Evaluation Tallies NW CPAC Bus Tour Noon to 4pm Leaving from the Duval County Extension Office parking lot 1010 N. McDuff Ave.

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1 Evaluation Tallies NW CPAC Bus Tour Noon to 4pm Leaving from the Duval County Extension Office parking lot 1010 N. McDuff Ave. Attendance: 51 people signed up and 39 were in attendance Evaluation Numbers: 27 evaluations were turned in - not all categories were responded too and some had dual answers therefore the numbers will not add up Robinson s Addition 1. What is your overall impression? 1. Positive (8) 2. Negative (5) 3. No Opinion (3) 2. What did you find attractive? The school (7) and community center (3), new business development, HabiJax homes, landmark Farmer s Market, Frozen Food Company (2) and older neighborhood still holding strong 3. What did you see that gave a negative impression? Landscaping, up and down housing, too much activity in certain areas, some aspects of the neighborhood left unattended, the apartments on Broadway Ave., industrial activity in residential area, needs some work on homes and to clean up the trash, run down and abandoned buildings, the Crush Crete Company (3) and young people hanging around New Town 1. What is your overall impression? 1. Positive (6) 2. Negative (5) 3. No Opinion (2) 2. What did you find attractive? Historic church on the corner of Beaver (4), the updating of homes (2), EWC/CSX City Year Project, HabiJax homes (2) and Butler Middle School 3. What did you see that gave a negative impression? Litter, youth hanging out, up and down housing, all the stores on New Kings Rd and drug hang outs, trash everywhere, needs some cleanup and poorly structured homes Golfair Estates 1. What is your overall impression? 1. Positive (17) 2. Negative 3. No Opinion 2. What did you find attractive? New Housing (6), improving, the whole community, doing such good work, Palm Trees on Myrtle and J.P. Small Ball Park (2), the homes, Durkeeville (2), updated clean residential area, new palm trees and lights and an effort to make the neighborhood attractive loved it 3. What did you see that gave a negative impression? Needs greenery, Shell Station at the train tracks, yellow store off MLK, can t be negative headed in the right direction and people standing around doing nothing

2 Fairway Oaks 1. What is your overall impression? 1. Positive (10) 2. Negative (1) 3. No Opinion (2) 2. What did you find attractive? Sidewalks, clean and well kept, clean area around apartments, projected area for new homes from Rev. Wyche 3. What did you see that gave a negative impression? Needs greenery and it is located on a dump site (2) Moncrief Springs 1. What is your overall impression? 1. Positive (13) 2. Negative (1) 3. No Opinion (2) 2. What did you find attractive? New homes, trees planted, Palm Trees on Helena, the park and community center, Carvill Park (2) but now need lights and the level of commitment 3. What did you see that gave a negative impression? Doeboy dump site (2), Overpass at 45 th Street, empty houses, old houses, neglected land, overgrown yards Magnolia Gardens N 1. What is your overall impression? 1. Positive (15) 2. Negative 3. No Opinion 2. What did you find attractive? Greenery, houses well kept, St. Thomas Family Church on Moncrief, Bank and Winn Dixie, neighbors care about their community, well kept, a couple of remodeled houses, motivation of residents 3. What did you see that gave a negative impression? Some yards needed cleaning up Harborview Boat Dock 1. What is your overall impression? 1. Positive (8) 2. Negative (4) 3. No Opinion (4) 2. What did you find attractive? Beautiful homes, clean, access to the river and docking area 3. What did you see that gave a negative impression? A lot of people hanging out at 2 p.m. (4) hang out for drunks, drugs and partying Ribault Hills 1. What is your overall impression? 1. Positive (11) 2. Negative (1) 3. No Opinion 2. What did you find attractive? Good, clean neighborhood, MLK School, nice homes 3. What did you see that gave a negative impression? City owned area not getting with the neighborhood

