Livable Neighborhood Summary

 

1.      Neighborhood:  A.C.T.

 

2. Date of Meeting: May 30, 2000

 

3.  Number of Participants:  12

 

4.  Facilitator:  Catherine Hill

 

5.  Boundaries of Neighborhood:  Pollack, Weinbach, Lodge & I64

 

6.  Residents’ Description of their Neighborhood:

 

Ø      Improving

Ø      Togetherness

Ø      More people care

Ø      More participation

Ø      People care about children

 

7.      Descriptions of “Ideal Neighborhood”:

 

Ø      Job training center

Ø      Bus for activities

Ø      Block parties

Ø      Police Substation

Ø      Movie theater with stage

Ø      Community gatherings

Ø      Day care center

Ø      Library with computer lab

Ø      More drug programs

Ø      More activities for kids

Ø      Gym

Ø      Picnic tables

Ø      Outdoor built in grills

Ø      Bikes & bike trails

Ø      Park that is usable

Ø      Fitness Area

Ø      Playground equipment

Ø      Benches

Ø      Occupied houses cleaned up

Ø      Neighborhood watch

Ø      Town homes

Ø      Lots of landscaping

Ø      Direct Housing

Ø      Fire escapes

Ø      Clean streets

Ø      Better lighting

Ø      More bus stop buildings

Ø      Ramps for disabled

Ø      Porches on your apartments

Ø      Drug store

Ø      Dental clinic

Ø      Restaurant

Ø      Mobile library

Ø      Delivery service

Ø      Ice cream stand

Ø      Concession stands

Ø      Beauty & barber shops

Ø      Doctor’s office

Ø      More businesses

 

8.      Agreed-Upon Goals:

 

1.  Create a Neighborhood Community Center (13)

2.      Improve Parks (3)

3.      New and Improved Housing Infrastructure and Landscaping (3)

 

4.  Develop a “City Center”

 

9.      Goals, Objectives and Responsibilities:

 

Goal #1:  CREATE A NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY CENTER

 

     Neighborhood Objectives:

 

Ø      Raise money

Ø      Attend Parks Department meetings

Ø      Bring petition

Ø      Attend city-council building

Ø      Create and build partnerships

Ø      Partnership with a developer

Ø      Site the area where you want a center

Ø      Talk to the community

 

     Neighborhood Institutions Objectives:

 

Ø      Sign a letter of support

Ø      Donate money

Ø      Fund raisers

Ø      Help kids have a voice

Ø      Help kids be a part of the planning

Ø      Churches speak about it

Ø      Job trainers supported and run by businesses

 

     City Objectives:

 

Ø      Help write grant applications

Ø      Police support

Ø      Head start could operate day care center

Ø      City could designate some park monies

Ø      City could provide staff  “Habitat style” donations

 

     Other Resource Objectives:  

 

Ø      Public library can organize library

Ø      Family Resource Center & St Mary’s provide services with building