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NEW OFFICERS ELECTED AT DEC. 7TH MEETING

(1/1/10) - Congratulations to our officers and committee chairpersons who have agreed to serve in 2010: Gary Littlefield, President; Kim Ashford, Vice President; Julie White, Secretary; and Greg Scott, Treasurer.

Committee Chairpersons are Steven Graham, Beautification; Avery Sloan, Communications; Julie White, Community Relations; Marcelle DeSoto, Membership; and George Mermigas, Safety & Security.

Subcomittee heads are Glenda Foster, Advertising; Lucas Banquer, Database; Johnny Kaiser, Neighborhood Watch; Hallie Dozier, Traffic Calming; and Kim Ashford, Welcoming.

Officers were elected in a special December 7th board meeting. New board members for 2010 were elected at the November board meeting and they are Lucas Banquer, Terry Bellon, Marcelle DeSoto, Jerry Graves, Vicki Johnston, Isiah Miller, Frank Mule, Blair Roussel, Rev. Nina Russell, Deana Searles and Joe Stuart.

For a complete list of all board members, officers and committees, visit directors.html.

NEXT ASSOCIATION MEETING IS JANUARY 18TH

(1/3/10) - The next meeting of the Broadmoor Residents' Association will be on Monday, January 18th, 2010 at 7 PM. Join us at Broadmoor United Methodist Church in the Adult Education Building, located at Sharp Road and Mollylea Drive.

SGT DARREN HUNT CRITICALLY INJURED IN ACCIDENT

(11/21/09) - Our Broadmoor Private Security Detail coordinator, EBR Police Sgt. Darren Hunt, was critically injured earlier this week in a motorcycle accident. We have opened a bank account for donations on his behalf and are also asking for blood donations at OLOL. Please visit this page on our site for more information and regular updates on his condition - www.broadmoor-br.org/darren.html

MOTION APPROVED TO CREATE BROADMOOR CRIME PREVENTION AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

(10/13/09) - At the August meeting of the board, a motion was introduced to take the necessary steps to create the Broadmoor Crime Prevention and Improvement District (BCPID). This motion was introduced after months of research, discussion, and consultation with our government representatives. All board members present voted unanimously to approve the motion.

The Broadmoor Residents' Association is asking our residents to help create a district that would increase funding for security patrols. Read the details of this important undertaking here.

LITTER COURT ANNOUNCEMENT

(8/24/09) - East Baton Rouge Parish property owners have a choice — clean up or pay up.

That’s the message behind the city-parish’s new litter court, which kicks off today.

The program targets trash, debris, illegal signs, overgrown lots and neglected swimming pools in an effort to curb blighted property.

Code enforcement officers with the Office of Neighborhoods and Department of Public Works will be out in full force looking for violations proactively and via complaint, said Mary Fontenot, director of the Office of Neighborhoods. More . . .

POLICE TARGET HABITUAL PARKING VIOLATORS

EBR Parking Regulations Are Being Enforced

(8/24/09)  The Broadmoor Residents' Association Board of Directors voted several months ago in favor of asking our EBR Police patrol to vigorously enforce parking regulations in Broadmoor. We continue to receive frequent legitimate complaints about residents who routinely have cars, truck, boats and trailers in their yards or on the street in violation of EBR Parking Regulations. The board has routinely responded to individual complaints by dispatching the police patrol to issue warnings and citations, but the problem does not go away and has become a real problem for some neighborhoods. The new enforcement policy began in August, and will not be dictated by individual complaints but will be enforced routinely throughout Broadmoor. However, if you have an address for the police patrol to check, please call our Hotline at 926-9829 or send us an EMAIL.

Parking in yards degrades the appearance of your property, decreases the value of your home and your neighbor's property, and is in violation of EBR parking ordinances and Broadmoor deed restrictions. Parking on the street longer than permitted, in violation of ordinances, also degrades the neighborhood and in many instances creates traffic safety hazards.

We have notified all residents regarding this enforcement policy in our newsletter. Our Good Neighbor Parking Program will be communicated using email, our web page, and newsletters with details regarding regulations and policies.

In the meantime, please do not park any vehicle or trailer on the grass in your front yard, or next to your driveway, house or carport in violation of the EBR "dust laws". Exceptions are made for infrequent overnight guests or special events. The police will be targeting repeat violators who routinely park in the grass. All single family homes are required by law to have enough paved parking for the occupant's vehicles on a regular basis. Many homeowners have widened their paved driveways or added small gravelled side extensions to accommodate extra parking, and we encourage this solution.

  -  No parking on the grass in the front yard between the front of the residence and the street

  -  No parking on street for a period of time longer than nine (9) hours of any twenty-four-hour period beginning at 6 AM of one day to 6 AM of the next day

  -  No parking in the drive or in a yard between the residence and the street
    - Wreckers
    - Buses for hire (excluding school buses used primarily for transporting children)
    - Trucks or semitrailers with more than two (2) axles or with a payload capacity in excess of 2,000 pounds

  -  No parking of any motor home, house trailer, or commercial vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or more, for a period of seventy-two (72) hours or more.

ENTERGY CREWS NEED YOUR COOPERATION

Board Member Glenda Foster reports that when there is a storm such as we had recently and your power is off in the morning, residents should leave their gates, etc., UNLOCKED so Entergy crews can get to what they need to repair in your yard, OR stay home to give them access to the public utilities servitude that adjoins the rear of your property.

This "public service request" is being issued as a result of Entergy crews not being able to get to their power lines in servitudes which caused great delay in some cases. According to Entergy crews brought in from out of town to assist US in OUR need, a couple of locked gates impacted approximately 400 Entergy households but they finally found a work-around.

Thank you to the "Guys from Gretna" with Entergy.

2010 Dues Can Be Paid in 2009

Thanks to everyone who has paid their 2009 dues recently. If you haven't sent your check, please visit our Membership Page for a form, or send your payment online using PayPal. Payments received in October or later will be credited as payment for 2010 dues.