New Members Welcomed
Please consider joining the Perkins Park Area Neighborhood Association. Know what is happening in your neighborhood and be a part of the decision making process. Help us create a healthy, strong neighborhood!
From The President’s Corner
Block Parties
The City of Green Bay Neighborhood Division encourages neighbors to get to know one another in the fun and relaxed setting of a neighborhood block party. A block party grant of $25 is available from the Mayor’s Neighborhood Leadership Council and can be used to purchase food and non-alcoholic beverages for the party. A Block Party Permit and Grant Application is needed. An electronic copy of the permit application can be obtained at http://www.ci.green-bay.wi.us/forms/blockparty_permit.pdf. Gift cards to either Cub Foods or Fesitval Foods will be available from the Neighborhood Division when a Block Grant Permit application is turned in. Tips for organizing a block party can be found at: http://www.ci.green-bay.wi.us/geninfo/planning_development/neighborhood/blockparty.html
Help is a Phone Call Away
If you need non-emergency help, it’s only a phone call away. 2-1-1 is where you start. Thanks to investments in the Brown County United Way, a 2-1-1 Get Connected, Get Answers Call Center and website is available to all segments of the Brown County community. Whether you need to find after school programs, counseling, elder care, or any other non-emergency services, 2-1-1 provides confidential, easy-to-use, and free access to the information you need. Call 2-1-1 anytime you need non-emergency help or if you want to offer help as a volunteer. You can also use 2-1-1 as an alternative to 9-1-1 during a natural disaster or power outage. Call 9-1-1 when you need immediate emergency assistance.
Improving Your Neighborhood
One of the complaints heard most often by the City Police is speeding in neighborhoods. If you want to slow down neighborhood traffic, begin with yourself and drive slower. There is no law against driving a few miles per hour slower than the posted speed limit. If we make it a habit to slow down, it sends a message to speeders within our neighborhood to go slower. When was the last time you slowed down as you drove through our neighborhood and watched the daily changes that are occurring? Did you notice the neighbor’s new landscaping, the new siding, the new roof? Did you notice the broken window, the accumulating newspapers, the long grass? What’s happening in our neighborhood? Be safe and be aware.
Your Neighborhood Needs You
You have chosen to live or own a business within our neighborhood for a variety of reasons. Whether you own or rent, we are all neighbors and we need to work together to keep our neighborhood safe, healthy, and attractive to others. We need to get to know one another and help build the kind of neighborhood you want to continue living in. One of the best ways to do that is to become involved in your Neighborhood Association. We meet at 7 p.m. on the last Tuesday of every month at St. Jude’s Parish Center, 1423 Kellogg Street, lower level. Another opportunity is at 6 p.m. every Thursday evening for the Neighborhood Watch Walks that begin from the shelter at Perkins Park. These are great opportunities to meet others and let us know what we can do to make our neighborhood better. Please consider joining us!