Livable Neighborhood Summary
1. Neighborhood: AKIN PARK
2. Date of Meeting: April 26, 2000
3. Number of Participants: 4
4. Facilitator: Brenda White
5. Boundaries of Neighborhood:
Washington
Ave., Kentucky Ave., Covert Ave., Hwy 41
6. Residents’ Description of their Neighborhood:
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Residents vary in age
and race
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Neighbors help and
watch out for each other
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Beautiful Akin Park
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Beautiful trees,
flowers and plants
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Different style homes
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Pride is shown in
maintaining the yards and homes
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Stately character
7. Descriptions of “Ideal Neighborhood”:
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Drug house ordinance
to deal with irresponsible landlords (those who time after time rent to drug
dealers)
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No slum landlords
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Judges that get drug
deals off the street and keep them off
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Partnering between
Parks Department and neighbors
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Neighborhood based
police stations
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Police officers
walking the beat
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More protection
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All dogs on leashes
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Healthy and well
maintained trees
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New trees
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Youth activities
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A place for kids to go
on weekends
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The small businesses
prospering
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Cleaner alleys
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Weed control
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No abandoned vehicles.
8. Agreed-Upon Goals:
Each person received 3 votes each.
All of them went on Drug Free Zone.
They believe that the rest of the goals have to be accomplished to get
the Drug Free Zone accomplished.
1.
Drug Free Zone (12 votes)
2.
Stronger, positive neighborhood police presence
3. Team effort between businesses and
neighbors
4.
Positive youth activities
5.
Neighborhood
Maintenance
9. Goals, Objectives and Responsibilities:
Goal #1: DRUG FREE ZONE
Neighborhood Objectives:
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Become involved
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Promote city park
youth recreation
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Contact Parks
Department
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Pray
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Petition for drug
house ordinance
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Petition for stronger,
positive neighborhood police presence
Neighborhood Institutions Objectives:
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Churches provide youth
activities
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Communicate with
church concerning church and neighborhood programs
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Offer space for
neighborhood police station
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Help neighbors present
police station need to city
City Objectives:
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Parks Department
recreation program
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Empty drug houses
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Deal with landlords
who don’t rent responsibly
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Offer space for local
police station
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More police presence
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Provide statistics of
crime since police station has been in Goosetown
Other Resource Objectives:
Ø None given
Goal #2: STRONGER, POSITIVE NEIGHOOD POLICE PRESENCE
Neighborhood Objectives:
Ø Petition for above
Neighborhood Institutions Objectives:
Ø Offer space
Ø Petition
Ø Help prepare case to present to city
City Objectives:
Ø Offer space
Ø More police presence
Ø Provide statistics of crime since police station has been in Goose Town
Other Resources:
Ø Provide statistics
Goal #3: TEAMWORK BETWEEN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION,
BUSINESSES, CHURCHES AND PARKS DEPARTMENT
Neighborhood Objectives:
Ø Communicate with other groups
Other Neighborhood Institutions Objectives
Ø Provide incentives
Ø Provide neighborhood web site
City Objectives:
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Ongoing programs like
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