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1. Introduction 1.1 Introduction & Credits 1.2 Acknowledgements 1.3 Vision & Approach 1.4 Main Goals & Potential 2. Goals & Objectives Safety Mission 2.1 Speed Bumps 2.2 Crime/Neighborhood Watch 2.3 Lighting 2.4 Railroad Divide Social & Physical Connectivity Mission 2.5 Social Relationships 2.6 Resource Relationship 2.7 Bus Shelter 2.8 Sidewalks
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Community Building 2.9 Neighborhood Beautification 2.10 Scheduled Events & Meetings 2.11 HOA & Neighborhood Organization 3. Goals & Objectives Conclusion
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Introduction This plan is the result of a collaborative planning process by Community Planning students and community liaisons from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) and the residents of Windy Ridge. It is prepared by eight Urban Design, Architecture, and Geography graduate students in the Community Planning Workshop during Fall semester 2011. We have attempted to make this booklet as accessible, clear, and thorough as possible. We hope any Windy Ridge resident or neighborhood group will be able to pick up this booklet and make change in their community. Residents can use the data, graphics, and maps to approach community institutions, local governments and other entities they may wish to partner with to help the neighborhood achieve its objectives. Credits Research Teams
Health Impact Community Planning: Jacquelyn Beattie, Amanda Zullo, Amanda Edwards, & Claire Schuch Traditional Community Planning: Hanin Khasru, Ashley Powell, & Joshua McCann
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Acknowledgements First we would like to thank the residents of Windy Ridge for allowing us into their neighborhood. Special thanks are given to the Sarah Gaddy and Fausto Alfaro of the Windy Ridge homeowners association and the residents who engaged in conversations with us and attended the neighborhood meetings. We are also grateful to Dr. Janni Sorensen, Associate Professor of UNCC’s Department of Geography and Earth Sciences and Dr. Jose Gamez, Associate Professor of UNCC’s Department of Architecture and Urban Design for leading the Community Planning Workshop and guiding us through the planning process. Our work was made possible with the help of AmeriCorps VISTA representative Pamela Pate and Windy Ridge community liaisons Keihly Moore and Liz Shockey, who provided background information and worked with us throughout the semester.
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Vision Statement To work together to build social capital, develop community relations and physical connectivity, and improve safety, making Windy Ridge a better place to live.
Approach We adopted a participatory planning process to develop our neighborhood plan. This means we used community input in all stages of our work. We believe in asset-based community development, which involves identifying strengths and opportunities as well as weaknesses and threats within Windy Ridge (through a “SWOT analysis”). Shared responsibility is key because residents, property owners, local businesses and government all influence and are affected by the conditions of the neighborhood. Since these groups can all benefit from Windy Ridge, it is in each group’s best interest to invest in maintaining the neighborhood’s strengths and working on things that may be improved. We believe that working through this booklet will build social capital within Windy Ridge and improve the quality of life because it reflects the needs and assets of the community.
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Main Goals Through conversations and meetings with Windy Ridge residents and community liaisons, we identified three main interests of the neighborhood: safety, social and physical connectivity, and community building. Each of these goals has a set of specific objectives that will help the neighborhood come closer to that goal. For instance, lighting and speed bumps will improve safety. Establishing regular neighborhood meetings and events will help build the community. We have started several initiatives that can be continued by the residents and future community planning students. The main component this booklet needs is sustained effort from community members. While we understand this is asking a lot of Windy Ridge residents, it is possible if more residents get involved and they collaborate with local government, property owners and local businesses. This will allow sustainable grassroots change to occur and grow.
Potential Use of this Booklet We have attempted to make this booklet as accessible, clear, and thorough as possible. We hope any Windy Ridge resident or neighborhood group will be able to pick up this booklet and make change in their community. Residents can use the data, graphics, and maps to approach community institutions, local governments and other entities they may wish to partner with to help the neighborhood achieve its objectives.
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NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY
Safety Goal & Objectives
Safety Mission To provide a safe environment for all residents of Windy Ridge by detecting and deterring crime, reducing the fear of crime, and encouraging all members of the community to actively participate in this process. 2.1 Speed Bumps 2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.3 2.1.4
Purpose Short-Term & Long-Term Supporting Data Process
2.2 Crime/Neighborhood Watch 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.2.4
Purpose Short-Term & Long-Term Supporting Data Process
2.3 Lighting 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.3.3 2.3.4
Purpose Short-Term & Long-Term Supporting Data Process
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Goal: Safety Objective: Speed Bumps Purpose: To increase the safety of the residents of the neighborhood by implementing devices that will help reduce the speed of vehicles traveling through the area. Windy Ridge is a neighborhood with only one way to enter and exit. Although there are two speed humps located near the center of Windy Valley Drive, cars still speed, especially driving into the neighborhood. Residents are concerned for their safety, particularly the children’s safety.
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Legend Existing speed bumps/crosswalks
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Goal: Safety Objective: Speed Bumps Short-term: Based on the suggestions of the residents, the figure on the left shows the layout of the new speed bumps that would be spread throughout the neighborhood. Short term goals would be getting the city to install a speed bump at the entrance of the neighborhood and collect data on whether it helps reduce the speed. If the city will not allow another speed bump, we could try a temporary street planter, which narrows the road in selected areas and would have the same affect as a speed bump and would also help with the beautification of the neighborhood. It would be temporary to test whether it works and if the residents like this option.
Long-term: Long term goals depend upon the findings of the short term goals. If the city allows more speed bumps in this neighborhood and the new bump at the entrance does work to reduce traffic speeds, then the process would start to get more speed bumps in other areas of the neighborhood. If the street planters were used instead, and it gets the desired result and the residents like them, the next step will be to propose they be implemented in other areas throughout the neighborhood.
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Goal: Safety Objective: Speed Bumps
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Supporting Data: • Millions of Americans walk -- to school, to work, to the store or just around the block for exercise. Unfortunately, pedestrians are the most vulnerable to injury and death of all road users; they are basically unprotected if struck by an automobile. • Approximately 197 pedestrians die every year in North Carolina after being hit by cars. For every pedestrian who is killed by an automobile, more than 20 are injured; approximately 4,000 pedestrians are injured by automobiles each year in North Carolina. • Pedestrian injury is the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among children ages 5 - 14. Motor vehicle crashes account for approximately 80 percent of all childhood pedestrian deaths. Since 2000, Charlotte has averaged 280 collisions annually involving pedestrians and motor vehicles, with 58 of the 1,684 total collisions resulting in a pedestrian’s death. • The Charlotte Department of Transportation has instituted several pedestrian safety measures designed to make Charlotte’s roads safer, including: traffic calming, school zone safety, sidewalk safety features, and crosswalk safety features.
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Putting speed bumps throughout the neighborhood will help decrease the risk of accidents and provide safety by slowing down cars and giving them a chance to be seen and to move out of the way. There is a considerable number of children in the area. Due to the lack of a common place such as a park or playground, there are many times when the children can be found playing in the streets.
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Goal: Safety Objective: Speed Bumps Supporting Data: • Speed bumps and humps are traffic control devices used in traffic calming. The speed hump has a length of approximately 22 feet and a height at its center of approximately 3 and 5/8 inches. The cost of construction of a speed hump is approximately $1,700 each. A speed bump is narrower and higher than a speed hump. We believe Windy Ridge would benefit from speed bumps due to the shared concern among residents that the speed humps are not high enough to be effective. “There is a need for better safety in the neighborhood when it comes to the speed of the cars that travel through it. A speed bump at the entrance and more spread throughout will increase the safety for pedestrians. If it is not possible to get additional speed bumps, modifying the existing humps or looking into alternative traffic calming devices should be considered.” CDOT
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Goal: Safety Objective: Speed Bumps Process:
Appendix Charlotte DOT Homepage Select Traffic, Safety & Traffic Calming
Information and Support comes from Charlotte Department of Transportation by calling 311 or at http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/Transportation/Pages/ Home.aspx 1. Citizen Request a. Citizens should contact CDOT to request speed humps by
going to the website above and following the links to the speed bump form. These links also provide information about speed humps and the criteria necessary to get them installed
2. Evaluation a. CDOT evaluates the street to determine if speed humps will
address the citizens’ traffic concerns and if the street meets the required criteria for speed hump installation. b. Their evaluation will be based on the criteria listed on the following page that can also be found through the links on the CDOT website
3. Prioritization for Installation
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a. After the request is submitted to CDOT, the street will be evaluated and rated for priority. b. Petitions are mailed to citizens of the highest ranking 35-40 streets in winter / spring. Installation is accomplished by annual contract in late spring or summer.
If a neighborhood does not get classified as high priority than they may get placed on the following year’s schedule. If the neighborhood does not want to wait they can elect to pay for the installation. By doing this, they will be included on the next installation schedule. The neighborhoods will not be reimbursed.
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That link will bring you to this page which has multiple choices Speed Humps Speed Hump Criteria Traffic Calming Request
Traffic Calming Request
Traffic Calming Request Form Street must be within Charlotte City Limits. Please review the information below on traffic calming devices:
Multi-Way Stops Speed Humps Speed Hump Criteria Traffic Circles Please complete the following information: Note: *Indicates required fields for submitting request.
Date* Name Address City State Zip
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Process: 4. Criteria:
a. A street must be classified as a two-lane, local residential street. b. Average Weekday Traffic (AAWT) volumes should be greater than 1,000. c. The speed of 15% of the vehicles should be equal to or greater than five miles over the posted speed limit. d. Grade is less than or equal to 8%. e. Horizontal radius of street is less than or equal to 300. f. Street’s current speed limit should be posted as 25 mph if it is local street, or 30 mph if it is a neighborhood collector. g. Street should not be a primary emergency response route.
5. Neighborhood Support:
Daytime Phone
Neighborhood* Name of individual street needing traffic calming measure.* Street Name* Select the traffic calming measure you are requesting: Multiway Stop Speed Hump Traffic Circle
Additional Information
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a. If a street qualifies for speed humps, neighborhood support is desired, and can be obtained by one of two methods: 1) A letter of endorsement from the neighborhood association based upon a board vote. The neighborhood association will be required to notify affected property owners (as defined by CDOT) of the impending installation, and no petition will be required 2) or, If the neighborhood association does not support the proposed service, the resident can petition. A petition requires signatures from at least 60% of all property owners in the impact area. If a petition is required, the CDOT will define the impact area and issue the petition
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Goal: Safety Objective: Crime/Neighborhood Watch Purpose: The neighborhood watch is a crime prevention program that enlists the active participation of residents in cooperation with law enforcement to reduce crime, solve problems, and improve the quality of life for the area. The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department has put together a Neighborhood Watch (NW) booklet in which they explain what a NW is and how neighborhoods can establish one. This information is adapted from that booklet. More information, including the application form and the sign request form can be found at www.cmpd.org.
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For further questions, please contact: CMPD Crime Prevention Unit 601 E. Trade Street Charlotte, NC 28202 www.cmpd.org crimepreventionunit@cmpd.org 704-336-2310
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Goal: Safety Objective: Crime/Neighborhood Watch Short-term: The short-term goal is to put together a team of Windy Ridge residents (preferably living throughout the neighborhood) to form a community crime watch program. Seven residents have already shown interest.
Long-term: In the long run, the neighborhood watch will have a noticeable presence in the neighborhood. This entails that all Windy Ridge residents are aware of the existence of the neighborhood watch and, even if they are not active participants, they know how to monitor and report crimes in their neighborhood. The neighborhood watch will help strengthen communication among residents and make people feel safer. In this kind of environment, crime is less likely to occur because potential offenders are more likely to get caught.
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Goal: Safety Objective: Crime/Neighborhood Watch Supporting Data: Neighborhood Watch Programs all across the country promote the economic, social, and psychological benefits of such programs. These advantages include:
Table 1: Variations in Mean Effect Sizes by Features of the Methods and the Program.
Type of data
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• • • • • • •
Establishing a partnership with CMPD Reducing the fear of crime and26 the risk of being a crime victim. Participants are taught how to take preventative measures that decrease the likelihood of becoming a crime victim. Improving the quality of life Learning how to identify and report suspicious activity; this makes you, your family, and your community better prepared if a crime occurs. Creating a sense of unity among the community. It is a great way to get to know your neighbors and work together toward a common goal. Accepting responsibility for your neighborhood. With your neighborhood watch you will feel more in control over what happens in your community. Allowing other issues to be addressed.
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Not published
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1.17
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1.18
1.12-1.23
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0.0025
Notes: ns = not significant. Crime Prevention Research Review. U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services 2008.
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Goal: Safety Objective: Crime/Neighborhood Watch Process: 1. Establish partnership with CMPD using the Neighborhood Watch.
a. Request the attendance of one or more spokespeople at your upcoming neighbor hood watch start-up meeting. 2. Order a Neighborhood Watch Implementation Manual from The National Sheriffs Association or tap local law enforcement officials for materials. 3. Compile newspaper articles and local crime figures from your area’s police records a. This will show neighbors why it’s important to start this group.
