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The park is great, but it’s mostly for toddlers. We need something for the teenagers - a skate park or a basketball court. So they feel like they belong here too.

There’s a lack of "soft edges." Everything is fences and garages. If we encouraged front-porch culture—maybe through a grant for landscaping or porch repairs—people would spend more time facing the street rather than their backyards. Community is built in the "in-between" spaces.

Better parking. You can't have a "community" if nobody can find a place to leave their car when they visit.

A tool-lending library or a shared "maker space" would be incredible. It encourages people to help each other with home repairs and builds a sense of mutual reliance.

I think it’s fine as it is. Just keep the noise down after 10 PM.

The current zoning is too restrictive. If we had small-scale commercial use allowed—like a corner coffee shop or a micro-bakery—people would walk more and interact naturally. Right now, it's just a sea of houses.

Block parties! Let’s make it easier to get permits to close the street for a Saturday afternoon.

I’d love to see a community-managed garden on that vacant lot on Elm. It gives people a "third space" that isn't a shop or a house. When you grow food together, you actually meet your neighbors instead of just nodding at them from your driveway.

Honestly? Slow the cars down. It feels like a highway out here, not a neighborhood. My kids can't even play on the sidewalk without me worrying. Speed bumps and better lighting, please.

We need more benches on 5th Street. It’s hard for seniors to walk to the market without a place to rest halfway.