The Bellevue Park Board has learned that the Harrisburg Department of Public Works has agreed to repave some of the streets in Bellevue Park in the spring. We are still waiting on confirmation on which streets will be done and when it will happen exactly. We will keep you posted as new information is available.
- BPA Board
The Bellevue Park Holiday Decorating Contest is on! If you would like to see the entrants to the contest and vote on whom you think is the best entry for each category, go to the Resident Forms menu and select Holiday Contest. Voting will be open until 12/31/2020. If you would like to be a late entrant, please contact Dennis Kauffman. Good luck to everyone and Happy Holidays!
The Bellevue Park Association held a meeting about the future of our Ponds on Tuesday night, June 2. The discussion revolved around a commitment to accept some conditions from CRW about altering and maintaining our lower pond, at no cost to us. Pat Buckley and the majority of the Adhoc Ponds committee advocated for the CRW commitment and developing plan. Jack Krill and the minority of the Ponds committee presented some notable points against the commitment. Ultimately the Board voted in favor of the commitment. Pat opened the meeting with the attached remarks.
The Bellevue Park Association Board of Directors will hold a special meeting via Zoom on June 2, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to meet with members of the Ad-hoc Ponds Committee and receive their recommendations on Capital Region Water’s (CRW) proposal for the Bellevue Park Pond Retrofit.
The following documents are in support of the meeting discussion:
Bellevue Park Pond Retrofit – Capital Region Water (CRW) Cooperative Effort with BPA: Ad-Hoc Ponds Committee Majority Opinion Report
Ad hoc Ponds Committee: Critique of CRW Proposal
CRW PowerPoint - Bellevue Park Pond Retrofit Design, May 2020
Contact Gerald Bierbaum, gerald77084@gmail.com for further information.
Capital Region Water (CRW) – with their design team from Jacobs Engineering and Landstudies – held a Bellevue Park Pond Retrofit Stakeholder Meeting at the Community Building on Tuesday, Feb. 11 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. Approximately 20 residents attended. The team provided an update to the ongoing efforts to improve and enhance the Bellevue Park Ponds. The design team shared pond design concepts and intended improvements for storm water management and water quality, landscape and aesthetics, habitat and wildlife, and recreation and education opportunities. CRW sought feedback to understand community preferences on pond landscape/habitat/recreation options and other related design components. CRW Plans to complete pond retrofit design plans and permitting work this year, and construction in 2021.
Below are links to the Meeting Presentation and Summary. Residents may view the meeting display boards showing the three pond design options at the Community Building. Contact Pat Buckley at buckstar9@msn.com to gain access to the building and view the design options.
I am excited to announce on behalf of the Free Little Library Committee that our first Library is installed and ready to use! It is located at the top of the footpath that connects Bellevue and Chestnut and is filled with books!
Many people have contacted me and said they have books to donate. Please stop by and add a book to the library if there is room. If there is no room, then just save it for another time. Better yet, take a book for yourself and leave a book for someone else to read! Books in the library are for adults and children of all ages. I am very excited to see the movement of books in the library that has already occurred.
The library is monitored on a weekly basis to make sure it is filled with new books and to make sure it is in good working order.
I want to thank everyone on the committee that helped to make this vision a reality. I also want to thank anyone who made a monetary contribution to our committee.
We are hoping to add more Free Libraries to Bellevue Park as we can raise the funds to do so. If you are interested in donating money to our fund, please make checks payable to the Bellevue Park Association and write “Free Little Library” in the memo section. Checks can be sent to Christine Quimby, Bellevue Park Association Treasurer, or dropped off or sent to my house at 2217 Southfield Road.
If you have any questions or concerns about the library and how it works, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me
Dear Neighbors, the Neighborhood Preservation Committee and the Harrisburg City Police will be holding a cookout on July 24th in the parking lot beside the baseball field at 25th Street and Rudy Road. This will be the NPC’s National Night Out party. We’re asking all of you to come out and celebrate with us on the 24th, and we encourage all of you to celebrate National Night Out with the City of Harrisburg on August 6th.
The June Grapevine and the 2019 Sillybration schedule has been posted on the Grapevines page. Have a look at what’s going on and we hope to see you there!
The Bellevue Park Annual Meeting will be held at the Community Building on June 10, 2019. An ice cream social will be directly before the meeting at 7:00 PM. The meeting will start at 7:30 PM. Please attend to hear what your neighbors have been doing in the neighborhood and vote on changes to our bylaws.
Hope to see everyone there!
Recently, a new knitting group was formed in the Park and had 16 attendees at its first meeting.
On Monday, June 11 at 7:00 PM, the Bellevue Park Association will be holding its annual meeting, which is open to all Bellevue Park residents. It will be held at the Bellevue Park Community Building at 143 Briarcliff Road. It is a chance to meet with neighbors and hear annual reports from the Association Board and all the subcommittees. It gives all residents the opportunity to hear what is being done in our neighborhood and ask questions to further enhance your understanding of what all we do to make the Park a great place to live. Also, prior to the meeting, we will be having ice cream, which is available to everyone - just bring your appetite!
There are two changes planned for the bylaws, which can be read here. Because these changes affect everyone, it is important to have all voices heard. Please attend, if possible. If you cannot attend, please fill out this proxy form, and give it to a neighbor who is attending. This will allow the other resident to vote on your behalf, or you can designate your vote on the form itself.
The town hall meeting is the simplest and most direct form of democracy, allowing you to voice your concerns and hear those of others. Thanks for doing your part!
On April 28 at 11:30 AM, the new Oakwood Playscape enjoyed its Grand Opening in Bellevue Park. There was an egg hunt for the kids, and then play time started in earnest. There was a chili lunch afterwards with a chance for families to get to know one another. Thanks to Matt Lewis and all who helped make this a reality!
The presentations for Capital Region Water's City Beautiful H2O program have been added to site and represent some very interesting and exciting ideas on changing the hydrology of our neighborhood. To find out more about this, see the Water Services section of the Tree Management and Other Resources page. Thank you to Pat Buckley for providing the documents!
On August 1, neighbors from Bellevue Park and Melrose Gardens came together at the Girl Scouts building to share our desire for a stronger community and a reduction of crime in Harrisburg. Food was provided by the Salvation Army, who will be relocating to the neighborhood in the future. Games, food, and activities were provided. Thanks to all for making it a success!
