Community Visioning Meeting - Area C |
Southside / Westnedge Hill / South Westnedge / Oakland / Winchell / Oakwood / Hill -n-Brook / Parkview Hills / Colony Farms |
Group One - Vision Statements | |
Rank | Visions |
1. | New industries moving into city; new business park. |
2. | Revitalized downtown; businesses, housing, entertainment, goods stores, restaurants. |
3. | Neighborhood integrity maintained. |
4. | State of the art public transportation (24 hours). |
5. | Intergovernmental cooperation. |
Others: | |
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Prouds | |
Rank | Prouds |
1. | Brownfield development. |
2. | Historic preservation |
3. | Cultural core of the region. |
Others: | |
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Sorries | |
Rank | Sorries |
1. | Loss of employers and stores on north side. |
2. | State of the roads. |
3. | Mental crisis center in neighborhoods. |
Others: | |
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Group Two - Visions | |
Rank | Visions |
1. | Increased home ownership; improved housing stock. |
2. | Increased use of open space (Genessee Preserve Project). |
3. | Unified government countywide. |
4. | Creative reuse of buildings/spaces; adaptive reuse. |
5. | Downtown cultural center, arena. |
Others: | |
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Prouds | |
Rank | Prouds |
1. | Cultural events. |
2. | Large town amenity/small town appeal. |
3. | Diversity. |
Others: | |
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Sorries | |
Rank | Sorries |
1. | Future of downtown; empty spaces downtown and in neighborhoods. |
2. | Lack of environmental vision / Little park and free space available. |
3. | Increasing amount of rental property. |
Others: | |
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Group Three - Visions | |
Rank | Visions |
1. | Superior school system. |
2. | Vital and safe downtown. |
3. | More natural greenspace with cultural history. |
4. | Develop laws to protect Kalamazoo River from further contamination. |
5. | Successful redevelopment of brownfields. |
Others: | |
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Prouds | |
Rank | Prouds |
1. | Brownfield redevelopment actions. |
2. | Diversity of cultural activity. |
3. | Water and wastewater. |
Others: | |
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Sorries | |
Rank | Sorries |
1. | Lack of open space. |
2. | Lack of growing tax base. |
3. | Number of people in poverty. |
Others: | |
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