Hi
It looks like there is a
threat of rain this weekend, but the forecasts do not project much of the wet stuff for us. The water will be good for our yards and the plants that think it is already spring. Ah, the SoCal weather.
We have a few things coming up, including the
jump to daylight savings time on Sunday. Make sure that you also mark your calendars for the Rossmoor Community Festival on Sunday May 6th at Rush Park. We have a terrific event coming together complete with our Classic Car Show and the Rossmoor Dog Parade. Plan to join us for part of the day...
Spring Ahead THIS Sunday morning
Yes indeed we spring ahead into Daylight Savings Time this weekend. So, do yourself a favor, if you have any clocks that don't automatically update themselves, set them ahead one full hour Saturday night before you go to bed and enjoy the longer day
light hours until the fall.
Rossmoor Walk & Talk
605-Katella Interchange Update at RHA Meeting Chris Boucly from OCTA will be providing an Update on the Katella/605 interchange proposal. While the actual project won't break ground for a number of years - this is when things get set in stone. It's an opportunity to find out what's happening.
Our meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday
3/20 in the Community Room at Rossmoor Park. Hope to see YOU there.
Watch Us Plant a Tree
Enjoy a free, fun, and educational tree planting for Arbor Day
On Wednesday, March 14, the RCSD will be hosting an Arbor Day Celebration at Rossmoor Park from 11:00 am -1:00 pm.
District Tree Consultant, Mary Kingman will be on hand to answer questions about trees and to give a talk about the trees to the kids from the park pre-school group and any other kids (or grown-ups!) that want to attend.
We will be giving away promotional items from the Arbor Day
Foundation and also doing a tree planting ceremony at the park. Come join us in celebrating the wonderful trees of our urban forest!
Upcoming Dates to Note
We have a number of events coming up that you will want to put on
your calendar. Check them out:
- RCSD Board Meeting - Tuesday 3/13 - 7:00 p.m. Rush Park Aud.
- Street Sweeping - Monday March 19th,
please remove your vehicles and trash cans from Rossmoor streets.
- RHA Board Meeting - Tuesday 3/20 - 7:00 p.m. Rossmoor Park
- Rossmoor Recycles - Saturday 3/24 - 8:00 a.m. to Noon - Rush Park,
please bring your newspapers, mixed paper, cans and plastic bottles.
And of course, the weekly Rossmoor Walk & Talk each Tuesday morning, that it is not raining, starting at 10:30 a.m. at Rush Park. A second walking group meets on Thursday afternoons at 4:00 p.m. also at Rush
Park.
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Neighborhood Watch Updates |
Rossmoor Weekly Crime Reports
Weekly crime reports for the Rossmoor community are posted on the RHA website. Click
here for this week's report and other information.
Please continue to reach to to your neighbors, get to know them, and work together to watch your block for anything that is different or out of the ordinary.
If you see anything that's
suspicious, call the OCSD 714.647.7000 - and if you see what you think may be a crime in progress, call 911.
What is Neighborhood Watch?Neighborhood Watch is a cooperative partnership between the Orange County
Sheriff’s Department and Rossmoor residents and businesses to reduce crime and keep Rossmoor safe. An active Neighborhood Watch is one of the most successful and least costly crime prevention programs available. By working with your neighbors and the Sheriff’s Department, you can help fight crime in Rossmoor the most effective
way…..before it begins! Although the Sheriff’s Department provides guidance to Neighborhood Watch groups, Rossmoor volunteers, such as you, actually run the program.
What is Rossmoor’s Neighborhood Watch
Program?Rossmoor’s Neighborhood Watch Program is organized, funded and operated by the Rossmoor Homeowner’s Association (RHA). The Neighborhood Watch Program team is made up of Rossmoor community members organized into “block watches” of 20-30 homes
each. We ask you to register your home with us to help our Block Captains have the most up-to-date contact information for you. Remember, keeping Rossmoor Safe is something we all
to together.
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Years ago, most Rossmoor students rode their bikes or walked to school. Adults and kids biked or walked to our local restaurants, movie theater, bowling alley, shopping, beauty shops and medical offices.
In our flat and
secluded community, the Rossmoor Bike Group aims to reclaim our wonderful tree-lined streets for pedestrian activities.
JOIN US FOR LOOPS:
Monday-Friday 7:30am-9:30am 5.5 mile counterclockwise loop (see map below) Monday-Friday 2:30pm-4:30pm 4 mile clockwise loop (see map here) These times match the parking restrictions on Foster Road for a safe route. Almost all turns are Right Hand and Stop Signs are at a minimum. Join a loop at any time from any location and meet others along the way.
