August
2008
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The
Grandview Heights Citizens' Association is pleased to introduce
the "Grandview Heights Business Directory". Beginning
with the December 2008 newsletter, association members can have
their business listed in the directory for free. Members who
would like their businesses listed should send the business
name, address, telephone number and website address to Elizabeth
Paquette at puttergirl@bellsouth.net.
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The
Grandview Heights Citizens' Association is also introducing
an "associate membership", which allows people and
businesses who are not residents of Grandview Heights to join
the association. The cost of an associate membership is $ 20.
These members will be placed on the e-mail roster for the neighborhood
and will receive the quarterly newsletter. Associate members
also have the option to be listed in the Grandview Heights Business
Directory by paying a fee of $ 20.
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The
Grandview Heights Citizens' Association Board of Directors will
be up for re-election at the next general session meeting in
October (date not set yet). Only active members of the association
who have joined by September 01st will have the right to vote
for the board.
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The
Grandview Heights Historic District will be hosting the 3rd
Annual Historic Grandview Heights Halloween Walk on Friday,
October 31st, between 5:30 – 8:30 pm. The purpose of the
event is to create a safe, fun environment for children and
adults to celebrate Halloween. Over 30 homes will be participating
with treats, tricks and surprises for children and families.
Trick-or-treaters can begin their Halloween Walk at the Grandview
Gardens Bed & Breakfast, which will have a haunted house
featuring the Wicked Witch of Grandview. The bed & breakfast
is located at 1608 Lake Avenue (across from the Armory Art Center).
There is ample parking along Howard Park on Lake Ave. All children,
families and young-at-heart are welcome in the neighborhood.
Flyers listing the participating homes will be handed out for
free at Grandview Gardens Bed & Breakfast and all homes
on the walk. There will be added police presence and volunteers
from the Grandview Heights Citizens Association will be patrolling
the neighborhood. For more information or if you want to volunteer,
call Cheryl at 313-9695 or Rick at 329-7671. This event will
be sponsored by the Grandview Heights Citizens' Association.
October
2007
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The
Grandview Heights Historic District, West Palm Beach’s
oldest neighborhood, will be hosting the 2nd Annual Historic
Grandview Heights Halloween Walk on Wednesday, October 31st,
between 5:30 – 8:30 pm. The purpose of the event is to
create a safe, fun environment for children and adults to celebrate
Halloween. Over 30 homes will be participating with treats,
tricks and surprises for children and families. Trick-or-treaters
can begin their Halloween Walk at the Grandview Gardens Bed
& Breakfast, which will have a haunted house featuring the
Wicked Witch of Grandview. The bed & breakfast is located
at 1608 Lake Avenue (across from the Armory Art Center). There
is ample parking along Howard Park on Lake Ave. All children,
families and young-at-heart are welcome in the neighborhood.
Flyers listing the participating homes will be handed out for
free at Grandview Gardens Bed & Breakfast and all homes
on the walk. There will be added police presence and volunteers
from the Grandview Heights Citizens Association will be patrolling
the neighborhood. For more information or if you want to volunteer,
call Cheryl at 313-9695 or Rick at 329-7671.
This event is being
underwritten by the Grandview Heights Citizens Association.
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Next
Grandview Heights Citizens Association general meeting is scheduled
for November
13th at the Armory Art Center.
June
2007
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The 12th Annual Grandview Heights Historic Home Tour on April
01st was a success, with 517 visitors
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The Grandview Heights Citizens Association is currently requesting
for its members to renew their memberships for 2007. The cost
is $25 and check should be made out to the Grandview Heights
Citizens Association. Payments should be sent to: Grandview
Heights Citizens Association, Attn Rick Rose, 1608 Lake Ave,
West Palm Beach, FL 33401.
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The City of West Palm Beach will be reconstructing Lake Ave
in Grandview Heights between July and October of 2007.
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Paul Newman is hosting the next neighborhood Happy Hour on June
22nd at 1506 Georgia Ave. The party begins at 6:00pm.
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The next neighborhood cleanup day will be on July 7th starting
at 9:00am. Neighbors will meet at 725 New York St at Elizabeth
Paquette's house. The city is also providing a dumpster to the
neighborhood that weekend at 617 P St.
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Sarah White is organizing a Progressive Dinner Series for Grandview
Heights. The first dinners are planned for July 14th and September
15th. If you are interesting in participating, please contact
Sarah at (561) 801-0011 or ssw1278@yahoo.com.
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The south end of West Palm Beach (South of Okeechobee) is desperately
looking for volunteers for the "Citizens on Patrol"
program. If we do not get enough volunteers, there is a risk
that the program will be discontinued. If you are interested
in helping our community fight crime and can volunteer for this
very worthy program, then please contact Officer Kelly Carsillo
at 822-1620.
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The Palm Beach International Airport has made a proposal to
add an additional runway. The Grandview Heights Citizens Association
is taking an active role in a newly formed group of neighborhood
associations to ensure that our interests are being considered
as the FAA begins a long Environmental Impact Study of the proposal.
For more information, contact Rick Rose at rick.rose@grandview-gardens.com.
March
2007
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Grandview Heights Citizens Association raised nearly $1700 at
two Clematis by Night beer truck events in January & February.
Thank you to the volunteers!
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The 12th Annual Grandview Heights Historic Home Tour is confirmed
for April 01, 2007. Volunteers are needed! Please contact Ralph
Clemente at 352-4993 or at bikeape@bellsouth.net
to volunteer. If you would like to advertise in the Home Tour
program, please contact Rick Rose at rick.rose@grandview-gardens.com.
For more information, see the Home Tour
page on this website.
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The Grandview Heights Citizens Association has received approval
for its Neighborhood Matching Grant application. As a result,
the West Palm Beach city grant will pay for 50% of the costs
to install a new neighborhood entry monument sign at the East
end of Palm Street (at Dixie), which is the historic entrance
into Grandview Heights. In addition, the association decided
to use the remainder of the money to install irrigation and
landscaping in the swales around the Emmanuel Deliverance Church
at the corner of Newark and Georgia Ave.
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All of the alleys in Grandview Heights will be newly paved over
the next 4 - 8 weeks. The dates will be communicated to you
as soon as they are known. In addition, Lake Avenue will be
milled and paved sometime this Summer.
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There is a county proposal to expand the Palm Beach International
Airport by adding a major runway to satisfy growing demand.
However, most neighborhoods in West Palm Beach south of Okeechobee
will be impacted by more noise and pollution, negatively affecting
quality of life and property values. A citizens initiative is
forming to fight this expansion and find other solutions to
the growing demand for air traffic. Information about the proposed
expansion can be found at www.pbia-eis.com.
All residents are urged to provide feedback regarding this proposal
directly to the following e-mail address: pbia-eis@urscorp.com.