4. Organize a committee of concerned residents.
a. This can start by talking to your neighbors. So far, seven residents already showed interest. This group can then go out and talk to fellow community members.
5. Plan a neighborhood watch meeting
a. Promise brevity---”the meeting will last just an hour so your schedule won’t be disrupted”. Draft an agenda & Reserve post-meeting time for further discussions b. Set a date, time, and location convenient for attendees & with enough time to calendar the orientation. c. Communicate this information to all Windy Ridge residents through signs, flyering, or going door-to-door and talking to people. d. Invite a member of the CMPD by contacting your local police division or the crime prevention unit at 704 336 2310. 6. Hold the meeting a. Call meeting to order on time b. Collect all attendees’ names and contact information (phone number, email, etc). c. Introduce everyone and mission and have the police officer address the community d. Identify a chairperson and block captains. e. Decide on a plan of action (e.g. walk the neighborhood at certain times, distribute tasks, set up a phone tree) f. Conclude meeting at predetermined time
7. Register & Become Official a. Once all requirements have been met and the neighborhood watch coordinator has
reviewed your paperwork, NW signs can be purchased by the community 8. To Remain an Active Neighborhood Watch the community must have at least one meeting a year with a police officer in attendance.
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Goal: Safety Objective: Lighting Purpose: The community as a whole has expressed concerns about Windy Ridge’s current neighborhood lighting situation. Whether these concerns be financial, crime, or traffic safety; changing Windy Ridge’s neighborhood lights from the decorative lights contracted and billed by Duke Energy to the city controlled and maintained lights is currently the best solution. Our goal is to replace the decorative lighting as each phase completes its contract with Duke Energy with the city lights through DOT. Dark areas have not only been known to lead to accidents, but are also known to be hot spots for crime and violence.
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Goal: Safety Objective: Lighting Short-term: Improving the neighborhood lighting has not only been an objective for our group, but has also proven to be a considerable concern for the residents. As a collaborative unit we believe that the increasing lighting units will not only be apart of the beautification process and improve visibility, we also predict that the extra lighting will increase safety in numerous ways. There are already neighborhood lights, installed by Duke, the number is similar to Duke’s first phase installations in other similarly sized neighborhoods. The best short-term solution for the lighting inefficiencies in Windy Ridge would be to go through the process of turning over all lighting to the City of Charlotte and having all of the decorative lighting originally installed by the contractor replaced by city lights.
Long-term:
Lighting Objective
There are numerous benefits to the current lighting situation in Windy Ridge. The first being that the system of wiring is already in place. The second being that the first phase was installed ten years ago, and therefore current contracts will be open for renegotiation in December. Other neighborhoods of similar size and design have recently renegotiated and Duke energy has already put into place plans to install more lights in phases. The most immediate deadline will be in December when the residents have the ability to better control what Windy Ridge receives and whom is responsible for the upkeep & bills.
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influence residents’ perceptions of safety and security. The survey aimed to identify Appendix whether crimes of all kinds had been reduced, relative to the control, by street lighting.
Goal: Safety Objective: Lighting Supporting Data: • Replacing the decorative lights, which have been under contract with Duke Energy, with city lighting will save the community about 9,000 dollars a year. • City issued lights cover twice the radius as decorative lighting. This will make it possible to light the community much more efficiently with the current wiring or with minimal installation. • Studies about the effects of lighting on crime in the 1980s and 1990s proved that increased lighting not only decreased nighttime crimes, but also increased feeling of safety, and therefore outdoor surveillance.
Lighting Proved to: • • • • • •
Increase ideas of safety Increase street usage & activity Develop Surveillance Improve Visibility Improve Physical Environment & Social Dynamic Psychologically Deter Crime
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“A meta-analysis of the eligible studies found that improved street lighting led to
significant reductions in crime and with an overall reduction in recorded crime of 20 % across all the experimental areas” Carole F Willis Head of Policing and Reducing Crime Unit “Effects of Improved Street Lighting on Crime: a Systematic Review.” 2002 By: David P. Farrington and Brandon C. Welsh
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Table 4: Crimes reported in social survey area Crime type
Treated area Before
After
8 2 2
6 1 1
Control area Before
After
a theft of vehicle b theft from vehicle c attack/assault d theft bicycle e burglary f attempt break-in g milk stolen h theft outside i damage property j theft person k attempt theft l vandalism m other
1 11 1
1 8 1
2 1
Total (reported to police)
39 (5)
25 (5)
13 (3)
4 (1)
Day Dark D/K
7 23 9
10 9 6
4 4 5
0 2 2
‘Likely’ crimes Day Dark D/K
6 17 8
9 8 6
4 3 3
0 1 1
Total
31
23
10
2
5 3 3 3
5
1 1 1 3 3
2 1 1
1
The survey aimed to identify whether crimes of all kinds 2 had been reduced,3 relative to the ‘Possibly’ 8 2 control, by street lighting.
Note. Crime types a to m are shown in full on the questionnaire given in Appendix ..... H. References in Appendix
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Goal: Safety Objective: Lighting Supporting Data: • Poor visibility and speeding have both proved to be problems in Windy Ridge. Many residents do not walk at night for fear of injury. • Studies prove that most accidents (55-77%)happen within 5 to 15 miles from home, usually because of distraction and a false sense of familiarity. • Nearly 50% of all fatal traffic accidents happen at night. Inadequate lighting is one of the most common causes of nighttime accidents; light can save lives. • At night, the human eye can see only 5% of what it sees under normal daylight conditions. Behind the wheel of a car, our eyes are subject to intense strain at night. This is especially true for older drivers. Young or old, the human eye tires more quickly under poor lighting conditions. Bottom line: light enhances both active and passive safety • Although only 20-30% of all road travel takes place after dark, the number of nighttime accidents is 50% higher. • 30% of all weather-related accidents are caused by fog.
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Goal: Safety Objective: Lighting Process: Residents can put pressure on the city to install new light fixtures in two ways. The first would be to request lights individually to be installed near their home.
a. The standard installation includes a high pressure sodium fixture mounted on a wooden utility pole. If other streetlights are present, the addition of an individual light must be of the same type as those existing. b. Residential streetlights, whether individual or for a whole subdivision, are installed within the City of Charlotte by request. Neighborhood residents may request that a streetlight plan be prepared to light their entire neighborhood. Once a valid petition is received, the City of Charlotte will authorize Duke Power to install the light and the City will pay for the power to operate it.
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1. Call the CharMeck Call Center at 311 2. The Streetlight Coordinator will explain to each caller the petition process and resources 3. The petition request must be completed and sent in for review 4. Petitions Must Be Submitted Completed 5. If the petition is approved than the streetlight is typically placed on the property line between your home and your neighbors. Installation takes approximately six weeks.
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1. Request Nomination Form Call 311, they will walk you through the process and send out
all necessary forms The operator will want a name and address for contact information, as well as a location to send all documents. Therefore the President of the HOA, leader appointed to handle lighting, or the HOA Management Company should make the request
2. Nomination Form After the request is received the Lighting Coordinator will send out
the proper nomination form. Nomination Requirements: 25% of neighborhood property owners sign at least one property owner from each street sign The form must be completed and returned to the Lighting Coordinator within 90 days or due date provided by CDOT
3. Neighborhood approval is required
Once received and the lights installed, the City of Charlotte will pay for the power to operate them. The City also pays for the initial cost of the streetlight fixtures and supports when the standard model is chosen.
4. Design Preparation
When a valid nomination form has been returned to the street lighting coordinator, Duke Energy will be asked to prepare a design showing the proposed placement of streetlights. The proposed light placement is based upon Duke Energy’s existing facilities and CDOT’s lighting requirements. A representative of Duke may meet you on site to finalize the plan. The finalized plan will be sent to the neighborhood contact person by Duke Energy and CDOT will receive a copy. Should the neighborhood request changes in the design that require additional underground work by Duke, the neighborhood will be asked to pay for the associated costs.
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Simple Petition Forms can be produced by residents wanting to collect signatures for their cause. Make sure to include lead petitioner contact information, and petition purpose. The form will also need to have space for supporters to print name, contact information, and a place to sign.
The installation of streetlights requires the support of the neighborhood. Support can be obtained by one of two methods: 1) A letter of endorsement from the neighborhood association. The neighborhood association will be required to notify affected property owners (as defined by CDOT) of the impending street lights, and no petition will be required, or 2) If the neighborhood association does not support the proposed installation of street lights, the resident can petition. The petition requires signature of at least 60% of property owners. Properties owned jointly must be represented by signature from both owners. Properties owned by corporations must be represented by a signature from a corporate officer / agent. Tenants cannot sign for property owners. Vacant properties must be represented. For the convenience of resident owners, a design map is provided to accompany the petition. We look to the lead petitioner to deal openly with the property owners with regard to the location of adjacent streetlights. Involving the neighborhood association is an excellent way to minimize confusion and expedite the process.
The lead petitioner is also the only party authorized to delete lights from the plan. Streetlights shown on the plan cannot be relocated. Due to the ever changing character of neighborhoods, the petition process must be completed within 90 days or by due date provided by CDOT.
The completed petition is returned to Duke Energy so they can place the job into their work schedule. They forward it to CDOT for final approval and authorization. You will receive a copy of our authorization letter to Duke Energy and they will usually install your streetlights within 90 – 180 days, depending upon the scope of the project.
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Goal: Safety Objective: Lighting Process:
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General Information & Installation Standards • Underground wiring is used only in areas currently served with underground utilities. • Street light supports are always placed on public right-of-way. • They are installed along the edge of pavement, in the planting strip or behind the sidewalk so they will not interfere with vehicular or pedestrian traffic. • If Duke Power needs to install cable on private property, the submittal of the petition is recognized has a granting of permission. • In these rare instances, addition of underground cable is typically the reason and a 6” trench is generally sufficient. • Private items in the right-of-way, such as sprinkler systems, invisible fencing, cables, wires, PVC conduits, household water lines, etc. are NOT the responsibility of Duke Power or the City of Charlotte. It is recommended that such items be removed from right-of-way. At minimum, they should be flagged. The Charlotte Department of Transportation retains exclusive authority to determine final placement of all street lights.
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Department of Transportation Public Service Division 600 E. Fourth Street Charlotte, NC 28202 To Start Petition Process For Neighborhood & Individual Lighting Installation Dial 311 Extra Assistance Can be Requested From Tracy Green at 704-336-3955 You may request forms for lighting upgrades by calling (704) 336-3893 or (704) 336-4119 Note Any Resident can Request to be Speak at Council Meetings by Calling the City Clerk’s Office at 704-336-2248 or Visiting City Clerk’s Office at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, 7th Floor, 600 East Fourth St. Charlotte, NC 28202. A request form can also be filled out at http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/CityClerk/Pages/ MeetingRequestForm.
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City Council Members and Contacts Mayor:
District Representatives:
• Anthony Foxx
Email: mayor@charlottenc.gov Address: 600 East 4th Street, 15th Floor Phone: 704-336-2241 Mayor Pro Tem • Patrick Cannon
Council At Large: • Jason Burgess Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center 600 East 4th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 Email: jasonburgess@charlottenc.gov Phone: 704-336-3436 • David Howard Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center 600 East 4th Street Charlotte, NC 28202 Email: info@davidhowardclt.com Phone: 704-336-4099 • Edwin Peacock The Pomfret Financial Co., Inc. 1115 E. Morehead Street Charlotte, NC 28204 Email: epeacock@charlottenc.gov Phone: 704-347-1080 X 13
- Patsy Kinsey, District 1 - James Mitchell, Jr., District 2 Windy Ridge is in District 2 600 East 4th Street Charlotte, NC 28202 Email: JamesDistrict2@aol.com Phone: 704-394-3332 Fax: 704-394-3444 - Warren Turner, District 3 - Michael Barnes, District 4 - Nancy G. Carter, District 5 - Andy Dulin, District 6 - Warren Cooksey, District 7
Remaining 2011 Meetings • November 21 (City Manager Evaluation - 3:00 pm) Zoning Meeting • November 28 Citizens’ Forum/Council Business Meeting • December 5 Organizational Meeting / Swearing-in Ceremony • December 12 Council Business Meeting • December 19 Zoning Meeting
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Goal: Safety Objective: Railroad Divide Purpose:
Pic/Diagram of Current
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The railroad tracks at Windy Ridge’s entrance make it difficult and dangerous to enter and exit the neighborhood
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Our purpose was to investigate the expansion plans for the railroad and give the neighborhood possible solutions. The residents of Windy Ridge can use this section to take action as they see fit. Windy Ridge residents are concerned about plans to add a second line to its railroad tracks. The tracks already can make entering and exiting the neighborhood more difficult and dangerous. Some residents have expressed their fear of crossing the tracks, the increase in noise, and the other traffic and safety risks of an additional track. The neighborhood should mount a campaign to erect a barrier between homes and the tracks to reduce sound, trespassing, and potential dangers.
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Goal: Safety Objective: Railroad Divide Short-term: The homeowners association can begin by gathering a group of concerned citizens and neighborhood residents. This group can help organize the community as a whole to present concerns at city meetings, encourage support from Todd Park, reach out to local representatives, and make contact with CSX (the company responsible for expanding the railroad).
