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36 <br /> Expand community center Add a wing to the community center or additional space in new <br /> and provide additional school or other development to provide space as community grows. <br /> services for neighborhood If new development is approved, it should contribute significantly to the growth of <br /> children shared community spaces, either financially or by creating spaces accessible to all. <br /> The development of a new school should also have to provide significant <br /> community space and benefits. <br /> Increase services for children that serve both neighborhood children <br /> and provide job opportunities for residents. There is a great need for <br /> affordable daycares and spaces of recreation for high school age children. We <br /> have also heard talk for years of the possibility of a neighborhood school. Any <br /> actual proposal for a school should be planned in close dialogue with us and other <br /> neighbors, in order to address concerns about impact, equity, and connection to <br /> the community. Any services should utilize the wealth of educational leadership <br /> and teaching experience in the neighborhood. <br /> Provide public park and recreation space. Currently, the only outdoor <br /> park is located within the Habitat community and is not a public space. This park <br /> should be made more accessible; additional land in the Greene Tract should also <br /> be preserved for public park use. <br /> Ensure access to essential Provide distinctive areas within walking distance that can serve <br /> social and retail services, community commercial. Many of us would love to be able to walk to get <br /> with a priority on essentials. Our maps show a few distinctive spaces accessible to the community in <br /> community-commercia/t which this kind of commercial may be appropriate if economically viable. <br /> Partner with agencies that have a track record in managing and <br /> operating community-based commercial. Who owns and manages any <br /> commercial will be critical to its success. If any retail is included on the Greene <br /> Tract, then the governments should be careful in partnering with trusted partners <br /> and maintaining some control over these spaces, consistent with community <br /> development principles. <br /> 3 Community Commercial: While there are a range of opinions about the presence of retail and commercial generally in the <br /> neighborhood,there was strong support for the existence of modest,community commercial spaces that allow for small,local <br /> businesses to serve the community. Examples given have included hair salons and barbershops,small ethnic restaurants, <br /> hardware store outposts,community health clinics,small outdoor markets,and kiosk-size spaces for short-term use(such as <br /> flower shops)to support entrepreneurship.We use the phrasing"community commercial" here to highlight that the goal is to <br /> serve the neighborhood, provide employment opportunities,and ensure that affordable commercial space is available long in the <br /> future. Meeting those goals will likely necessitate a different model from traditional commercial retail,either involving a <br /> nonprofit developer,subsidies,or both. <br /> 19 <br />