Archive for June, 2008
Public Hearing on the Malta Temple Building
The City Council of the City of Pittsburgh will conduct a Public
Hearing on the proposed historic designation of the Malta Temple
building as a City Designated Historic Structure, on Wednesday, June
25, 2008 at 1:30 PM in the Council Chambers on the fifth floor of the
City-County Building.
The public hearing will be held to take testimony from the public
about the appropriateness of the designation. If you wish to present
your opinion of the proposed designation to the members of the City
Council at the hearing, please call the City Clerk’s office at 255-
2138 before the day of the hearing to sign-up.
If you can not attend the hearing but wish to make your opinion
known, you may put it in writing and mail it to the President of
Council at the City-County Building, 414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh
15219.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 412-255-
2243.
Sincerely,
Katherine Molnar
Historic Preservation Planner
City of Pittsburgh, Department of City Planning
200 Ross Street, Third Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-255-2243
Fax: 412-255-2838
CNNC Seeking Info Regarding Rentals in the Central Northside
Good Rainy Sunday afternoon to you all,
Pat Clark is one of the Urban Design consultants from Pfaffmann and Associates that is working on the Central Northside Community Plan. Pat is conducting a market analysis on the housing market in the Central Northside.
It is much easier to get accurate up to date info regarding home ownership than rentals. He is trying to get data several ways but we may be able to help him out.
If you are a renter or if you rent property could you please email Pat info regarding where generally you live and generally how much the rent is, and what it includes. Be as specific or general as you feel comfortable with. Pat will keep this information confidential.
If you have general thoughts on the rental market in the Central Northside you can provide him with that too. His email is Pat@jacksonclark.net .
We want your photos of the Central Northside!
From the Central Northside Community Planning Team:
As our team has been organizing content for the working group meetings I’ve realized that one thing that would really help us in our planning efforts is additional pictures of the Central Northside neighborhood that highlight issues we’ve been discussing. We’ve taken a bunch of photos, but we could still use a few more, since you all have different perspectives on the neighborhood.
Please forward this message to others in the community that might be interested in participating.
I am looking for a few, select photos from each of you, preferably with a line or two of caption/explanation for each. These pictures might show things that are good about the neighborhood, but they might also highlight issues, problems or concerns. Ideally, these would relate to the topics we are discussing in our Working Groups.
I’m not looking for a ton of pictures, but just the ones you think say something. To remind you, our Working Groups include the following:
Architecture and Urban Design
Economy and Market / Jobs and Retail
Education and Youth / Arts and Culture
Public Safety and Transportation
Residential
Garden Block
I know there’s a lot of creativity and talent in the neighborhood, and I am hoping to make good use of it.
For example, you might include:
Hidden Gems within the neighborhood
Pictures of people, events, and social gatherings would be great.
A photo showing a lot or block that could use some attention
Dangerous traffic condition/intersections
Others—be creative!
Anyway, send them to me, with the word Central Northside Photos in the subject heading.
carl@pfaffmann.com
Thanks,
Carl
June Note from the CNNC Board
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June Update
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Summer Street Party
1300-block of Arch Street.
Bring a side dish or dessert.
Food tickets - 50 cents or 3 for $1
Hot dogs, hamburgers, fruit, chips, pop, little hugs, water
Dessert contest! Bring your best homemade dessert, enter the contest and win a prize.
To enter the contest email your entry to Willie Dawson or call 412-322-5980.
To volunteer to help set-up, clean-up, or cook email Aaron Churchill or call 412-231-7742.