Brookland Terrace Civic Club Meeting

Just a quick reminder Monday 7PM 2nd of March - Brookland Terrace Civic Club Meeting every one should have the Spring 2009 flyer in the next day or so ... Thanks to all the Block Captains who passed out the flyers .

We should have some guest from the county Stephanie Rizzo (Tim Shelden's Legislative Aide) & Officer Browning from New Castle County Police Community Services Unit , The Delaware State Police .. Captain Pulling from Troop 6 is going to try to have someone at the meeting ..

If any one has any questions that might require a bit of research before hand by our guest . We can forward questions to them ahead of time so they can have answers ...

These are some questions that we forwarded to them all ready ...

- Sewer Leak in the park between Armstrong Ave. Centerville & Faulkland NCC Sewer was out this week .

- When & Who did spot repairs of streets Virginia Ave ?

- What is the Time frame for more extensive street repairs ?

- Trent Ave one way in from Centerville a possibility ?

- Arrangements for disposal of trash picked up at ParkCleanUp 25 April

- Is it ok to hold some one until police arrives ?

- What are juristrisction of the police ?

- Update needed from the police on status of issues on the 700 block Armstrong .

- What happens to calls that go into New Castle County Police’s Graffiti Tip Line (302) 571-7332 ?

Looking forward to seeing every one at the meeting

Brookland Terrace Civic Club Meeting

Monday March 2nd at 7 p.m. Marbrook Elementary School
2101 Centerville Rd WILMINGTON, DE 19808

On the agenda

ParkCleanUp
Woodland Run Park
25th of April
10 AM Saturday

We are meeting at the ball diamond

Please Drive Slowly & Stop at the signs

There has been Traffic Enforcement by NCCP in Brookland Terrace at your request

BlockWatch
We are asking residents to let us know if to they do call 911 So we can keep track of any police activity in the Terrace

If you would like to participate in the block watch or for more info 463-2239 brooklandterrace@gmail.com

GraffitiWatch
It you see graffiti please call it in to 573-2800
The BTCC AntiGraffitiBrigade has been cleaning up & painting over new graffiti in 72 hours for about a year now
We need you to let us know when there is new graffiti so we can do cleanup
to participate & report for cleanup 463-2239 brooklandterrace@gmail.com


Request for additional stops signs has gone into DelDoT

Ohio & R. I.

Brookland & Armstrong

Armstrong & Maryland

Hillside & Maine .

brought to our attention

Please clean up after your pets

Trash Cans Etiquette

Trash Cans left out on the street at all times is very detrimental to the neighborhood.
It doesn't take a lot of effort to remove them following trash pickup.

Cats
There have been complaints about a large number of cats on Ohio Ave

B.T.C.C. 2009 DUES $10

Over 136 Neighbors have paid the 2009 annual dues. Thank You

$10.00 annual dues pay for snow removal, park clean-up, graffiti clean up , and activities such as the annual community yard sale. & the Christmas party.

How to pay Please make checks payable to the Brookland Terrace Civic Club 2905 Centre Road Wilmington De 19805

For up to date info check out the BTCC Blog
www.brooklandterracecivicclub.blogspot.com




Brookland Terrace Civic Club
Incorporated 1940
2905 Ferris Road/Centre Road
Wilmington Delaware 19805
United States of America

brooklandterrace@gmail.com

http://brooklandterracecivicclub.blogspot.com/

- President-Charles C Stirk Jr
302.463.2239 ccstirkjr@gmail.com

- Vice President-Glen Fuller
gmfull@yahoo.com


- Secretary William Wheatley
302.996.9503 williamwheatley@aol.com

- Treasurer Joyce Grymes

Graffiti Watch Update

We had some new Graffiti on 2800 Ferris Road that showed up between 18:00 -24:00 Tuesday evening 24 February

William of the Brookland Terrace AntiGraffitiBrigade called the graffiti in to 302-573-2800 the Non-Emergency number at 911 this afternoon ..

Dispatcher at 911 knew just what to do with the AntiGraffitiBrigade call ...

With out prompting that dispatcher said she new police would have to be dispatched to photograph & take a report ..

Delaware State Trooper was out very promptly

The trooper even knocked on William's door to let him know it was ok to clean up as he had already taken the photos ..



William & Chuck knocked out the clean up in under 5 minutes ..

