The NAS is a comprehensive and participatory effort to develop
an action plan for the neighborhood by the neighborhood,
with assistance from the City. The effort is comprehensive
because it deals with all aspects and elements of the neighborhood
and because it consults with all the stakeholders in the
community, including property owners, renters, and businesses.
The City’s role is to facilitate a dialogue between these
private interests, ascertain the concerns and desires of
the neighborhood as a whole, and directly report the needs
of the stakeholders to the appropriate City departments. Because
the NAS emerges from the expressed needs of the neighborhood,
stakeholders play a key role in determining what is included
in the action strategy. Citizen participation is
crucial, not only to articulate the wishes of the neighborhood
and to decide what must be included in the strategy, but
also to cultivate the spirit of volunteerism, pride, and
personal investment necessary for long-term, sustainable
neighborhood improvement.
The City began planning for neighborhood revitalization with
the Neighborhood Action Strategy (NAS) Program in 1999. Through
this innovative program, neighborhood residents, landowners
and business, with assistance of City staff, identify ways
to improve conditions in their neighborhoods. City staff
then recommends specific projects and funding strategies to
the City Commission for approval.
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