/
SECURE MEDICINE DISPOSAL SITES The Greensboro Police Department (GPD) now offers two secure collection boxes to dispose of unwanted pills, patches, ointments, and capsules year-round: Eastern Division Police Station at 1106 Maple St. and Western Division Police Station at 300 S. Swing Rd. The boxes are accessible Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Place pills, patches, ointments, and capsules in sealed plastic bottles or bags. Labels from prescription pill bottles should be removed or have personal information obscured. These new collection boxes – normally $700 each – were provided to the GPD at no-cost by Project Lazarus, a nonprofit organization that empowers communities and individuals to prevent drug overdoses. Police officers periodically empty the collection boxes and bring the unwanted drugs in sealed boxes to GPD’s Evidence Technicians for incineration. To dispose of pills and liquids at home: first dissolve pills in water, then pour liquid medicines and/or the water mixture into a bag of kitty litter, charcoal, or other unappealing material.
FREE SMOKE ALARM Greensboro has experienced 151 residential structure fires since July 1, 2013. Of those, one-in-four homes did not have a working smoke alarm! Residents are urged to have smoke alarms on each level of their home, to replace alarm batteries at least once every year and to test alarms every month. If you do not have a working smoke alarm, the Greensboro Fire Department offers the alarm and installation free of charge! Call 336-574-4088 for more information.
CANNON COURT CONDOS SEEK HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION After months of research and planning, a team of property owners, residents, and consultants for Cannon Court at 828 North Elm Street has provided sufficient information to gain a public hearing to seek Guilford County Landmark designation for Cannon Court this April. Public hearings allow feedback – an important step toward landmark designation. Architect Carl Myatt is assisting the Cannon Court Homeowners’ Association led by its current Association President Lara Katz.
Why bother with such extensive research and documentation? Guilford County Landmark designation can provide up to a 50% city and county tax reduction for Cannon Court property owners! The actual percentage is determined based on the portion of the structure that receives landmark designation; the more original the facility, the broader the designation. Such tax reductions help offset costs of maintaining historical structures, such as affording major energy efficiency updates while maintaining historic character. Rumor has it there will be an article about Cannon Court in a future issue of the O. Henry Magazine. Learn a smidgen about our neighborhood’s Cannon Court at http://www.fisherparknc.org/FisherParkers/FisherParkerSeptember2010.pdf
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HISTORIC ARTIFACT OF RESEARCH William “Buck” Nutt of Williamsburg on the Park townhomes had the pleasure to grow up on West Bessemer Avenue where many a joyful boyish hour was spent playing in Fisher Park. Years ago he shared recollections of a circular concrete wading pool in the east park and a small wooden gazebo-like structure in the west park, both near Elm Street. Architect Carl Myatt’s historical research for Cannon Court surfaced a 1925 geographical map that may show evidence of both! On the image, look for the circle marked “POOL” to the right of Elm Street. The tiny rectangle to the left of Elm Street may represent the gazebo location. “Buck” tells us that the wading pool was shallow and filled naturally by rain. Relished for summer splashing, it later was covered over or demolished by the City. If you meet anyone who grew up in our neighborhood, please ask for and share their recollections. Every story gathered becomes a neighborhood treasure! ACTIVE WINTER IN THE PARK The FPNA Park Committee planted five trees – three Kousa dogwoods and two Serviceberries -- replacing trees removed after Duke Energy severely “pruned” trees in 2012. Five Winterberry bushes destined for destruction during Green Hill Cemetery culvert work were relocated to the park near Magnolia Street. Several fragrant sassafras trees will be planted in March. Autumn leaves were mulched in place. Mulch inappropriately covering a parking space has been redistributed into the park. The City Parks & Recreation (P&R) department removed two dead oaks and will remove storm damage ASAP. All projects received City P&R approval, thanks to planning and planting assistance from Park Committee volunteers. A preliminary grant application has been submitted toward a federally funded trail re-paving grant for the East Park. If the grant application makes the “short list”, then the Park Committee will follow up with the grant’s extensive Phase 2 application. At Park Committee request, a significant Park budget has been approved by the FPNA Board to pursue professional assistance in thinning, pruning and invasive removal within eight large stands of old azaleas in the West Park. The Park Committee engaged GreenSpirit Landscaping for major azalea thinning and removal of invasive vines and trees near Fisher Park Circle at Elm Street. Work on the next seven azalea stands will be staggered over a year and a half so we may continue to enjoy each spring’s azalea display. Several Park Committee members attended a Guilford County Agricultural Extension Service Master Gardener’s pruning clinic. Spring and autumn flowers in the large concrete park entrance pots, previously funded annually by a few generous neighbors, henceforth will be purchased using neighborhood funds. Park Committee meetings are held as needed, open to Fisher Park neighbors interested in positive contributions and active participation in helping maintain Fisher Park under the auspices of the City of Greensboro. For times and locations please contact Park Committee Co-Chairpersons listed on the back page of every Fisher Parker newsletter.