3 Riverview 1. What is your overall impression? 1. Positive (12) 2. Negative 3. No Opinion (1) 2. What did you find attractive? Nice homes, 10 th Street, water and surrounding properties 3. What did you see that gave a negative impression? Clean the curbs, too many dead trees and ditches with lots of junk Ribault Manor 1. What is your overall impression? 1. Positive (9) 2. Negative 3. No Opinion (3) 2. What did you find attractive? Houses, the Preserve Park on the water 3. What did you see that gave a negative impression? Trees Washington Heights 1. What is your overall impression? 1. Positive (1) 2. Negative (13) 3. No Opinion (1) 2. What did you find attractive? 3. What did you see that gave a negative impression? Needs cleaning up real bad, homeowner s don t care about their property/community, no upkeep, they need the Health Department to go in and see what the needs are, everything and need to close them all down (6) Timber Oaks 1. What is your overall impression? 1. Positive (11) 2. Negative 3. No Opinion (4) 2. What did you find attractive? The houses, 3. What did you see that gave a negative impression? Lack of trees, Soutel overpass doesn t pass over both train tracks (2) Murray Hill 1. What is your overall impression? 1. Positive (11) 2. Negative 3. No Opinion 2. What did you find attractive? Love the progress, it s been getting better and better, new businesses, historical and quaint, shops on Edgewood and the community involvement 3. What did you see that gave a negative impression? Not enough parking

4 RADO/RAP 1. What is your overall impression? 1. Positive (11) 2. Negative 3. No Opinion 2. What did you find attractive? Beautiful new homes (3) and renovations, the design for the community 3. What did you see that gave a negative impression? RAP doesn t do as much good as it likes to brag about, they re truly anti-development North Riverside 1. What is your overall impression? 1. Positive (15) 2. Negative (2) 3. No Opinion 2. What did you find attractive? The park and community planning 3. What did you see that gave a negative impression? Need to cleanup the drugs, drug houses across from daycare (4) and trash along roads What did you think about the entire Tour? Please Circle One Do you think we should continue to have tours? YES 25 NO To know what s happening in other communities Let s you get updates on what is going on around your neighborhood To familiarized us with community activities/progress/concerns Eyewitness! See for one self! Education about the different parts of Jacksonville and it brings together key members of the community to share ideas What we can do for the City of Jacksonville It keeps us (taxpayers) informed of our community Let s people see where their communities are located with the improvements now and in the future To see what improvements we have made from one year to the next More CDCs and a tour of city offices It is important to see the improvements as well as the decline, AWARENESS The tour provides a continuous picture/information about the neighborhoods that make up the NW CPAC Worst of the Tour? Overlong stop Didn t care for this evaluation sheet. It requires too much attention. It would have been nice to tip the driver Not able to walk around Rest stop and some written background info Few rest stops, little area designations, passengers were lost during tour, personal opinions about citizen s lifestyles/way of life Nothing Long time on bus

5 What would you improve? Make the evaluation sheet less detailed Keep up the excellent work (2) More stops More photos Facilitators education/information about lifestyles way of life, culture To have water/soda or a lunch next time Shorter tour and no stops Nothing What would you add to the next Tour? More participants Food and drinks Washington Heights Estates, they need to close this place down like they did Durkeeville and Blodgett Educational (3) More rest stops or inform the passengers of the rear restroom So we can see all the improvements So you can see what needs to be done Important to see and hear for one s self To see for one self, familiarize with community activities/program concerns Food at 12 to 1 Same concept Snacks/drinks to prevent stopping for this purpose Best of the Tour? Marilyn s presentation (2) Accomplishments, sharing the good and the bad (2) The bus and every speaker that educated us Meeting people Ribault and Timber Oaks Professionalism, cleanliness, history, town land markers, city ordinances etc. Magnolia Gardens and hearing from each residents and Rev. Wyche s information The seniors telling their community story Tour of homes, future homes, malls etc. NJCDCs Golfair Estates/Murray Hill, although I thought is was important to see the blighted areas too Everything Fellowship and information