 Charles Young Center is very important – what happens with the future?
 R&H Festival – moving it Masterson Station – bad idea – wouldn’t move Woodland Arts festival
 R&H has meaning here – originated here
 Empowerment and meaning will go beyond just the plan – communication back and forth for implementation – accountability –

 Table 7 – our concerns were – making sure that there is water and sewer repair – lots of stuff still needs to be done – must move from talk to action – end result right now!
 Safe streets – lower speed – speed bump
 Traffic calming ideas
 Public safety – active police presence – don’t wait to be called – stop and walk – say hi -
 Sidewalk and street repairs
 Pedestrian friendly streets – alternative transportation, transit shelters
 Minority businesses – need supermarkets now – not giant – decent clean stores – good to shop in – be proud to shop in
 Build new stuff just like they do in every other neighborhood –
 Decent clean stuff –
 Multiple minority businesses
 Findlay market idea would be good for this area
 Take care of seniors – look out for older people
 Jobs and training for everyone
 Historic sites – loved the idea of IMMAG
 East End signs – like that idea of pride – IM on sign?
 Housing that’s more like affordable single family housing – not units that rent is as much as buying
 Nice street trees
 Decent place where people can own and be proud of
 If you own your house you have a sense of pride and accomplishment – don’t own not the same
 Do more to promote home ownership to improve pride and will change a whole lot on the East End
 Build in this community? make it for us…
 Renovations- Charles Young must be brought up to 2008 – keep this as a part of community
 Upgade park like they do in everyone else’s neighborhood
 Computer labs for kids
 Tot lots – more for youth to do – clean safe and supervised – it takes a community
 More neighborhood meetings – keep the momentum going
 Lyric Theatre – what are we waiting for? How did the city end up with it?
 Code enforcement – it’s a mess – ignore problems – just enforce the codes – where’s code enforcement when you need it
 Not forget our faith – we need help with our churches – churches need to help us

 Table 6 – diversity needed in community
 Commercial corridor on 3rd street – and Race
 Residential behind on both sides
 Seasonal market
 Need all the services, banking, grocery stores, pharmacy
 Police walking and on bike
 Trolleys would be nice in area
 7th street small businesses
 Entry signs
 Historical markers
 Involve all ages
 Street projects
 Build and rehab houses
 Involve all business people
 City programs to develop properties – keep involved in that
 Charles Young center should remain as neighborhood center
 Agree with other tables

 Table 8
 Wanted to make it more family friendly - not been that way for a long time – Charles Young expanded or improved – cant hold all the kids in the neighborhood –
 Need family friendly housing in neighborhood
 Look out for senior citizen’s housing – house may look abandoned but its not
 Findlay Market good idea – but community runs it not the city
 Like the East End sign and historical markers – more pride
 In Roundabout near school – public art the represents the East End – William Wells Brown
 Who is William Wells Brown? Was a slave born outside of Lexington – escaped, became activist and author – fiction writer – lived in Boston – when he died every paper in Boston covered his obituary
 Like to see more family recreation – challenge park, skate park
 Repair Charles Young
 Better community image
 Community garden not very well publicized

Importance of being a part of WWB Neighborhood Association – cant represent neighborhood if no one shows up – but if we all come together – downtown will listen – we can do things in numbers

Put it all in action – don’t wait

Wrap Up – Common Themes
 Action is needed! Short Term – not long term
 We as a people must come together – together we are strong
 Commercial piece – key corridor along 3rd street – Race and Lewis – not infringe on residents
 Housing is real important – economic factors shouldn’t sweep away diversity/historic residents – “balance”
 Lyric – city has $6m in budget for 2009 – deadlines: completed and open by 1/10/2010 – if not, then there are penalties for city
 IM walking health trail in the shape of a horse
 In order to work – it will take more than dreaming – property owners – get surveys
 What’s going to be done to take the hopes, dreams of people and what can be done to engage property owners?
 Get property owners here – what is happening with empty and vacancies?
 Where are pastors?
 The people that should be here aren’t here – negative energy
 All of this is about you – cant expect others to do your work for you – there are ways of addressing these problems together
 Economic opportunity – like to see assurance that contracts go to minorities on public projects – enhance training opportunities – document that
 City is responsible for a lot of helping – code enforcement, city has the power
 Economically – minorities want to benefit from the construction and improvements
 We can make landlords be accountable – neighborhood residents can make change
 This is for real – determining what updates will go into city’s plans
 People define the plans – share with people how important input is – a way for everyone to have a voice in this – lets get together to create a plan to put a stamp of approval – collectively have trust in what is happening – now we can have a clear vision for what should happen in the future