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2011 Corn Hill Holiday Tour of Homes

Corn Hill Holiday Tour of Homes WreathThe 25th Anniversary Corn Hill Holiday Tour of Homes is Saturday, December 3, 2011. Eight Corn Hill houses will be featured, including a 19th century Italianate restoration and a contemporary townhouse never before shown, as well as several well known, prominent neighborhood mansions.

Tickets:

  • 9 a. m. and 12 noon tours are $22
  • 4 p.m. Candlelight tour with refreshments and entertainment is $28.

Buy your 2011 Corn Hill Holiday Tour of Homes Tickets.

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For more information visit cornhillholidaytourofhomes.com or call the Corn Hill Neighbors Association Office at 585-262-3142.

Rochester’s Intermodal Transportation Center Open House

Rochester NY New Intermodal StationRochester’s Intermodal Transportation Center Open House and Public Meeting is on Thursday, November 17, 4:00pm to 8:00pm at Rochester’s Riverside Convention Center to discuss the vision for a Rochester Intermodal Transportation Center that will create a visual landmark and brilliant gateway to the City of Rochester and Monroe County.

For additional information on the Rochester Intermodal Transportation Center, please read A New Intermodal Station For Rochester, New York from ReconnectRochester.org.

A Private Evening for Corn Hill Charrette Stakeholders

Corn Hill Charrette RRCDC GalleryWhen: November 17th  7-9pm

What you will see: The panels from each focus group, the historical slide show, the original pictures from the Steering Committee that helped shape the direction of the Charrette and an opportunity to leave comments and additional thoughts – to be used during the ongoing preparation for the Community Review.

Where: The Rochester Regional Community Design Center – 1115 East Main Street, Rochester, NY

Bonus for attending: Wine and Cheese will be served and there will be ample opportunity to discuss where we are at this point.

CHNA Charity Food Drive November 10 – 30

Corn Hill Neighbors Association Social CommitteeThe Corn Hill Neighbors Association Social Committee is sponsoring a charity food drive from November 10-30.

Donations of canned and dry goods should be dropped off at 19 Eagle Street, where they will be collected:

  • Thursdays/Fridays from 4-7 p.m. and
  • Saturdays/Sundays from 3-6 p.m.

Please call 730-4039 or e-mail jcaruso17@rochester.rr.com if you need to make other arrangements.

See the Results of the Corn Hill Charrette

Corn Hill Charrette RRCDC GalleryYou are invited to see the work of the September 24th Corn Hill Charrette at the RRCDC Design Gallery.

 1115 East Main Street. Rochester, NY

Opening night is November 4th from 6-9pm and the work from the charrette will be on display through November 30th.

Please visit the RRCDC website for hours of operation throughout November and any additional information about visiting the Design Gallery.

 

 

The Corn Hill Gazette – November 2011

The Corn Hill Gazette Cover November 2011

The November 2011 Corn Hill Gazette is now available for download.

This month’s gazette features

  • a Farewell message from former Corn Hill Gazette Editor, Linda Frey;
  • a Letter from the new Editor, Conan O’Neil;
  • a Recap of the September 24th Corn Hill Charrette;
  • a Welcome to the new CHNA Board of Directors;
  • The Holiday Tour of Homes lineup for December 3rd;
  • and much more.

The Charrette In Review and What’s Next

A Community Public Realm Vision Plan

On September 24th 2011, the Corn Hill Community took the first step toward a community public realm vision plan. The meeting was a day long gathering of interested and available residents and homeowners who wanted to have input into the process. The group was randomly divided into six focus areas with multiple issues including traffic, green space, art, homes, trees, etc. The process was supported by Rochester Regional Community Design Center trained professionals who had expertise in urban planning and design and facilitated a new look at the rich historic Third Ward or Corn Hill.

Prior to the group walkabout the community, the tone was set by a short pictorial history of the area and a presentation about what issues communities should look at and what is possible and presented by other similar community realm planners.

Following the walkabout, the groups settled in to put the dreams on paper and begin to sketch out what is a potential even if only in a plan or dream. Each focus area – the roadway corridors around Corn Hill, the historic homes of the north and south, the mixed use area of the northeast triangle area, the edge or new development, and the river had two tables of dreamers and the results were some ideas similar and some ideas in a polar direction. Everyone participated and had a “place at the table”.

At the close of the day, each table presented the ideas generated from the experience and many maps, sketches and scraps of papers were produced.

All of the ideas will be captured in a community presentation in March and a general working document will help guide the community through small and large steps that will be required to move a great community with potential to a world class urban environment.

Key Points and Trend Ideas

The following are some key points and trend ideas that came from the groups with two major threads present in each focus group if not from each table.

Community Safety

While there is a continued concern about property and auto crime issues, generally it was agreed that Corn Hill is a relatively safe urban community that could be enhanced with education and resident vigilance.

