Harvey Park Improvement Association

February 1st – HPIA Meeting

BB — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:09:17 +0000

You’ve heard it before, but hear it again. The HPIA is once again meeting on the 1st Wednesday of the month to discuss the pertinent news of the day.

As usual, it will be at the VFW at 5220 West Warren Avenue Denver, CO 80227-3913, and it will start promptly at 7:00pm.

If you’re interested in neighborhood banter, check out the HPIA Facebook to see everything from discussion about who does the best takeout in the HPIA area, building chicken coops, and a myriad of topics about that pesky HPIA newsletter.

HPIA Meeting – Jan. 4th!

BB — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:42:53 +0000

Just a friendly reminder that the first meeting of 2012 will commence tomorrow at 7:00pm. As usual, it will be at the VFW at 5220 West Warren Avenue Denver, CO 80227-3913.

There’s been a lot of buzz on Facebook the last month, so we hope to see everyone at the meeting.

HPIA Meeting – Dec. 7th

BB — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:03:23 +0000

Please come support the HPIA by attending the meeting next Wednesday, Dec. 7th! The meeting starts at 7:00pm and is held at 5220 W Warren Ave, Denver, CO 80227.

If you have not joined the HPIA, you can now do so by sending the HPIA the small yearly fee ($10 plus transaction fee) right here on our website. Go join now!

President’s Message

Paul Brockwell — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:54:23 +0000

Neighbors of Harvey Park I send you wishes for a wonderful holiday season. Happy Thanksgiving and a very Merry Christmas to all!!!

My concern for the Harvey Park neighborhood is the need to support and strengthen the HPIA. Informing, involving, exchanging information and ideas is the goal at our meetings. The Board and Committees exist to support our community. The City and State Representatives at the meetings exist to hear our concerns and forward them up for consideration. Democracies require us to participate.

I’m asking that a neighborhood of over 4,000 homes give their financial support and a small amount of personal involvement to the HPIA. Come the first Wednesday of the month to be a part of the Harvey Park Improvement Association.

I wish all of you a blessed holiday season full of joy and time with family!

Join the Conversation on Facebook!

Atom Stevens — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:50:39 +0000

Did you know that Harvey Park has a group on Facebook? With over 100 members, there is a lot of great conversation going on! Meet your neighbors, ask questions about the neighborhood (someone always has a good answer), and introduce yourself. We’re looking forward to meet you… click here to join!

Harvey Park Events Calendar – Maintenance

BB — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 02:42:34 +0000

Hello–please note that the Harvey Park Events Calendar is undergoing an unwelcome but necessary update. It will be back online as soon as possible.

In the meantime, please be aware that there is an HPIA meeting tomorrow, Nov. 2nd at 7pm. Same bat time, same bat channel. The next meeting is December 7th. If you have any questions, please email the webmaster at brentbarkley @ gmail dot com. (Broken up to avoid spam!)

2011 LeafDrop

BB — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 02:29:53 +0000

For anyone interested in recycling their leaves/mulch at a drop-off, you can do so the next 3 weekends on Saturdays and Sundays. Harvey Park’s drop-off is at John F. Kennedy high school. Please visit the city’s page for exact times and locations:

Denver2011 LeafDrop Page

President’s Message

Paul Brockwell — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:00:34 +0000

Greetings to all Harvey Park residents,

The weather will change soon so it’s time to finish up the last of the outdoor tasks before the snow and cold comes.

I’m still waiting for information on the neighborhood leaf drop program. Be ready with the large brown paper bags! Is there a neighbor nearby who might need help raking or transporting to the collection point? I’m sure we can find someone to help.

Our last meeting saw some lively discussions about dog parks and increases in trash collection rates. Guess you missed it, if you didn’t come to the meeting. That’s what I like, every one is different. I never know what to expect. The HPIA is a fine organization that exists to inform and assist everyone.

Mark your calendar and join us at 7pm Wednesday the 2nd of November.
Happy Halloween!!!!

Kunsmiller presents Willy Wonka Kids and more…

Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:59:25 +0000

Another great school year is underway at Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy. Our third year promises to be even better than the first two. Students are making wonderful progress in the classrooms and enjoying the engaging environment of an arts-integrated curriculum.

KCAA’s first staff musical “The Best of Both Worlds” was a smashing success! Our school raised over $1700 which is going immediately back into the classrooms in the form of arts based supplies for our academic teachers at all grade levels! Thanks to all of our staff for their hard work, and for two great evenings of entertainment.

KCAA athletics are also in full bloom! Two big thumbs up for our artist-athletes. Our boys’ soccer team under the coaching expertise of our own Mr. Sanchez finished the season undefeated, in first place for the Denver Prep League. Our second thumbs up goes to our own 6th grader Blayze Jessen, who finished third in the Slaven’s Cross-Country Invitational. The event featured over 800 athletes from 40 different schools!

Our next First Friday event will be Friday, November 4 from 5-7 p.m. Each month the Arts Team puts together a fun-filled evening highlighting the work of our students. Live performances and displays of art work are always part of then festivities. This month will feature a teaser for the Willy Wonka Kids musical. Students in grades 2 through 9 have been nhard at work on this version of Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”. Full performances will be November 8th and 9th at 6:00 pm in the KCAA theater. Tickets will be available at the door.

KCAA invites all of the community to join us in celebrating the arts in education!

It’ll take more than trash talk to fix the General Fund

Jeanne Faatz — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:59:20 +0000

Denver residents have been hearing a lot about trash collection fees lately and many are wondering why. In District 2, homeowners seem to like the current system. Trash gets picked up and the cost is already part of their taxes. That may be why 76 percent of you said in my 2011 citizen survey that you oppose any trash fee. Ideas still being bandied about include a flat fee, one based on how much trash you produce; a socialized fee to help low-income people; and a contract with a private hauler.

So why all the trash talk now? The answer lies in the gap between the money the city takes into its General Fund and the amount it spends. This gap is growing and a task force charged with recommending fixes seems to believe that making citizens pay fees for trash collection will help lessen it.

The idea’s been around for a while; it’s not part of 2012 budget talks. But it’s a discussion that gets more intricate the more it’s discussed.

My position is well known: I oppose trash fees. There are other ways to lessen our “structural financial gap” that we haven’t yet tried. Rather than remake the trash collection system we ought to stop picking the pocket of the General Fund for programs that don’t have to do with basic city services.

For example: Some $2 million of Xcel franchise fees are diverted from the General Fund for private grants; another $3.1 million of the fund goes to the Crime Prevention and Control Commission for programs its members like; and $18 million is eaten up for debt payments on projects voters never got to approve. One councilwoman even asked for General Fund money for child care, which has a completely separate funding source.

It’s got to stop. Diverting dollars then crying “poor” is wrong.