Public Meeting on Flooding in Kirkendall – October 23 @ 7 pm

A public meeting will be held on October 23 at 7 pm, at Parish Hall – St. Joseph’s Church, 260 Herkimer Street, to discuss flooding in the Kirkendall Neighbourhood. Click here for a map.

From Brian McHattie’s office:

Councillor McHattie invites you to a public meeting on Flooding in Kirkendall

Localized rainstorms on July 26, 2005, August 19 2005, July 10, 2006 and July 28, 2006 resulted in significant flooding in some homes in the Kirkendall Neighbourhood.

City Staff will be present to explain why it happened and what is being done to prevent it in the future.

An update on outstanding claims and the Residential Municipal Disaster Relief Assistance Program for Basement Flooding will be provided.

Green Venture will be providing information about rain barrels and other mitigation measures.

Upcoming Meeting – October 18 @ 7 PM

The Kirkendall Neighbourhood Association is meeting this Wednesday, October 18, at 7:00 pm at a new location: Aberdeen Gardens.

Aberdeen Gardens is located at 330 Dundurn Street South, just north of Aberdeen. Click here for a map. Enter the facility at the rear door. There is also parking behind the building.

On the agenda:

1. Introduction (Adam) {7:00 pm}
2. Police Update (Officer Copp)
3. Adapt-a-Box and Police Liaison update (April)
4. Financial update (Adrian)
5. “All Candidates Meeting” Update (Adam)
6. An update from Councilor McHattie
7. An update on the “West Town” License Application Hearing (Adam)
8. Discussion re Current Motion (The motion is to “support the Councilor’s proposed moratorium on development” of the Locke Street commercial area “until Planning has an opportunity to examine the situation and propose solutions”).
9. Discussion re Railway Bridges
10. New Business
11. End of Meeting {8:45 pm}

We would love to see you at this upcoming meeting!

Tree Planting at Highland Gardens/The Res on Oct. 14

A message from Brian McHattie’s office:

As part of the Trees Across Hamilton Initiative, Brian has been working with the forestry department to find a way to plant trees at Highland Gardens Park/The Res.

A tree planting morning has been organized for Saturday, October 14, starting at 10 am. Approximately 200 trees will be planted by community volunteers, assisted by City Staff.

Volunteers are asked to bring (if possible) a shovel, bucket (for mulch) and gloves, water, sunscreen, hat etc. and wear work boots or hard soled boots or hard soled shoes.

The meeting place will be at the entrance to the park on Mountain Ave., next to the stairs.

Note that the Ministry has still not made a decision on the bump-up request for the H3 Water Pressure District EA.

Hope to see you there.

Don’t leave anything of value in your car

The Kirkendall neighbourhood appears to be experiencing a rash of vehicle break-ins. I have personal knowledge of three of these break-ins: our next-door neighbour on Jackson, our vehicle on Jackson, and just last night a vehicle belonging to a friend of mine just north of Aberdeen.

In each case, there was no signs of forced entry or damage to the vehicle. The thieves rifle through the belongings in the vehicle and take anything they can find of value, which is typically whatever is kept in the glovebox. (In each case they have left insurance and registration papers alone.)

We reported this incident to police and suggest you do the same if it happens to you.

One of our neighbours saw a pair of young men casing cars on our street, one on the sidewalk, the other on the other side of parked vehicles, riding a bright yellow bicycle (look for it!) One of them was “very thin”, she said. They slowly traveled up the street, looking inside the cars as they went. “That’s a new one,” one of them remarked as they passed a car not usually parked around here.

Keep on the lookout for suspicious activity in the hood!