Corona del Mar Today: Ideas for flower streets are blooming
The Corona del Mar Business Improvement District will host a community outreach workshop this month to gain input on a project that would add flowery street signs and other decorative elements to beautify the village by emphasizing the flowers behind Dahlia, Carnation and the many other flower streets.
A similar meeting was held last summer.
The district board has been discussing beautification plans that would incorporate flowers, inspired by Corona del Mar’s flower streets, since July 2013.
Last February the group considered using thermoplastic materials to create a large marguerite daisy that would be placed over the asphalt in the center of the intersection of East Coast Highway and Marguerite Avenue. The group also considered plans to add a colorful design to the crosswalks and smaller flowers on the sidewalks at all four corners throughout town, perhaps using images of the flowers represented by each flower street.
Last April, community members at a business district board meeting said they considered the plans to be gaudy. At that meeting, the board also discussed installing blue, oval-shaped street signs with small flowers, as well as pots at street corners that could contain flowers to coordinate with the street names. The project cost was estimated at $100,000.
Business district members agreed to meet with the community to gather more input before proceeding. Several community members attended the August meeting and offered suggestions.
The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 23 in the community room of the Newport Beach Civic Center, 100 Civic Center Drive.
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Irvine Terrace team honored for service
The seventh annual State of CERT Awards Banquet was held Jan. 30 at the OASIS Senior Center, where the Irvine Terrace Homeowners Assn. was honored as the Newport Beach Fire Department CERT Neighborhood of the Year, according to a news release.
CERT stands for Community Emergency Response Team. CERT programs train people in disaster preparedness so they can be ready to help others when professional responders are not immediately available.
Tom Callister, coordinator of the Irvine Terrace CERT program, accepted the award on behalf of the community.
Also honored were James Gula, who was named CERT Volunteer of the Year, and Fire Cap. Brett Sutherland, who was named the Kevin Pryor Memorial CERT Instructor of the Year. The Newport Beach Fire Department Spirit of CERT Award went to Doak Hefner, and Fred Daniel was named Emergency Communications Volunteer of the Year.
Cathy Ord, the Newport Beach Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services division chief, was the banquet’s keynote speaker, the news release said.
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Surfiew Lane home burgled
A burglar broke into a home in the 3600 block of Surfview Lane on Tuesday, stealing $7,000 in property, according to a police report.
The forced entry occurred between 2 and 6 p.m. Tuesday, the report said.
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Newport Center thefts reported
Police took a report of grand theft from buildings at 700 Newport Center Drive on Wednesday. The theft, a loss of $3,600, occurred between 1:45 and 2:50 p.m. Jan. 31.
Officers also took a report of vandalism Tuesday in the 700 block of Newport Center Drive. The incident occurred between noon and 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, a report said.
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