Spring 2012 Newsletter is here! 

Ahead of schedule, too. 

What House District are we in?

State house district, that is, for Colorado state legislature?  We're still in Congressional District 1 at the Federal level. 

And the answer is . . . it depends!  We have been moved, due to redestricting, to House District 2, and for election purposes we are in District 2.  However, until 2013 we will be represented by Daniel Kagan from District 3.  The Denver Clerk and Recorder web site says: "New legislative boundaries will be in effect for the 2012 election cycle; however, Coloradans will continue to be represented by their current legislators until the winners of the November 2012 elections are sworn in."

News Flash:

We are now in precinct 248.  Yes, the entire neighborhood! 

As of January 6, 2012, there is no messy division of the neighborhood into precincts 330 and 331.  The boundaries of precinct 248 now exactly equal that of the boundaries of the Cherry Hills Vista (CHV) neighborhood.  Everyone in the CHV neighborhood, and only those in the CHVCA neighborhood, is in precinct 248.  

We have a registered voter population of 815, according to the precinct map provided by the city.  

You can view the (warning: HUGE) PDF giving the precinct map of the entire city here.

Or, you can view a somewhat smaller PDF which does not clearly mark the streets, but conveys the basic idea, here.

(December 30, 2011)

We need 
Block Captains 

This is someone who generally knows the people on their block and their contact information.  They would distribute neighborhood news as well as possible.  We also need newsletter deliverers.  For more information click on the "Volunteers Needed" tab above.   

If you can volunteer, contact:

George Gramer -- 303-993-8502

OR Nancy Flanagan 

THANKS!

Protect Your Pets from Coyotes

Read this notice from the Colorado Division of Wildlife.   

A recent survey showed that our neighborhood was one of the safest in Denver.

2996 S. Gaylord

At the Board of Adjustments hearing on May 18, 2010, a revised variance request for 2996 S. Gaylord was unanimously approved.

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The "DU Burglar" who burglarized houses in the DU area and in our neighborhood was sentenced to 60 years in prison, the maximum, on Thursday, May 6, 2010 according to the DU Clarion.

And , in case you haven't heard . . . Ann McGihon is no longer our State House District 3 representative.  She resigned on March 27, 2009 and Daniel Kagan was elected to replace her.  

3 - 1 - 1

Due to Denver's ongoing serious budget crisis, the hours of operation of 3 - 1 - 1 have been cut back effective August 31, 2009.  The new hours are:

Monday through Friday: 7 a. m. - 8 p. m.
Saturday and Sunday:   8 a. m. - 5 p. m.

Crime alert . . . 

Please lock your doors, keep your outside lights on from dusk until dawn, and keep your eyes open.  If you see anything out of the ordinary, please call District 3 at 720.913.1300 or 911.

One more time: you know the emergency number: 
9 - 1 - 1.  

Our neighborhood is located in Denver, Colorado, U. S. A., near Denver University and Slavens School. It is that area of Denver bounded on the north by Yale, on the south by Dartmouth, in the west by Franklin, and in the east by University Blvd.  There is a small patch of the city of Englewood in the southeast corner of this area that is not part of this neighborhood (unless they want to be), which includes a business, a church, and a few houses near Dartmouth and University.  

Everyone in the neighborhood, or other local people interested in neighborhood affairs, is invited to join.

We are soliciting ideas as to what to post on the web site and ideas about encouraging neighborhood members to take a look at it. 

Proposed "Cherry Tree Condominiums" near CHVCA

A six-story high condominium complex  six stories high is being proposed near our neighborhood.  They will not be within our neighborhood but right next to us (near the southeast corner).  

On December 14, there was a meeting to discuss it.  George Gramer, our President, attended the meeting and submitted the following report.

Have a question or an opinion?  Here are some possible contacts:

Developers: David Peterson and Daylyn Miller -- cherrytreecondos@gmail.com

Englewood City Councilperson who represents the area adjacent to CHVCA and who will vote on the final decision concerning the proposed project: Linda Olson -- lolson@englewoodgov.org 

Our Denver city councilperson (who has no vote in Englewood's final decision) -- Peggy Lehmann -- peggy.lehmann@denvergov.org

Want to Help Us Out?  Send us $10.

Dues to join the Cherry Hills Vista Community Association (which is open to all residents) are $10 per year.  Dues are basically just a donation.  We don't send out renewal notices, we just sort of pass the hat every now and then.  We just aren't that big of an organization.  But we DO appreciate all the help we can get.

You can send that $10 to our treasurer, Sue Mulhern, 2820 S. High St., Denver, CO 80210.  Make checks payable to "CHVCA" or "Cherry Hills Vista Community Association."   

We are on Facebook.
Check us out!

Also, a complete report of the survey results from surveys circulated last September are posted here.  

Our President, George Gramer, reports on the recent crime summit here.  

Watch out for vandals in our neighborhood, there have been several incidents over the past few months.

Also, watch out for coyotes and foxes -- there have been reports of coyotes attacking pets in the neighborhood.  Your web coordinator has personally observed a fox in his back yard.

We have curbside recycling.  Read all about it.  You don't need to take it to "them," they will come to you.  

Household hazardous waste?  Don't toss paint, batteries, pesticides, solvents, and motor oil into the trash!  Call for a free pickup of your hazardous waste.

This web site updated April 24, 2012.

All material and images copyright 2007-2012 by the Cherry Hills Vista Community Association or the authors.