Next Northland Community Council meeting: June 1, 2010 at 7 pm.

 

Click HERE for a PDF file listing meeting dates for the 2010 calendar year.

 

If you are interested in joining the NCC or updating the information for your organization, please use this form: NCC Membership Application

NOTICE: The NCC meetings are held at Friendship Village.  The meeting is normally held on the FIRST TUESDAY of each month, at 7:00 P.M.   It is located at 5800 Forest Hills Blvd., Columbus, OH  43231 - (614) 890-8285.  Click here for a map.

The main entrance is at 5800 Forest Hills Boulevard. Enter there and everyone can either park in the lot immediately on the left or travel further down the main drive and park in the lot on the right. At the end of the drive is a circular drop off area where security will be available to let visitors in. We usually meet in the multi purpose room OR the conference room.  You will be directed there by their staff.


Click on the image above for a printable PDF image.
For more information, contact Bob Thurman at (614) 855-5456.
The next meeting of the NCC Development Committee meeting will be on  May 26, 2010, at 7:00 pm.  The scheduled Development meeting day is usually the last Wednesday of the month, barring any other meeting interferences or a holiday.  This important meeting takes place at the Minerva Park Police Station and community Center on 2829 Minerva Lake Road, off of Cleveland Ave.  Click HERE for a map.
Are you interested in protecting our natural resources? If so, you and/or your association may want to participate in the Department of Public Utilities' "No Dumping, Drains to River" storm drain marking project.

Volunteers are needed to apply vinyl markers on curbs near storm drain inlets. The project is part of the "We All Live Downstream" water pollution prevention public education program. By participating, you can help raise awareness that dumping hazardous waste into storm drains contributes to water pollution and endangers wildlife.

Please see the attached flyer for more information, or visit .

Click HERE for an application to participate in the project.

If you or your organization have already marked storm drains in your neighborhood, please mention this at an upcoming meeting and share your experience with other NCC communities.

Need Help Keeping the Utilities On?

Several utilities and agencies offer assistance with paying bills, avoiding service disconnection and other help:

    • Ohio Office of Consumers' Counsel provides help with complaints about utilities and avoiding disconnection, 1-877-742-5622, www.pickocc.com/crc.
    • American Electric Power will work with customers on electric-bill payment plans or credit arrangements, 1-800-277-2177, www.aepohio.com.
    • Columbus/Franklin County Community Action Agency administers Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) which provides money to eligible households for heating and cooling bills, 614-252-2663.
    • The Breathing Association offers utility assistance year-round. The Summer Crisis Program helps qualified households pay summer cooling bills and provides window air-conditioners for the medically needy, 1-866-861-6399, www.breathingassociation.org.
    • Columbia Gas of Ohio will refer customers to the appropriate agency, 1-800-344-4077, click here for website.
    • Ohio Department of Development oversees HEAP statewide, 1-800-282-0880, www.development.ohio.gov.

Columbus Police GANG Up On Criminals with Tips from Citizens

The Division is conducting a six month pilot project using the phone number 645-GANG (4264).  Citizens in Columbus are encouraged to leave a detailed message about gang activity in their neighborhood.  The Division is using this number specifically for information associated with gang activity.  Other information not pertaining to gangs should be referred to 645-4545.

Education and Training Seminars Available to the Community

The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) is offering a series of education and training courses to the public. Courses will be available on the energy and environment as well as land use and transportation planning.

“You can never begin planning for the future of your community too soon. This is an opportunity to learn about the issues that are affecting the region now and evaluate the needs of the future. I encourage everyone from students to professional planners to attend. All you need is an interest in the central Ohio region,” said MORPC Executive Director Chester R. Jourdan Jr.  Several of the transportation and regional development courses may be eligible for continuing education credit and will be conducted via web conferencing.

Courses are beginning now and additional courses will be available through March. Many of the courses are free. However, there is a nominal fee for some classes. Visit HERE for course descriptions.