Long-term:
Railroad Construction adjacent to Windy Ridge Pedestrian-made Path is in close proximity to tracks and eventually trespassing over tracks
The association should create an action plan, which could include contacting the railroad company and the N.C. Department of Transportation to suggest a sound buffering wall as a possible solution. By gaining community and governmental support, Windy Ridge can put pressure on CSX, a company that prides themselves on community outreach, to help or take responsibility for the safety/ buffer wall. The neighborhood organization can also plan to add landscaping that would help beautify, buffer, and further create a barrier between their property lines and the railroad right-of-way.
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Homes in close proximity to tracks & construction
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Trespasser fatalities Â
2000
2001
AL
10
12
5
4
FL
29
28
33
32
GA
11
8
14
22
18
KY
8
4
5
3
7
MS
2
11
10
2
NC
10
19
20
SC
9
8
TN
6
TOTAL
85
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
TOTAL
9
6
10
5
6
6
5
78
20
33
28
36
26
17
36
318
14
8
14
15
9
16
149
6
10
5
8
5
5
66
6
8
4
6
4
6
4
63
17
20
18
20
21
17
13
18
193
13
5
6
11
9
9
8
5
5
88
13
7
13
10
11
13
7
20
4
7
111
103
107
98
96
107
102
103
104
65
96
1066
Source: North Carolina Operation Lifesaver
Railroad Analysis as it Pertains to Windy Ridge & Todd Park
Goal: Safety Objective: Railroad Divide Supporting Data: A buffer wall will help the quality of life in the Windy Ridge community for various reasons. One major reason being that the wall will help buffer sound, as well as redirect pedestrians to designated crossings. The other major benefit being the most important, pedestrian safety. The community is not only concerned with possible noise pollution, but also the safety of their personal safety and that of their children. Currently the residents cross over CSX’s tracks to get to the most pedestrian friendly bus stops. If the expansion goes through, the risk of injury and fatality will only increase if children and adults are continuously allowed to cross at an unsafe points (i.e. trespass).
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North Carolina has recorded the fewest highway road crossing fatalities of any of the eight Southern states since 2000, according to North Carolina Operation Lifesaver, a railroad safety program. However, the state has the third most trespasser fatalities during the same time. This data supports the need to keep people away from the tracks that are adjacent and expanding into Windy Ridge.
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Construction equipment for the new tracks
1. Organize a group of concerned citizens and neighborhood residents: As soon as possible, neighborhood leaders should gauge fellow residents’ interest in investigating the plans and potentially taking action in response to them. If there is such interest, the neighborhood should appoint an interested person (or persons) to lead the effort. 2. Research the plan to expand the railroad: Ask what’s planned, who’s planning it, when it’s planned to be done, etc. Organizations that could help with this include: The railroad company Chessie Seaboad Express (CSX): 904-359-3200 (headquarters), 1-800-737-1663 (ethics hotline) or www.csx.com. N.C. Department of Transportation Rail Division: 919-733-7245 or www.bytrain.org. 3. Create an action plan, this could include: advocating for a wall that would buffer sound and keep pedestrians safely away from the tracks. 4. Seek support for the action: Methods (and potential contacts) could include: A. Asking for help from CSX and NC DOT: Contact information listed above. B. Seeking legal aid: Legal Aid of North Carolina, 704-971-2621 or 1431 Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte, NC 28204 C. Contacting elected officials such as City Councilman James Mitchell Jr.: 600 East 4th St., Charlotte, NC 28202; JamesDistrict2@aol.com; 704-394-3332 phone; 704-394-3444 fax. D. Soliciting media coverage: Charlotte Observer, 600 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28202, localnews@charlotteobserver.com or www.charlotteobserver.com/staff; WSOC-TV, 704-338-9999 (main switchboard), 704-335-4871 (newsroom), 1901 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28206 (street address) or assignment@wsoc-tv.com (news tips); WCNC, 704-329-3636 or news@wcnc.com; FOX Charlotte, www.foxcharlotte. com/about/contact-us; WBTV, 704-374-3691 or assignmentdesk@wbtv.com
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SOCIAL & PHYSICAL CONNECTIVITY
Social & Physical Connectivity
Social & Physical Connectivity Mission
Our mission is to equip Windy Ridge with the ability to forge meaningful and lasting relationships with outside resources and to accomplish increased neighborhood health and functionality. We aim set forth a process to improve connections with CMPD, Todd Park, Habitat for Humanity, surrounding churches and businesses, the City of Charlotte, and other actors that benefit from Windy Ridge’s success. Furthermore, we hope to also give the tools to accomplish physical connectivity objectives will enhance the appearance and operability of the neighborhood. 2.5 Social Relationships 2.7 Bus Shelter Church Relationship
2.5.1.A 2.5.2.A 2.5.3.A 2.5.4.A
Todd Relationship
Purpose 2.5.1.B Short-Term & 2.5.2.B Long-Term Supporting Data 2.5.3.B Potentials 2.5.4.B
Local Businesses Relationship
Purpose 2.5.1.C Short-Term & 2.5.2.C Long-Term Supporting Data 2.5.3.C Potentials 2.5.4.C
2.6 Resource Relationships CMPD Relationship
2.6.1.A 2.6.2.A 2.6.3.A 2.6.4.A
Habitat For Humanity
Purpose 2.6.1.B Short-Term & 2.6.2.B Long-Term Supporting Data 2.6.3.B Potentials 2.6.4.B
Purpose Short-Term & Long-Term Supporting Data Potentials
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Purpose 2.6.1.C Short-Term & 2.6.2.C Long-Term Supporting Data 2.6.3.C Potentials 2.6.4.C
Purpose Short-Term & Long-Term Supporting Data Potentials
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Purpose Short-Term & Long-Term Process
2.8 Sidewalks 2.8.1 2.8.2 2.8.3 2.8.4
Purpose Short-Term & Long-Term Supporting Data Process
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Goal: Connectivity Objective: Church Relationship Purpose:
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New Zion Missionary Baptist Church is located within the Todd Park neighborhood, adjacent to Windy Ridge. Currently, the majority of its congregation travels from miles away; however, Windy Ridge residents living close by do not attend. The church, as a community center, and Windy Ridge, as a neighbor, could work together to form a stronger partnership than the existing one.
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Walking distance to New Zion Missionary Baptist Church from Windy Ridge.
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Goal: Connectivity Objective: Church Relationship Short-term: Short-term: The short-term objective with New Zion Missionary Baptist Church would be to establish a connection with one another, such as Windy Ridge neighborhood meetings to be held at the church.
At the moment, Windy Ridge does not have access to any other facility to enable neighborhood meetings to take place.
Long-term:
SERVICE TIMES • Worship Service - 8:30 A.M. Sunday • Sunday School - 10:00 A.M. Sunday • Worship Service - 11:00 A.M. Sunday • Youth and Children’s Church - 11:00 A.M. Sunday - Except 3rd & 5th Sundays • Bible Study - (Youth and Adult) Every Wednesday
The church is a great social connector, bringing people and faith closer to one another.
Outreach programs could be developed to foster community building, after school programs, childcare, community service, and spiritual guidance.
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New Zion Missionary Baptist Church is located within the Todd Park neighborhood, adjacent to Windy Ridge.
Long-term: The long-term objective with New Zion Missionary Baptist Church would be to further develop the relationship between the church and the neighborhood.
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Goal: Connectivity Objective: Church Relationship Supporting Data: New Zion Missionary Baptist Church’s mission states, “We
2.5.3
want New Zion Missionary Baptist Church to be a community whose members corporately and individually put into effect the threefold priority of God first, God’s family second, and God’s work in the world third. We realize this is a biblical mandate and our expression of it are not fixed but are an ever changing and growing process as we are led by the Holy Spirit (Romans 12:1-2).” ---- http://insidenewzion.org/ aboutus.html By having a church within walking distance to Windy Ridge, residents can benefit from an added social relationship with the church. Benefits of a church relationship with a community include:
• Adopting a family • Contributing to the financial needs • Providing materials and equipment • Serving on a church mission trip • Discovering unreached/under-reached people in the community • Starting an outreach bible study • Join the welcoming committee • Provide a meeting place for family and friends
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• http://elev8.com/elev8-original/orethawinston/8-waysyou-and-your-church-can-help-the-community/
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Goal: Connectivity Objective: Church Relationship Potentials: By forging a lasting partnership with New Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Windy Ridge can develop a cycle of positive social building and assistance that overlaps into Windy Ridge and Todd Park.
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If New Zion Missionary Baptist Church and Windy Ridge do not form a partnership, Windy Ridge has the ability to partner with another church in the area. This church is recommended due to its proximity to the neighborhood; residents have the ability to walk to the church. A few ways to bridge the connectivity between Windy Ridge and the Church: 1. Exchanging services 2. Community involvement 3. Community outreach 4. Expanding the Church’s congregation size from interested Windy Ridge residents
1. After-school childcare and programs, which are beneficial to all communities, as well as help develop long lasting patronage. 2. Children can be offered a safe place to play and learn in a spiritual and guiding environment, preventing them from falling victim to acts and participation of crime. 3. An Increased population for the church’s congregation 4. Added safety for the both Windy Ridge & Todd Park 5. Provide a place for Windy Ridge residents to seek help in time of need 6. Community service and other outreach projects 7. Children & Adults involvement also adds helping hands to the needs of the church and future events 8. Spiritual outreach increases the morale of a community; what better way than for the Church and Windy Ridge to implement a lasting relationship
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Goal: Connectivity Objective: Todd Park Relationship Purpose:
2.5.1.B
Todd Park is an older neighborhood adjacent to Windy Ridge. Both neighborhoods are built in the middle of a predominately industrial zoning location. As a result, both neighborhoods share similar hardships, such as a lack of adjacent resources relating to food, recreation and amenities. Both neighborhoods share the same bus stops; Todd Park currently has several bus stops that are located within the neighborhood. Windy Ridge has none. Windy Ridge residents walk to the bus stops in Todd Park’s neighborhood, or to bus stops across the railroad track. It is preferable for the residents to use bus stops on the Windy Ridge/Todd Park property since it is a safer means of access.
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Walking distance to Todd Park neighborhood from Windy Ridge.
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Goal: Connectivity Objective: Todd Park Relationship Short-term: The short-term objective with Todd Park neighborhood would be to establish a connection with one another, through a meet-and-greet or other form of neighborly welcoming.
At the moment, there does not seem to be enough communication between both neighborhoods.
Long-term: The long-term objective with Todd Park will be better connectivity between residents. Both neighborhoods share the same resources and can work together to advocate for better quality of life, access to amenities, and shared objectives.
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Todd Park and Windy Ridge are both located in a predominant industrial landscape. They can share resources and work together with nearby businesses.
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Goal: Connectivity Objective: Todd Park Relationship Supporting Data: A social relationship between Windy Ridge and Todd Park would be beneficial for the neighborhoods. Both share similar issues and dilemmas as they are separated from amenities in an industrial landscape. By creating unity, advantages of this relationship include:
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• More constituents advocating towards a common goal • Increased partnership • Added safety • Shared resources • Ability to work together to solve problems • Strengthen both neighborhoods • Create a sense of a whole community greater than the individual neighborhood parts
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Todd Park is devoid of sidewalk connectivity for both Todd Park and Windy Ridge residents.
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Goal: Connectivity Objective: Todd Park Relationship
New Zion Missionary Baptist Church is a landmark within the landscape of Todd Park.
1. Added security and safety measures, such as a crime watch/neighborhood watch can benefit both neighborhoods. 2. A bus shelter/more visible bus stop at the entrance to both neighborhoods can provide safer access. 3. Shared open space, such as a community center or park to enable the children to play and the parents to socialize together. 4. Shared resources to empower the two neighborhoods. Both neighborhoods face the same dilemmas in their landscape, in terms of the railroad, the industrial landscape that surrounds, bus shelters, safety, etc. Both neighborhoods, despite their differences, can work together for their mutual benefit. The goal of meeting with representatives from Todd Park was established during the October 18th meeting. Both neighborhoods can continue working together by understanding they share the same struggles and can capitalize on their shared opportunities, including: 1. Added safety 2. Closer amenities (like a grocery store) 3. A safe bus stop with shelter 4. Sidewalks through Todd Park connecting to the church
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Potentials:
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Goal: Connectivity Objective: Business Relationship Purpose: Although predominant industrial zoning may surround Windy Ridge, these businesses provide an excellent resource and amenity to the neighborhood. Companies can get involved in their community through outreach programs, post notice of upcoming jobs, and work with adjacent neighborhoods to create an interwoven community.
2.5.1.C
Nearby businesses offer potential employment opportunities as well as possible outreach programs for Windy Ridge residents.
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Goal: Connectivity Objective: Business Relationship Short-term:
Long-term:
The long-term objective with nearby businesses would be to instill a trust and shared community vision for the neighborhood and the nearby businesses. Community outreach programs, through business funding, can help improve Windy Ridge’s quality of life.