We wanted to say Thank You to everyone involved we really appreciate how this went so smoothly ..

Newsletter Spring 2009

Three charged in string of vehicle break-ins ..

Three charged in string of vehicle break-ins .. The two men and a woman arrested Sunday in a two-month string of car break-ins told police they searched through northern New Castle County developments for unlocked cars. ...The three were arrested Sunday after an officer recognized one of the men who was shown on surveillance video using a victim's stolen credit card at a Stanton convenience store, police said.

The suspects stole laptop computers, iPods, purses, wallets, credit cards, gift cards, cash, diaper bags, power tools, GPS devices, loose change, jewelry, radar detectors, lawn/yard equipment and anything not properly secured, said county police Cpl. Trinidad Navarro.

Over the past several weeks, investigators have been tracking car break-ins in Alapocas, Alban Park, Arundel Apartments, Ashbourne Hills, Ashton Condominiums, Bay Pointe, Breckenridge, Breezewood I and II, Brookland Terrace, Brookside Park, Greenbridge, Limestone Hills, Scotch Hills Apartments, Stafford, Weldin Park and William Penn Village.

The suspects have not been link yet to any of those break-ins, police said.

Wilberg told police he does not remember all of the vehicles he broke into because "he was either high or wanted to get high," police said in court records. ..

DON'T FORGET!! LISTENING CAMPAIGN!!

County Executive Chris Coons, Council President Paul Clark, and County Councilman Sheldon will host a Ninth District listening campaign on Monday, February 23rd at 6 PM at the Millcreek Fire Hall.

It will consist of a presentation on County services and the financial challenges that lie ahead, followed by a group discussion. County officials and representatives from each County department will be present to answer questions. The feedback officials receive from the public will help shape the budget that the County Executive presents to Council in March.

Because of declining revenues, the County’s general operating budget deficit is projected to grow to nearly $40 million next year. The County’s total operating budget for FY2009 is $240 million.
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Please plan on attending!

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office.

THANK YOU!

Stephanie Rizzo
Legislative Aide to Councilman Sheldon
800 N. French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-395-8369

Graffiti wars Police fight back as battles between taggers get ugly

Graffiti wars Police fight back as battles between taggers get uglyBY TERRI SANGINITI • THE NEWS JOURNAL • FEBRUARY 15, 2009....The cost of cleaning up graffiti in Delaware hits "hundreds of thousands of dollars -- on the low end" each year, state highway officials say.

"What's really troubling is that cleaning up this graffiti is costing materials and manpower at a time when we're limiting litter pickup and grass cutting," said Darrell Cole of the state Department of Transportation.

While the recent spring-like weather lured more taggers out of their lairs, property in Delaware gets vandalized every day, said Misty Seemans, a DelDOT spokeswoman.

"The same people who are cleaning it up are the same workers replacing lights, filling potholes, fixing guardrails and replacing storm grates," she said. " ... We certainly do not consider graffiti an art at DelDOT." .....
Volunteers clean up

To help erase the damage, New Castle County Councilman Bob Weiner organized the Citizen Anti-Graffiti Brigade that DelDOT has come to rely on.

Created in fall 2007, the group of citizen volunteers regularly tackles graffiti in Brandywine Hundred and the Greenville area, using supplies donated by the state and paint companies to cover up graffiti almost as soon as it appears.

Before getting down to work, the volunteers -- who focus on underpasses beneath I-95, such as Darley Road, Shipley Road and Del. 141 in Greenville -- take photographs of vandalized sites so police can put the wall writers' monikers in a database to help solve the crimes. .....

GRAFFITI PENALTIES
Delaware last year beefed up its punishments for people caught painting graffiti.
$500 -- Minimum fine that cannot be suspended.
$2,300 -- Maximum fine.
Six months -- Maximum jail term for having tools used to paint graffiti, a misdemeanor.
One year -- Maximum sentence for causing property damage costing less than $1,500, a misdemeanor.
Two years -- Maximum sentence for causing property damage costing $1,500 or more, a felony.

Graffiti Watch clean Up Of BR1-604 & a Sign

Brookland Terrace Civic Club Anti-Graffiti Brigade did a paint over today .. Trooper Evans came out took a report & photographed our underpass report # 0609012829


The first warm weekend weare planing to do a clean up paint over .