May 23, 2007

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A prowler was spotted in the alley, between Parkmont and Dumont Wednesday night, May 23, about 10:00. He is an Anglo man in his late 50s-early 60s, about 5’8’, slender, with stubble on his face. The police were called and responded within five minutes. As this is being written, they are looking for him.

The plant thieves continue to be active. A hanging basket was stolen from a house in the 700 block of Beacon. In an attempt to stem the theft of numerous plants from the porch, the owner attached the plant to the ceiling. The thieves damaged the ceiling while stealing the plant.

A truck parked in front of house in the 700 block of Parkmont was vandalized the night of May 18, Friday, between the hours of 9 pm and 2 am. The driver’s window was smashed and a CD player and Bible (!) were stolen.

Packs of Dogs Continue to be a Problem in East Dallas

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A cat was killed by dogs on Wednesday, May 16, on Worth Street (block number unknown). Another resident just e-mailed and said her cat was killed in mid-March in the 700 block of Glasgow. On Sunday, May 20, three roving dogs followed a resident’s cat under the crawl space of a house in the 700 block of Ridgeway. The cat was able to retreat to a safe place but the dogs refused to leave. The residents lured the dogs out of the crawl space by leaving some pieces of meat at the entrance to the crawlspace. The dogs were last seen going into the alley parallel to Gaston between Ridgeway and Skillman.

911 was called but the city did not respond; the caller was told mistakenly to dial 311 which made it a much lower priority. (The caller was told the city would investigate within 40 days.) In situations like this, the 911 operators should have called a Ms. Castillo, who will dispatch a team of animal control people. In the future, please call Ms. Castillo directly. Her number is 214-287-7935. It is her cell phone and she will respond.

Ms. Castillo will soon have a team of animal control people sweeping our area looking for stray dogs. In the meantime, please keep your pets inside. This is a problem that has plagued the neighborhoods of East Dallas for some time.

Thanks to JH resident Beth Newman who called Angela Hunt’s office to straighten out the confusion. Ms. Hunt’s office met with the 911 people two weeks ago and insisted that problems about roving dogs not be forwarded to 311. The 311 receivers should also have this information.

Car Windows Smashed

On Thursday night, May 17, the windows of two cars were smashed in the 5600 block of Columbia. Both cars were parked in the driveways but nothing was stolen.

Artists Sponsor Group Spring Art Show

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A Spring Art Show and Gift Sale will take place this Saturday, May 19, from 12-6 p.m. at 5837 Columbia Avenue. Hosted by local JH resident Donna Jurgensen, will feature oils, mosaics, stained glass, fused glass, soap works, photography, textiles, jewelry, and much more. Complimentary refreshments will be served.

Junius Heights Residents Invited to Ribbon Cutting at Lipscomb May 18

Residents of Junius Heights have been invited to Lipscomb Elementary’s playground ribbon-cutting ceremony, this coming Friday May 18th at 9 am. Our neighborhoods enjoy the playground at Lipscomb, so now is time we say a big thanks to those who worked so hard to put it there. The groups who so generously enabled the playground to be built were the Swiss Avenue Historical District, the East Dallas Exchange Club and the Lipscomb PTA.

Mrs. Gonzalez, the Principal is always reminding us that it is a community playground, so we can show our community spirit by attending. Kids are of course invited and the school is providing some refreshments.

Hope to see you there on Friday.

City Council to Vote on Cement Policy on Wednesday, May 14, 2007

The Dallas City Council will vote on a new “green” cement policy on “Wednesday, May 14. The City Staff has recommended the proposed policy which will allow Dallas to only buy cement from plants that use newer less polluting “dry process” technology rather than the obsolete, dirtier “wet process” production of cement. The proposed policy institutionalizes current practices that the city already uses and there is no anticipated cost increase. Contact information for our City Council Representatives is given below.
Dist. 2 – Pauline Medrano/Pauline.Medrano@dallascityhall.com
214-670-4048
District 14 – Angela Hunt/Angela.Hunt@dallascityhall.com 214-6