rbca news 3_05-06-12
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The Riviera Bay Civic Association Newsletter is a 50 year old communitiy publication hand delivered to 1300 homes and businesses in Northeast St. Petersburg, FL. For advertising information, call 727-577-5500. [email protected]TRANSCRIPT
“It’s another great day in Riviera Bay!”
NEXT GENERAL MEETING - THURS, MAY 24ST PETE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - 600 83rd Ave. NE
(east of 4th St to hall at corner of 83rd Ave NE & Macoma Dr NE)
“IF YOU CARE ABOUT WHERE YOU LIVE, MARK THURS, MAY 24TH ON YOUR CALENDAR AND ATTEND OUR NEXT MEEETING!”
Speakers: Mayor Bill Foster, Councilman Jim Kennedy, Transportation Director Joe Kubicki (About Gandy Blvd Overpass), Fire & Police Depts
If there’s any way possible for you to attend our next general meeting on May 24th, please try
to do so. Mayor Foster and Councilman Kennedy will be there to address any questions or concerns you may have about what’s happening in the city and in our area. Also, after a number of our residents raised concerns about the new Gandy Blvd overpass, the Director of Transportation, Joe Kubicki, will attend to address those concerns and have a large scale map available to discuss this project. You don’t have to be a RBCA member to attend and/or speak at any of our meetings, but you do get to vote on neighborhood issues and it also helps the neighborhood if you become a member. Heck, you can even enjoy some free
Paisano’s pizza if you show up for the social time between 6:30 and 7pm. Learn & Eat Great Pizza for Free!! Such a deal!! Donna and I are here for the rest of our lives and we just want to try to do our part to make our area better for everybody to live, so please let us know what we’re doing right, what we’re doing wrong, and what you would like to see us work on.
We would really like to thank everybody that participated in the 83rd Ave and the Canal clean-ups, (record amounts collected & recycled), everybody that helped the RBCA win $500 with our Grand Prix float, and everybody that supports the work your association does by becoming RBCA members.
Hope to see as many of you as possible on May 24th,Prez Dave
Great turn out for our Canal Cleanup!Great turn out for our Canal Cleanup!
RBCA blasted into the Festival of State Parade!RBCA blasted into the Festival of State Parade!
photo by Rachael Jolley
We had a total of 94 people show up throughout the day on Sat, April 14 to help with our 2012 Annual
Canal & Land area cleanup. We had 2 youth groups consisting of 19 volunteers from Holy Family Scout Troop # 263 and 39 volunteers from Brighton Prep School that did excellent jobs cleaning wherever we assigned them. Aaron, Toni Lynn, Sam & Ben Sharpe from Pasadena Bear Creek showed up to help, and along with 32 volunteers
from our neighborhood, managed to collect 3,637.5 lbs of trash & debris from our area. From that total amount, we separated 163.2 lbs of glass and 39.8 lbs of plastic into bins that were picked up for recycling by WSI, and I recycled 314.5 lbs of assorted
Riviera Bay Annual Cleanup A Huge Success!
metals at Big 3 Recycling on 118th Ave, leaving a total of 3,120 lbs, 1.56 tons, of actual trash and debris in the 2 city dumpsters. The total number of volunteer hours worked that day turned out to be 352 hours. “Special Thanks For That Extra Effort” go out to the Crow family, Toni Michalove, the Phipps family, the Intravichit family, Ingrid Busselle, William Tang, the Sharpe family, the 19 from Boy Scout Troop 263, and to Debby Obst & Brighton Prep for coordinating 39 volunteers that helped that day, Thanks also to the city (Terese Hilliard) for coordinating
REBUILD YOUR ROOF
Don’t just re-shingle . . . . . . RE-ROOF!
Insurance-eligible discounts when weadd HURRICANE FASTENERS,
Sheet the ENTIRE roof with roof-grade OSB Then we add a Secondary Water Barrier.
CALL TODAY!
(CBC1255115) (727) 224-1900
2012 RBCA EVENTSUnless otherwise posted, all general meetings are held at
St Pete Presbyterian Hall, 600 83RD Ave NE (east of 4th St to hall at corner of 83rd Ave NE & Macoma Dr NE)
3 Speakers: Mayor Foster, Councilman Kennedy,Joe Kubicki (Gandy Blvd overpass)
Police & Fire Depts
CAR SHOW? Need Help Organizing FISHING TOURNAMENT? Need Help Organizing
POLICE & FIRE HERO PICNIC? Need Help Organizing 2 MORE 83RD AVE N/NE CLEANUPS?