For more information contact Shari Saunders at 614-233-4125 or email ssaunders@morpc.org.

Organizing a New Civic/Home Owners Association?

Are you interested in starting a new neighborhood association in the Northland area or have questions about how to energize your existing civic association?  The Northland Community Council is committed to growing new associations and keeping existing ones healthy.  The NCC membership committee is posed to assist any group or individual to start a new association or grow their existing organization.  For assistance contact Chuck Wolfe, NCC Membership Committee Chairperson, at twolfe53@aol.com or at (614) 337-9620.  You can also print or download a copy of the NCC Membership Application.
If you are a cat or dog owner (especially cats) and you need to get them spayed or neutered at a reasonable cost, you can go to one of the following locations to do so.  It's a real cost effective place that people don't know about to take their pet.  You can even take cats that are simply running around the neighborhood if you would like to keep the population of feral cats to a minimum in your community.

 

Spay/Neuter Clinics               

2752 Sawbury Blvd.                                    3136 S. Hamilton Rd.

Columbus, OH  43235                                Columbus, OH  43232

(614) 761-7551                                            (614) 367-9933

(Off of Sawmill Road) 

 

Cats (Up to 5 years of age):

Male cat   ------------- $28

Female cat ----------- $47

 

Dogs:

Male under 40 lbs. -------------------------------------- $ 59

Male over 40 lbs but under 70 lbs. ------------------ $ 81

Female under 40 lbs. ---------------------------------- $ 71

Female over 40 lbs. but under 70 lbs. ------------- $103

 

Pain medication for after the surgery -------------- $8 - $15

The usual cost to spay or neuter a cat is usually over $200.  Flyers of this information can be obtained at their facilities or you can call the numbers listed above.

Vaud-Villities invites YOU to become an active participant in our all volunteer organization.
 When you attend our spring performance, you see amazing local talent...singers and dancers.  What you don't see is all the work that goes on behind the scenes.  Artists, designers, sewers, painters, carpenters, electricians, fund-raisers and more - all needed to make the show happen.  Besides, we have moved into the old Cinema Theatre, which was once a part of the razed Northland Mall, on Morse Rd. and are challenged with getting it renovated.  We now call it Northland Park Arts Center (NPAC), which will become a vital part of Columbus' Art Community when complete.  We are preserving a part of Columbus' history.  Join us!  We need men and women!  Feel the sense of community by becoming a part of this amazing group. Call Delena Doan, 755-4371 for details.

Are you local senior looking for something to do related to the arts?  Click HERE to see details about the Vaud-Villities Senior Camp as well.

 

For more information, visit www.vvproductions.com   or contact Delena Doan at (614) 755-4371…email delenadoan@wowway.com

 

Click here for a copy of their brochure regarding their Show Camp.  Click here for a copy of the application to be a sponsor for a kid to attend Kids Camp.  Click here for a copy of the mission statement and schedule for the Show Camp. 
If there is ever a disaster in our area and you get separated from your loved ones, the American Red Cross has initiated a new service where you and others can access their website to register information about yourself to prove that you are OK.  This information can then be searched so that those who got separated can locate each other in a more expedient fashion bringing family and friends back together.  Click on the picture to the left to go to the registration page directly.
The Franklin County Board of Health has a great document outlining how you can get ready for a major emergency like a Flu Pandemic, natural disaster or other public emergency.  Click HERE to go to a link where this information is available in English, Spanish and Somali.

Ohio ODH Pandemic Influenza Plan

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Pandemic Influenza Plan

If you are interested in keeping up with issues relating to the Columbus City School system, click on the picture to the left to go to their website and sign up for their great newsletter.
The City of Columbus has initiated a new phone number (614) 645-3111 and system that allows its residents to have a centralized contact point for reporting all non-emergency issues.  This includes Code Enforcement issues, snow removal issues, waterline breaks, City lighting issues, potholes, etc.  You will be assigned a tracking number that you can also use to see the status of your issue at their new web address:  WWW.311.COLUMBUS.GOV