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Polish Hill Voice We Are the Community … We Are One Voice! Polish Hill Voice We are the community … we are one voice! 3060 Brereton Street ☼ Pittsburgh, PA 15219 ☼ (412) 681-1950 ☼ [email protected] ☼ www.phcapgh.org The Polish Hill Strategic Community Plan November Visions and Voices of the Community 2011 Contents From Our Readers 2 Presidents Message News and 3 Announcements By Leslie Clague and Myra Falisz Photo by Patrick Singleton Community Calendar We've been reporting on the strategic An article in the August issue of the Voice planning process since early this year. As detailed the process by which we worked with More News and 4 we go to press, the Polish Hill Community residents to get their input about Polish Hill's Holiday Happenings Plan is being finalized. This document future. Here, we present an outline of the will be the culmination of years of work. values, visions and top priorities presented Greeting Cards Benefit 5 within the plan goals and project recommenda- the PHCA The PHCA first started a planning process tions, as identified by Polish Hill residents. in 2007, conducting neighborhood sur- Fall and Winter Scenes 6 veys, collecting data and working with a Housing and Building from the PHCA Photo Carnegie Mellon class to do an analysis of Recommendations Archive the neighborhood. In 2010, the PHCA received a grant from the Community A strong neighborhood consensus emerged in 7 Design Center of Pittsburgh (CDCP) to the area of housing and development. The PHCA Photo Although residents are concerned about too Archive hire a firm to partner with us to create the plan. many vacant and ill-maintained buildings, they overwhelmingly feel that the neighborhood has Strategic Plan, 8 a wonderful character and scale just as it is. continued In January, we selected Pfaffmann + Associates and began the process. Now, Residents strongly dislike the idea of $250,000 -300,000 townhouse developments such as 9 moving into the final months of the year, Strategic Plan, we have a document with concrete goals those introduced in adjacent neighborhoods. continued and project recommendations. This They want to retain the sense of individuality document will enable us to seek funding the buildings currently have, and preferred to Discovering Third Spaces for projects, and demonstrates to state focus on rehabbing existing housing rather than new development. Many people said they Preparing Your 10 and local politicians that Polish Hill is in charge of its future. want the neighborhood to remain affordable, Home and Garden for mixed income and diverse. Winter It's important to note that the goals iden- Priorities for housing Third Spaces, continued tified in the final plan came directly from the many residents who took time to fill and development Membership 11 out a survey, attend one or more of the Application public meetings, or contact the PHCA The top three priorities from the working group office to convey what they cared about are: how to address vacant buildings and small The Voice is a quarterly and wanted for our neighborhood. This -scale development, what can be done with the published in February, plan is not coming from the outside, but declining IHM School site and how to create a May, August and more welcoming space at the intersection of November. from residents who participated, and we Dobson and Brereton. appreciate everyone's contributions. Continued on page 8 Page 2 Polish Hill Voice From Our Readers It’s a Small World After All Left: Former Polish Hill residents Loretta Burek and Alexander Huminski at their meeting in September. Below: Lorettta Simeone-Burek, high school photo. Polish Hill residents met at the West Penn Recreation Center for the fourth and final public meeting for the strategic plan, held on September 6, 2011. by Loretta Burek I moved from Polish Hill in 1963, due I was able to give him copies of the collaborations and new methods is next to my husband's new job in Maryland. census which included his family, his on the task list. Although hard work The move turned out to be very trau- father's naturalization papers and awaits us, it will bring more opportuni- matic for us, having three small chil- WW1 and WW2 military registration ties to make Polish Hill an even better dren and leaving family and friends cards, and I printed out some pic- place to call home. Of course, our own back in Pittsburgh. We had no family tures of people he said he knew. grassroots efforts and new volunteers for support in Maryland. will play a critical role. Those papers made him very happy. Over the years I have met many people We will be getting together again, as I The last few years have been an exciting from Pittsburgh, but until three weeks have more pictures for him. Until a time, witnessing the change and growth. ago I never met anyone from Polish couple of years ago he lived on I imagine the next few years will bring Hill. No one even knew where Polish Melwood Avenue. He is now living even greater chances to see this collec- Hill was located, that is, until recently. with his son Jim in Maryland. tive creativity continue. We take on this work to increase the quality of life for I got a phone call from my son's girl- everyone. That one purpose is why I friend Annie one evening. Annie drives find my time at the PHCA worth every the senior bus for a county in Maryland, President’s Message minute. Our volunteers and staff often and she noticed that one of her clients By Terry Doloughty sacrifice personal hours to make good wasn't there for a couple of days. works possible here. Let's all show our This has been a very busy year for appreciation and a healthy respect for When he showed up again, she asked the PHCA and Polish Hill. As the fall their efforts throughout Polish Hill. where he had been. He told her he was season unfolds, we are reaching our in Pittsburgh for a funeral, and she told goal of creating the community's first Stay warm, and enjoy the change of him that (my son) Jeff's family was strategic plan. I want to extend a seasons. from Pittsburgh. After a few more days thank you to all residents who shared of talking it was emerged that the client their input, and acknowledge our stra- was also from Polish Hill, and Annie set tegic planning committee for their Are you online? Please check out up a date for us to meet for lunch. hours of work and dedication throughout the process. Gathering BLOGSKI Annie and I picked up Alexander suggestions and ideas from all of you Polish Hill’s online bulletin board Huminski and had lunch and took a is what will make our community plan trip down memory lane. We talked for a success. We are grateful for the time With new postings and pictures each two or three hours, reminding each everyone put in to help craft this plan. week, Blogski is the most up-to-date other of people we knew and things that source of news and information for residents and friends of Polish Hill. Now we arrive at another beginning. we remembered. I am interested in genealogy, so before we met up with The next step is to assess how to Just type in this address: Mr. Huminski I did some research on transform the plan's priorities into http://blogski.phcapgh.org/ his family. realities. Exploring partnerships, Polish Hill Voice Page 3 News and Announcements Renew your PHCA The entire project will take about 90 this area, PWSA identified Dobson membership for days. Street as the next priority in our neighborhood. 2012! During the project, there will be no park- ing and no vehicle access during work PWSA said they would keep us PHCA membership goes by calendar hours (7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.) on the sec- informed about the work, so we'll year -- which means that all member- tion of Dobson under construction. At get the word out with any new ships expire on December 31. A few other times, the street will be accessible information. members have taken advantage of the and residents can park -- but it will be special partial-year offer in the last necessary to move vehicles before 7:00 newsletter, and paid $7 for the rest of a.m. PWSA and Chester Engineering are Community & Event 2011 and 2012. But most PHCA mem- aware that there are some residents with Calendar bers have not yet renewed for 2012. special needs. For special access, please December/January/February make arrangements ahead of time by If you haven't already renewed your speaking to the inspector on-site or call- Dec 2 | Light up the Street membership for next year, please do so ing Melissa Rubin at PWSA Monday 6:00 p.m. — 8:00 p.m. | intersection of Brereton and Dobson now! By renewing early, you'll get the through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., at Streets most out of membership benefits such 412.255.0787. For emergencies, resi- as a subscription to this newsletter and dents should call PWSA Dispatch 24/7 at Dec 6 | PHCA Monthly free admission to Heinz History Center. 412.255.2429 or 412.255.2409. Community Meeting and And you get the satisfaction of knowing Holiday Potluck dinner that you're helping to support the 6:30 p.m. | West Penn Recreation PHCA. Center (Senior Center, lower level) Jan 3| PHCA Monthly If you are not sure if you renewed, you Community Meeting may check with us by calling 6:30 p.m.
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