VISIONING STATEMENT DRAFT

FOR NEIGHBORHOOD REVIEW

Visioning Statement - DRAFT

Auburndale Neighborhood Association

 

We are a safe neighborhood with a strong sense of community and connectivity.

 

Those elements that make Auburndale neighborhood special for us and reflect our values are seen in our commitments. We are committed to:

 

1. Safety and public health within the Auburndale community

2. Education and activities for children and adults.

3. Vibrant business growth, consistent with our area standards

4. Communication and involvement the neighborhood.

5. Respectful use and care for the environment including the city, river, parks and trails

6. Well thought out neighborhood planning which sustains the value of the land

7. Systemic and fiscally responsible long-term planning, working with the neighborhood, community, city, county, and state partners.

 

 

1. Safety and public health within the Auburndale community

• Support police and fire services; encourage use of neighborhood programs such as Block Watch and Arson Prevention.
• Sufficient lighting, parking and traffic control in our commercial areas.
• To support and protect the students of Kenwood Elementary and other neighboring schools.
• Encourage planning for sidewalks and bike paths along major streets
• Improved accessibility to and from the residential areas.
• Streets are repaved as required.  The City informs the community of paving schedules on a yearly basis.
• An aggressively maintained drainage system for Bruce Ditch and adjoining residential areas.
• A mosquito control program.

 

2. Education and activities for children and adults

• Continuing the ANA “Holiday Party”
• To explore and develop a neighborhood based summertime event.
• In cooperation with JCPS board members and school administrators, promote volunteerism and involvement in public school activities such as Everyone Reads.
• To explore development of a neighborhood “pocket park”.
• To study the need for a community center to be shared with adjoining neighborhoods.

 

3. Vibrant business growth, consistent with our area standards

• Be vigilant and maintain strict standards and codes regarding the types of businesses and structures in our commercial areas.

• To aggressively pursue commercial activities that positively impact to our neighborhood.
• Use planters, and landscaping to beautify our neighborhood streets.

 

 

 

4. Communication and involvement with the neighborhood.

• That we have an active Neighborhood Association that listens to all input, actively engages those impacted by decisions, employs behaviors that treat all with respect, and works collaboratively with City, State and Federal leaders to plan effectively.
• To maintain up-to-date neighborhood resources and information on the Web.

 

5. Respectful use and care for the environment including the city, river, parks and trails

• Support Metro Government’s Brightside program through use environmentally friendly solutions and support recycling in all things.
• Advocate regular maintenance of Iroquois and surrounding our parks; connecting trails and to assure that area parks are an integral part of the systemic planning for Metro Parks and Recreation.
• To try to save and actively plant trees and local flora throughout our neighborhood.

 

6. Well thought out neighborhood planning which sustains the value of the land

• Our freeway (Snyder and Watterson) neighborhood and business access is effective, efficient and safe for pedestrians and bicyclists.

• That Auburndale be served by an effective neighborhood public transportation that focuses on connectivity to centers of employment and commerce.
• Development needs to be consistent with the value of the area.
• Those developers take ownership for impact to the infrastructure such as streets, sidewalks, schools, water, sewer, etc.
• To foster and encourage development that sustains a park-like environment with homes with livable lot sizes that add value and beauty to the neighborhood.
• Sponsor a farmers market

 

7. Systemic and fiscally responsible long-term planning, working with the neighborhood, community, city, county, and state partners.

• To view planning as multiple “phases” that will eventually reach our goals within neighborhood and legal boundaries.
• To partner with Metro Government and it’s planners for effective planning for Auburndale.
• That we work to influence improvement to the regulations, laws and initiatives that impact our neighborhood.