Livable Neighborhood
Summary
1. Neighborhood: WILLOW ROAD
2. Date of Meeting: June 20
3. Number of Participants: 22
4. Facilitator: Brenda White
5. Boundaries of Neighborhood:
Lloyd, Hwy 41, Willow Road and Lincoln
6. Residents’ Description of their Neighborhood:
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Family owned homes
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Churches
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Schools
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Walk to grocery
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Family neighborhood
7. Descriptions of “Ideal Neighborhood”:
Ø Crime and drug free
Ø People take pride where they live
Ø Houses kept up
Ø Be able to sit on front porch safely
Ø Safe neighborhood
Ø Government assisted housing crime free
Ø Be able to sleep at night
Ø Good renters
8. Agreed-Upon Goals:
1.
Start a neighborhood
association (22)
2. Drug and crime control (22)
9. Goals, Objectives and Responsibilities:
Goal #1: START A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Neighborhood Objectives:
Ø Hold monthly meetings
Ø Elect officers, prepare bylaws, register with city
Ø Encourage neighborhood activity
Ø Partner with United Way
Ø Partner with Police
Ø Partner with City
Neighborhood Institutions Objectives:
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Willow Road Church
provide meeting room
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Support association
City Objectives:
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Support neighborhood
effort
Ø Enforce drug and crime laws
Other Resource Objectives:
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United Way assist in
organization
Goal #2: DRUG AND CRIME FREE
Neighborhood Objective:
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Report drug and crime
offences
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Organize to save
neighborhood
Neighborhood Institutions Objectives:
Ø Support neighborhood organizing efforts
City Objectives:
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Partner with
neighborhood
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Get offenders out of
neighborhood
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Clamp down on “slum
landlord” who rents to drug offenders
Oth er Resources Objectives:
Ø Advise and support