This is a perfect way to make friends who ride like you, escort students to school, and set up an exercise regimen. This is informal so you can make detours or coffee stops whenever you want.
JOIN US FOR GROUP RIDES:
Future group rides (check with
Nia for dates and times) will go to El Dorado Park, Town Center and Long Beach. Safety check and rules of the road will be covered before each ride. Helmets mandatory for kids and suggested for adults.
I hope to see and meet many of you peddling around. I will be the one with the bright pink helmet and
talking a lot.
Excitedly,
Nia Hartman (562.233.4455, Rossmoor Resident, Licensed Cycling Instructor, President of Lightning Velo Cycling Club)
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RHA Membership Because Rossmoor Matters
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The Rossmoor Homeowners Association (RHA) is a membership funded, non-profit organization and as such relies
primarily on member dues and fund-raising to cover its annual costs.
What costs?
Great question, glad you asked. The Rossmoor Homeowners Association:
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New cool Rossmoor T-Shirts available in adult sizes S-XXXL and youth sizes for just $20 each ($15 for youth sizes).
Get yours and wear it proudly!
For additional information or to order your shirts, please contact Cathy Larson
(562-243-7971 or TShirts@Rossmoor-RHA.org)
I-405 Improvement Project |
As most of you know the I-405 enhancement project has begin with the preliminary ground and soil work. The I-405 in both directions from the I-605 to SR 73 interchange will have CalTrans crews working intermittently on the shoulders and neighboring streets. Some lane and complete freeway closures will take place
as well.
The OCTA has also released a projected schedule for the bridge work along the 16 mile project path. You can see that here. Note that none of the projected work will directly impact Rossmoor or Seal Beach Blvd. However, if you plan to drive between here and SR 73 in Costa Mesa, especially in the late night and early morning hours, you may
want to check for closures on the OCTA
website.
We will provide updates here as they become available.
Once the project is completed in about 2023, there will be one additional traffic lane in each direction. The current HOV lane and an additional lane will be Toll Lanes for vehicles with less
than 3 riders.
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Rossmoor resident Herb Halling coordinates the two weekly Rossmoor Walk & Talk meet ups at Rush Park on
Tuesday mornings at 10:30 a.m.
AND
Thursday afternoons at 4:00 p.m.
Both meet at Rush Park - That is unless it's raining, then there's no
walk.
The idea is simple enough, whoever attends forms groups of 2-4 people and walk around Rush Park 1, 2, or 3 times, and they talk. How long they walk, how fast they walk, and what they talk about is up to them. There never seems to be a shortage of talking topics so join in the fun while you pump some blood around your body. It's a real Win-Win This great idea creates an informal way to meet your neighbors and get some exercise at the same time. It could save or at least extend your life, plus you'll get to meet some really great
people. And that is a huge win-win. The more the merrier - Invite your friends and please spread the word. Rossmoor Walk & Talk meets are held every Tuesday at 10:30 AM AND every Thursday at 4:00 PM both at Rush Park. |
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Rossmoor Recycles: Saturday
3/24 |
Our next monthly Rossmoor Recycles Drive is on Saturday, March 24th. It's a week earlier than normal this month. Please bring your recyclable newspapers, mixed paper waste, recyclable cans, and plastic bottles to Rush
Park.
You'll be helping the environment AND putting some much-needed funds back into the Rossmoor community!
Note: Paper shredding is only available quarterly (Oct, Jan, Apr, and July)
We’ll see you there!
8:00 AM to 12 N00N – Rush Park Parking Lot
on Blume Drive
Please separate Newspaper materials from other paper waste, e.g. cardboard and magazines and other paper materials waste. Thanks for your help!
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Coyote sightings in Rossmoor have decreased to almost zero over the past couple of months. The coyote gates are down and that is a big help. Other easier food sources seem to be available to the local coyotes as well. Unfortunately, reduced sightings/reports does
not indicate the coyotes are not in Rossmoor. They are still here.
For those of you who have made reports, THANK YOU. You are helping us track coyote behavior which is critical to any future removal attempts.
Please continue to be careful with your pets (keep them indoors or within
your sight, and DO NOT leave pet food outside after feeding time).
Our Rossmoor Wildlife Watch program continues to collect reports and monitors
coyote behavior and movement based on these reports. Please continue to report any coyote activity you see on the Rossmoor Wildlife Watch website.
If you would like to find out more about our Rossmoor Wildlife Watch program and discover what we are doing, please sign up for more information.
The coyote challenge we face here in Rossmoor and throughout Southern California does not have a magical "fix it" solution. It will take a community effort (that's you and me, not "them") to keep our pets safe and reduce the risks in our neighborhood. Please learn what you can do at your home and for everyone in Rossmoor.
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