Free EstimateKat McClure (727) 579-7244
KAT’S CLEANING SERVICE
the dumpsters, Keep Pinellas Beautiful (Chris Johnson) for providing a trailer and clean-up supplies, our local area businesses for providing breakfast food (McDonalds, Dunkin Donuts & Starbucks) and lunch food (Arby’s, Subway, & Paisanos), and to EVERY ONE of our volunteers that worked that day, we had another very successful clean-up event in our neighborhood.
What a total “Blast Off” we all had!! I Refuse To Grow Up And You Can’t Make Me!!
I’m telling you right now, if it had enough seats, I would have taken everybody in the neighborhood along with us as we rode our 500hp 31ft Stainless Steel Rocket Ship Car to victory in the Grand Prix Illuminated Night parade. We “blasted” off in seven different colors and captured $250 for “Best Illuminated” and $250 for “Best Overall” in the parade. The rocket ship was originally used as an amusement park swing/ride in Cleveland. Snowbird Joe Tamaro put the body on a truck chassis, added a 500hp engine, and rents it out down in Florida during our winter months. He gave me a great rental deal, and thanks to Toni Michalove supplying the beads again for free, after expenses we made almost $400 for the
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neighborhood. We have won best N/A float in this parade for 3 years running and they have all been different ideas. I’d like to Thank Gary West for sending me the rocketshipcar.com website, Joe Tamaro for driving our float, Donna Law for proudly carrying our banner out front, Toni Michalove and Chandler Harper for donating the beads, and Donna Hoover,
Scott Law, Kevin Burke and Stacey Gollinger for helping us decorate the float and throw a ton of beads. I can’t wait
IF YOU HAVE A ST PETE CONCERN, YOU CAN FIND OUT ALMOST EVERYTHING YOUWOULD WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ST PETE AT STPETE.ORG, OR BY
CALLING THE MAYOR’S ACTION LINE AT 893-7111.Sign up to be emailed event info, find out about codes, restrictions, programs, etc.
for next year’s parade because I have another idea I think just may be a sure-fire winner.
Thanks to RBCA resident Missy Martino, you can view us in the parade on youtube.com. Type in:2012 Festival of States Parade St Petersburg, FL and it should come up, or use this link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToCaxwrm4wE Our float starts 4:07 minutes into the video.
On May 1st, one of our Community Police
Officers, Ofc Doug Weaver, already a recipient of the city’s Medal of Valor, was named 2011 Officer of the Year, for his heroic efforts risking his life in the deadly 2011 standoff that claimed the lives of 2 of his fellow officers. You can read the complete article at TampaBayTimes.com. http://www.tampabay.com/n e w s / p u b l i c s a f e t y / s t -petersburg-off icer-doug-weaver-named-citys-2011-officer-of-the-year/1227894Ofc Weaver has been with the St Pete Police Department for 23 years and we are very fortunate to have him in our area. Next time you see him, please tell him Congrats.(also, tap him on his chest to see if he has his vest on, cause we need him to stay as safe as possible.)
Community Police OfficerDoug Weaver Honored
Condensed Minutes From Last RBCA Meeting
6:30 Free Paisano’s pizza social – 7pm Meeting - 4 new members
attending.Ofc Cory Crawford gave area crime
report & suggestions.3 Speakers: Ian Boyle from WSI
spoke about curbside recycling program.
Jack Crooks from Sanitation dept spoke on collections & est. life of landfill, 2042, gave suggestions.
Gene Juzwiak, our area codes inspector, spoke about code violation procedures, current violations, a checklist & gave suggestions how to work with the city. All speakers had info to hand out to attendees.
Discussion of upcoming Canal Cleanup & Festival of States/Grand Prix parade, also about work going on in Tinney Creek, the need to start working on raising the 83rd Ave bridge when rebuilt, the installation of storm water runoff vaults being halted by homeowners on 89th Ave.
Quaker Steak & Cody’s door prizes won by Toni Michalove & Dave Kandz.
photo courtesy of Bay N
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Last Labor Day was the first time out with the new BAND BARGE
and a great time was had by all. This year the CROSS CREEK BLUES BAND will again entertain everyone for FREE with some noted guest musicians making special appearances. Enjoy some high energy blues and southern rock from 1:00 - 4:00 PM (depending on tides and weather) with a full compliment of musicians.
In this photo from last year is: Jeff on Keyboard & Drums, Lyle Mosier on Bass, Rob & Gary Pawuk on drums, “Captain” Gary on Harmonica, John on Guitar, “Mr. Bill” on Sax, and Hal on guitar.