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Nearby businesses offer potential employment opportunities as well as possible outreach programs for Windy Ridge residents.
The short-term objective with neighborhood businesses would be to locate nearby businesses, discover the use, and collect information regarding those businesses. This would enable Windy Ridge residents the information to capitalize on for future objectives.
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Goal: Connectivity Objective: Business Relationship Supporting Data: These neighboring businesses can help Windy Ridge residents through community outreach and possible job training. By providing the information in this document, residents can contact the businesses to find out more information if they are interested in job hiring, neighboring business grants and outreach programs. The businesses stated below correspond to the map’s numbering. The type of business, address, and phone number are present for each location.
1. DDH RELIABLE NOTARY, Public Notary 407 West Ave., 704-392-4910
6. WACHOVIA, Bank 5641 Hovis Rd., 704-391-7679
2. DK WAYSIDE TRUCK & TRAILER Truck Repair Shop 6035 Old Mount Holly Rd., 704-697-8628
7. SAM’S MART, Gas Station 5455 Brookshire Blvd.., 704-399-5200
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3. UNIVERSAL FASTENERS Fastener Distributor 5930 Old Mount Holly Rd., 704-392-5342
8. GREATER SALEM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, School 5218 Salem Church Rd., 704-394-4429 9. HIPPS HARDWARE, ACE Hardware Shop 5539 Hovis Rd., 704-399-5221
4. PLASTEX FABRICATORS Industrial parts manufacturer 5900 Old Mount Holly Rd., 703-393-4040
10. NAPA, Auto Parts Retailer 5312 Rozzelles Ferry Rd., 704-392-7393
5. ACCURATE AUTOMOTIVE Auto Mechanic 5600-A Brookshire Blvd.., 704-394-4635
11. MILLENIUM AUTO TRUCK & MARINE Mechanic 5435 Hovis Rd., 704-391-1235
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12. MONARCH COLOR CORP. Printing Ink Provider 5327 Brookshire Blvd.. 704-394-4626 13. CHARLOTTE BLOCK Concrete Block Manufacturer 5125 Rozzelles Ferry Rd., 704-399-4526 14. RYERSON SALES/SERVICE OFFICE Metals Distributor and Processor 5435 Hovis Rd., 704-588-3381 15. INTERNATIONAL PAPER Paper and Packaging Industry 5419 Hovis Rd., 704-392-4141
16. ECONOMY GRINDING & STRAIGHTENING Metal Grinding Services 5401 Hovis Rd., 704-399-2797 17. MCGEE METAL FABRICATION Fabrication and Design 5205 Hovis Rd., 704-697-9986 18. BIG L FOOD SERVICE Asian Food Product Wholesaler 5526 Terminal St., 704-392-8717 19. PRIME MEATS, Meat Supplier 1000 Exchange St., 704-399-0306 20. SOUTHEAST FLEET SERVICES Truck Service and Repair 1201 Exchange St., 704-749-5170
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Goal: Connectivity Objective: Relationship with CMPD Supporting Data: Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department works hard to ensure the safety of neighborhoods all over the city. The advantages of developing and maintaining a stronger relationship with CMPD are:
2.6.1.A
• Increased neighborhood safety. • Increase in neighborhood morale. If people feel more comfortable and safe in the neighborhood the overall atmosphere in the community will be a more positive one. • Attracting more responsible residents to the neighborhood. • Increased ownership within community. • Support for critical programs such as the neighborhood crime watch.
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Goal: Connectivity Objective: Relationship with CMPD Process: 1. How to contact CMPD/Who to contact: a. VIA PHONE: EMERGENCY & PATROL RESPONSE: 911 NON EMERGENCY CRIME REPORTING: 311 OUTSIDE OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY/ NON-EMERGENCY: 704.336.7600 b. IN PERSON: The main CMPD is located at 601 East Trade St. Charlotte, NC 28202 WINDY RIDGE RESIDENTS SHOULD GO TO: 4150 Wilkinson Blvd.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department has shown dedication to serving the residents of Windy Ridge through presence at meetings held in November of 2011. They have expressed a desire to continue to strengthen the bond between themselves and the neighborhood.
-REPORT A CRIME -CRIME MAPPING -TRAFFIC ACCIDENT LOCATIONS -CRASH REPORTS -RESOLVE TRAFFIC TICKETS -CRIME REPORTS -COMMEND AN OFFICER -FILE AN OFFICER COMPLAINT -FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DEPT. -DEPARTMENTAL RESOURCES -DEPARTMENTAL DIRECTIVES -LOCAL ORDINANCES -VICTIM RESOURCES -ALARM REGISTRATION/PERMIT -AUTHORIZATION TO ACT AS AN AGENT -EMPLOY AN OFF-DUTY OFFICER -JOIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT -BECOME A CMPD VOLUNTEER
-OFFICER ROSTER FORM -CURRENT ACCIDENT LOCATIONS -REPORT RECKLESS DRIVING -HOMELAND SECURITY -CENTER CITY EVACUATION PLAN -HOMICIDE UNIT -ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON UNIT -SEXUAL ASSAULT UNIT -NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM -ELECTRONIC MONITORING UNIT -GANG OF ONE -AUTO THEFT UNIT -ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL -CITIZENS ACADEMY -CRIME STOPPERS -VIOLENT CRIMINAL APPREHENSION TEAM -MISSING PERSONS REPORTING -OFFICER COMMITMENT FORM
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c. VIA THE INTERNET THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE CMPD IS: www.cmpd.org ONLINE YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE FOLLOWING:
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Goal: Connectivity Objective: Relationship with CMPD Process: 2. How to access the online resources: To access the aforementioned resources, log onto the CMPD website at www.cmpd. org. Scroll to the black bar that reads “POLICING RESOURCES” about a third of the way down the page and you will notice individual links for each of the above noted categories. Click the link that best fits what you are attempting to do. Once you click the link, there will be detailed instructions as to what you need to fill out to achieve your goal. Simply follow the prompts and the website will walk you through completing your task step-by-step! These web resources make communicating with the CMPD quick, easy and convenient! **NOTE: HOMELAND SECURITY, CENTER CITY EVACUATION PLAN, HOMICIDE UNIT, ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON UNIT, SEXUAL ASSAULT UNIT, NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM, ELECTRONIC MONITORING UNIT, GANG OF ONE, AUTO THEFT UNIT are all located below the “POLICING RESOURCES” category in a separate category denoted as “QUICK LINKS” located at the bottom left of the page.
3. How to access resources specific to Windy Ridge: Windy Ridge is a part of the CMPD FREEDOM DIVISION. Information for the officers directly responsible for Windy Ridge and the surrounding neighborhoods is as follows:
FREEDOM DIVISION COMMANDER:
2.6.3.A
CAPTAIN GREG COLLINS PHONE: 704.398.6732 EMAIL: GCOLLINS@CMPD.ORG
The freedom division is comprised of 87 Officers, 3 Response Area Commanders, 7 Sergeants, 1 Investigative Technician and a Captain assigned to the division. The Freedom Division comprises 46.1 square miles in the southwest section of Mecklenburg County. The office is located at 4150 Wilkinson Blvd.. Charlotte, NC 28202—at the corner of Wilkinson Blvd.. and Morris Field Drive.
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FREEDOM DIVISION KEY STAFF MEMBERS: RESPONSE AREA COMMANDER 2: SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS RAC SGT LISA CARRIKER PHONE: 704. 398. 6790 COULWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL EMAIL: JCARRIKER@CMPD.ORG OFFICE STEVIE WALL PHONE: 704.724.5688 COMMUNITY COORDINATORS: EMAIL: SWALL@CMPD.ORG OFFICER BRENT HARTLEY WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL PHONE: 704.398.6752 OFFICER BRIAN WHITLEY EMAIL: RHARTLEY@CMPD.ORG PHONE: 980.343.6070 EMAIL: BWHITLEY@CMPD.ORG OFFICER KIP CUPPLES PHONE: 704. 398.6721 WEST MECKLENBURG HIGH SCHOOL EMAIL: CCUPPLES@CMPD.ORG OFFICER RAY HUGHES PHONE: 704.724.5642 EMAIL: RHUGHES@CMPD.ORG WHITEWAER MIDDLE SCHOOL OFFICER GLEN ARTS
The Freedom Division office is NOT staffed 24 hours a day; however they do have voice mail services on their phone lines. Leaving a message and contact information will ensure that your call is returned as soon as possible. If you are calling about an emergency situation, DO NOT leave a voice mail—instead contact 911.
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Goal: Connectivity Objective: Relationship with Habitat for
Purpose:
Humanity Charlotte
Habitat for Humanity, Charlotte has many opportunities from which the residents of Windy Ridge can benefit. Habitat for Humanity works to provide affordable ownership opportunities in communities such as Windy Ridge. Along side the opportunity to become a homeowner, Habitat offers courses for new homeowners as well as credit cleaning services for those who apply to own through Habitat. A relationship with Habitat for Humanity would benefit Windy Ridge by increasing the number of present owners as well as potentially improving the aesthetic quality of the neighborhood.
2.6.1.B
Habitat for Humanity for Humanity performs hundreds of home builds in neighborhoods like Windy Ridge nationwide making home ownership a possibility for those that may not otherwise qualify.
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Humanity Charlotte
Short-term: In the short-term, Windy Ridge could benefit from a relationship with Habitat for Humanity by taking advantage of potential courses for homeowner upkeep and increasing neighborhood aesthetics overall.
Long-term: In the long-term, a relationship with Habitat for Humanity has the potential to increase the presence of homeowners actually residing in Windy Ridge as well as the property values of the surrounding homes through continued neighborhood enhancements, aesthetic and otherwise.
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Windy Ridge currently has ten Habitat for Humanity Houses already built. Habitat for Humanity Charlotte has expressed a desire to continue partnering with Windy Ridge in the future.
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Supporting Data:
Habitat for Humanity in Charlotte and nationwide transforms lives by partnering with families and communities to create and preserve affordable home ownership options. The advantages of establishing and maintaining a relationship with Habitat for Humanity are:
2.6.3.B
• Increased neighborhood aesthetic. • Development of a stronger, more present homeowner ship base within the neighborhood. • Improving the market value of homes. • Learning how to better maintain property through classes focused on responsible home ownership. • Increased opportunities for community involvement. Habitat requires sweat-equity to be a part of any application, therefore residents of the neighborhood experience an increased sense of ownership in their own communities.
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Habitat for Humanity for Humanity partners with willing individuals all over their nation to ensure that quality of each home build while meeting the growing demand.
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Humanity Charlotte
Potentials: 1. Habitat for Humanity has expressed an interest in partnering with residents of Windy Ridge to establish classes to teach better home ownership/ upkeep in the neighborhood for new and continuing home owners. 2. Currently Habitat for Humanity has an application process for those interested in obtaining home ownership. 3. Establishment of a stronger relationship with Habitat for Humanity would be mutually beneficial as it would allow Habitat to continue to further their mission to transform lives through partnership with families and communities while increasing neighborhood aesthetics and potentially home values in the community. 4. Habitat for Humanity also offers employment opportunities in any of its several ReStores throughout Charlotte. 5. Outside of employment, the ReStore also benefits home owners and neighborhoods by offering goods necessary for the upkeep of homes such as appliances, furnishings, home accessories and building materials and discounted rates.
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Goal: Physical Connectivity Objective: Utilizing CATS Purpose: The Charlotte Area Transit System provides numerous opportunities for affordable transit to those located in Mecklenburg county and the surrounding. Through utilizing the CATS effectively, Windy Ridge residents would gain access to more external resources such as employment opportunities, retail and commercial necessities, etc. Outside of the typical bus riding, the CATS also offers , car sharing, and park and ride options.
2.6.1.C
The LYNX Blue Line is the Charlotte regions first light rail service.
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Goal: Physical Connectivity Objective: Utilizing CATS Short-term: Utilizing CATS will present the short-term advantages of increased opportunity for commuting to places that may have otherwise not been accessible as well as improved connectivity with external resources.
Long-term: Through improved accessibility to external resources, longterm advantages of CATS usage might be increased employment opportunities, increased networking and exposure to otherwise unavailable opportunities.
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CATS offers mobile services to make commuting easier.
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Goal: Physical Connectivity Objective: Utilizing the CATS Supporting Data: The Charlotte Area Transit System, also known as CATS provides multiple ways for riders to traverse the city including travel by bus, light rail and para-transit. The advantages of utilizing CATS are:
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• Increased neighborhood health by reduction of auto mobile dependency. • Access to external resources which might have other wise been too far out of reach. • Improving in physical health through increased walking from bus or light rail stops to destinations. • Potential decrease in finances spent on commuting. • Increased opportunities for community involvement and networking with other individuals who also use CATS.
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Utilizing the services offered by CATS would ensure that Windy Ridge would become more connected to its external resources.
