There will be a Police Roll Call on Jan. 18th at 8:00 pm. This is where the police show up in large numbers to do their roll call and they take a few minutes to say hello to the neighbors. There will be some food/drinks available.
Tampa Heights Home Tour Stay tuned for more details for 2012.
Safety & Law Enforcement
Our local community officers
are: Officer Lippold (A cycle) contact info:
Cell: 309-0965
Officers Ward and Gonzales (B cycle) contact info:
Cell: 310-0552 and 309-0981
Neighborhood Affairs Liaison: Rebecca Jones:
Cell: 242-3867
Our Crime Prevention Team Officer Duran:
Cell: 813-310-8529
Police Department Non-Emergency Phone Number:
813-231-6130. And don't forget in an emergency or if you see a crime in
progress call 911.
How to
Contact City Government
The City of Tampa’s Neighborhood and
Community Relations Office is available to help you navigate your way
through city government. With over 34 departments and nearly 5,000
employees, the task of determining which department to call first is
sometimes overwhelming for residents. Our office is available to help
connect you to the appropriate city department; provide contact information;
or input your question, concern or suggestion directly into Tampa’s on-line
Customer Service Center. We can be reached at (813) 274-7835, and I
encourage you to call. Please be sure to also visit our website
www.tampagov.net/neighborhoods to learn more about your neighborhood.
Tampa Heights Banner
Get
you beautiful Tampa Heights banner!!!! They have been hanging proudly
through out the neighborhood. They will be sold at each Civic Association
Meeting. The price is $20 cash or check (checks made out to Tampa Heights
Civic Association).
The design of the flag is to the
left. These flags will be quite large. Look for these flags hanging proudly
on homes around Tampa Heights.
(Click Image to Enlarge)
*** Recent THCA NEWS***
The community continues to rehab the old Baptist Church into our Youth
Development and Community Center! Every Saturday- hard at work!
New Retail Businesses in Tampa Heights
Lee's Grocery is now serving pizza and has a wide selection of craft beers so stop by at the corner of Central Ave. & E. Frances between 11:30 am and 9:00 pm which are their normal hours.
300 East just opened and they sells decor with their shop located at the corner of Columbus and Morgan.
Upcoming Tampa Heights Civic Association Meetings
Jan. 26 - General Meeting
Feb. 14 - Board Meeting Feb. 23 - General Meeting
March 13 - Board Meeting March 22 - General Meeting
Location:Old Trolley Barn at " The Heights", 1910 N. Ola Ave.
See you all at the
meeting, and please bring a neighbor!
Community Center Coming Soon
The renovation of the Tampa Heights Community Center is currently underway. Every Saturday morning, community volunteers have been chipping away from 9am - 12pm- please join if you have a chance. The Community Center will be a focus for the neighborhood - a place for gatherings, meetings, classes, or anything else we can imagine. Lumber and monetary donations are currently being accepted - go to http://www.thjca.org for more information.
Waterworks Park
The Waterworks Park has been closed for quite some time now, but with money recently allocated for improvements - changes are a coming. Over the next 6-9 months look for some of the following: expansion of the Riverwalk, lighting, permanent fencing, and the enhancement of the spring.
Riverwalk
Plans
For the most updated news about the Riverwalk project that
will connect Channelside to Tampa Heights, click on this website:
What would you like to talk about at
our next Civic Association meeting? Contact our President, Gail Smiley,
with any topics you are interested in talking about. Email GailDixon@tampaheights.org
The community garden (located at 605 E. Frances Ave) is up and running with 25 individual plots and 2 communal plots. 
