JULY 4 AT FLANAGAN PARK
Neighbors cooked hot dogs and met with neighbors and community members at Flanagan Park who have been hosting friends and family at the park for many years. They discussed organizing day time events for next year for the whole neighborhood to take part in.
FLOOD HISTORY IN PAPETON
Thanks to neighbor Eric Ross for sharing some interesting history of the neighborhood regarding the Templeton Gap Flood.
On May 22, 1992 a cloudburst storm dumped over 7 inches of water, which flooded Papeton as much as 4 feet. The United States Geological Survey describe “cloudbursts” as very intense rainfalls. The nearby canyons act as chimneys to create a strong upward draft for moist air until the moisture in the air becomes too great to be sustained, creating a “wall of water” effect.
ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS REQUESTS
A petition to the City’s Department of Public Works is being organized by Jason Melko on the 3000 block of Pennsylvania. Issues being requested to be addressed are: potholes, poor drainage, lack of proper grading, erosion, and debris accumulation. If these issues are also impacting your alley you can get in touch with Jason at jasonmelko79@gmail.com.
A COMMUNITY BENEFITS
AGREEMENT FOR THE UNION PRINTERS HOME REDEVELOPMENT
We spoke with nearby neighbors who have been organizing a multi-neighborhood project to look out for the best interest of their neighborhoods. One mile east of downtown, in the center of the K-Land, Hillside, and Knob Hill neighborhoods, the Union Printers Home is facing large-scale redevelopment. Built as a convalescent and retirement home for the International Typographical Union in 1892, The Union Printers Home is an important space of labor and local history. In 2021, the development group UPH Partners purchased the then-vacant property. UPH Partners intends to construct housing, retail spaces, restaurants, outdoor spaces, and redevelop the main building and boiler room into a hotel and brewery.
On top of concerns of preserving the union legacy of the property, large-scale developments like this tend to displace working-class and racially diverse neighborhoods by increasing the cost of living. The Union Printers Home Community Benefits Agreement (UPH CBA) Coalition was created by residents of the K-Land, Knob Hill, and Hillside neighborhoods to ensure that we are not priced out of our own neighborhoods.
The UPH CBA Coalition is composed of the K-Land, Knob Hill, and Hillside neighborhood associations, labor unions, small businesses, and community organizations and residents in our neighborhoods. Our goal is to negotiate a community benefits agreement (CBA) with UPH Partners. A CBA is a legally-enforceable contract, negotiated between a community and a developer. Neighborhoods around the US have won incredible benefits through CBAs, like affordable housing, priority job hiring, educational funds, and much more.
If you or someone you know lives or works in K-Land, Knob Hill, or Hillside, we would love to hear your perspective in our survey (English/Español).
If you would like to learn more or get involved, please contact Savanah McDaniel (mcdaniel.sav@gmail.com).
