MOPOA will post bulletins and information relating to important matters of interest to the Mount Olympus community.

 

Should you have information that would benefit the community please contact us.

 

 

 

 

 

Meetings of the Board of Directors of MOPOA are usually held on the first Thursday of each month at a Member's home in Mt Olympus, and are open to MOPOA members. Please contact us for location. We encourage you to attend and share your ideas.

 

 

 

Neighbor Phil Markowitz writes from his experience:  

It's hard to believe only about 4 or 5 homes up in MT Olympus have automatic generators. I say this because you can count the houses that have lights on when the neighborhood is dark. Automatic generators turn on instantly when the power goes out and run off either natural gas or propane in some cases or both as double back-up. Even in major earthquakes the gas is most always still on unless its manually shut for an entire area to stop natural gas fires that have erupted. Various types and sizes of generators are available and I have researched most of them. 

 

Due to the recent power outages, MOPOA has been working closely with DWP to identify and mitigate the problem. As it stands now, DWP has initiated and nearly completed major underground cable upgrades for the Mt Olympus area which may improve the situation. The major problem however is in the power grid of which Mt Olympus is connected to. This includes the Laurel Canyon and Lookout Mountain areas with their tall trees and overhead power lines. During windy/rainy weather it is the overhanging branches that break lines and are the primary cause of the outages. We expect the outages may continue this winter.

 

Several Mt Olympus residents have taken the inisitive and researched and installed power generators for those power outage periods. Steve Shonefield (323-851-6622) and Phil Markowitz (323-874-4774) have volunteered to share their knowledge and assist anyone interested in installing generators. 

 

 

 

 

With the U.S. Census process beginning, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises people to be cooperative, but cautious, so as not to become a victim of fraud or identity theft. The first phase of the 2010 U.S. Census is under way as workers have begun verifying the addresses of households across the country. Eventually, more than 140,000 U.S. Census workers will count every person in the United Stat es and will gather information about every person living at each address including name, age, gender, race, and other relevant data.

 

The big question is - how do you tell the difference between a U.S. Census worker and a con artist? BBB offers the following advice:

 

** If a U.S. Cens us worker knocks on your door, they will have a badge, a handheld device, a Census Bureau canvas bag, and a confidentiality notice.

 

Ask to see their identification and their badge before answering their questions. However, you should never invite anyone you don't know into your home.

 

** Census workers are currently only knocking on doors to verify address information. Do not give your Social Security number, credit card or banking information to anyone, even if they claim they need it for the U.S. Census

 

While the Census Bureau might ask for basic financial information, such as a salary range, the Census Bureau will not ask for Social Security, bank account, or credit card numbers nor will employees solicit donations. Eventually, Census workers may contact you by telephone, mail, or in person at home. However, the Census Bureau will not contact you by Email, so be on the lookout for Email scams impersonating the Census. Never click on a link or open any attachments in an Email that are supposedly from the U.S. C ensus Bureau. For more advice on avoiding identity theft and fraud, visit www.bbb.org.

 

 

 

 

Our Senior Lead Officer Ralph Sanchez has asked that we alert the neighborhood about thefts that are happening by people who are posing as everything from DWP workers to pregnant women needing help. Sanchez is asking that we be vigilant and cautious with anyone coming up to your house or car.

 

Report any incidents immediately 877 ASK LAPD or to 911 if they are still in the neighborhood. Tell them Officer Sanchez said to call these in.

 

Contact Ralph Sanchez at 30735@lapd.lacity.org and call his mobile 213 793-0704 or Officer Irv Isabella 31823@lapd.lacity.org who is working our area with Ralph.

 

 

 

 

Residents of Nichols Canyon have reported a rash of recent mailbox thefts.  MOPOA recommends that you precautions, and consider replacing your mailbox with one of the lockable mailboxes.

 

Our local Federal Postal inspector has been notified.

 

 

 

 

To the Mt. Olympus Homeowners Association Board

 

The Dept. of Water & Power will begin working in your area removing and upgrading the Electric Power cable that supplies your electric power.

 

Our start date will be late March and we will be up in the area thru summer.

 

The area impacted will be the streets of Oceanus Drive, Mt. Olympus Drive, Achilles Drive, Venus Drive, Hercules Drive, Apollo Drive, Hermes Drive and Jupiter Drive.

 

Since we do not have spare conduit to use we must install temp lines to keep the power on. This will be lines (cable) put in the gutter or run over head in trees. This will not be attractive but please bear with us since this will be necessary. When we install these temp lines we will have scheduled electrical outages. We will notify you in advance (3 Days) before the outage occurs. The outage will only be during the weekday not on the weekend.

 

The job will consist of removing and upgrading approx. 10,000 feet of cable. The Transformers that serve these areas will also be upgraded.

 

Hopefully I have answered some of your questions. Please do not give my phone number to the residents; please have them route their questions to a single point of contact. Thanks