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December 2011 News

Saturday, December 10th, 2011

Here are some news from the Norwalk City Council newsletter:

City’s Finance Department recognized for excellence: earned the “Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting” for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR)

Report Street Light outages at www.sce.com/Forms/ReportStreetLightOutage.aspx or (800) 611-1911

Illegal Fireworks a minimum 6 months in jail and up to $1,000 fine

Firing a Gun into the air – a minimum 3 years in state prison and up to $10,000 fine

Household Hazardous Waste/E-Waste drop of at Rio Honda College Fire Training Academy on 1/21/2012 9AM-3PM

Operation Hometown Heroes – honor young men and women of our community – call (562) 929-5735 for more info

Recycle Christmas Tree – place trees on the curb on the same day as your trash collection

Community Food Drive – Norwalk Arts & Sports Complext until December 16, 2011

Neighborhood Noise Complaints (Excessive Parties)

Sunday, September 11th, 2011

A Norwalk resident e-mailed the regarding neighborhood noise problem:

I realize the economy has been bad for the last couple of years, so when more and more neighbors started having night time parties around here on a regular basis…we assumed that was why.

Well, it seems to be a weekly thing now. So much cheaper to turn your home into a nightclub. Booze, under-aged drinkers, cars parked everywhere and live bands! If it’s not a Mariache Band then it’s a live some kind of band and when they are done, they start the DJ. By then everyone is drunk as a skunk and they crank it up a little louder about every 15 minutes. Eventually the band starts singing and playing again.

This constant ‘boomp-boomp-boomp’ pounding my windows and eventually my head goes on from as early as 5pm to 2 or 3 am. Call the Norwalk Sheriff and 8 out of 10 times, they will say, it may take awhile because there’s other emergencies going on. If they do show up to have them turn down the noise, it’s back up within an hour.

If we can only have a limited number of yard sales a year- how much more annoying is it for everyone to listen to these parties going on from Fri Sat and Sun every weekend without regard to neighbors, even those living 2 blocks away, if they are disturbing their peace, or if their children are sleeping, or if someone is sick, has to work or want to get up for church Sunday!

We need a system that everyone knows about. Only so many parties, control how loud it gets, no under aged drinking, and if the police comes and asks you to turn it down- keep it down. It’s a residential neighborhood!!! Not zoned for a night club every flipping weekend. Doesn’t anyone care about their own neighbors anymore-that we are forced to call the police on them to just get some peace & respect? Something MUST be done SOON because some neighbors aren’t going to be so patient any more.

If you are a Norwalk homeowner and you are experiencing similar problems in your neighborhood, I urge you to write and address your concerns to the following City Councilmembers:

    Mayor – Mike Mendez
    Vice Mayor – Cheri Kelley
    Councilmember – Marcel Rodarte
    Councilmember – Leonard Shryock
    Councilmember – Luigi Vernola

And also visit the “Public Safety Commission” meeting to voice your concern(s). You will be heard.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
Meets 1st Monday, 6:00 p.m., Council Chambers
Advises the City Council regarding public safety problems in the community, including (but not limited to) earthquake and disaster preparedness, emergency management, street crossing, child abuse and neighborhood watch.

Please continue to send me e-mails that you would like to share on NorwalkCity.com, thank you.

Homebuying Program Wait List Deadline

Saturday, September 25th, 2010

The City of Norwalk is reopening a waiting list for potential first-time homebuyers interested in purchasing a single-family house in Norwalk. To be included on the waiting list, buyers must submit a completed application to the Housing Authority by 5 p.m. on Friday, October 8. Applications are available for pick up at the Housing Authority located at 12035 Firestone Blvd. and for download at www.ci.norwalk.ca.us.

For this program, the City of Norwalk is purchasing foreclosed and abandoned homes, rehabilitating them, and reselling them to qualified low-income buyers. Only a limited number of homes will be available for purchase. Applications received by October 8 will be entered into a lottery. Norwalk residents will receive preference on the waiting list. Applicants are required to make a minimum 1 percent down payment and acquire a 30-year fixed rate mortgage from a lending institution of their choosing.

The Homebuying Program is made possible by a grant from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program as part of the economic stimulus act. The purpose of the grant is to stabilize communities that have suffered from foreclosures and abandonment through the purchase and redevelopment of foreclosed and abandoned homes and residential properties.

For more information about the Homebuying Program, please call the Housing Authority at (562) 929-5588.

Electronic Waste Collection Event

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

City of Norwalk Electronic Waste Collection Event & Shred-A-Thon

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Norwalk City Hall – 12700 Norwalk Blvd

Social Services CenterĀ  – 11929 Alondra Blvd*
*Off-site shredding truck only – materials will be transported to the City Hall location after the event for shredding.

Dispose of your unwanted electronics (ewaste) and shred important documents for free! Shredding only: Limit 5 boxes per vehicle, additional boxes will be charged $5.00 per box

9AM-2PM
(On a first come, first served basis)

Recycle your computer desktops, lcd and crt monitors, television sets, vcr and dvd players, stereo equipment, video game system, fax machines, printers, toners and cartridges, and cell phones.

Dead Leopard Sharks Found

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

LA Times reported today that two dead leopard sharks were found dumped in a residential trash bin. The dead carcasses are been examined in Downey for the cause and to obtain any information.

Dead leopard sharks found in trash can

Animal control officers are trying to figure out how two adult leopard sharks ended up in a trash can outside a Norwalk home.

A woman said she smelled a foul odor coming from a garbage can outside her house Monday and when she peeked inside found the two dead 4-foot sharks staring up at her, said Aaron Reyes, director of operations in the area for the L.A. County animal control authority.

“Stuffed in there, just sort of curled in and, you know, thrown on top of each other,” Reyes said.

Read more at http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/08/leopard-sharks.html