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Goal: Physical Connectivity Objective: Utilizing CATS Process: CATS wants to encourage the residents of Charlotte to take full advantage of the transit provided, to do so, they have compiled a list of tips for using the Charlotte Area Transit System, they are as follows:
Riding CATS is easy. Here are a few tips to get you started:
1. Plan your trip.
Look at the CATS System Map to determine which bus route(s) you need. The system map gives an overview of all the bus service. a. Obtain the corresponding bus schedule(s) b. Look at the map on your bus schedule and find the point along the route that is in the most convenient place for you to board. Not all bus stops are listed, only major time points. There will be a bus stop sign, with the route number on it, along that route within a few blocks of that location. c. Find the timepoint that is closet to the time you want to arrive, then move your finger along that line to your boarding point. This determines your departure time.
2. Go to your bus stop 3. Have Your Fare Ready 4. Get on your bus 4. Get off at your stop ROUTES AND SCHEDULES: CATS has over 70 bus and rail routes to get you where you want to be. Routes are color coded for the type of service. Local and neighborhood shuttles are represented by GREEN, express routes are in RED and the rail line is represented by the line color, BLUE.� For a full listing of the Routes and Schedules as they pertain to specific trips, visit the CATS routes and schedules web page at www.charmeck.org/city/charlotte/cats/Bus/routes
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CATS operates more than 70 routes, transporting more than 22 million passengers each year.
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Goal: Connectivity Objective: Bus Shelter
2.7.1
Purpose: Providing a bus shelter at the intersection of Old Mt. Holly Road and Windy Valley Road will increase bus ridership and allow for greater mobility for the residents without having to depend on a personal vehicle of transportation. While there is an existing bus stop located at the entrance of the Windy Ridge Neighborhood it is considered inaccessible for several reasons. There is currently no sidewalk leading to the bus stop forcing bus riders to walk on the road to access it. The location itself is in a dangerous intersection as it is visually blocked on one side from oncoming traffic. By providing a bus shelter, it will clearly mark the bus stop from all sides of the road making it a safer stop for its riders. The bus shelter will also allow riders a comfortable place to wait by providing seating space and shade during the summer.
Short-term: The short term goal is to first build sidewalks to allow greater access to the bus stop.
2.7.2
Long-term:
The long term goal is to give the residents more and safer choices in modes of transportation. By doing so, their mobility and access to resources will increase providing a better quality of life as well promoting environmentally friendly options.
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Goal: Connectivity Objective: Bus Shelter Process:
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1. Meet CATS criteria for a bus shelter which are: a. A ridership of 25 boarding per day b. Sufficient right-of-way for construction c. Permission from the state of NC d. A sidewalk or suitable connecting path (In progress) e. A suitable foundation for a bus shelter (In Progress) 2. Contact CATS for funding opportunities for the project. While CATS may not have the budget for the bus shelter, it may be possible to raise the funds as a neighborhood. 3. Contact UNCC School of Architecture to explore design build options as part of a course or student group initiative. Purchasing a prefabricated bus shelter is also possible.
Contacts:
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Pamela White Bus Stop Committee Charlotte Area Transit System 704 432 2558 (Office) pwhite@ci.charlotte.nc.us
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Budd Early Transit Facilities Coordinator Charlotte Area Transit System 704 432 2557 (Office) 704 264 4345 (Cell) acearly@ci.charlotte.nc.us
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Goal: Connectivity Objective: Sidewalks Purpose: Build better connectivity with the addition of new sidewalks. Currently, Windy Ridge has sidewalks throughout the neighborhood. However, sidewalks do not occur beyond the neighborhood’s border, thereby limiting connections for Windy Ride residents. As part of its Capital Improvement Program (CIP), the City of Charlotte builds sidewalks to provide a safe, comfortable and connected pedestrian system to improve the quality of life of its residents, visitors and businesses. The City’s adopted Transportation Action Plan (TAP) calls for the prioritization, design, construction and maintenance of convenient and efficient transportation facilities to improve safety, neighborhood livability, promote transportation choices and meet land use objectives. --http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/Transportation/ PedBike/Pages/Benefits%20of%20Sidewalks.aspx
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Existing Sidewalks Existing Bus Stops
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Goal: Connectivity Objective: Sidewalks Short-term: The short-term objective of sidewalks will be to identify possible connections between resources, such as Windy Ridge and a bus stop, program locations for new sidewalks, and start the process to implement these sidewalks.
Long-term: The long-term objective of sidewalks will be to identify possible connections between resources that would require further extention of the sidewalks, such as the Windy Ridge/ Todd Park community and their surrounding amenities, implement these sidewalks.
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Goal: Connectivity Objective: Sidewalks Supporting Data: Sidewalk repair will become an issue within the Windy Ridge neighborhood as sidewalks become obstructed and damaged over time. There are currently no sidewalks in Todd Park; by providing new sidewalks within this neighborhood, both Todd Park and Windy Ridge residents can have safe access to bus stops and the church. A sidewalk installment to the beginning of the neighborhood is recommended so residents can have safe access to the bus stop.
Appendix Benefits of Sidewalks: From the Federal Highway Administration’s Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access • Pedestrians have an easier time pushing shopping carts, luggage and other wheeled devices. • All pedestrians are able to choose trail experiences that best suit their needs, skill level and desired experience. • Parents are able to more easily push children in strollers on sidewalks and trails with accessible surfaces. • Young children can use curb ramps when riding their bicycles. • Children, parents and school systems benefit from sidewalk networks with visible pedestrian crossings and other safety features. • Children learn independence by having a safer place to travel. • A good system of sidewalks may allow older pedestrians who no longer drive to walk to services and socialize in their community, while offering a continued independent lifestyle. • Businesses can load and unload goods more easily. • Wide sidewalks can be gathering places in neighborhoods and business districts, and offer space for family and friends to walk and socialize together.
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• Wide sidewalks in business communities offer an opportunity for trees, landscaping and other amenities that create an inviting place for customers to shop and do business. • Well-maintained sidewalks and trails encourage exercise and provide the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. --http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/Transportation/PedBike/Pages/Benefits%20 of%20Sidewalks.aspx
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Goal: Connectivity Objective: Sidewalks Process:
Residents can request a sidewalk by contacting the City of Charlotte at 311. City staff will investigate the request and notify the resident of the tier that the sidewalk request falls under and will advise of the appropriate process to follow. • For those sidewalk requests in Tiers 1, 2 and 3, no additional forms are needed. Staff will evaluate the sidewalk request and place on the Sidewalk Priority List. • For those streets in Tier 4 where a sidewalk has not been identified or requested, a valid nomination form is required to be submitted. Nomination form instructions can be found on the website at http://walkcharlotte.charmeck.org. One lead petitioner will collect neighborhood signatures. • A sidewalk will be ranked by the City when a valid nomination form is submitted which contains the signatures of at least 25% of property owners or tenants on both sides of the street. The sidewalk will then be placed on the ranking list. • When the project nears the top of the Sidewalk Ranking List, CDOT will hold a public information meeting. • City staff will determine the most appropriate side of the street for sidewalk installation based on design consideration and neighborhood input from the public meeting. • After the public meeting is held, a petition signed by at least 60% of the property owners on both sides of the street is required to be submitted. When submitted, the sidewalk will then be placed on the Sidewalk Priority List. • CDOT will build sidewalks along street sections with the highest priority rating as funding becomes available. • Nomination forms are due by December 1 of each year in order to be considered for the following fiscal year’s sidewalk programming. --http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/Transportation/PedBike/Pages/sidewalkrequest.aspx
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Requesting Sidewalks:
1. Get Sidewalk Request Nomination Form a. go to http://www.charmeck.org/city/charlotte/Trans portation/PedBike/Pages/sidewalkrequest.aspx click on link at bottom of page 2. Fill out Request Form a. When listing areas that you would like sidewalks, re member to list the names of the streets in Todd Park since that is the first area for creating connectivity 3. Get required supporting signatures a. You must have at least 25% of the tenants living on those roads sign the form, the majority of these will need to be Todd Park residents, and given the number of homes in the area I recommend having a minimum of 35 signatures b. You are allowed to have no more than 2 adult signatures per household 4. Turn form in a. Completed form should mailed to address below Charlotte Department of Transportation Attn: Pedestrian Program Manager 600 East Fourth Street Charlotte, NC 28202-2858
COMMUNITY BUILDING
Community Building Mission To establish a greater sense of community within Windy Ridge in which the residents know and look out for one another and work together toward common goals to improve their neighborhood.
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2.9 Neighborhood Beautification 2.9.1 2.9.2 2.9.3.A 2.9.3.B 2.9.A 2.9.B
Purpose Short-Term & Long-Term Supporting Data Supporting Data for Social Erosion Repair Process Process
2.10 Scheduled Events & Meetings 2.10.1 2.10.2 2.10.3 2.10.4
Purpose Short-Term & Long-Term Supporting Data Process
2.11 HOA & Neighborhood Org. 2.11.1 2.11.2 2.11.3 2.11.4
Purpose Short-Term & Long-Term Supporting Data Process
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Goal: Community Building Objective: Neighborhood Beautification Purpose:
2.9.1
To improve the attractiveness of the neighborhood and help motivate the residents to take pride in their community. The Windy Ridge community is sprinkled with areas that could use a little attention to make them look better. There are several homes that are boarded up to keep people out while no one is living in them. Other areas of the neighborhood are having problems with erosion and the yards are now mostly red clay. There are also some places that just need a little cosmetic work to revamp the house and the yards and make it look like they take pride in their property and in the neighborhood they are living in.
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Goal: Community Building Objective: Neighborhood Beautification Short-term: Short-term goals for achieving beautification are planting shrubs around the neighborhood, having clean up events throughout the year, and starting the process for erosion maintenance. The shrub planting and clean up events will help make the neighborhood like nice and hopefully bring the community together while benefiting the neighborhood. Temporary fixes for the erosion problem will help until we get a permanent fix.
Long-term: Long-term goals are erosion solution, HOA contracted landscapers, enforcement of City and HOA requirements, sprucing up boarded homes, and a park. Having a contracted landscaper would help the neighbor hood have nice yards, and more trees and shrubs in the neighborhood will help with erosion. Enforcing the requirements of the City and HOA will hold people responsible for property not being properly taken care of. For the boarded homes, we could create murals that represent the neighborhood and paint them on the boards. Solving the problems with erosion will make the yards look better and the residents will no longer have to worry about their yards washing away.
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Goal: Community Building Objective: Neighborhood Beautification Supporting Data: Numerous things can be done to achieve Neighborhood Beautification. Whether it is having Clean Up Events to get rid of any trash, planting, or maintaining homes, every part is important to the overall goal. Home Maintenance is important because you don’t want to let them start looking run down. Planting any type of vegetation helps add a small touch that makes things look nice, and it also will help hold the soil and grass in place during heavy rains. I recommend having Clean Up Events about once a month. This can be anything such as, picking up trash, helping each other do yard work, and removing any signs of vandalism on homes (vacant or occupied).
2.9.3.A
Neighborhood Beautification is important because you want to make the neighborhood look like a place people would want to live. By doing so, it would help Habitat for Humanity to fill the homes they already own in the neighborhood. If they can fill those homes and keep other people interested in the neighborhood, it will give them incentive to further invest in the community.
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Control of erosion and sedimentation is deemed vital to the public interest and necessary to public health and welfare, and expenditures of funds for erosion and sedimentation control programs shall be deemed for a public purpose. Retaining walls are built to ensure that dirt sand and specifically rock remains in spot. Produced of brick, stone, cement, allen block, and wood they are often employed to stabilize slopes and slants that are existing in your lawn. These structures may possibly also be constructed to resist water strain that could lead to erosion of soil. Because a retaining wall works very much like a dam, holding back the soil you have behind it, most areas have a height limit of three feet (two feet in some areas) subject to permit. There is a good reason for this – the wall must hold that weight load (and shock load if you area is subject to earthquakes) so check if you are not sure. Local hardware stores are often a good source for this kind of information. Drainage considerations are very important when planning out your retaining wall. If you already have drainage problems in the area where you plan to put a retaining wall, you could run into major problems. You should consult with a local contractor if this is a problem before you begin planning. Also- be sure that your drainage from the retaining wall does not run towards your house. Other methods can be used, such as Jute Erosion Control Cloth. This is a biodegradable material that is woven and is laid over the ground before seeding grass. As the grass grows the cloth helps hold it in place when there is heavy rain.
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Goal: Community Building Objective: Neighborhood Beautification Supporting Data: General requirements. • Erosion and sedimentation control measures. All land disturbing activities, including those that disturb less than an acre, shall provide adequate erosion control measures, structures, or devices in accordance with this chapter. • Plan required. No person shall initiate, direct, allow or conduct any land disturbing activity on a tract that meets any of the following criteria without having a copy of an approved erosion and sedimentation control plan on the job site or a plan approved by the city engineer with performance reservations on the job site: 1. Uncovers one acre or more. 2. In borrow and waste areas covered by section 17-34(f), with a disturbed area greater than one acre. • Compliance. Persons who submit a plan to the city engineer shall comply with sections 17-35 and 17-36 of this chapter. • Protection of property. Persons conducting land disturbing activity shall take all reasonable measures to protect all public and private property from damage caused by such activity and associated sedimentation. • Applicability of more restrictive rules. Whenever conflicts exist between federal, state or local laws, ordinances, or rules, the more restrictive provision shall apply.
