Leona Heights Neighborhood News

by Gordon Laverty

Leona residents thank the Street Department leaders, crew chiefs, and workmen for the repaving of Leona St. between the Community School and Rusting Ave. The potholes, ravelled pavement edges, and the like shook our teeth as we drove over the road. A letter from a friendly but persistent neighbor led to a Leona Heights Improvement Association letter to the leadership of the Street Department, prompting their eventual appreciated action.

On another subject, we and our neighbors thank new member Chris Dobbins of the Oakland Board of Education for his initiative to commence activities to reestablish communication between Leona Bermuda Triangle neighbors and Community School leadership. It is healthy to have both groups reiterate their earlier points of agreement related to the rights and privileges of both the school, students, and the neighbors. The March barbecue was a novel way to reinstitute present-day contacts.

And on still another subject, a committee of the Redwood Club has commenced work to broaden its charter to improve service to the Leona Heights and Oakland area. In addition to its present sponsorship of Scout Troop 339 under John Wynton's leadership, there is a plan to add a Local History Section and a Community Service Section, encompassing the activities of the Improvement Association. If you have interest in any of these three functions, call 531-4860.