2001 NEIGHBORHOOD ACCOMPLISHMENTS

UNIVERSITY HILLS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION

 

 

Membership/

Involvement -             Increased membership from less than 50 to over 200.  Commissioned 44 neighborhood volunteers to be block captains and 3 volunteers to be deputy chiefs as a part of the Neighborhood Network.  Neighborhood Board has held monthly meetings with minutes posted on the web.

 

Communication -        Developed quarterly newsletter, The University Hills Beacon.  Developed Neighborhood Block Captain Network as a communication and networking chain.  Acquired universityhills.net as our Internet domain name.  Resident volunteer web master designed and maintains neighborhood web page.

 

Social -                        First Annual University Hills' Springfling held with over 300 residents coming to share pizza, music and games in Wingren Park. In July we showed our patriotism by decorating the neighborhood with American Flags. 

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Beautification -          Worked with the City and TLCA in a neighborhood revitalization campaign .

 

Neighborhood

Identity -                     Commissioned a neighborhood logo for use in a branding campaign to strengthen neighborhood identification.  Designed and had produced neighborhood identification signs installed at all entrances into the neighborhood.  Half the cost of the signs was paid by a city grant and neighborhood association dues funded the other half.

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Infrastructure-         Worked with the City and TLCA to design and construct improvements to Old Rochelle Park.  Also worked with the City to change locations of proposed water tower to a location where it will have less impact on University Hills.  Got City to set traffic lights at Rochelle and Northgate to flash during non-peak hours.