Livable Neighborhood Summary

 

 

1.  Neighborhood: WEINBACH, WASHINGTON, BOEKE & COVERT

 

2. Date of Meeting: May 26, 2000

 

3.  Number of Participants: 30

 

4.  Facilitator: Brenda White

 

5.  Boundaries of Neighborhood: Weinbach, Washington, Boeke & Covert

 

6. Residents’ Description of their Neighborhood:

 

Ø      Good Neighbors

Ø      Lorraine Park

Ø      No business

Ø      Trees

Ø      Long-time neighbors

Ø      Good schools

Ø      Low crime rate

Ø      Re-occurring generations live in neighborhood

Ø      Established neighborhood.

 

7.  Descriptions of “Ideal Neighborhood”:

 

Ø      Streets paved

Ø      Sidewalks

Ø      Working storm drains

Ø      No commercial vehicles

Ø      Drug-free zone

Ø      Quieter, slower traffic

Ø      No abandoned cars

Ø      Park maintained

Ø      Lights in park

Ø      Trees trimmed 

 

8.  Agreed-Upon Goals:

 

      1.  Streets, Drainage and Other Neighborhood Improvements (31 votes)

      2.  Crime Awareness and Prevention (27 votes)

      3.  Park Improvements (22 votes)

 

9.  Goals, Objectives and Responsibilities:

 

 

Goal #1:  STEET, DRAINAGE AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD

                 IMPROVEMENTS

 

     Neighborhood Objectives: 

 

Ø      the squeaky wheel

Ø      Send in pictures

Ø      Petition

Ø      Voter turn out

Ø      Attend meetings

 

     Neighborhood Institutions Objectives:

           

            a.  Help with petitions

            b.  Join neighborhood association

 

     City Objectives:

 

            a.  Enforce ordinances

            b.  City Council attend neighborhood meetings

 

Goal  #2: CRIME AWARENESS AND PREVENTION

 

     Neighborhood Objective:

 

Ø      Call in and report

Ø      Offer assistance to officers

Ø      Get educated on laws

Ø      Telephone tree

Ø      Telephone awareness program

 

     Neighborhood Institutions Objectives: 

 

Ø      Communicate

 

     City Objectives:

           

Ø      Communicate with association