A Good Neighborhood!

• Various factors help a neighborhood to gain a sense of identity and feel a need to organize and develop a neighborhood organization.

For example:

• Changes in adjacent land use for such things as the location of a new school, shopping center, library or roadway
• The need for neighborhood improvements such as additional street signage, lighting, etc.
• The need to control crime or other such disturbances
• Common design or architectural themes, such as in a historic district
• Or just the normal aging process of a neighborhood
• Facilitate meeting the neighborhood’s common goals
• Empower a neighborhood to control what happens in the area
• Provide the neighborhood with an effective communication link with local government officials and other influential groups
• Help members work for the preservation and improvement of the neighborhood
• Let members take part in the decision-making process that directs the neighborhood’s actions
• Can plan social activities for the neighborhood.

Information reprinted from the “How to Organize and Maintain a Neighborhood Association” guide distributed by the City of Tallahassee, FL Neighborhood Services Center.