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Goal: Objective: Neighborhood Beautification Process:
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Shrub Planting
1. Choose area to plant a. you can have an overall goal of planted areas in the whole neighborhood and each planting event can accomplish a portion of that overall goal 2. Select Type of Plant a. there are many types to choose from and I recom mend picking ones that can easily survive in North Carolina’s climate 3. Set Date to Have Planting a. gather volunteers to help on this day using flyers, announcements in meetings, etc. 4. Get the Plants a. have fundraisers to gather money to buy the plants 5. Have the Event
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Erosion Control 1. Contact John Geer at 704-336-4258 2. Ask Him These Questions a. Is an Erosion Control Permit required for retaining walls? b. What are the requirements/restrictions for retaining walls? c. Where can we get an Erosion Control Permit? d. What is the deadline for submitting the permit and where do we turn it in? 3. Complete Requirements for Submitting Permit a. choose areas that need Erosion Control b. fill out all forms c. get all signatures or support required 4. Submit Erosion Control Permit a. turn in form by deadline
Methods other than reatining walls can be used for erosion control. There could be underground culverts that direct all excess water into the existing creek in the far southern corner of the neighborhood. It would be beneficial to ask what they recommend to help solve the issue in Windy Ridge.
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Neighborhood Clean Up Events 1. Choose a Time to Have the Event a. could be done one weekend every month 2. Contact the Residents a. put up flyers and signs letting them know when it is happening 3. Have the Event a. spend a few hours that day cleaning up trash, pulling weeds by the neighborhood sign, etc.
Board Murals
1. Contact your HOA a. make sure this is permitted in the bylaws 2. Contact the Home owners a. make sure they’re okay with murals going on their property 3. Create Design for the Boards a. people in the community work together to create design they like 4. Execute Painting of the Mural a. Dedicate a Paint Day for residents to come together and paint the design
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Goal: Community Building Objective: Scheduled Events & Meetings Purpose: Regular meetings and events give the community a way to come together and communicate concerns and solutions. Meetings and events also give the community a way to continue building and create growing support. Creating a sense of camaraderie and community can help solve problems within Windy Ridge, as well as with the city. As an organized group Windy Ridge is more likely to become a successful community that gets needed resources from the city, is safe, has successful petitions, raises property values, and develops successful community programs.
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Windy Ridge’s homeowners association has begun holding monthly meetings for all residents, including homeowners and renters, at New Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Todd Park. Those meetings should be continued, and attendance should be increased. By developing a habit of regularly gathering to address residents’ concerns in an open forum at a public place, the association can systematically establish and work toward common goals.
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A Windy Ridge neighborhood meeting at New Zion Missionary Baptist Church.
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Goal: Community Building Objective: Scheduled Events & Meetings Short-term:
Photo of church
The homeowners association should continue monthly meetings for residents, including both home owners and renters, at New Zion Missionary Baptist Church (insidenewzion.org), 217 W. Todd Lane. The church has agreed to provide Windy Ridge space to conduct meetings once a month.
Long-term: Once the association gets into the habit of regular meetings, it can begin to plan social events such as children’s activities or holiday gatherings to increase camaraderie.
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New Zion Missionary Baptist Church is located at 217 W. Todd Lane.
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Goal: Community Building Objective: Scheduled Events & Meetings Supporting Data:
Increasing Variables
1
No Change Variables
5
Decreasing Variables
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Profile
NSA
City 722,483
Youth Population
164
191,761
Number of Housing Units
378
312,457
Area (Acres)
661
191,537
Median Household Income
$32,188
$52,148
Average House Value
$52,107
$228,128
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2,407
High
N/A
Unemployment Index Min tS t
d Sa le
Br o
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h ir
West Av
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Bv
le Todd vil Rd
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Wy
Exchange St
Dr
Wa bas h Av
B e ir sh ok d ro Blv
I-77 I-85
8.6%
Average Kindergarten Score
3.0
2.9
5.2%
5.1%
Percent of Children Scoring at or above Grade Level
62.5%
75.9%
Percent of Births to Adolescents
17.4%
6.4%
Medium
N/A
Violent Crime Rate
2.8
1.0
Juvenile Arrest Rate
1.6
1.0
Property Crime Rate
2.2
1.0
Crime Hot Spots
0.0
N/A
Dropout Rate
0.54
0.17
Housing Code Index
0.5%
0.9%
Percent Homeowners
48.2%
55.3%
$1,640,000
N/A
Percent of Persons with Access to Public Transportation
82.0%
56.4%
Percent of Persons with Access to Basic Retail
0.0%
17.4%
Pedestrian Friendliness Index
Low
Low
39.9%
13.1%
0.1%
1.1%
-7.3%
5.1%
Economic
I -2 77
Percent of Persons Receiving Food Stamps
In en nd pe v d de Bl ce
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Percent of Persons over the Age 64
Projected Infrastructure Improvement Costs
A-154
14.0%
Social
Appearance Index
Wilkinson Blvd
City Value
Physical
Tar He el Rd
I-85
NSA Value
Crime
Rozzelles Ferry Rd
I-77
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Youth Opportunity Index
CSX
Challenged
Dimension
785
Number of Foreclosures
Todd Park
Quality of Life Index
Population
m To
In Windy Ridge and surrounding areas, 48.2 percent of residential units are owner-occupied, according to the Charlotte Neighborhood Quality of Life Study 2010. That percentage already is lower than the citywide value of 55.3 percent, and interviews with residents indicate the percentage might be even lower inside Windy Ridge itself. Because of this we believe that including all residents in meeting not only involves them in the decisions that affect their community, but also improves all potential involvement. Increasing meeting and event turnouts will increase the success rate of neighborhood goals and objectives. Full neighborhood involvement has also proven to increase safety, community morale, and the success of community programs. The increased participants will also be able to place more pressure on county services; such as police, DOT, and elected officials; to provide needed resources, as well as changes the neighborhood as a whole as voted on. Regular meetings, in which all residents are invited, will increase participation and the neighborhood’s ability to affect these changes.
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Trend 2002-2010
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Percent Change in Income Percent Change in House Value
For a detailed discussion of individual variables and their interrelationships, see the Neighborhood Profile User Guide (Appendix B).
Goal: Community Building Objective: Scheduled Events & Meetings Process: 1. Schedule Meetings in Advance An attempt should be made to have monthly meetings held at
the same time and date, any changes should be made with advance notice for the church & residents. A monthly space has already been arranged with New Zion Baptist Church. Contact: New Zion Missionary Church Secretary: Myra Payne at (704) 339-4915
2. Notify Residents in Advance & Week of Meeting and Be Inclusive
Meetings should be publicized in Windy Ridge well in advance to give all residents ample time to plan to attend a. Place the association’s existing sign at entrance to maximize visibility of date, time, & location b. Distributing flyers that advertise the date, time & Location to each home. Flyers can be attached to mailboxes or door. However, it is illegal to open mailboxes for any reason. c. Even though the meetings initially will be organized by the homeowners association, renters’ attendance and participation should be encouraged, and the meetings should be promoted as neighborhood meetings, no one will feel excluded.
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3. Set & Use an Agenda The association should conduct meetings using a
predetermined agenda with time allotments to: a. Improve Efficiency & Keeps the Meeting on Task b. Promote productive feedback c. Develop a sense of accomplishment (residents will be more likely to continue participating if they feel that the meeting are productive and timely) d. Ensures that pressing issues affecting the community are addressed & resolved e. Gives Speakers and Guests an accurate schedule and respects their allotted time to speak The homeowners association’s leaders can set the agenda for initial meetings, but they should allow and encourage other residents to propose agenda items for the future.
Each meeting should conclude on time with a set amount of time for concluding remarks and for those whom would like to stay for further discussion.
4. Keep Accurate Meeting Minutes A dedicated person should be tasked with keeping
minutes (meeting minutes document all topics of conversation and statements made by all participants through out the meeting) Records are needed to show progress, hold associates accountable, record continued concerns, legitimize, etc.
5. Reach Out for Help Planning & Conducting Meetings Contact AmeriCorps VISTA representative, working with Action Research Project at UNC Charlotte, Pamela Pate. pamela.pate@uncc.edu or 704-687-2486.
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Example Flyers For Meetings
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Example Flyers For Spreading Information
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Goal: Community Building Objective: HOA & Neighborhood Organization Purpose: We aim to boost participation in the HOA so it can serve as a stable pillar of the neighborhood. Along with meetings and events we believe that having both and HOA and Neighborhood Organization that work together can keep goals & objectives productive. As a whole Windy Ridge needs to appoint leaders from within to keep the community programs running, petition for needed resources, and to continue a good quality of life in the neighborhood. Windy Ridge’s homeowners association already has a small group of leaders, and other residents have expressed a desire to get more involved in the community. This section will illustrate how they can do that and what can be done to involve the neighborhood’s many newcomers in the association. If newcomers and longtime residents alike know more about what is going on in Windy Ridge and how to get involved, the association can accomplish more and speak with a stronger, more unified voice for the neighborhood.
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Goal: Community Building Objective: HOA & Neighborhood Organization Short-term: Being that an HOA is already established but has low support, we aim to increase involvement of the community as a whole. Absentee landlords should not inhibit the success of the communities goals in the near future. A teaming of the HOA with a Neighborhood Association falls under the Windy Ridge bylaws, therefor in the short-term we suggest that all members of the community be invited to the neighborhood meetings. The association can form a welcoming committee. This would help Windy Ridge’s frequent newcomers adjust to life in the neighborhood and realize they are part of a larger community. It also could boost attendance at meetings and participation in neighborhood decision-making.
Long-term: As time progresses and short-term objectives have been accomplished the neighborhood can come together to pressure the city for needed resources, as well as their management group & absentee owners. A welcoming committee can also be put in place to help continue a long term relationship with residents coming into the neighborhood. Windy Ridge is home to a relatively high percentage of renters (who often don’t stay as long as homeowners). Inviting current residents, as well as newcomers to learn and participate in all neighborhood activities can help to stabilize the community & take advantage of the skills and energy they bring.
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Goal: Community Building Objective: HOA & Neighborhood Organization Supporting Data: In 2009 the Community Association Institute analyzed the successes and drawbacks to neighborhoods governed by HOAs & other similar organizations, highlighted in the charts to the right. Based on the particular state of Windy Ridge the positive aspects of neighborhood organizations have proven to be needed for continued success in the community. About Community Association • •
About 60 Million Americans live in more than 300,000 homeowner associations, cooperatives, and other planned communities Almost 2 Million of these home owners serve on one of these association boards
These organization members are elected by their neighbors to preserve the nature & character of their communities, protect values, and meet established expectations of owners. In Windy Ridge these members have also taken on other neighborhood goals such as safety, lighting, beautification, building community relationships, etc. Because the renter occupied homes outnumber the owner occupied, at a rate of over 55%, combining the HOA efforts with a Neighborhood Organization can greatly improve turnout, support, and results.
In Windy Ridge there are only 3 active HOA members
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Goal: Community Building Objective: HOA & Neighborhood Organization Process:
Windy Ridge has the advantage of already having an established HOA and the Following Steps are in Accordance to the Windy Ridge Homeowner’s Association bylaws
1. Invite All Residents of the Community to All Meetings a. All members of the association must be residents, legal
representatives of residents, and property owners of the Windy Ridge subdivision in Mecklenburg County. Therefore a joint organization can exist in which voices of all the residents in Windy Ridge have merit on decisions made that affect the community.
2. Conduct Regular Meetings, at least monthly, to develop active support & membership
a. This process is highlighted in the Meetings & Events Section
3. Create Consistent methods of Communication with HOA Leaders and the HOA Management Company a. This can be email or by phone. However, if the leaders do not
feel comfortable with personal contact an general Windy Ridge email and online vm can be set up. (gmail is an established source for both of these services). This might be a preferred method so consistency will continue even as organization leaders change b. Regardless of what has been communicated in the past HOA management companies are paid by the community to take on certain responsibilities, such as regulation compliance, codes, etc. If they do not meet the standards of the community, the HOA can vote to have hire a new company.
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4. Appoint Leaders for the HOA (local home owners), as well
Neighborhood Leaders for community (ex. Circle Captains)
a. The voting members of the neighborhood association shall nominate and elect the officers for a one year (or until successors are elected). The officers: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Communications Director.