PARK WORK MORNING DURING THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP – APRIL 5 Join neighbors Saturday, April 5, 9-11 a.m. for our next park work morning in conjunction with the Great American Cleanup. We’ll pick up sticks, cut/lop/trim and collect trash from the park and stream. Meet at the concrete animals in southwest Fisher Park for instructions. Kids younger than 18 need a parent on-hand to participate in the clean-up. Trash collected will be taken to the Greensboro Parks & Recreation facility at 101 Fourth Street between 11:00 a.m. and noon where participants can enjoy free pizza provided by this year’s Great American Cleanup sponsors – Greensboro Beautiful and the Greensboro Regional Realtors Association. If you enjoy playing in streams, this is the work morning for you!
SLACKLINING IN THE PARK Youthful Fisher Park residents have been trying their hand – or should we say feet – at slacklining in the park. Unlike tightrope walking, the line is loose, not taught, and often only a few feet off the ground so a fall is more embarrassing than dangerous. Practice and enjoy while mindful of protecting tree bark when experiencing yet another novel use of Fisher Park!
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UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES Several neighbors and John Wehe, VMD of the Downtown Veterinary Clinic, ask neighbors please not to discard food outside. Pets, even on leash, have a nosey way of finding and gobbling food scraps before owners can wrestle the food from their mouths. In more than one case, emergency veterinary services were required to remove bones from the mouths, throats, and stomachs of pets. Although we assume no harm in discarding leftover food outside, the unintended consequences can be harmful or deadly to neighborhood pets, even those on leashes. Food left outside also encourages undesirable visits by local raccoons, possums and foxes. Please compost non-meat leftovers in contained spaces and discard meat and bone leftovers safely within garbage bins. Fisher Park pets and their owners thank you!
LEST WE FORGET We’re consistently asked to remind all neighbors of common courtesies. Please keep noises low across property boundaries. Pick up pet poop when on public property and property other than your own. Clip ivy and shrubs that encroach on public streets and sidewalks. Don’t dump mulch beyond your own property. And retrieve City garbage and recycling bins by the evening after their pick-up. Follow City regulations that require walking dogs on leashes. Don’t park cars on sidewalks or driveway entrances where they cross sidewalks, and don’t park cars in front yards or on street-side grassy strips. It’s so much easier to abide simple courtesies than to break and mend friendships.
FISHER PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ARCHIVE – NOW AT UNCG! After several years of donations, sorting, organizing, and filing, plus three helpful grants toward this goal, just like the Velveteen Rabbit children’s story, our FPNA archive has become “real”! We believe ours to be the first neighborhood archive in Greensboro!
Significant contributions arrived from the family of one of our neighborhood Association founders, Mary Lee Copeland formally of Magnolia Street, as well as from long time residents Judy Morton of Fisher Park Circle and Ann Stringfield of Eugene Street. Out of our closets, these unique documents are now professionally stored, managed, and available at UNCG’s Jackson Library Archives. Grants from the State Library of NC and from the local Building Stronger Neighborhoods program aided the process. If you have photos or documents specifically related to our neighborhood and are willing to contribute originals or copies, please contact Ann Stringfield at 336-370-0457.
