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DPHD Neighborhood Watch Program
Neighborhoods with Neighborhood Watch (NW) are safer neighborhoods. It is time to refresh our DPHD Neighborhood Watch program. The Neighborhood Watch Program fosters community safety by encouraging residents to collaborate on crime prevention. We work with our Community Resource Officer to organize neighbors, establish communication channels, and will provide educational material and instruction on crime prevention techniques. Spring is a time of renewal so help us refresh our Neighborhood Watch Program by clicking the button below to complete our Neighborhood Watch survey. Driving Park 2023 Fall Festival
Thanks to a perfect fall afternoon, we had a great turnout. Lots of fun - Henry the Hot Dog Man provided food, a few people and lots of kids wore costumes. Kids and adults won prizes in the many competitions. What a great way to meet new neighbors and spend time with old friends. Driving Park Historic District 2023 Annual Meeting
Our DPHD 2023 Annual Meeting was held on Wednesday, September 27th. Our agenda included approving the 2024 DPHD Board, an overview of our Neighborhood Watch refresh plan, and our 2023 Fall Festival announcement. In addition to neighborhood business, we had three speakers: Kate Young, our Denver Police Community resource officer, our Denver City Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer and Sean Brown, a representative from Denver's Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (think recycling, composting and trash). Click on the button below for the post meeting information including the meeting minutes, the meeting recording and digital versions of most of the handouts. Did you know?
Driving Park HD has a neighborhood book club. We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of every month. If you are interested in learning more about the books we are reading this year or if you would like to join, click here. Driving Park 2022 Fall Festival
On Saturday, October 22nd we held our 2022 Fall Festival. We gathered with our neighbors to enjoy hot chocolate, costumes, games, great conversation and general fun! Driving Park HD 2021 Picnic On Thursday, August 5th we had our first live event in 2 years. Lots of neighbors came out and enjoyed a summer evening with dogs, burgers, lots of sides and...snow cones. Thanks to Chris and Becca for sharing their parkway - it was the perfect location. And many thanks to Gretchen and Tom Sickler and Natacha Kiler for all the planning and preparation. Neighbors making a difference for neighbors! Learn about the history of Driving Park Historic District We recently acquired a downloadable version of the application to designate Driving Park as a Historic District. It provides a detailed history of our neighborhood and its historic characteristics. If you are curious about the history of your home, this document will be of interest to you. Click here to learn more about the history of our neighborhood. |
President's Corner
Finally! It's springtime...time to start working in the yard...time to walk the neighborhood, greet our neighbors and enjoy the flowering trees and blooming bulbs. Spring also brings back the street sweepers so don't forget to more your cars the first week of the month.
As we begin to spend more time outdoors, let's make sure to remember that we can make our neighborhood safer by paying attention to what's going on around us. If you see something that seems out of the ordinary - a particular behavior that doesn't seem right, please report it to DPD District 3's non-emergency line: 720-913-2000. Be sure to tell them you would like a follow up. Of course, if you are a witness to a crime taking place, dial 911 and be prepared to report your exact location and the details of the crime. Of course, there is more to our neighborhood than crime fighting. This is a great time to make sure you are on our email list so you can stay informed on neighborhood activities. Click here if you haven't received emails from us in the past to add your email to the list. |