While we know most of the same band members will be on board this year, some additional musicians are expected to make the concert even
Don’t Miss The 5th Annual Riviera BayMemorial Day Sand Bar Concert
On Sunday, May 27, 2012
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better for all our neighbors.Don’t miss this fun event out on
the Riviera Bay sandbar near Weedon Island! For more information, contact [email protected]______________________________
Committee?Anybody wanting to form a committee about raising the 83rd Ave/San Martin bridge or about area drainage concerns, please email Prez Dave at [email protected] and we’ll see what we can put together.
Enjoy the concert from a boat or float or Enjoy the concert from a boat or float or just sitting in the water!just sitting in the water!
Queries...Q. In which battle did Napoleon die? A. His last battle.Q. Where was the Declaration of
Independence signed? A. At the bottom of the pageQ. River Ravi flows in which state? A. LiquidQ. What is the main reason for
divorce? A. MarriageQ. What is the main reason for failure? A. Exams
Q. What can you never eat for breakfast?
A. Lunch & dinner
RBCA Member ClassifiedsHelp me to continue to work for you as Prez Dave, Master Recycler & Environmentalist. I will haul away anything metal you have for free. Appliances, car parts, doors, windows, water heaters, cans, anything metal. Email me at [email protected] or leave message at 579-3644.
Query...
RBCA Email InboxAnother reason why the RBCA is a Great neighborhood to live in, A Riviera Bay Area Hero in the
area of 94th Ave N & 1st St N. ROSES TO SCOTT - He rescued a black
lab from the water and reunited it with a grateful, tearful owner.
A very happy ending instead of a tearful heartbreak, because someone took action.
OFFICERS
David Hoover...........................579-3644 / [email protected]
Vacant
Lori Intravichit....................................................................576-2903
Lisa Touchton...................... 576-8443 / [email protected] Hoover (alternate)..........579-3644 / [email protected]
Sean Singh................................570-8458 - [email protected]
:Pauline Foster......................................................................576-1468Jenny Healy........................................................................576-2765 Donna Hoover...........................579-3644 / [email protected] Joy............................941-981-9366 / [email protected] Kandz.......................................642-8567 / [email protected] Smith............813-453-3407 / [email protected]
Donna Hoover...........................579-3644 / [email protected] Touchton...................... 576-8443 / [email protected]
Missy Martino.............................577-5500 / [email protected]
Al Martino....................................577-5500 / [email protected]
David Hoover...........................579-3644 / [email protected]
David & Donna Hoover...........579-3644 / [email protected]
COMMITTEES
Eve Joy...................................577-5254 / [email protected] Obst.........................................578-9718 - [email protected] Smith...............813-453-3407 / [email protected] Touchton...... 576-8443 / [email protected]
Donna & David Hoover............579-3644 / [email protected] Obst........................................578-9718 - [email protected]
Dave Kandz.......................................642-8567 / [email protected] O’Neil....................................576-8754 / [email protected] Smith........................813-453-3407 / [email protected]
COMMITTEES
Pauline Foster ..................................................................576-1468Jenny Healy .....................................................................576-2765Donna & David Hoover.........579-3644 / [email protected]
Jean Tyack, Chairperson .................................................576-9300
Hal Hammer ............................576-5257 / [email protected]
USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS
(locate any dept and phone number in the city)
(For ongoing problems and response within 24 hours)............................. [email protected] /
Animal Control ......................................................................582-2600Chamber of Commerce ..........................................................821-4069Codes Compliance..................................................................893-7373Curb, Street, Sidewalk Repair.................................................551-3151Neighborhood Partnership......................................................892-5141Public Utilities........................................................................893-7761Reclaimed Water.....................................................................892-5111Sanitation................................................................................893-7398Sewer Repair...........................................................................893-7261Street Light Outage..........................................................800-228-8485Street Signs/Traffic Signals....................................................893-7421Water Resources: ext. 0 ..........................................................893-7261Water and Navigation ............................................................453-3385
(Dock permits, report Mangrove cutting, etc.)Weedon Island Preserve..........................................................453-6500
We are your neighborhood civic association and we work for you to maintain and improve your neighborhood. If you have not joined or renewed your membership in the Riviera Bay Civic Association, please take a moment to fill out this membership form and bring it to the next meeting or send your dues to the address below. Please show your support by sending in at least $10.00. (A larger amount would be appreciated!) One association membership per household includes your spouse and children, to be purchased each calendar year.
I would like to join/rejoin the Riviera Bay Civic Association. Enclosed please find at least $10.00 (more is appreciated) association dues for our family for January through December.
Name: ______________________________________________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________
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Please make checks payable to: Riviera Bay Civic AssociationMail to: Riviera Bay Civic Association, 163 87th Ave. North, St Pete, FL 33702 (727) 579-3644
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