Fall 2012 Newsletter for Highland West Civic Association - Wilm., DE

1. FALL 2012
NEWSLETTER
Highland West Park Renovations to be
Complete by End of November
Renovations give new life Highland West Residents to
to our park improve the park & make it
an inviting space for all. The
The Highland West
suggestions were
playground and park is
incorporated into the design
getting a make-over from the Using suggestions from the community, New Castle
laid out by the county.
county this fall. County redesigned the new community park.
The county hopes to have
The biggest change will
the playground/park
be the removal of small trees In This Edition:
renovations complete by the
and massive trimming of the
canopy currently on the
end of November. Park Renovations 1
playground, which has been Highland West Crime HW Crime Report 1-2
attracting mosquitoes. The Report Treasury Report 2
removal/trimming of the trees
Over the last few weeks
will allow the equipment to Community Police 2
our neighborhood has
dry faster and make the Annual HWCA Meeting 3
experiences several car
space more inviting for the
break-ins and items being Upcoming Events 3
kids.
stolen outside/inside of
The playground will be
people’s homes. The Civic
The Scoop on Poop! 3
receiving all new equipment,
Association is having Halloween Festivities 4
mulch, & benches.
discussions (Cont. pg 2)
We appreciate all the Crumbling Curbs 4
great feedback received from
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2. Fall has arrived! Check out
the upcoming activities in &
around the neighborhood. Highland West Civic
Association Board:
Officers:
Marge Spittle - President
marguerite_spittle@yahoo.com
Bill Stephano - Vice President
bstephano@dscc.com
Pat Durbano - Treasurer
pdurbano@comcast.net
Amy Scherer - Secretary
amy.elizabeth.scherer@gmail.com
with New Castle County HWCA Treasury Update
Police to see what can be done As of October 15th, 2012 the Directors:
to help reduce the crime we are Highland West Civic Association
experiencing. We would like to Treasury balance is $9,349. The Mary Beth Brodeur
remind all residents to lock their money in our treasury is funded mbbrodeur8990@gmail.com
vehicles and homes. If you see by our annual $40 neighborhood
dues. Our treasury pays for many Bill Long
any suspicious activity please
things in our community such as wlong01@comcast.net
call the New Castle County
police. Please also alert the HW entrance garden renovations,
snow removal and the summer Adam Tarpine
Civic Association so we can
block party, just to name a few. atarpine@hotmail.com
update the community through
Dues to fund the treasury are
Facebook.
voted on at the annual meeting
Several of our neighbors
held at McKean High School each
have had possessions taken and
September. Our dues have not
ask that if you have any leads on
changes in 8+ years and continue
their items to please let them New Castle County
to be some of the lowest
know: Police Text Tips
Homeowners Association/Civic
• Baseball player statue taken Association dues in the area. Did you know that you can text
from the yard of 22 Whitekirk message the New Castle
• A flat screen TV taken from County Police? Text the
New Community Police Officer keyword NCCPD followed by
the porch of 110 Drummond Dr Highland West now has a new your text tip to 847411
• GPS taken from Jeep at 205 community police officer, S/Cpl. (TIP411). You will then receive
Whitekirk Wesley Reynolds Sr. Officer a response with an option to
If you have any information Reynolds can be reached at: continue communicating.
on these items please contact the wreynolds@nccde.org or at Standard text messaging rates
Civic Association or the police 302-395-8055 (direct line). apply.
asap.

3. Upcoming HWCA
Activities!
Check out these upcoming
events!
Santa Claus Express
Back by Popular Demand!
Bring the family for an 1-1/2
hour afternoon ride on the
Wilmington & Western
Railroad. HWCA will attend on
Saturday, December 8th at
12:30 pm! Santa rides the
train and greets everyone on
board and brings a chocolate
treat for each child. To sign-up
please contact Bill Long
wlong01@comcast.net or The Scoop on Poop!
302-998-9164
In Highland West we love our four-legged canine friends and
Santa Visits Highland enjoy seeing them out for walks (on leashes) around the
neighborhood. While we love the dogs, nobody likes to find the
West!
undesirable presents they sometimes leave behind. We ask that
On Sunday, December
you please remember that if your dog needs to go while outside of
16th, Santa will be visiting
your yard, please take a plastic bag along on your walk and clean-
Highland West! If you are
interested in having Santa visit
up after the dog. Failure to clean-up after your dog will result in a
your home please contact Pat
monetary fine.
Durbano
pdurbano@comcast.net or
Annual Civic Association Meeting
302-388-4530
The Annual Highland West Civic Association meeting was held
September 25th at McKean High School. During the meeting local
representative Janet Kilpatrick was on hand to answer questions
about the park renovations and hear the concerns and needs of
Important Phone Highland West residents. Janet has been a wonderful advocate for
Numbers: Highland West and is instrumental in getting problems taken care of
for the neighborhood.
Fire - Police - Ambulance 911
Homeowners Association dues were also voted on for 2013.
New Castle County Police The dues will remain at forty ($40) dollars. Dues will be collections
302-573-2800 in March/April 2013.
This number is for NON-emergencies. Officers were also voted on for 2013. Names & contact emails
for officers and board members are in the left column of the page.
McKean High School
Meetings of the Officers & Board members are open sessions which
302-992-5520
Please call the number listed above if residents are welcome to attend throughout the course of the year.
students are seen wandering through Dates for these meetings will be posted as Events on our Facebook
the neighborhood during school hours
page.

4. Going Digital! not wish to receive the newsletter electronic newsletter please
by email, please reply with contact Amy Scherer. We
Quarterly newsletters will be “OPT-OUT” to the newsletter & appreciate your efforts to reduce
uploaded to our facebook page. your email will be removed from paper waste through electronic
The newsletter is also being the distribution list. If you would newsletter distribution!
distributed via email. If you do prefer to only receive an
Halloween Festivities!
Trick or Treat Safety Tips to sink & need to be replaced.
Trick or Treat can be a lot of Marge Spittle has made a list of Fun Family Activities
curbs, which were crumbling or
fun for our neighborhood kids
and a treat for cracking and provided the list to
Safe Trick or Treat in
Mr. Joe Miro, our District
adults as well. Hockessin
Here are a few Representative. Mr. Miro will be
Saturday, October 27th
meeting with the DelDot to
safety tips to keep from 11am - 4pm bring the
in mind this discuss the project & what can kids in costume to the
be done to fix some of our businesses around
Halloween.
curbs. Hockessin. Details can be
1.Highland West does not found on the Destination
have street lights, so please be Hockessin Facebook page.
sure to carry a flashlight so
Volunteer Opportunities!
you can be seen by cars. The Civic Association is
looking for volunteers who
2.Drivers please be sure to
would be interested in
abide by the 25 mph speed
participating in the planning of
limit in our neighborhood and
upcoming events held in the
stay alert for children trick or
neighborhood throughout the
treating.
year such as Easter Egg Hunt,
3. Only visit houses with their Summer Block Party, Halloween.
porch lights on. Houses, which If you are interested in helping
do not have their lights on are out, please email
likely not participating in trick highlandwestca@gmail.com.
or treat.
4. Remind your kids not to
talk to or get into cars with
strangers.
Trick or Treat will be from Interested in contributing
5:45 - 8:00 pm in Highland West to the newsletter? Please
contact us @
Curbs HighlandWestCA@gmail.com
Many of the curbs around
the neighborhood are beginning