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at Walnut. The City continued investing in curbs and sidewalks too, a total of $1.5 million for <br />Commercial Corridors, Neighborhood Partnership Center areas, Model Blocks and our shared <br />cost program. On South Michigan Street we acquired three adult business locations. Those sites <br />will never again be used for that purpose, nor will they be the cause of negative secondary effects <br />that have disrupted the surrounding properties. Now, with South Gateway Association, we will <br />look for positive business uses for those locations. <br />Community Development planners support five Neighborhood Partnership Centers, <br />providing focus sites for public investment, community outreach and neighbor to neighbor <br />interaction. We supplement these sites through active support of numerous neighborhood <br />organizations and through two special efforts -Model Blocks and Weed & Seed. The Model <br />Block program brings investment, improvements, comprehensive planning and organizing to a <br />selected block to spur other activity. Dunham Street was the focus in 2005. Qur fourth model <br />block will be N. Wellington St. in the LaSalle Park neighborhood. This will complement the <br />work being done through Weed & Seed, our nationally recognized program in three adjoining <br />west side neighborhoods. A comprehensive approach and strong partnerships have led to new <br />bleachers at Pulaski Park, soil testing in LaSalle Park area to determine what lots would be <br />suitable for new housing, extra overtime patrols by police officers, graffiti removal, summer <br />enrichment programs at the West Side Partnership Center and computer literacy training at <br />LaCasa. The new William C. Ellison Residence apartments at LaSalle Park Homes will be a <br />great addition to the area. <br />Not far away, izi the Near Westside <br />Neighborhood, Rebuilding Together <br />harnessed the energy of hundreds of student <br />and community volunteers to spruce uP 29 <br />homes. The homeowners are overjoyed to <br />receive this assistance. 'They too have pride <br />in their properties, but have not had the <br />resources to keep them up the way they <br />would like. We calculate that the total value <br />_ ~ t~ <br /> <br />of materials, supplies and volunteer time is $400,000. I especially wish to thank the Building <br />''t'rades and contractors who provide skilled labor for roofing, plumbing, heating and electrical <br />A-24 <br />