Pedestrian Safety

As presented in the historical review, Corn Hill has always had a definite boundary. At the turn of the century we were surrounded on all sides by water– the River and two canals which allowed access via bridges. Today we are surrounded by major roadways that are often treacherous to navigate. In addition, we have our own “inner loop” with South Fitzhugh-Clarrisa which is extra wide roadway with no stops, which like the external roadways has encouraged high speed traffic, making pedestrian and pet travel perilous to cross. Other cross streets such as Atkinson and Adams are also viewed as race tracks rather than vehicle movement in a residential community. An inviting safe foot-travel plan would do much to link the various sub-neighbor groups to the greater Corn Hill community. Narrower traffic lanes with bump outs, innovative parking, and a tree lined center lane, roadway entrances that would send an invitation and welcome to the visitor was presented by groups.

The Riverway

The River has been an important factor in the settlement of Rochester and Corn Hill. The north flow brought the settlers from the south and the Canal created an impetus for commerce and the Boomtown of the turn of the century. Today, the great Rochester community appears to have forgotten the river and several of the focus groups want to take back the waterfront and make it a usable and desirable community destination. Some of the ideas were multiple walking and strolling paths, access, and opportunities for viewing and reflecting by the waterway.

Lighting

Lighting, both the quality and quality was discussed. Other communities with an historical base have found lighting that is interesting and attractive yet bright and inviting. A serious look should be given to new amenities such as marked crosswalks as well as historical signage and lighting.

Other ideas included:

  • Revamping of the green spaces.
  • Creating destination points with benches, fountains, and sculptures.
  • While Corn Hill appears not to have space to build, there are pockets of properties that could be used for the community such as more services via retail, farmers market, community garden, dog walk area etc.

In Closing

The public realm should encourage interaction both between neighbors and neighbor groups but also the greater Rochester area and our neighboring community groups. An historical trail that was interactive and available via a tape loop might foster interest in our community and support the historical preservation. This along with historical markers in addition to the few sculptured signs might foster interest both from home owners and perspective home owners.

Next Steps

Some of the ideas presented will take time, effort and money but much of what was suggested can be assigned the various standing communities of the Corn Hill Neighbors Association and work toward – cleaning up and fixing up can begin now.

The Charrette is a sub-topic of the Development Committee and that community has already identified areas that can be started immediately.

A full report will be presented to the community in March but you can get started today by contacting the Development or Beautification Committees. In addition, your ideas as posted on this website are reviewed regularly and parsed to the appropriate people, organizations, or government groups.

On behalf of the Charrette Steering Committee, “Thank You”, for your concerns and suggestions.

See Pictures from the Charrette

Fall Loose Leaf Collection in Corn Hill

Rochester Leaf Pick UpBy the City Department of Environmental Services

The City Loose Leaf collection will take place (weather permitting) in the Corn Hill neighborhood during the 2nd week of November – November 7-11.

DO NOT rake loose leaves into the street.

This can be very dangerous to motorists. Rake loose leaves into a pile between the sidewalk and curb by Monday morning of the designated week. City crews will pick these up. You may still bag your leaves and place them between the sidewalk and curb for pick upon on your regular refuse collection day. If inappropriate weather conditions intervene, the pickup schedule may be altered.

Leaf Drop-off (loose leaves only, no bags.)

It’s also possible to drop off your loose leaves at the designated site on Ferrano Street (near 210 Colfax Street) on Monday through Saturday from 7 AM to 3 PM (loose leaves only, no bags.)

For any questions concerning your leaf collection, call 311 or the Office of Customer Satisfaction at 428-5990.

Dumpsters for Winter Clean Out

Corn Hill Beautification Committee DumpsterThe CHNA Beautification Committee has arranged for city dumpsters to be placed on Adams Street (near School #3) and on Sophia Street to give Corn Hill neighbors one more opportunity to clean out attics or basements and get rid of any debris before winter sets in.

The dumpsters are scheduled to arrive on Wednesday, November 16 and to be removed on Monday, November 21.

RPD Third Quarter 2011 Crime Statistics

Rochester Police DepartmentChief Sheppard held a press conference on October 11, 2011 to announce the third quarter 2011 RPD statistics for Rochester, NY. Some Highlights:

  • Fewest Robberies in 10 years
  • 2nd Lowest level of Shooting Victims in 10 years
  • 2ndLowest level of Violent Crime in 10 years
  • Lowest level of overall Part I crime in 10 years

Burglary:

  • 2nd highest level in 10 years
  • QQ3 2011 up 13%% over QQ3 2010
  • Q3 2011 up 27.5% over 5 year avg. for Q3

Aggravated Assault:

  • 3rd higghest level in 10 years, but:
  • ‐6.8% in Q3 compared to Q3 2010. First two quarters of 2011 were up compared to 2010.
  • Shootings Shootings down down 31.2% 31.2% from from 2010.

The complete handout can be found at RPD Third Quarter Crime Statistics