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What do participants value about their neighborhoods? (Source:feedbacksheets) <br />• The following characteristics were mentioned inost often: <br />o Neighbars and "neighborliness" (communications and involvement) (18times) <br />o Convenient location (16 times) <br />o Quiet and Safety (15 times) <br />o Parks, Open Space, and Pathways (8 times) <br />Other qualities that were mentioned three or five times include: <br />o Roseville government and services (5 times) <br />o Housing maintenance (4 times) <br />o Schools (3 times) <br />o Diversity (3 fimes) <br />o Setting (lake, homes, etc.) (3 times) <br />What were the housing-related issues that emerged from the Dialogue? (Source: Small group <br />discussion reports) <br />■ Housing Market Activity and Neighborhood Change <br />o There seeir�s to be mare turnover (sales)in housing than usual. <br />o Increasing number of owner-occupied, single-family houses is being sold for <br />rental properties—newhouseholds are always families. <br />o Increase in speculation in housing market—neighbors observe that speculatars <br />are "flipping" houses in the neighborhood. <br />o It seem that a lot � single-family homes are being bought and converted into <br />group homes. Group home operations generate a different type of activity, noise <br />levels, traffic, etc. than single-family homes. <br />Housing Maintenance and Upgrades <br />o Housing stock is aging and programs are needed to help senior maintain these <br />older homes. <br />o New or first-time homeowners seem to lack knowledge of how to care far <br />homes — maintenance is an issue. <br />o Met Council rental properties have created many issues with regard to <br />maintenance and negative social behaviar. <br />• Regulatory I'olicies/City Codes <br />o Mare regulation of rental housing is needed to address a variety of issues, suc�t <br />as maintenance, negative social behaviar, increased conflict among neighbars, <br />and it seems like support services are needed. <br />o Rehab�remodel project designs do not always fit in with design character of the <br />neighbarhood, often garages and additions are out of scale with the rest of tlle <br />neighborhood. <br />o More regulation of group home activify/operations is needed. <br />• Planning, Regulation, and Communications <br />o Higher density housing should be controlled to avoid concentrations within <br />neighborhoods. <br />o Higher density housing should have more diversity in ownership structure, type <br />of housing, and income mix. <br />Soutll �ast Area Dialo�,ue Sunmia�-y p. � <br />Ap�i126� 2005 <br />