ICHA NEWS, Spring 2024: Area 12 Update, Garden Tour & Vendor Fair, Make Your Apt Your Home, HRB Election Results + More!
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Uhills Residents Who Know Their Neighbors Report Greater Satisfaction
While resident satisfaction is not related to how long respondents have lived in University Hills, or the age of their house, residents who know their neighbors generally tend to be more satisfied, and residents who are more satisfied tend to know their neighbors better. That's according to an analysis of the 2022 Community Survey by [...]
Area 11 Parks Are Open! Take the Tour
Join HRB member Zach Nelson on a tour of newly-opened Gateway Park, Playground Park and Vista Park. These beautiful community spaces were developed by University Hills residents who participated in our two-part engagement process, and the opening of the parks is a shining example of successful collaboration between residents, the HRB, ICHA and [...]
Community Survey Respondents Report a High Level of Satisfaction Living in University Hills
A majority of 2019 University Hills Community Survey respondents rated their overall satisfaction with living in University Hills at either “4” or “5” on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being "Extremely Satisfied." The survey, conducted online in January, received 489 responses (out of roughly 1,400 rental and homeowner households). The survey asked [...]
Lion’s Heart Volunteers Raise Over $300 for UCI Food Bank
Teens from a local chapter of the nonprofit community service organization Lion's Heart raised over $300 for the UCI Student Food Bank by hosting a free gift wrapping station at the Uhills Holiday Bazaar, held at the Uhills Community Center on December 8. The volunteers wrapped dozens of gifts in exchange for donations from University Hills residents and [...]
UHTTF Study Is Complete; ICHA Begins to Implement Recommendations
The University Hills Transportation Task Force (UHTTF), a group of resident volunteers led by former HRB Chairman Steve Cauffman, was assembled in 2016 to coordinate resident input in determining the infrastructure changes necessary to improve the flow of traffic and the safety of pedestrians, bike riders and drivers in University Hills. The task force brought [...]
University Hills Campus Food Pantry Bin Is Taking Donations
A food collection bin benefitting the Fresh Basic Needs Hub campus food pantry is now installed in the Community Center Lounge. The bin is accepting all non-perishable foods and toiletries. Items will be picked up by food pantry personnel and made available to students at the pantry. The Fresh Basic Needs Hub is the largest food pantry [...]
Resident Eagle Scout Completes UHills Horseshoe Pit
University Hills can add two new horseshoe pits to its growing list of recreational amenities, thanks to Kyle Mumm, a resident who recently completed the competition level pits as his Eagle Scout Project. Mumm, a senior at University High School, said erecting the horseshoe pits wasn’t too difficult, with the exception of some large tree [...]
UHills Neighbors Cut a Deal on Solar
When a group of University Hills neighbors got together one evening last year to hear about options for installing rooftop solar panels, negotiating a group discount was not an articulated goal. A handful of residents had gathered to watch a slide show delivered by resident Senait Forthal, a renewable energy consultant. Her neighbor, UCI writer-in-residence [...]
UHills Drone Pilot Captures Birds-Eye View of Area 11
For Peter Burke, a professor in UCI's Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Department, flying drones is a natural extension of an interest in aviation that goes back to childhood. "My brother and Dad were in the Air Force and I did model aviation as a kid," he said. As an early adopter of drones, Burke [...]