5. Continue to Boost Participation in the Association: a. Fostering a continuously growing and dually beneficial
relationship with residents will help current & future objectives succeed. All residents need to be included in all flyering, events, and meetings. Increased numbers and responses help the community get resources from the city, as well as an increased since of place & safety. b. A Welcoming Committee needs to be established to connect to new residents. Getting them involved from the beginning proves to be easier and establishes a since of ownership, which may also help lower turnover. 1. Introductory visits should take place as soon as possible. 2. A Welcoming Packet including, but not limited to: a. Local Resources: Police, Fire, Stores, Bus Routes, etc. b. HOA & Association Contacts c. District Information d. Local Governess Information & Contacts e. Upcoming Events f. Dates, Times, & Location of Monthly Meetings d. Other welcoming Info. to Share, Local Coupons, etc
6. Contact The Community Associations Institute at caionline.org or by phone at 703-970-9220 Their organization is dedicated to fostering vibrant, competent, & harmonious associations. They also provide education and resources to the volunteers who govern and the professionals who support them.
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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE HISTORY OF INVOLVEMENT
2010
- INSTALLATION OF SPEED HUMPS.
2011 -PLANTING OF AZALEAS. -PLANTING OF HOLLY BUSHES. -RE-ESTABLISMENT OF REGULAR COMMUNITY MEETINGS. -ESTABLISHMENT OF RELATIONSHIP WITH TODD PARK. -ESTABLISHMENT OF RELATIONSHIP WITH LOCAL CHURCH(ES). -ESTABLISHMENT OF RELATIONSHIP WITH C.M.P.D. --INSTALLATION OF FENCE.
FUTURE PLANS: -NEIGHBORHOOD
PARK. -COMMUNITY CENTER.
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IN PROGRESS:
-NEW LIGHTING CONTRACT WITH THE CITY AND/ OR DUKE ENERGY. -ESTABLISHMENT OF RELATIONSHIP WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES. -REVIVAL OF NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME WATCH.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE HAS BEEN INVLOVED IN COMMUNITY BUILDING WITH WINDY RIDGE FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS . THROUGH OUR INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH SEVERAL THINGS TO WORK TOWARD MAKING WINDY RIDGE A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE. SOME OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE LISTED ABOVE:
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Lighting
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Connectivity
Sidewalks
Relationship with Todd Park
Relationship with CMPD
Relationship with New Zion Baptist Church
SpeedBumps Bus Shelter
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Relationship with local Businesses Neighborhood Watch
Rail Road Sound Buffer Wall
Relationship with Habitat for Humanity
Neighborhood Beautification Strengthen HOA Establish monthly neighborhood meetings
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Although within every community there are issues that seem more pressing or important than others, we feel that Windy Ridge can only benefit by considering all of the objectives as interrelated solutions. As the community becomes stronger and starts fighting for the resources they need (or developing resources within the neighborhood) these goals can quickly become attainable. With the tools outlined in this book, it is our hope that the community will be able to serve their own needs and be able to operate with a sense of independence.
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New Zion Baptist Church 217 West Todd Lane Charlotte, NC 28208 704.399.4915 -- http://insidenewzion.org/aboutus.html Secretary: Myra Payne to Reserve Space
CATS CONTACT INFORMATION: Call Center: 704-336-7433(RIDE) Toll Free: 1-866-799-2287(CATS) TDD: 704-336-5051 Special Transportation Services: 704-336-2637 Other CATS contact numbers: Habitat For Humanity Administrative Offices: 704-336-7902 Habitat’s offices are located directly Charlotte Transportation Center: across the street from Home Depot on 704-336-3159 Wendover Road. Entrance to the affiliate E-Mail Contacts: office is under the tall green awning on Carpooling: carpools@charlottenc.gov the left side of the building. Employer Transportation Coordinator PHONE: 704.376.2054 or (ETC) Program: FAX: 704.342.1797 etcinterest@charlottenc.gov WEBSITE: www.habitatcharlotte.org Customer Service: PHYSICAL ADDRESS: telltransit@charlottenc.gov 3815 Latrobe Drive Vanpools: vanpools@charlottenc.gov Charlotte, NC 28211 Transit Planning: MAILING ADDRESS: planninggeneralcomments@ PO BOX 220287 charlottenc.gov Charlotte, NC 28222-0287 Current HOA AmeriCorps VISTA HOA President: Fausto, Alfaro at Representative: Pamela Pate alfarofausto1@gmail.com 704-687-2486, or HOA Secretary: Sarah Gaddy, Sarah at pamela.pate@uncc.edu sgaddy64@carolina.rr.com Community Association Management, Cooley, Alex: 704-307-4141 or acooley@CommunityAssociationManagement.com
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Contacts for Beautification Objective Contacts for Erosion Control If you have questions about erosion control, contact John Geer at 704-336-4258 City of Charlotte Land Development: Nan Peterson 704-336-6691 City of Charlotte NPDES contact: Steve Jadlocki 704-336-4398 Contacts for Speed Bumps Objective & Sidewalks Customer Service Manager Tamara Blue 704-336-3894 Customer Service Representative Billie Moore 704-336-4097 Customer Service Representative Jennifer Keyes 704-336-3891 You can also call 311 Address: Charlotte Department of Transportation Attn: Pedestrian Program Manager 600 East Fourth Street Charlotte, NC 28202-2858
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Charlotte Department of Transportation Dial 311 Public Service Division 600 E. Fourth Street Charlotte, NC 28202
CMPD Crime Prevention Unit 601 E. Trade Street Charlotte, NC 28202 www.cmpd.org crimepreventionunit@cmpd.org 704-336-2310
N.C. Department of Transportation Rail Division 919-733-7245 www.bytrain.org
Freedom Division Commander: Captain: Greg Collins phone: 704.398.6732 email: gcollins@cmpd.org 4150 Wilkinson Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28202
CSX: Railroad at 904-359-3200 csx.com Fire Department Fire Station 13 (2.5 miles) 4337 Glenwood Dr Charlotte, 28208 704-399-4710
Hospital Carolinas Medical Center-Mercy 2001 Vail Ave. Charlotte, NC 28203 704-304-5000
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FREEDOM DIVISION KEY STAFF MEMBERS: RESPONSE AREA COMMANDER 2: RAC SGT LISA CARRIKER PHONE: 704. 398. 6790 EMAIL: JCARRIKER@CMPD.ORG COMMUNITY COORDINATORS: OFFICER BRENT HARTLEY PHONE: 704.398.6752 EMAIL: RHARTLEY@CMPD.ORG OFFICER KIP CUPPLES PHONE: 704. 398.6721 EMAIL: CCUPPLES@CMPD.ORG SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS COULWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL OFFICE STEVIE WALL PHONE: 704.724.5688 EMAIL: SWALL@CMPD.ORG
WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL OFFICER BRIAN WHITLEY PHONE: 980.343.6070 EMAIL: BWHITLEY@CMPD.ORG WEST MECKLENBURG HIGH SCHOOL OFFICER RAY HUGHES PHONE: 704.724.5642 EMAIL: RHUGHES@CMPD.ORG WHITEWAER MIDDLE SCHOOL OFFICER GLEN ARTS
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Council At Large: • Jason Burgess Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center 600 East 4th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 Email: jasonburgess@charlottenc.gov Phone: 704-336-3436 • David Howard Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center 600 East 4th Street Charlotte, NC 28202 Email: info@davidhowardclt.com Phone: 704-336-4099
District Representative:
Windy Ridge is in District 2 James Mitchell Jr. 600 East 4th Street Charlotte, NC 28202 EMail: JamesDistrict2@aol.com Phone: 704-394-3332 Fax: 704-394-3444
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Mayor: Anthony Foxx
Email: mayor@charlottenc.gov Address: 600 East 4th Street, 15th Floor Phone: 704-336-2241 Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Cannon
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Other Resources: Community Associations Institute: 703-970-9220, Toll-Free at 888-224-4321 www.caionline.org Legal Aid of North Carolina: Provides Statewide Free Legal Service for Low-Income Areas 704-971-2621 1431 Elizabeth Ave. Charlotte, NC 28204
WCNC: TV station at 704-3293636 news@wcnc.com WSOC-TV: TV station 704-338-9999 main switchboard 704-335-4871 newsroom 1901 N. Tryon St.,Charlotte, NC 28206, assignment@wsoc-tv.com
WBTV: TV station at 704-374-3691 assignmentdesk@wbtv.com
Charlotte Observer: Newspaper, 600 S. Tryon St. Charlotte, NC 28202, www.charlotteobserver.com localnews@charlotteobserver.com FOX Charlotte: TV station www.foxcharlotte.com/about/contact-us
North Carolina Community Watch Association (NCCWA) P.O. Box 13886 Greensboro, NC 27413 email@nccwa.org Kim E. Barnes Northwest Service Area Specialist Neighborhood and Business Services 704 336 8408 kbarnes@charlottenc.gov Alex Gregory Northwest Service Area Code Inspection Neighborhood and Business Services 704 336 7986 agregory@charlottenc.gov
Note Any Resident can Request to be Speak at Council Meetings by Calling the City Clerk’s Office at 704-336-2248 or Visiting City Clerk’s Office at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, 7th Floor, 600 East Fourth St. Charlotte, NC 28202. A request form can also be filled out at http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/CityClerk/Pages/ MeetingRequestForm.
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[Introduction] Windy Ridge is located approximately 1.5 miles northwest of the intersection of I-85 and I-277 in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is in a predominately industrial landscape with few local resources, scarce access to public transit and nonexistent sidewalks out of the neighborhood. Due to its surroundings, a lack of security and an abundance of absentee landlords, this neighborhood has become mainly a transient community. Based on our neighborhood meetings and walks we have discovered that only a few residents knew each other which leads to a sense of insecurity and fragmentation. These facts helped to inform where to focus our research efforts in order to create a community profile. In order to undertake our research we utilized the U.S. Census bureau resources as well as American Community Survey. For our purposes we researched Charlotte Mecklenburg census tract 60.10 block 4 and tract 60.04 in the American Fact Finder.
Age Structure of the Populations: The population of the tract is divided up into age groups and by gender.
Household Types and Composition Displays who owns the homes and who lives in them.
The main areas of focus includes:
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1) Single family household information since they make up the composition of our neighborhood.
Compare the racial composition of the tract between the years 1990, 2000 and 2010
2) Racial and ethnic composition to determine whether the residents of this neighborhood is part of a marginalized or minority population 3) Income and education levels are also important to explore due to the alarmingly low rate of high school graduation.
Income and Education Levels Displays the levels of income and education
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Displays household occupancy and the demographics of the residents.
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Male to Female Ratio 2005-2009
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Total: 4,401
Total: 4,390
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2000, 2010 2005-2009 American Community Survey
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Total: 488
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Total: 754
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[Racial Composition] 2010
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White Black/ African American
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American 2n3ian/ A4 5a67e
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Black/ African American
Asian
American 2n3ian/ A4 5a67e
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Other
American 2n3ian/ A4 5a67e Asian
Total: 521,177
Total: 740,408
Total: 1,008,088
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Total: 5,175
Total: 4,268 Source: U.S. Census Bureau 1990, 2000, 2010
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[Income + Education Levels]
Income Levels Windy Ridge Tract
Education Levels Windy Ridge Tract Female
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Total: 3,137
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Education Levels Windy Ridge Tract Male
Total: 2,744
Total: 2,589
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132 71.263694
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Owned free and clear
Renter occupied
Total: 396
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2000
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Sold, not occupied Rented, not occupied
For seasonal, recrea4onal, or occasional use For sale only
For migrant workers
Sold, not occupied
Other vacant
Total: 68
For seasonal, recrea4onal, or occasional use For migrant workers Other vacant
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Householder who is Black or African American alone Householder who is Black or African American alone
Householder who ho is is American 7ndian nd A8laska a9:e alone Householder w American 7ndian and Aalaska a9:e a8lone
Householder who is Asian alone
Householder who is Asian alone Householder who is 8a9:e Hawaiian and Other <aci=c 7slander alone Householder who is 8a9:e Hawaiian and Other <aci=c 7slander alone Householder who is Some Other Race alone
Householder who is Some Other Race alone Householder who is Two or More Races
Householder who is Two or More Races
Total: 328
Source: U. S. Census 2000
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Total: 4
Total: 6
Own vs. Rent
Have Children
Total: 6
Total: 6
Source: Windy Ridge Neighborhood Meeting October 20th 2011
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AGE STRUCTURE 2005-2009: According to a compilation of the 2005-2009 census data, 84% of residents remain to be older than 18 but younger than 65 years of age. We see that this trend has remained consistent over the last decade.
INCOME LEVELS: According to the American Census Bureau census data, these graphics show that the majority of the residents are considered to be above poverty levels. Over half the residents make at least $50,000. The census tract seems to capture a very diverse set of residents within the same census tract 60.04.
RACIAL MAKEUP: The racial makeup of the residents that attended the neighborhood meeting that occurred on October 20th 2011 does not accurately convey the racial make up from previous meetings or is representative of the windy ridge community. From several neighborhood visits it was observed that several other races are present such as Caucasians, Hispanics and Asians. While they are the minority, they are still a strong presence.
GENDER: The gender make up of the tract seems to be almost equal between males and females. A quarter of the population is between the ages of 20 to 35 and a quarter of the population is under 9 years of age. Which leads us to believe that half of the population consists of young families.
