New hours and grand opening of our District 3 satellite office in Oakland! Donna Wielock and Arlene Trost will be staffing the office, located at People’s Oakland, every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 10 to 2, beginning with a grand opening open house on Thursday November 14th from noon to 2 PM.
Find out what happens in a Home Energy Audit
Come find out how to save energy costs in your own home! Energy audit is being conducted at the Brewton home, 232 Robinson Street, on Saturday November 9th. Stop by between 10-12 to learn energy saving tips. Coffee provided!
RSVP to barbarabrewton @ verizon.net. The audit is provided through a partnership with ReEnergize Pittsburgh.
Imagine cheerful daffodils everywhere you look in Oakland!
Oakland Green Team has selected the DAFFODIL as the Oakland Flower, and we have bulbs to sell! They are $1 each or 12 for $10. The particular variety is the “Arkle” a classic yellow trumpet daffodil that blooms in April and stands 18-20 inches tall.
Contact Barb Brewton at barbarabrewton @ verizon.net if you are interested in purchasing bulbs to promote a beautiful springtime in our neighborhood.
Also mark your calendars for our next meeting on November 21, 6pm
City Wide Public Safety Meeting October 23, 2013 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
You are invited to the Fall, 2013 City Wide Public Safety Meeting
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 6:00 – 8:00 PM
South Hills Retirement Center, 125 Ruth Street, Mt. Washington
Meet City Department Heads and staff including all Law Enforcement and Public Safety Personnel
Call: Liz Style at 412 255 4772 for more information
Agenda Activities include: Cops and Kids Camp Donor Awards, Resource Tables, Speakers, CeaseFire, Coalition Against Violence, Emergency Management Agency new Program and more
Heads of city departments and public safety personnel will be available to answer your questions and concerns.
2:00 pm to 5:30 pm Thursday, October 24th, 2013
Cocktail Reception Immediately Following Connolly Ballroom, Alumni Hall University of Pittsburgh 4227 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Keynote Speakers:
RSVP Appreciated but not requried. For more information, or to RSVP, please contact 412.683.6243 ext. 19, mary@oaklandbid.org.
2:00 pm to 5:30 pm Thursday, October 24th, 2013 Cocktail Reception Immediately Following Connolly Ballroom, Alumni Hall University of Pittsburgh 4227 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Keynote Speakers: John Innocenti President PMC Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital Patricia E. Beeson, PhD Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor University of Pittsburgh RSVP Appreciated but not requried. For more information, or to RSVP, please contact 412.683.6243 ext. 19, mary@oaklandbid.org. http://onlyinoakland.org/events/2nd-annual-national-anchor-district-forum/?utm_source=October+2013+Event+E-blast&utm_campaign=October+events+e-blast&utm_medium=email [image: Invite Header wLogo]
[image: Invite Header wLogo] 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm Thursday, October 24th, 2013 Cocktail Reception Immediately Following Connolly Ballroom, Alumni Hall University of Pittsburgh 4227 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Keynote Speakers: – John Innocenti President PMC Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital – Patricia E. Beeson, PhD Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor University of Pittsburgh *RSVP Appreciated but not requried. For more information, or to RSVP, please contact 412.683.6243 ext. 19, mary@oaklandbid.org.* (For a Printer-Friendly Version of this Invitation, Please Click Here )
There will be a FREE shuttle ride to the Oakland Town Hall at Alumni Hall this evening. Please meet in front of the Frazier Field house at 6:25pm to catch it.
Check out the post for the COR Meeting for more info.
Cancelled due to the COR meeting Thursday October 17.
Next meeting scheduled for Thursday November 21 at 6PM.
The upcoming meeting is next Wednesday, October 16th from 6-7:30PM at the Oakland Career Center at 294 Semple Street. Please find the minutes from the last meeting on the Oakwatch website.
Oakwatch is requesting that when you do call 911 about any Oakland incident, that you please fill out an incident report and send it back. You can email it to oakwatch@opdc.org, fax it to 412.621.5920, or simply mail or drop it off at 235 Atwood Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. They have been compiling this data to track enforcement efforts in the neighborhood. They will protect your privacy- they will not share your name, just the data related to the incident. Please share this form far and wide with your neighbors.
Upcoming Oakland Housing Court cases for Thursday October 17th’s hearing at 10am. If you are available that day, the support would be appreciated. If you intend to testify at any of these, please let them know.
All hearings are on Thursday, October 17th starting at 10:00 AM
before Judge Ricciardi
1700 East Carson Street, 3rd Floor
3319 Niagara Street: Continuance
Violations: Overgrown weeds and grass, garbage and debris property
Owner: Bella Pepper
3124 Blvd of Allies: Continuance
Violations: Failure to apply for certificate of occupancy; failure to secure certificate of occupancy
Owner: Ernest Fagnelli
3319 Juliet Street:
Violations: General unsafe structure; incorrect handrails on front entry steps, exterior steps and interior basement steps; incorrect/ insufficient locations of smoke alarms
Owner: Robert V. Torkeo
244 Robinson Street: Continuance
Violations: Overgrown weeds and grass
Owners: Robert G Bell and Alecia Davenport-Bell
OAKLAND TOWN HALL MEETING
Hosted by: Coalition of Oakland Residents (COR)
Thursday, October 17 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Alumni Hall, University of Pittsburgh, 4227 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
COR is a new “umbrella” alliance that brings together representatives from the various resident associations in Oakland.
Meet the members of COR, learn community updates from COR membership, learn about neighborhood networking, and receive a brief update on the implementation of the Oakland 2025 Master Plan.
Complimentary coffee and desserts will be served!
RSVPs are appreciated but not required.
Contact Tara at 412.621.7863 ext. 17 or tarat@opdc.org.
SONG meetings will now be on the first tuesday of each month. Next meeting Tuesday November 5 at 6PM.
The Oakland Green Team – Next meeting will be on September 19th at 6:00pm at the Oakland Career Center, 294 Semple Street. There will be a special presentation from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy on the Bates Street Hill project.
Wednesday, September 18th, 12pm, Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, 234 McKee Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Please RSVP by contacting 412.621.7863 ext. 21 or oakwatch@opdc.org.
Oakwatch collecting disruptive party data: When there’s a disruptive party near you, make sure you call 9-1-1 and document what happened on this Incident Report Sheet. Please turn these forms into Oakwatch. You can email them tooakwatch@opdc.org, fax them to 412.621.5920 or drop them off or mail them to 235 Atwood Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
Anyone interested in providing public comment at the hearing should contact Jennifer Sample at 412-255-2640 or jennifer.sample@pittsburghp
The old Allegheny Health Department building at 3333 Forbes Ave has been sold and is slated for a new development project. OPDC has been in talks with the developer, they will be coming to the Sept. 9th Central Oakland Community Organization (COCO) meeting to present their plans. Additionally, there will be a presentation on an apartment building development in Central Oakland. The meeting will be held in the Oakland Career Center, 294 Semple St.
