Special Tidbit Edition Celebrates Labor Day Weekend Events

Click here for this special issue as the City of Sacramento's Neighborhood Services Division salutes working men and women. 

Lots of cultural and music festivals are highlighted in this issue like Greek (Sacramento Convention Center), African (Land Park), and Tejano Conjunto (Cesar Chavez Plaza) to name a few. 

At Chalk it Up Sacramento, art-filled sidewalks surround Fremont Park.  

Also, don't forget Gold Rush Days in Old Sacramento. 

Get more details in this special Tidbits Newsletter for Labor Day Weekend. 

More photos from the August General Meeting

Neighbor Melissa invites GCTE girls to join the Girl Scout troop she is organizing. Contact Melissa: sgmgirlscouts@att.net. 

Harkness grad and cup stacker national champ, Mikela, is introduced by GCTENA board member June.  Check out all those medals: gold, silver, and bronze.

Chair Ernie and City of Sacramento code enforcement official, Belinda Rogers.  She reminded everyone to call or email 311 when neighborhood problems occur.

Board member Erin discusses our mid-century modern architectural legacy. Our neighborhood is definitely a hidden gem and is on the rebound!  Erin also talked about the renovations occurring at Chorley Park which started this August.

Neighborhood Pride! These are the original Golf Course Terrace Estates brochures shared by one of our neighborhood researchers.

Photos - August 2012 General Meeting

Everyone was pleased to welcome back to Harkness Principal Eric Chapman.

We always have cookies at General Meetings but August 23rd we enjoyed ice cream
provided by our District 5 Council Member.  Thanks, Jay!

Large gathering of GCTE neighbors listened to a variety of speakers.

Always lots of information on hand about city and neighborhood services.

City of Sacramento Neighborhood News

Bi-Weekly Tidbits 

News From Neighborhood Services Division

August 24, 2012

Get the entire Tidbits newsletter here.  Lots of information about neighborhood celebrations, community fundraisers, senior fall prevention event coming in September, composting seminars, city excursions, and great news on 311 - finally there's an app for that: 

On August 23, 2012 the City launched a 311 iPhone app and web service that will improve customer service and employee efficiencies! The new application will provide an easy-to-use, self-service web and mobile application for reporting typical requests for service. Examples of the top topics citizens call 311 about are potholes, traffic signal malfunctions, missed garbage cans on collection day, illegal dumping, and stray animals.

The 311 iPhone app and its companion web service will do the following:

• Reduce the number of hang-ups
• Improve citizen service experience
• Decrease call handling times
• Increase response and reporting effectiveness
• Provide another self-service communication mode for citizens in addition to phoning 311 and email
• Increase efficiency of departments by providing prompt and accurate information

The City’s call center now handles approximately 1,300 calls and 75 emails each day. The City estimates it loses about 100,000 calls each year as a result of lengthy hold times. Please check out this new and exciting tool!

To download the app at itunes, click here.

Visit the companion web service website at the City of Sacramento.

August 23rd - Annual Ice Cream Social - Harkness Elementary School

GCTENA General Meeting features ice cream, of course, door prizes, a report on National Night Out events in the neighborhood, speakers including our returning Harkness Principal Chapman, District 5 Council Member Schenirer, representatives of the Sacramento Police Department and City Code Enforcement Division. 

You will also hear information on architectural preservationists Sac-Mod, our neighborhood Yards of the Month, and renovation happening at our local baseball field by members of SEIU Local 1000.

Join us Thursday, August 23, 2012, 7:00pm at Harkness Elementary School, 54th Avenue and Hogan Drive.

GCTENA's August 2012 Newsletter Available Now!

Full of useful information about this month's upcoming General Meeting on Thursday, August 23rd, check out the latest GCTENA Newsletter.  Look for your pony expressed copy coming to all neighborhood doors soon.

National Night Out is Coming Soon!

Whether it's around the corner or down the street, America's National Night Out is coming to a block near you.  Look for signs and flyers celebrating this annual event throughout Golf Course Terrace Estates, Tuesday, August 7th. Free refreshments, lots of information, and a chance to meet or catch up with your neighbors. If you can't make an event near you, be sure to show your support by leaving your exterior house lights on, coming outside to enjoy any Delta breezes blowing our way, and saying howdy to those nearby.

Summer Fun in Sacramento

Sacramento's Neighborhood Services Division features lots of activities (trips, movie nights, farmers markets, workshops, family events, etc.) in its latest issue of Tidbits.  See especially:

Neighborhood Night at Funderland in William Land Park is Friday, August 6th, 5:00 - 8:00pm.

Bananarama Festival at William Land Park August 18 - 19th, benefitting the Sojourner Multicultural Arts Museum at 24th Street and Florin Road.  To participate in the festival as a vendor, an application is available here.