Household Types and Composition HOUSEHOLD TYPES: Only about a 29% of the households have both wife and husband present. While about 16% of family households only a male householder living and 4% with only a female householder. As for non-family households, 34% had only one occupant, 25% have one other person living with them and 9% have at lease two other occupants.
Racial Composition RACE: In 1990, 2000 and 2010, the population of Windy Ridge’s census tract has included a greater percentage of white people than Mecklenburg County as a whole. Both Windy Ridge’s census tract and Mecklenburg County have grown steadily less white over time. This finding makes sense because it parallels the nationwide trend toward a more diverse population in which no group commands a majority.
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EDUCATION LEVELS: According to the 2005-2009 American Community Survey , Females tend to have a higher level of education that their male counterparts. The majority of census tract residents have at least graduated high school while a quarter have at least attended some college.
Housing Stock and Tenure HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHIC: Households in Windy Ridge’s block group are heavily African American. This is an interesting finding because at the census tract level, the area appears predominately white. OCCUPANCY: About 17 percent of homes in Windy Ridge’s block group are vacant. The remainder are occupied. This percentage fits with what we’ve seen and been told in the neighborhood.
GENDER MAKEUP: According to this meeting, female residents seem to be more involved with our efforts. This does not however discount the number of male residents that have shown enthusiasm in improving their neighborhoods that our group has encountered throughout past visits. Children: Four out of Six residents indicated that they have children. This figure seems to be more accurate of the type of households in the neighborhood and that the majority of them do house children. OWNERS VS RENTERS: The majority of those who chose to attend the neighborhood meeting were renters rather than owners which is again not completely representative of past meetings. It is however a positive step as we engage residents that are more transient and occupy the majority of homes.
HOME OWNERSHIP: The majority of homes in Windy Ridge’s block group are renter-occupied. Only a small minority are owned free and clear, suggesting there are not many long-time homeowners. The remainder are owned with a mortgage or loan. The renter-heavy profile fits with the pattern we expected.
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WINDY RIDGE FORECLOSURES 1
5530 Windy Valley Dr
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4626 Palm Breeze Ln
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4708 Tumbleweed Ct
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4706 Palm Breeze Ln
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744 Mistral Way
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4713 Palm Breeze Ln
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4609 Wind Chime Ct
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5432 Morning Breeze Ln
GREEN SPACE
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5322 Windy Valley Dr
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CONNECTION TO TODD PARK
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Windy Ridge Background Information Windy Ridge is a neighborhood built in 2003 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, about six miles northwest of downtown Charlotte. It is part of the larger Todd Park neighborhood. When it was being planned, developers were eager to get involved with the project and invest in the booming Charlotte economy. 132 starter-homes were constructed and residents as well as real estate investors quickly started signing to purchase these houses. However, as the foreclosure crisis hit Charlotte, new and more vulnerable neighborhoods were hit first and hardest, Windy Ridge included. By the end of 2007, 81 of the community’s 132 small, vinyl-sided houses were in foreclosure. Since then, the numbers have fluctuated but there are still a high number of foreclosed and empty houses. The turn-over rate is high; residents have rarely been there for over a few years and some barely stay several months, for issues that are personal or directly related to the neighborhood situation. Property values have fallen from $100,000 to half of that or even lower. Exasperating the negative external forces that are impacting Windy Ridge, the community is internally dealing with issues of crime, drug abuse, and vandalism. Its landscape, location, and accessibility do not help the situation; the only one road in and out of the neighborhood crosses – with a sharp turn – a rail road track, the neighborhood is surrounded by industrial sites, the sidewalks end as soon as you exit Windy Ridge, and there are limited resources in the area. Consequently, Windy Ridge has become the “poster-child” of failed planning and the broken economic and
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political system that allowed this to occur in the first place. Various initiatives by the city and UNCC have attempted to improve the community, some more successful than others, but issues remain and return as a result of the neighborhood’s transitional population, its initial poor planning, and current larger economic problems, among other reasons. That said, viewing Windy Ridge in solely a negative light means missing its strengths and taking away residents’ agency to make a difference in their community. Therefore, it is essential to take an asset-based approach in which “outsiders” (planners, developers, Habitat for Humanity, UNCC, etc.) work together with Windy Ridge residents to build social capital and a plan for sustainable chance. This community-based planning incorporates the residents in all components of the planning process, from identifying the neighborhoods strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and constraints (a SWOT analysis) to prioritizing ideas and working together to put them into action. While this is easier said than done, it is essential that time is invested in this participatory process in order to make Windy Ridge a better and independently functioning neighborhood.
Appendix Description of site conditions & surroundings: - One entrance to neighborhood [across freight train tracks] - There are many cul-de-sacs - Neighborhood surrounded on most side by industry - Entirely in the right-of-way of the railway - Comprehensive sidewalks within the neighborhood - Some well-maintained houses and yards, while others are (much) less maintained - Car-dependant. While there are interior neighborhood sidewalks, these do not extent beyond the neighborhood. While there are some buses in the area, the bus routes are limited; therefore, most residents need a car to get around. - High rates of foreclosures, falling housing value, and high turnover rates
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Policy recommendations - Limiting the concentration of Section 8 residents, convicted felons, and low-income households - Acknowledging that this is a larger structural issue, stricter selection and control of developers, investors, and neighborhood planner is necessary to prevent neighborhoods being built in areas like the one where Windy Ridge is (in railroad right-of-way, almost completely surrounded by industrial land-use) and absentee landlordism. - Enforcing rules on public space and other zoning aspects
2007 Demograpic Data by Zip Code 28208 and 28110. Available at: http://homes.point2.com/Neighborhood/US/ North-Carolina/Mecklenburg-County/Charlotte/Windy-RidgeDemographics.aspx
Neighborhood web page: http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/ Windy_Ridge. Post photos, update information, and join the conversation (still unused as of November 2011).
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News Articles featuring Windy Ridge: - http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/03/thenext-slum/6653/ - http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2011-03-27/ncsubdivision-fights-foreclosures-crime-absentee-landlords
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ARTICLE I. MEMBERSHIP A. The membership of this association shall be residents, legal representatives of residents and property owners of the Windy Ridge subdivision in Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, NC. B. A Voting Member shall be a household or business within the boundaries of the neighborhood. Each household or business within the neighborhood shall be entitled to one vote. C. Dues will be determined by the voting members and are discretionary; they will be used to help defray costs, i.e., mailing, printing, supplies, etc. D. Membership shall not be denied on the basis of views or opinions contrary to the goals and purposes of the association. ARTICLE II. OFFICERS 1. The voting members of the neighborhood association shall nominate and elect the officers of the association. The officers of this association shall hold offices for a term of one (1) year or until successors are elected. The term of office shall begin at the close of the Annual Meeting. The officers of the association shall be President, a Vice President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and a Communications
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Director. A. The President shall call and preside at all meetings, shall act for and in behalf of the membership of the association, shall appoint any special committees necessary for the operation of the association business, and shall act as official spokesperson for the association. B. The Vice President (or Vice Chairperson) shall, in the absence of the President, assume all of the duties of that office and shall be responsible for publicity and notifications of meetings of the association. C. The Secretary shall keep a permanent record of all formal meetings and all legal documents and legal transactions of the association. The secretary shall transcribe the minutes of each meeting and shall maintain a file copy of same and submit a copy of these minutes for communication purposes to all members. D. The Treasurer shall keep all financial receipts and a permanent record of all financial business of the association. An up-to-date financial report shall be submitted at each meeting. The Treasurer shall be responsible for membership. E. Any officer can be removed from office by a 2/3rds majority vote of the dues paying membership (if applicable) after a special meeting has been requested at least ten (10) working days in advance. ARTICLE III. COMMITTEES A. The President shall have the power to appoint committees as necessary to implement the purposes of the charter. B. The President shall be an ex-officio member of all committees.
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ARTICLE IV. MEETINGS An annual meeting shall be held at a time and place designated by the President. A. Voting Members shall have the privilege of petitioning officers for a special meeting at any time. Three out of Five officers must approve the special meeting. B. The Voting Members present at the approved special meeting shall constitute a quorum. C. At least a ten day notice shall be provided in advance of any association meeting. Every effort will be made to notify all interested parties and members of the Association of upcoming meetings either by direct mailing, pamphlets, newsletters, or announcements at regularly scheduled meetings. D. Meetings shall be open to members and their guests. ARTICLE V. NOMINATION, ELECTIONS, ANNUAL REPORTS AND INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS A. Nominations of officers shall be made from the floor at the annual meeting, or a slate presented from a nominating committee would also be acceptable. B. Election of officers shall be held on the same day as the nominations. C. Upon installation of the officers whose terms begin at the close of the Annual Meeting, all documents, records, and any materials pertaining to the duties of the office as designated in the bylaws which are in the possession of the outgoing officers shall be submitted to the newly elected counterpart within 30 days of the installation. D. Any vacancies occurring during the year of any Officer
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shall be filled by appointment of the remaining officers until a special election can be held as soon a reasonably possible. E. Any officer may be removed from office for cause by a majority vote of the Voting Members. ARTICLE VI. FISCALRESPONSIBILITY A. Expenditure of funds of the association may not be made without the signatures of at least one (1) of the four (4) Officers and the Treasurer. B. Financial records and funds of the association shall be audited at least once a year by a committee of at least two (2) officers other than the Treasurer. ARTICLE VII. AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS A. These bylaws may be amended by a majority vote. B. Proposed amendments shall be sent to all members at least ten working days in advance of the meeting where action is to be taken or shall be read at the presiding meeting.
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ARTICLE VIII. GENERAL A. If any part of these Bylaws or the application thereof is hereafter held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder shall not be affected thereby, and only the affected portions are declared eliminated. B. No officer, representative, spokesperson or member shall have any financial liability of the association and shall be indemnified from any actions of the Association.
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Citations Metropolitan Studies Group, Charlotte Neighborhood Quality of Life Study 2010 (Charlotte: City of Charlotte Neighborhood and Business Services, 2010), accessed December 10, 2011: http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/nbs/communitycommerce/QOL/Documents/2010_Quality_Of_Life_Report.pdf -used in Scheduled Events & Meetings section Zogby International, What do Americans say about their own community associations? (Community Associations Institute, 2009), accessed December 10, 2011: http://www.caionline.org/about/ press/Pages/default.aspx -used in HOA & Neighborhood Organization section NPDES Permit City of Charlotte http://www.charmeck.org/stormwater/StormWaterAgencies/Documents/Peers%20PDF/NPDESPermitCityofCharlotteJuly12007FINAL.pdf Information about retaining walls http://interlockingretainingwall.com/brick-retaining-wall/ Municode Erosion- Relative Policies Article II Erosion Control Requirements Holloway, Katy, Trevor Bennett, and David P. Farrington. Crime Prevention Research Review No. 3: Does Neighborhood Watch Reduce Crime? Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 2008 Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department Neighborhood Watch booklet: http://www.charmeck.org/city/charlotte/CMPD/safety/NeighborhoodWatch/Documents/Neighborhood%20Watch%20 2010.pdf North Carolina Community Watch Association (NCCWA) website: www.nccwa.org Traffic Calming Request Form http://www.charmeck.org/city/charlotte/Transportation/CDOTrequests/Pages/TrafficCalmingRequest.aspx Traffic Hump Criteria http://www.charmeck.org/city/charlotte/Transportation/Traffic/Pages/Speed%20Hump%20Criteria.aspx: Pedestrian Safety http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/Transportation/PedBike/Pages/Pedestrian%20Safety.aspx Sidewalk nomination form http://www.charmeck.org/city/charlotte/Transportation/PedBike/Documents/NominationFormFINAL042908.pdf Sidewalk request information http://www.charmeck.org/city/charlotte/Transportation/PedBike/Pages/sidewalkrequest.aspx Picture Sources: Aerial view of Windy Ridge google maps Picture of new sidewalk
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Citations http://southwestraleigh.com/2011/01/paying-for-sidewalks/ Aerial view of Windy Ridge google maps Above view of curb extensions http://contextsensitivesolutions.org/content/topics/css_design/design-examples/flexible-design-elements/curb-extensions-m/ Street view of curb extensions http://www.mrsc.org/publications/mrnews/mrnews0305.aspx Children playing street hockey wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Children_playing_road_hockey_in_Vancouver.jpg Jute Cloth http://www.onlinefabricstore.net/landscape-and-garden/flood-and-erosion-control.htm?gclid=CNf6lPe0-KwCFQpS7AodtjNBSA Retaining wall diagram & Brick retaining wall http://interlockingretainingwall.com/brick-retaining-wall/ Mural for Boards http://mwmgraphics.blogspot.com/2010/06/lyon-mural-le-finale.html Erosion management diagram http://archive.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/uu27se/uu27se09.htm Culvert http://humboldtrcd.org/erosion_prevention_and_sediment_reduction Neighborhood clean up http://blog.timesunion.com/asp/1995/spring-cleaning-on-campus-and-off/ Home maintenance http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/san-marcos/article_38db6591-4f81-51b7-b418-baef84fe58e9.html The Chrildrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Defense Fund. THE STATE OF AMERICAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CHILDREN. 2011.
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