2. What are your top three suggestions for enhancing and improving the existing open space in your community?

Think about the existing open space you use or know about in your community.

Please prioritize your top three suggestions (specific and/or general) for how these spaces could be enhanced and improved at the top of your post.

Green Vacant Lots, Offer Grants/Planning Asst, Enforce Laws

Greening of vacant land (much of this land is privately owned)

Grants (or physical assistance and planning guidance) for beautification projects by dedicated Friends Groups / volunteer base. Offer educational material to these groups to let them know how to obtain funds and planning assistance from the City / state.

Cooperation from the City is needed to crack down on the graffiti and vandalism (investigate, make arrests, fine the parents, assign community service hours / projects to the offenders, etc.) There is no consequence to these actions and the problem therefore continues to grow.

Kristi – Wed, 2006 – 12 – 13 01:17

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Adding dog parks to the existing parks

There is an increasingly population of dogs in the area, and they need a place to go play. To sum it up...

Low construction costs

Low maintenance costs (volunteers and dog owners help)

Added security to neighborhood

dylankrapf – Tue, 2006 – 11 – 28 02:21

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