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Originated in 1996, Neighborhoods 1st, is a program designed to bring citizen participation back into the local government process and to make residents responsible for the well being of their neighborhoods. Under this concept, a network of neighborhood groups has been formed throughout the City.
Working in partnership with the City, these groups have been given the responsibility to:
- Identify
- Plan for
- Implement
Improvements in their neighborhoods.
In celebration of the reconstruction and redesign of Jonathan Street, the Medal of Honor's block party featured a ribbon cutting.
Benefits
- The opportunity to know and understand your neighborhood
- Improve communication between neighbors and the City
- Ensure quality service through partnerships
- Establish an attitude of ownership
Resources
- City staff liaison
- HPD representation
- Access to all City departments
- The lending of equipment and materials at no cost
- Administrative support/ monetary allocation
Group Accomplishments
- Street repaving, traffic calming devises, additional lighting
- Park pavilion, play equipment, murals
- Crime prevention & CPTED activities
(Crime prevention through environmental design)
- Tree plantings, landscaping, neighborhood clean-ups
- Solid communication through websites and newsletters
- Block parties
Biggest accomplishment of all:
“Living in a better neighborhood without moving.”
City Wide Projects
- Neighborhood College
- Keep Kids Alive Drive 25
- Halloween Glow Bracelet Distribution
- Night of Lights
The opportunity to share best practices with other groups comes monthly at the
Neighborhoods 1st Network Meetings
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