Livable Neighborhood Summary

 

 

1.  Neighborhood:  UNIVERSITY SOUTH

 

2. Date of Meeting:  May 2, 2000

 

3.  Number of Participants:  18

 

4.  Facilitator:  Brenda White

 

5.  Boundaries of Neighborhood:

 

Washington Ave., Covert Ave., Weinbach Ave., Lodge Ave.

 

6. Residents’ Description of their Neighborhood:

 

Ø      Good neighbors

Ø      Friendly

Ø      Unusual architecture

Ø      Pretty tree, shrubs, flowers and lawns

Ø      Low traffic

Ø      Well maintained yards

Ø      Secure, quiet

Ø      Walkers

Ø      Quiet

Ø      Peaceful

Ø      Stable, safe, pretty

Ø      Triangular park

Ø      Beautiful homes

Ø      Bosse High School, Donut Bank, churches

Ø      Good Neighborhood Association

 

7.  Descriptions of “Ideal Neighborhood”:

 

Ø      Stay residential

Ø      No additional rental property

Ø       Good drainage, new water lines along SE Blvd.

Ø      Regular sewer maintenance

Ø      Clean storm basins

Ø      Better water pressure

Ø      Neighborhood does not deteriorate

Ø      Clean up “eye sores”

Ø      Maintain gravel in alleys

Ø      Better street cleaning

Ø      Repave Runnymeade

Ø      Utility repair (fix gas leaks)

Ø      Control spot zoning

Ø      Less hot rods

Ø      Better control of students

Ø      Speed limit sign on Bayard Park between Lodge and Norman

Ø      Four-way stop at Rotherwood & S.E. Blvd.

Ø      More street patrol

Ø      A pet parade

Ø      A dog park

Ø      A children’s talent show

Ø      A park

Ø      More trees, flowers & landscaping

Ø      Bike trail.

 

8.  Agreed-Upon Goals:

             

            1.  Safety and Security (15 votes)

2.  Neighborhood Beautification (14 votes)

3.  Maintenance and Neighborhood Environment (8 votes)

 

4.  Maintain and Regulate Rental Property (5 votes)

 

9.  Goals, Objectives and Responsibilities:

 

Goal #1:  SAFETY AND SECURITY 

 

    Neighborhood Objective:

 

Ø      Promote church and neighborhood partnership i.e. church parking

Ø      Report problems

Ø      Neighborhood watch participation

 

 City Objectives:

 

Ø      Repair gas leaks

Ø      4-way stop signs at Rotherwood & Bayard Park

Ø      Better police patrol

Ø      Better control of drugs and alcohol

 

     Other Resource Objectives:

 

Ø      Partner with neighborhood

 

 

Goal #2:  NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION

 

     Neighborhood Objectives:

 

Ø      Have a plant sale

Ø      Clean personal property

Ø      Plant trees, flowers and shrubs

Ø      Promote our neighborhood

 

     City Objectives:

 

Ø      Clean streets more often

Ø      Better recycling containers

 

     Other Resource Objectives:  

 

Ø      Students help elder with yard choirs

Ø      Community hours spent doing yard work

 

Goal #3:  NEIGHBORHOOD MAINTENANCE AND ENVIRONMENT

 

     Neighborhood Objectives:

 

Ø      Report complaints

Ø      Communicate with councilman

Ø      Maintain your personal property

Ø      Participate in neighborhood clean up

 

 

     Neighborhood Institutions Objectives:

 

Ø      Maintain property

Ø      Partner for money

Ø      Partner for incentives

 

    City Objectives:

 

Ø      Upgrade utilities

Ø      More street cleaning

Ø      Regular rocking of alleys

 

    Other Resource Objectives:

 

Ø      BFI provide dumpsters or trucks for clean up