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WELCOME

Spend a little time here to see why so many people love the Timrod Park Neighborhood and have chosen to make it their home.  We will be updating and adding information on a regular basis, so visit us often. 

About Us

- Neighborhood News -

Nature-Inspired Playground Equipment Coming To Henry Timrod Park

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These are your neighbors...

Free Little Library Coming to 
Timrod Park 

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Timrod Park - New Real Estate Listings

Connect with the 
Timrod Park Neighborhood

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Contact Us
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Timrod Twitter
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Timrod Facebook

Meet up with your Neighbors

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Join the monthly happy hour meet up
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Join the monthly coffee on the porch meet up
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Join the monthly dog meet up in the park

Happy Hour Pics & Clips

Our Meetings

Our neighborhood association meets the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7 PM   
May 7, 2013 Meeting
Billy Jeffers Center - Timrod Park  
(between the tennis courts) 

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“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.” 
― Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities



Timrod Park Bumper Stickers

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Click HERE if you would like to order a TP bumper sticker
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Walkable Restaurants

Click HERE to view a list of restaurants and menus

Moving to the Area

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Timrod Park Real Estate
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Area Schools

Helpful Resident Information

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Garbage Collection Schedule
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Report complaints
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City Code Enforcement 843.665.3175
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About Neighborhood Association

Timrod's Artists Enclave

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Click HERE 
to find out more


- Timrod Park News - 

Historic Street Signs 

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New historic signs come to Timrod Park.  Please click HERE to find out more about this project. 

The Future of Timrod Park 

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Click HERE for more information and to take the Park Survey.

Meet Your Neighbors

The Kyzers

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Click HERE to read more about the Kyzers! 


Downtown Farmers' Market

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Click HERE for more information

Preservation & Renovation

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Click HERE for more information

streetswiki

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Placemaking is the creation of a distinctive, livable space through community engagement.  Placemaking is a collaborative process because real places are best achieved in gradual steps, as a community voices its own needs. Originating from the ideas of Jane Jacobs and William H. (Holly) Whyte, it emphasizes that cities and towns should be designed for people, not just for vehicles or businesses. The placemaking process helps to create livable streets that have a sense of vitality.
Click HERE to see how the future Timrod Park can become the City's best example of placemaking. 
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Sharrow or 'shared lane marking (SLM)' is a pavement marking installed on streets popular with bicyclists but too narrow for conventional bike lanes [1]. The sharrow is installed 11 feet from the curb, or approximately 4 feet from parked cars. It is intended to indicate where bicyclists should ride to avoid traveling within the door zone of parked cars. It also alerts motorists to share the road with bicyclists and conveys that the street is a preferred bike route. 
Click HERE to read more and fill out a surgery for Timrod Park.

What improvements would you like to see in Timrod Park?

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    The future Timrod Park

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The latest Front Porch News

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TIMROD

Get Your Neighborhood Walk Score

  • “To take pride in my neighborhood” 
  • “To create a neighborhood I want to be in” 
  • "It gives me a break from my computer, from my phone"
  • "I enjoy the scenery"
  • "It just decompresses me after a full day"
  • "It provides me opportunities to brain storm"
  • "I enjoy it"

“This is something everyone knows: A well-used city street is apt to be a safe street. A deserted city street is apt to be unsafe”
 -Jane Jacobs

Common Neighborhood Ordinance Violations

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1.  No trees on public or private space are to be cut or removed without permission from City Aroborist.
2.  Garbage containers are to be stored out-of-site.
3. Weeds and grass over 12 inches are not permitted. 
4. Electronics, tires and other bulk waste items will not be collected for curb collection.

WHAT IS CODE COMPLIANCE?
This refers to how we enforce the City codes and ordinances affecting the quality of life in our neighborhoods. As a city, we want all of our citizens to be able to live happily in their homes, whether as a renter or an owner. Each one of these codes and ordinances have been established to assist in sustaining the high quality of life we appreciate in Florence. We strongly suggest you take time to read each one, understand the consequences, and know how to report a violation.

Why we like it

  1. Charmingly traditional - We are truly a traditional neighborhood with large shade trees; pedestrian-friendly sidewalks; slamming screen doors and beautiful front porches. 
  2. Exceptionally Valued Properties - The average home sale within the past 6 months has been $147,000. Prices range from $79,000 to $170,000.    
  3. Walkability - We are in walkable proximity to everyday destinations.  There's truly not a need to use your car on the weekends.  We are in walking distance to the grocery store, dry cleaner, churches, synagogue, park, restaurants, library, Florence Museum, Florence Little Theatre, FMU Performing Arts Center and Art Trail Gallery. 
  4. Diversity - We are a melting pot.  Residents include professors, teachers, police officers, nurses, plumbers, doctors, dentists, artists, librarians, retirees and electricians just to name a few.  African Americans, Caucasians, Asian Americans and Indian Americans all make this a culturally diverse neighborhood.
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Neighborhood Map


“When life inspires our home, our home inspires our life.”

Take a look at some of the following photos for inspiration!

Historic Timrod Park Homes

Cozy bungalows, four-squares, colonial revivals - You name it! We have it!

