The Ybor City Development Corporation (YCDC) invites you to attend a COMMUNITY MEETING at it’s new location, 2015 E. 7th Avenue, Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. regarding the Ybor City CRA 2 East 7th Avenue Streetscape Project (from 22nd to 26th Streets) This meeting is being held to gather community input for the above referenced project. Parking is available next door to the offices. For further information, please contact Corine Linebrink at (813) 274-7960.

The Historic Ybor Neighborhood Civic Association will be holding a Summer BBQ

Where : Centennial Park
When : Sunday, June 3 11:30am - 1:30pm

Centennial Park is located north of 8th Ave between 18th and 19th St.

The BBQ will provide an opportunity to meet your neighbors, find out what’s going on in our neighborhood, provide an opportunity to learn about our Neighborhood Crime Watch, and become a member of the association.

Our event is being catered free of charge by Lupton’s Restaurant as part of a prize HYNCA won at the 2007 Hillsborough County Neighborhoods Conference.

If you’d like to bring a side dish or dessert that would be wonderful!!!!

See you there!

Ybor Residents and Businesses,
 
Many of you have requested an emergency neighborhood meeting to address some of the current issues affecting our community.  In response we have scheduled a neighborhood meeting to brainstorm solutions to some of our long-term and recent problems. 
 
When:   Tomorrow (Wednesday, May 23, 2007)
Where:  The Children’s Board - Conference Room B and C (1002 E. Palm Ave.- two story brick and white building on north side of Palm Ave)
Time:    6:45 pm-8:00 pm
 
This will NOT be a gripe session…please come with workable ideas/solutions. 
 

Ybor Residents and Businesses,

Many of you have requested an emergency neighborhood meeting to address some of the current issues affecting our community. In response we have scheduled a neighborhood meeting to brainstorm solutions to some of our long-term and recent problems.

When: Tomorrow (Wednesday, May 23, 2007)
Where: The Children’s Board - Conference Room B and C (1002 E. Palm Ave.- two story brick and white building on north side of Palm Ave)
Time:  6:45 pm-8:00 pm

This will NOT be a gripe session…please come with workable ideas/solutions.

To all neighbors and businesses in the area:

Due to the recent acts of violent crime in our area we urge to contact Jose Garboza, 813-789-4252, and become involved in the Neighborhood Watch. If you see any suspicious activity call TPD immediately. Also, we would like to remind you that there is a curfew in effect on Friday and Saturday nights in the Historic District. If you see underage teens without an adult, please contact TPS asap and be sure to have a location and description. We depend on you to make Ybor a safer place. Please become involved!

Here are the details on the recent events:

• Story on Friday’s shooting - Club Empire
• Story on Robbery and Kidnapping
• Story on Holdup / Carjacking

The Environmental Protection Commission will hold a countywide "Crematory Rule
Workshop" on Wednesday, May 9th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  This workshop will
be held at the Children’s Board, 1002 E. Palm Ave. Tampa, FL 33605.
 
EPC
Staff will present information regarding air rules for crematories from other
state and local jurisdictions, along with an initial list of options for
consideration.  Two days prior to the meeting the EPC will post information to
be discussed at the workshop on their website www.epchc.org under the
heading "Crematory Workshop."  The EPC will allow two to three minutes for
individulas to speak.  Our association will have 5 minutes to speak. 

Tampa, Florida - May 2, 2007 - Ybor
City Arts Fiesta
returns May 5^th and
6^th to Historic Ybor
City.  The annual show was
established over fifteen years ago in
the area between 8^th and 9^th Avenue from 13^th
to 15^th Street.  Over time,
this event grew to include three seasonal shows with a heavier concentration on
arts & crafts, moving its location to beautiful and spacious Centennial
Park.

At our last neighborhood meeting, we were joined by Maryanne Hunsberger and other members of the TPD who provided information on forming a neighborhood watch, the reasons for having one, and how it works. Since then, the HYNCA Board has officially formed the Historic Ybor Neighborhood Watch. We are convinced that having a neighborhood watch improves the quality of life in our area, providing a reliable vehicle for communicating important crime information to all of our neighbors. In addition, a neighborhood watch sends a clear message to criminals who think about visiting the District: “You are not welcome here!”.

Jose Garboza has volunteered to be our Neighborhood Watch Coordinator, and our liason with the TPD. If you would like to become involved there are plenty of opportunities: please email Tony at alacolla@hynca.com

More updates on this coming soon!