We also encourage you to research your own Fisher Park home’s history now, while previous owners may still be found and old photos, memories, or documents are available. Once your home history is compiled, keep one copy for your home. Another copy can be digitized at UNCG Archives for posterity. Times a’ wastin’! http://www.fisherparknc.org/files/HowtoCreateAHomeHistoryBook.pdf
FROM THE ARCHIVE
In Spring 1987 -- “Music in the Park” season began with the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra performing in west Fisher Park. Also in 1987 decorative streetlamps and street signs were chosen for installation around the perimeter of Fisher Park Circle and North and South Park Drive using funds from a 1985 City bond. “The letters FP are woven into a bracket supporting the street name”. Have you noticed the FP in our decorative street sign brackets? In 2014, look forward to repair of those decorative street signs and lamp posts, thanks to our winning a 2013 City Neighborhood Small Projects Grant. All such grants reflect your neighborhood Board Committees’ volunteer efforts.
September 1998 – “Rick Luebke of Virginia Street represented the FPNA at the formal dedication of the newly reconstructed Bessemer Avenue bridge, the new design of which harkens back to the original bridge.” Also in 1998 the State of NC adopted legislation creating a 30% tax credit for the “certified rehabilitation of non-income producing historic properties” Those historic rehabilitation tax credits are scheduled to end December 2014, so deliver your application to the state for approval asap to enjoy tax credits before then.
SCAVENGER HUNTS Can you imagine a more ideal neighborhood for scavenger hunts? When your kids are old enough to learn about street names, numbers, and basic directions visit http://www.fisherparknc.org/files/FisherParkShutterHunt.pdf for a visual scavenger hunt that gets youngsters out walking to match up Fisher Park house shutter patterns with street addresses. We’d also like to create a new visual scavenger hunt to highlight fanciful decorative outdoor elements in the neighborhood. We’ve already scouted out several eye-catching treasures – a giant praying mantis sculpture and a whimsically lit wireframe horse to name a few. To recommend unique exterior features easily visible without intrusion onto private property – or better yet if you want to help create the hunt – please contact Fisher Parker newsletter editors with your scavenger’s vision.
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Fisher Park Neighborhood Association (FPNA)
P. O. Box 2004 ● Greensboro, NC 27402
Mission: To preserve the historic and residential character of the Fisher Park neighborhood, and to work with the City of Greensboro to help maintain the scenic park for the benefit of the general public.
2014 FPNA Board of Directors
Position (term ends)
Name
Phone
Email
Address
Board (2014)
Raymond Large, President
828-508-6977
radylarge@gmail.com
622 North Elm Street
Board (2014)
Ashley Meredith, June Jubilee Co-Chair
336-202-4964
ashleymeredith206@gmail.com
206 Leftwich Street
Board (2014)
Laura Way, Treasurer
336-333-7460
Laura.way@greenhillcenter.org
Isabel Street
Board (2014)
Adeline Talbot, Communications Chair
336-312-5654
talbotfineart@gmail.com
112 Fisher Park Circle
Board (2015)
Camille Williams, June Jubilee Co-Chair
336-686-1971
camillebrady@yahoo.com
406 Victoria Street
Board (2015)
Nancy Doll, Programming/Events Chair
336-273-4002
nmdoll14@bellsouth.net
809 Simpson Street
Board (2015)
Kathleen Forbes
336-271-6688
keforbes2@gmail.com
206 East Hendrix Street
Board (2016)
Dick Birditt
336-382-4321
dickmryann@aol.com
215 Isabel Street
Board (2016)
Bill Sutton, Park Co-Chair
336- 285-8257
gsoncusa@triad.rr.com
12 Bessemer Court
Board (2016)
Michael Byrd
336-285-5211
michaellbyrd1@aol.com
416-C Fisher Park Circle
Board (2016)
Sally Atwood, Streets & Sidewalks Chair
336-273-8286
skda1@aol.com
802 Simpson Street
Board (2016)
Wade Billeisen, Luminaria Coordinator
336-312-1900
jwadebilleisen@yahoo.com
1101 Virginia Street
Board (2017)
Cynthia Holzheimer, Park Co-Chair
336-404-8188
cmholzheimer@earthlink.net
404-E Fisher Park Circle
Board (2017)
Anne Bowers, President Elect
336-617-8344
abowers9@triad.rr.com
402-B Fisher Park Circle
Board (2017)
Ellen Sheridan
336-558-5585
ellenlouise18@yahoo.com
100 South Park Dr. Unit A
Board (2013)
Don Smith, Past President
336-362-1511
don88990@yahoo.com
308 Parkway
FPNA Board 2014 Meeting Schedule
Board meetings are 6:30 p.m. in the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church education building, Haywood Duke Room. 2014 meetings are: January 27, February 24, March 24, April 28, May 27, June 23, July 28, August 25, September 22, and October 27. The November/December meeting combined on December 1 due to holidays. Annual neighborhood-wide meeting is Sunday, November 16, 2014, 4:00 p.m. in Broome Hall of Holy Trinity Church. Always call a Board member or Committee Chairperson to confirm dates, times, and locations in case of changes.