Upcoming Meetings

City Council Meeting 
DATE: 12/10/12
PLACE: City-County Complex

TIME: 1:00 PM
City Council Meeting Schedule

TPNA Monthly Meeting
DATE: 02/05/2013
PLACE: Florence Library
509 S. Dargan St.
TIME:  7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Past Events & Meetings

Timrod Park Neighborhood Association Meeting Agenda 
-October-

7:00 P.M.  -  Call to Order
7:05 P.M. -   Monthly Police Report 
7:15 P.M. -   Announcements & New Business
7:25 P.M. -   Henry Timrod schoolhouse discussion
7:35 P.M. -   Mayoral candidate Steve Powers- pitches platform
7:45 P.M. -    Other Neighborhood News and Downtown Updates
 

TPN Association Info

MINUTES
November  2012 

                            

AGENDA
Dec 2011  
 

                                    
Click here to learn about TPNA
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Click here to become a member

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Timrod Park Real Estate

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If you have a listing you would like us to post on the website please contact us HERE 

Walkable Destinations in Timrod Park

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Committee and Volunteer Opportunities

The Timrod Park Neighborhood Association (TPNA) would like to encourage neighbors to join one of our committees, or consider any of our volunteer programs.  Click here to participate!
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Click here to read the latest Timrod Park Newsletter

    Timrod Newsletter Signup 

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This is Timrod Park...


Who we are...

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Concerts in the Park
We are just one of those traditional neighborhoods that have access to what matters: cultural diversity, exceptionally valued properties, beautiful green spaces and walkable proximity to everyday destinations such as restaurants, grocery stores, churches, synagogues, and schools. Our residents enjoy walkable amenities including: bird watching and playing in our 18-acre park; picking up groceries at the Piggly Wiggly; meeting for breakfast at the Venus Pancake House and grabbing lunch at Jimmy John's; walking their children to the Florence Library; attending exhibits at the Florence Art Museum or grabbing a cup of coffee at the Krispy Kreme.  Timrod Park is a sustainable, historic neighborhood built to last, evolve and improve with age!

The latest Timrod Park Videos

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If you are drawn to..


slamming screen doors
welcoming front porches
small backyard gardens
walks in the park
an affordable home mortgage
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then this is the neighborhood for YOU!

We want to hear from you.

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Living Next Door to a Bad Seed?- Report Chronic Nuisances

Needs Improvement

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Honor Roll

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Report a Nuisance

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City Code Enforcement Hotline 665.3175

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Click icon to contact through email

Keep Your Neighborhood Clean-

Littering and graffiti are signs of disrespect to you, your neighbors, and your community. Keep sidewalks, streets, alleyways, backyards and lots clean at all times. In addition to keeping the area around your home clean, here are four simple ways that you can help keep your neighborhood clean:

  • Keep the sidewalk and the street in front of your home or business free of litter — Don't sweep trash, leaves, or lawn clippings into the street. Instead, put litter and yard waste into a garbage bag for disposal or composting.
  • Set an example — When you go on a walk around your neighborhood, take a small trash bag along with you. If you see a piece of trash, pick it up. You'll set a great example for your neighbors, especially the children in your neighborhood.
  • Get to know the local sanitation crew or officials — Personal contact with sanitation staff may be a good way to get a problem solved. Let them know you care and write a letter of praise to their superiors when they do a good job.
  • Alert us of problem areas or when illegal dumping or graffiti occurs—If litter is repeatedly dumped in certain areas, notify the police and provide them with as much detail as possible about the problem and the problem area.
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    Vacant Property Survey

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Concerned Resident Form

The concerned resident contact form can be used to communicate neighborhood concerns.  Livability issues are concerns of citizens regarding the quality of life in our neighborhood.  Such concerns include problems with: Animal Control, Dilapidated Properties, Noise  Violations, Drug Crimes, Trash and Zoning Violations.  
Please click HERE to fill out the form.  We will make sure the issue is reported to the proper authorities.  

Timrod Park Neighborhood Cares...

Timrod Park group rekindles discussion of dilapidated houses

TPNA  Meeting Photos

Florence District 1 Schools

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - Briggs

General Information: 
Briggs has met AYP for the last 4 out of 5 years. 
Awarded Red Carpet School status.
Student Characteristics:
African-American 45%
Caucasian 52%
Asian/Other 3%

MIDDLE SCHOOL - Williams

General Information:
School offers The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program to students

HIGH SCHOOL - Wilson

School offers The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program to students

PRIVATE SCHOOL (within TP) -  
Florence Montessori School

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click here for more information
Montessori Registration opens in Florence 1
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IB program provides students with academic challenge

Gardening in South Carolina

February Yard and GardenTips
March Yard and GardenTips

Every gardener knows that under the cloak of winter lies a miracle … a seed waiting to sprout, a bulb opening to the light, a bud straining to unfurl.   And the anticipation nurtures our dream.-   Barbara Winkler


Inspiring Neighborhoods

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Bicycle City South Carolina Live, Work or Visit the first bicycle city in Columbia, SC. 


Inspiring Articles

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Porches Make a Comeback - 
The significane of the front porch and the role it plays in new urban communities.


Inspiring Articles

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The South's Best Comeback Neighborhoods - 
Southern Living Magazine has scoured the South to find these neighborhoods that were once down on their luck but are now resurging with community pride.  Learn from their inspiring stories.


In the News

Keep Florence Beautiful Clean-UP

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TPNA volunteers give a Saturday to Keep Florence Beautiful.  

Florence hires Sumter's Reich for downtown

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Florence Hires Downtown Manager

Florence, SC Promotes Historic Charm and the Arts Recap 

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Neighborhood Council Meeting

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Group addresses Florence property, downtown issues.



Renovation Blogs  & Articles

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LIBERTARIAN BUNGALOW                  A Libertarian who believes that with hard work, persistence, the right attitude, and a lot of luck anything can be achieved - including renovating his historic home! 

HOUSE IN PROGRESS
We call it home improvement because it can't get any worse!

NY Times Article - Restoring Old Windows