| Hamilton County, OH | November 6, 2007 Election |
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Improve Residential Property Values by resolving "quality-of-life" issuesBy Cassandra N. BrownCandidate for Council Member; City of Norwood |
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We need to solve the "quality-of-life" issues that plague our neighborhoods and decrease our property values. We need to offer incentives for home improvement and keep crime out of our neighborhoods. We need to work to improve residential property values and maintain the integrity of our residential areas in Norwood. Right now we have issues such as improper zoning, excessive traffic and speeding on some of our residential streets, and the mediocre condition of some of our parks, playgrounds and infrastructure. We need to address these issues. We need to encourage diversity of ownership in our solid residential neighborhoods, while at the same time keeping an eye on potential development to continue to keep property taxes low. We need to consider incentives for homeowners to improve their properties. We need to discuss the possibilities of in-fill housing, to encourage developers to participate in new housing opportunities. We need to help organizations such as the Tree Board to achieve their goals of beautifying our city, which will increase our neighborhood appeal. In short, residential property values are the backbone of the strength of our city. Surrey Square is suffering from a lack of citizen input. While Surrey Square is going through a desperately needed facelift, very little has been communicated to the citizens of South Norwood as to the extent of the redevelopment. While there was citizen input and extensive Council discussions when Kroger was going to build at Linden Pointe (I was on council during that time), very little communication has been brought willingly to the citizens about this redevelopment. The families of South Norwood need to know what the impact of a larger Kroger store will have on the neighborhood. City officials should be active in any major development that would affect the city and the surrounding neighborhood. They should be informing those neighborhood citizens, if not the whole city, about the development and asking for input from citizens. |
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