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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
The Mack Avenue Strong Neighborhoods Plan is a communityled vision and set of strategies. That means the plan is created by neighborhood residents for neighborhood residents. MACC Development is the implementer of the plan and will work on behalf of the community to achieve its vision.
The community engagement for the Mack Avenue Strong Neighborhoods Plan was set-up to help achieve these goals. There were three community meetings held at The Commons on November 8, 2018, February 13, 2019, and April 30, 2019. Over 40 people attended each of the meetings that focused on neighborhood assets and concerns, neighborhood improvement strategies, and the implementation toolkit respectively. Boards and activities were set-up to record feedback from community members.
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The project also undertook extensive surveying of residents to better understand the housing market and what makes a strong neighborhood. Paper surveys were distributed to residents at their homes and at block club meetings. The Commons, coffee shop and laundromat, also conducted two survey events where volunteers provided customers with surveys and offered a free cup of coffee with each completed surveys. Online surveys were distributed through neighborhood email lists and Facebook. Only surveys completed by neighborhood residents were compiled. The 71 completed surveys represented nearly 10% of the neighborhood providing a diverse sample of long-time and new residents, seniors, young families, and single homeowners and renters.
The project also utilized roaming project boards that were taken to block club and neighborhood meetings to provide information and solicit residents’ feedback. The boards were displayed at The Commons throughout the project. The following pages represent the results of the engagement work that reflect the community created vision and set of strategies to create a strong neighborhood.
71 Homeowner/Renter Surveys Received From Residents
3 Community Meetings
5 Neighborhood Meetings
2 Survey Events
Over 600 Unique Website Visitors
