Safety

Here are two items that may interest you –

FIRST — During the past few weeks there has been lengthy discussion between the City, PUSD, Brigden Ranch Neighborhood Association, and residents along Roxbury and Mountain about the impact of generators and lights being used at night on Marshall fields.

The neighbors immediately impacted, and your Association, objected to an independent club soccer team (not a Marshall team) using the fields at night, with up to seven noisy generators running flood lights on tall polls.  We were concerned that the district and City were allowing outsiders to use Marshall and severely impacting the quality of life in the neighborhood, without considering the feelings of the neighbors.

The lights and generator noise prevented homeowners from opening their doors and windows at night, opening their window shades, or sitting outside on their patios.

After hearing from the neighbors, all of whom objected, the district re-wrote the permit for the soccer team.  The team will only be allowed to use Marshall during weekend days, and will not be permitted to use generators and lights.

SECOND — What also came out of this incident, is a chance as a neighborhood to voice our concerns about the impact Marshall Fundamental School has on our area.

Council Member Margaret McAustin, and PUSD Board President Tom Selinske will host a meeting to discuss the impacts Marshall has on our neighborhood.  They will listen to your concerns and respond.

Areas of concern may include how the Marshall fields/facilities will be utilized under the proposed joint-use of facilities plan.  Under this plan, the public will be able to use school facilities through Pasadena.  What some people are concerned with is who will be allowed to use the fields and facilities (neighbors, or anyone outside the immediate neighborhood).  Traffic issues.  Parking.  Crime and graffiti.  The future of Marshall.

The community meeting is scheduled for next Thursday, January 15 –

6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Marshall School Library

Members of the Brigden Ranch Neighborhood Association (like you) are being invited, as well as residents on Roxbury and Mountain.

Please feel free to invite any of your neighbors who haven’t received this note.  You may get duplicates of this information from different sources.

Should you not be able to attend, and want to have your thoughts heard, please e-mail me your ideas.

Thanks,

Donn Dufford
Brigden Ranch Neighborhood Association President

If you have questions, please contact:

As some of you know, the BRNA Board discussed Neighborhood Watch Monday night at our Board meeting and took steps to begin developing a system.

It appears that’s good timing. I wanted to alert you to the following.

I’ve spent the past couple hours dealing with the police and lookiing at burglary suspects. A teen tried to break into my neighbor’s house about 1:00 p.m. today … and I’m looking right out the window at him. I went after him, but he and another kid (the spotter) got away. The police are looking for them.

Teens (15-17). Black. Dark complexion. About 5′10″ 150 lbs. Short, buzz-type haircuts. One wearing black jeans and black short-sleeve top, the other black jeans and white short-sleeve top. One riding a bike.

They (the burglars) found five houses in a row with no cars in driveways. Figured no one was home. Walked down long driveway into back yard. Tried to pull screen off open window in kitchen. Failed. Pulled screen off another open window but couldn’t get the window up. Tried on my side of neighbor’s house and didn’t realize I was home.

Not only did they try this house, but apparently tried another earlier in the morning but were frightened off.

Watch our web site www.brigdenranch.org and our newsletter for more information.

In the meantime, keep your doors and windows locked.