Place: MacArthur High School
Work Group Topic Areas — this document identifies the nine(9) areas of discussion and describes the focus of the group’s discussion.
CONNECTIVITY AND PARTNERSHIPS
- Groups referring to other groups
- How do groups hear about other groups?
- Get people involved?
- Young people engaged/remain in community
- Clearinghouse of local entertainment or other information needs
- Inspiration/Caring
- Find ways to support initiatives
- Public resources for information
- Public meeting space
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HOUSING, BUILDING AND LAND RE-USE
- Underutilized buildings
- Revitalize boarded up homes
- Small homes on small lots — phased home development reintroduced to tax roles
- Rehab homes using workforce development initiatives/opportunities
- Help 4 Heroes Vet housing – tiny homes
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COMMUNITY APPEARANCE
- American Bloom
- Attractive community corridors
- Reduce litter and blight
- Entrance revitalized
- Maintained empty lots
- Promote new housing in empty lots
- New commercial landscaping
- Create pictures — before and after
- remove signs from closed businesses
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
- Action process needs improving
- Improve declining houses
- Vacant lot use after purchase
- Side lot program
- Empty business fronts
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ENERGIZE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS
- Keep money in neighborhoods
- Teen involvement in the community
- Building motivation in young people and neighbors
- Improving housing standards
- Teach people how to maintain homes
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Small Group 6 notes — Economic & Social Growth & Vitality
- How we interact with each other translates into how we interact at work
- More opportunities for bicycles in the city
- More training for youth that do not go to college
- Create an environment where people want to talk/interact
- Involvement by parents in schools
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COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS
- Start with kids
- Health is wealth
- Older adults as well
- More bike paths and lanes through town
- Loop connecting full city
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Small Group 8 notes — Jobs and Job Readiness
- Early childhood services and education
- Career oriented vocations
- Pre-apprenticeship programs
- Help people with felonies reintegrate into workforce
- Opportunities for next generation
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INNER-CITY OPPORTUNITIES
- Property — government regulations, property values
- Retail/small business/literacy & job readiness
- Partnerships to be more efficient/stability in homes & business
- Partnership: church/school/neighborhood
- Clean-up neighborhoods/No dumping
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