Additional Volunteers in the Neighborhood
Childrens Events
Rosemary Kenerly
336-707-5343
greensboromom4@yahoo.com
Simpson Street
Greeter Coordinator
Kim Martin
336-580-1887
Kimconrad_1@yahoo.com
211 Isabel Street
Southeast Greeter
Janet Craft
336-274-3420
JWolfeCraft@gmail.com
Church Street
Southwest Greeter
Carla Burns
336-327-5019
cecopelan@gmail.com
Victoria Street
Northwest Greeter
Todd McCain
336-339-4089
stmccain@aol.com
318 West Bessemer Avenue
Northeast Greeter
Jane Jackson
336-271-6705
jjackson1@triad.rr.com
115 North Park Drive
Email Listserv
Genie Schwartz
schwartzgenie@gmail.com
Fisher Park Circle
Neighborhood Watch
Sonya Lowe
336-209-5525
lowesonya@gmail.com
710 Magnolia Street
Newsletter Co-Editor
Ann Stringfield
336-370-0457
infocrofters@triad.rr.com
1005 North Eugene Street
Newsletter Co-Editor
Liz Urquhart
336-373-1250
Liz.urquhart@ugcorp.com
W. Bessemer Avenue
Webmaster
Ann Stringfield
336-370-0457
infocrofters@triad.rr.com
1005 North Eugene Street
Block Captains South Coordinator
Cheryl Poole
336-275-0333
cherylpoole@triad.rr.com
601 Magnolia Street
Block Captains North Coordinator
Jim Willis
336-275-5092
NA
East Hendrix Street
Find your volunteer Block Captain’s contact information at www.fisherparknc.org/Neighborhood.html
Helpful Contacts and Organizations
City Council
Zack Matheny, District 3 City Councilor
336-232-1900 or zack.matheny@greensboro-nc.gov
County Commission
Kay Cashion, District 6 County Commissioner
336-274-6272 or kcashio@co.guilford.nc.us
City Customer Contact Center
Directs your calls to ANY appropriate City department
336-373-CITY = 336-373-2489
City Historic District Staff
Historic district guidelines, applications for Certificate of Appropriateness (CoA), plus free design review advice
336-373-2144 directly
or simply call 336-373-CITY
City Zoning Enforcement
Historic district guidelines enforcement, property owner housing concerns, signage concerns, etc.
336-373-2753 directly
or simply call 336-373-CITY
City Code Compliance
Rental housing inspections, abandoned vehicles, overgrown property cleanup, etc.
336-373-2111 directly
or simply call 336-373-CITY
City Neighborhood Development
Barbara Harris is City Planning Dept. Neighborhoods contact
336-383-2509 directly or simply call 336-373-CITY
Duke Energy
Streetlight outage or electrical power outage.
1-800-POWERON (1-800-769-3766)
Police Central Division
Police assistance during emergencies and non-emergencies such as suspicious activities or noise abatement
Emergency: 911 Non-Emergency: 336-373-2222
Police Community Resource Officer
Police Officer Melanie Daniel melanie.daniel@ greensboro-nc.gov
336-373-4645
Greensboro Neighborhood Congress (GNC) A city-wide alliance of neighborhoods addressing neighborhood issues and empowering neighborhoods to resolve concerns
www.GreensboroNeighborhoodCongress.org
Fisher Park E-mail Listserv
Visit www.fisherparknc.org/communicate.html and follow directions. Create your own Yahoo username & password!
Then send e-mails to: fisherpark@yahoogroups.com. To unsubscribe, send a blank e-mail to: fisherpark-unsubscribe@yahoo.com