Please see the following list which summarizes the concerns neighbors expressed at the 9/12/00 Dodge/Flower N.A. meeting. All 24 people in attendance participated in the survey.
(At the initial Back to Basics planning meetings, this survey, and the Cabrini and North Dodge surveys were used as the basis to decide what types of neighborhood improvements should be addressed.)
TYPE OF CONCERN - # OF NEIGHBORS WHO EXPRESSED THIS CONCERN
Speeding: on Richey (2); on Dodge (6) - 8
Lighting: Streets too dark; invitation to crime - 6
Drugs/drug houses - 4
Sidewalks; walking along Dodge is hazardous - 4
Junk/debris on road side; unsightly dumpsters - 3
Boom boxes - 2
Need to keep neighborhood looking sharp - 2
Traffic control/speedhumps - 2
Trash pickup should go back to the alley where it was originally - 2
Community garden - 1
Crime/thefts - 1
Graffiti - 1
Loud, all-night parties - 1
Mosquitos - 1
Residents at Palo Verde vet house can help w/things like clean-ups - 1
Weeds - 1