Livable Neighborhood Summary

 

 

1. Neighborhood:  Fielding Court

 

2. Date of Meeting:   June 7, 2000

 

3. Number of Participants:17 present

 

4. Facilitator:  Phillip S Field, United Way staff

 

5. Boundaries of Neighborhood:  South of Lloyd Expressway, east of Fielding Rd

 

6. Resident  Description of Neighborhood:

 

Assets: Harrison High; *close to shopping; *trees; *access to Lloyd; *safe; *slow traffic; *friendly people; *well maintained; *age diversity; *Aldersgate Church; *First Southern Church; *Church of the Cross; *good streets; *neighborhood association; *mature neighborhood.

Problems: don’t get together enough; *school traffic; *lack of sidewalks.

 

7. Descriptions of “Ideal Livable Neighborhood”:

 

Laughing children; *more people outside; *more flowers; *small recreation area; *same quality of people-stability; *more people helping each other; *better maintenance on Fielding Road, new trees and flowers; *better entrance on both ends; *pride in homes; *more interest(participation) in home owners association; *diversity of people and interests.

 

GOAL

2000 PRIORITY

RESPONSIBILITY

CREATE a SENSE of OUR COMMUNITY(13)

First

Fielding Court: Spring & Fall social gatherings; *quarterly newsletter; *street directors (block captains); e-mail contacts; *introductory brochure.

Bus./Inst.: School & church bulletins; *businesses join association. City/Government:  (nothing).

           Other Resources: United Way advice.

 

BEAUTIFY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD (12)

Second

Fielding Court: *Work of the association.

Bus./Inst.: *Business discount to the association; work with OCB.

City/Government: *Maintain streets; *street sweeping.

Other Institutions:  (nothing)

MORE ACTIVE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION (4)

Third

Fielding Court: Target monthly meetings (types of activities); *have active newsletter; *street directors; *social gatherings; *neighborhood survey; *block parties.

Bus./Inst.: (nothing).

City/Government:  (nothing)

Other Institutions: (nothing)

CREATE PARK &RECREATION AREA(3)

Fourth

Fielding Court: Research ownership of land/lots

Bus./Insti.:  (nothing)

City/Government:  (nothing)

Other Institutions:  (nothing)

 

 

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