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Southeast Quality of Life <br />Strategic Neighborhood Action Plan <br />NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES <br />As a result of the comments and neighborhood perspectives offered at the <br />public forum, the consultant team prepared a limited list of issues to be <br />addressed within four categories. The consultant also posed an overall mission <br />for the strategic plan, and individual mission statements for each of the four <br />category areas: Land Use and Physical Environment, Neighborhood Security, <br />Capacity Building and Housing. Upon review and discussion with the SEQL <br />leadership and after public comment, the following Mission Statement was <br />accepted. <br />THE SOUTHEAST SIDE MISSION FOR SUCCESS: <br />The Southeast Side will achieve the complete involvement of <br />every neighborhood resident and business in development of the <br />strategic action plan and the revitalization of the neighborhood to <br />guarantee the quality of life for themselves and each other_ <br />The Consultant team prepared four work papers, one for each of the four issue <br />categories. These papers were designed to focus neighborhood attention on the <br />trends which led to existing conditions, and to suggest alternative approaches <br />toward addressing neighborhood goals. <br />HOUSING WORK PAPER <br />Existing Conditions and Trends <br />The Southeast Neighborhood is bounded by Sample, Miami, Ewing, and <br />Michigan Streets and encompasses over 100 city blocks and 445 acres. In <br />1980 the neighborhood accommodated approximately 1886 dwelling units, <br />mostly single family homes, 1743 households, and 4876 residents. The past <br />two decades have witnessed a decline in all three categories. For example, in <br />1990 there were 1615 dwelling units (a 14% decline from 1980), 1376 <br />households (a 21 % decline from 1980), and 4057 (a 17% decline from 1980) <br />residents. <br />5 <br />