Hello HP neighbors, I am interesting in starting (or participating in an existing) storm drain stenciling project in our neighborhood. I wanted to reach out to the community and see how much interest there might be in participating. Perhaps there is already an ongoing effort, or an effort that needs only be resumed and invigorated by new interested participants. If anyone knows of such an effort, please respond so that a coordinated effort might best be assembled. There are many resources available on the web for such a project. The Allegheny County Health Department apparently offers free resource kits: http://www.3riverswetweather.org/f_resources/f_stencil.stm Perhaps a stenciling project could lead to further community involvement regarding the stormwater management problem that looms in our region. Again, I doubt this issue is new to most of you, but perhaps it might be time to huddle up and see what we can do. Personally, I think I can find an hour or two on the weekend to get out and stencil some drains, and maybe even gather a little trash while I'm at it. There is a renewed focus on the state of our beloved neighborhood, so any way we can gather together, walk around, and engage in building a spirit of community responsibility would certainly be productive. My opinion is that too often we sit back and demand that our community be secured by law enforcement, kept clean by public works, and beautified by taxpayer-funded organizations...while we just watch. It just isn't going to happen that way, we ALL need to try and become involved. Maybe simply stenciling drains can lead to bigger and better things, and maybe not...but either way I want to get out and get started, so if you can help (even just with warnings and advice) please do so. Also - I work for the City on the municipal website, so ultimately, if an effective participation model for ANY such project could be realized in our neighborhood, we could even put together a site or just some resources for others in the city who might be like-minded and put it on the city website as a point of entry for willing community builders. That might provide a direct participation mechanism for City Council offices, the Department of Public Works, the office of Neighborhood Initiatives, our Zone 5 Public Safety Council, the Bureau of Building Inspection, and hopefully so on. Dave Passmore 919 N. Euclid 412-414-6570