Download information from the membership meeting held on January 31, 2010 - CLICK HERE
Annual Scattered Site Garage Sale...Saturday, April 17 and Sunday April 18, 2010.
Republican and Democratic Primary Elections will be held on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Early voting begins February 16 and ends on February 26.
Please click HERE to download the RHNA Membership Benefits and Application.
Tip: Leave the rake in the shed this fall...Click Here
Please click HERE for information on 2010 Census Cautions.
Most cell phone use banned in school zones...Effective Sept. 1, drivers will no longer be able to use cell phones in school zones except in specific circumstances. Under a bill passed this year by the Texas Legislature, using wireless devices in school zones is allowed only if the vehicle is stopped, the phone is used with a hands-free device or is being used to make a call to emergency authorities. The offense is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $200.
Fort Worth's Transportation and Public Works Department is installing about 600 new signs to warn drivers when they've entered a no-chat school zone. The National Safety Council is calling for a total ban on cell phone use by drivers nationwide, based on estimates that the practice contributes to 6 percent of the 636,000 annual crashes. About half the crashes result in injuries, including 2,600 deaths, the NSC reports.
STREET SIGN TOPPERS...Please click HERE to read the information on requesting additional signs.
FORT WORTH POLICE DEPARTMENT CITIZENS ON PATROL APPLICATION - If you would like to join the COP Program, please download and fill out the form HERE
RECENT COMMENTS FROM THE CITY OF FORT WORTH...There have been some daytime break-ins, but nothing out of the usual taken, electronics and jewelry. I understand that flat screen TV's are the newest item that they like to take. The Fort Worth Police Department has a new system that I just recently heard about that puts a bar code on your items and they can scan it with a handheld device when it's recovered or winds up in a pawn shop.
A reminder to people to secure their property where it is out of sight in their vehicles and before they reach their destination (like in a park or jogging trail parking lot) with the extra precautions of working door/window locks, security bars for sliding glass doors and proper lighting around their residences at night wouldn't hurt anything. As the economy goes down, more crimes of opportunity will occur. The police use the phrase of "Harden The Target".
Also, area residents should not be afraid to report any suspicious activity - day or night - with as much info as they can safely get. Person and vehicle descriptions with a license plate numbers will at least get it on record if something comes up later. I'm hearing more about people who are driving around the neighborhoods and looking for patterns - especially in the mornings when you would normally be leaving for work or taking the kids to school. A NOSY NEIGHBOR is a good deterrent to crime.
The Ridglea Hills Neighborhood Association urges everyone to become a NOSY NEIGHBOR.
SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD CAMPAIGN BEGINS..."Knowing we can do our part to maintain a clean and safe neighborhood is important. That’s why the City of Fort Worth Code Compliance Department this month will kick off a 90-day Safe Neighborhoods Initiative. It’s a good way for residents to learn more about health and safety issues, code violations and proper animal care and control."
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