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Recommended Action
Support Community Policing (see Neighborhood Goal One).
Cooperate with police.
Organize system of block clubs and neighborhood watches.
Report suspicious activity.
Provide opportunities to occupy youths' time.
Improve street lighting.
Maximize visibility and accessibility so that there are no hidden, "unsupervised" spaces.
Remove abandoned homes.
Partners
City of Wichita, Wichita Police, Block Clubs and Captains, Hilltop Free Evangelical Church, Public Works, Other Neighborhoods, Wichita Independent Neighborhoods, Hilltop Neighborhood Association
Hilltop Neighborhood Goal Nine: Keep Out "Slum" Landlords
Conditions are ripe in Hilltop (because of affordable purchase prices and less-than-adequate code enforcement) for inexperienced or irresponsible landlords to take advantage of tenants' housing needs. Raising the standard for rental units in the neighborhood will help discourage uncommitted property owners from investing in the neighborhood, but it may also frustrate landlords who are responsible. The existence of a neighborhood-friendly entity that has the resources to buy property may be the best defense against the threat of "slum" landlords.
Recommended Action
Consider developing a community development corporation to acquire properties for resale or rental.
Strengthen city-wide standards for tenant screening.
Partner with city leaders to implement stronger legislation that penalizes problem landlords.
Partner with local media to publicize/expose landlords that pose a threat to Wichita's neighborhoods.
Consider partnership with other neighborhoods to prepare database of problems (tenants, landlords, properties, etc.)
Partners
City of Wichita, Hilltop Improvement Alliance, Hilltop Neighborhood Association, Other Neighborhoods, Local Media
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