Have your say on what’s important to you, and elect new HENA Leadership Team members- perhaps join our team yourself! It’s a potluck, but we’ll provide some food (turkey wraps) and soft drinks. There is also a drawing! As of now, the generous donors of our free sweepstakes prizes include: 300 Suns Brewing Bark Me Beautiful … Continue reading Come to our Annual Neighborhood Meeting, Sat Aug 25th, 12-2, in Collyer Park’s S. Shelter.
Category: Community
The Historic Eastside is a wonderful place to live partially because of the sense of community.
Longmont Land Development Code a Win-Win
We've seen a recent win-win for both commercial sectors and Historic Eastside residents with what we've been calling a "Transition Zone." As Paula Fitzgerald, of the HENA Leadership Team puts it, the compatibility section of the new Land Development Code encourages "...high quality development...and protects residents who live next door to commercial uses. It’s a win-win … Continue reading Longmont Land Development Code a Win-Win
Train Noise: Status Update
TRAIN NOISE UPDATE by Rick Jacobi The City has been unable to get grants to help defray the cost of quieting train intersections, and currently is not expecting to apply for more grants. The majority of City Council members sound committed to working on this with City dollars, however. In next year’s budget there will probably … Continue reading Train Noise: Status Update
Great block party!
We had a great block party on 6th & Emery. Thanks to HENA's Social Team, the City and local businesses for a great sweepstakes.
Proposal to add 6-7 new units at 710 Martin- we need your comments by Aug 31.
Little old house on big lot is slated to get get 6-7 new units
Improvements to RR Crossings on Atwood Street Set to Begin Week of Aug. 13
work on railroad crossings Atwood 4th-Longs Peak mid to late Aug
Show up & stand up for the Transition Zone on July 24th
Please support the Transition Zone on the east side of Kimbark. It abuts Lower Downtown, so it applies to properties adjacent to our RLE zone. (Technically speaking, the Transition Zone is the Residential Compatibility section of the new Land Development Code). The city council meeting on July 24th to should be the first of two readings before it becomes … Continue reading Show up & stand up for the Transition Zone on July 24th
Longmont named All-American City for second time
This is a great honor of course. The main reasons given were for: 1. Supporting Action for Mental Health (SAM) SAM is the collaborative effort of local community groups and organizations, faith communities, residents, and local government to raise awareness and address mental health issues in Longmont. 2. Connecting a Community NextLight is a community-owned broadband … Continue reading Longmont named All-American City for second time
Next Neighborhood Walk and Trash Pickup Sunday July 8th, 10 am.
Neighbors are invited to our periodic neighborhood walks. Right now Richard Showers is holding them every 2 weeks on Sunday mornings, 10 am. Details of the walks are also posted on Facebook. The purpose of the walks is to get to know our neighbors (handshake), and walk around our neighborhood and pick-up trash (footprint). Bring … Continue reading Next Neighborhood Walk and Trash Pickup Sunday July 8th, 10 am.
Help replace our disappearing protections with a Conservation Overlay
Join the community support for the Historic Eastside’s C-O by signing our petition. We've now got over 100 signatures. Let's go for 150! Thank you! Why do we need a Conservation Overlay? On Sept 1, a new Land Development Code is scheduled for adoption by the City Council. In that process HENA will change from … Continue reading Help replace our disappearing protections with a Conservation Overlay
Historic Eastside Neighborhood Association 