Safety | Rosemere Neighborhood Association

Sewage Spill Reported at Frenchman’s Bar for Second Year in a Row – April 8, 2005

April 3, 2009 Author: admin

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Anglers return to Frenchman’s Bar the day following the report of a sewage spill

The Washington State Department of Ecology’s Spill Responder’s Unit was dispatched to Frenchman’s Bar (near Vancouver Lake) on April 5, 2005 following another report of a raw sewage spill. This scene is a replay from a year ago when fishermen called in the worst sewage spill in memory at Frenchman’s Bar in April 2004, where the spill team found tampons, condoms, syringes, and globules of raw sewage washed ashore along two ½ miles of beach at Riverfront Park. A source was never discovered for the 2004 sewage spill, though a spill responder indicated that wind and weather conditions supported the theory that the spill was caused by a sewer overflow from Portland. However, Oregon’s DEQ was not able to identify a malfunction of Portland sewer treatment facilities. The Health Department closed Frenchman’s Bar under a public health emergency and special equipment was brought in to collect syringes hidden in the beach sand. [Read More...]

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT: TUESDAY AUGUST 3, 2004

April 2, 2009 Author: admin

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In light of security measures in the Pacific Northwest, The Rosemere Neighborhood Association is setting another precedent. We are asking everyone in Rosemere to stay home, stay out on your porch or in your front yard, and turn on your porch light for National Night Out. [Read More...]

Media Correction: RE Columbian article “Rank water a worry” – July 19, 2004

April 2, 2009 Author: admin

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On July 19, 2004, the Rosemere Neighborhood Association sent the following request for a correction to Erik Robinson, environmental reporter with the Columbian. This email was not aknowledged, nor did Mr. Robinson issue the correction. [Read More...]

SWIMMING MAY BE DANGEROUS IN LOCAL WATERS – July 14, 2004

April 2, 2009 Author: admin

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According to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle, “Study finds pollution in coast rivers, hot spots have fecal bacteria that pose a danger to swimmers” (5 Jan 2001), this statement was reported in bold: “Fecal coliform, for instance, can cause hepatitis A, bacterial meningitis and encephalitis.” Fecal coliform is present in dangerous levels in many of the public swimming areas in our local lakes and rivers, meaning that these waterbodies are unsafe for human contact when fecal coliform levels are on the rise. [Read More...]

Money extortion scam in Rosemere? – April 4, 2004

March 28, 2009 Author: admin

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ALERT: We have been made aware that there are people soliciting contributions in Rosemere who claim to be representing the Rosemere Neighborhood Association. We are not at this time canvassing neighborhood businesses. Please ask for proper ID and call 911 to report any suspicious activity. [Read More...]

Dangerous crosswalk at East 39th Street – City negligent? – March 19, 2004

March 28, 2009 Author: admin

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Dangerous Crosswalk

This crosswalk, at East 39th Street, just east of Interstate 5, was out of commission for five months due to a faulty light system and the city’s inability to maintain it properly. This was a dangerous situation. A young girl was hit by a car here last month, sustaining serious injuries. Her attorney maintains negligence on the part of the City of Vancouver, which could result in a pending claim and/or possible lawsuit against the city. [Read More...]

Sex Offender Neighborhood Mitigation – February 2004

March 26, 2009 Author: admin

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State Sex Offender Housing Limitation Law Senate Bill #6440 and House Bill #2594

Please show your support for proposed state legislation on behalf of our neighborhoods — not just in Vancouver, but statewide. This legislation is designed to prevent level II or III sex offenders from co-habitating in the same house, as has happened recently in Vancouver, WA. This proposed legislation prevents sex offenders from establishing residence with or within one thousand feet of other risk level II or III offenders currently under community custody for the commission of a sex offense (while the sex offender is on parole). [Read More...]

Vancouver Police Roll out Methamphetamine Prevention Program – January 22, 2004

March 26, 2009 Author: admin

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Vancouver Police Chief Brian Martinek and other Vancouver P.D. staff spoke about the destructive effects of methamphetamine in the community (including statistics related to methamphetamine labs and dump sites, arrests and emergency room visits in the City of Vancouver) and the efforts the Vancouver Police Department is using to combat the problem through a new Methamphetamine Awareness Program. [Read More...]

Press release — May 27, 2003

March 26, 2009 Author: admin

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Press release — May 27, 2003 — Vancouver, Washington

The Rosemere Neighborhood Association is submitting paperwork in May 2003 to the City of Vancouver for a Neighborhood Transportation Improvement Grant to install curb cuts along 33rd Street from Grand Boulevard to the I-5 overpass. This Grant is a continuation of the grant awarded in 2001 for a similar project along Grand Boulevard from Fourth Plain Boulevard to 33rd Street. [Read More...]