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Common courtesies and a sincere desire to make the neighborhood the best place to live <br />and work are required to make the program successful. <br />The basic expectations for living successfully together include: <br />Seeing and accepting differences <br />Understanding that there may be another side to an issue <br />Being responsible to others <br />Considering the community good as well as our own <br />Participating rather than leaving to others <br />Some examples of being a Good Neighbor include: <br />Taking the initiative to pick-up and dispose of debris (cans, bottles, cigarettes, <br />papers) from sidewalks, gutters, and streets abutting your property every day. <br />Maintaining garbage and recycling in an orderly manner out of view from <br />neighbors. <br />Keeping cars and recreational vehicles off unpaved surfaces. <br />Removing snow and ice from sidewalks and driveways within 24 hours of a storm. <br />Being considerate of noise impacts to your neighbors, particularly after 10:00 PM <br />on weekday nights and 12:00 PM on weekend nights. <br />Cleaning up sidewalks, streets and open spaces including picking up after pets. <br />Keeping your landscape (trees, plants and lawn) healthy. Offering to help elderly <br />on your block maintain their landscape. <br />Keeping watch over the neighborhood, and reporting suspicious activities to <br />police. <br />Preventing pollution by keeping chemicals used motor oil, excess construction <br />materials and cleaning wastes out of floor drains, storm drains and off paved <br />surfaces. <br />Smiling and saying “Hello” to your neighbors, particularly those who have just <br />moved into the neighborhood. <br />How Can We Prevent Conflict? <br />It is important to understand that differences within the neighborhood may sometimes <br />occur. The most important step in preventing a difference from becoming a conflict is to <br />make sure that all parties share the same understanding of the situation. In order to do <br />this, each party may first need to understand how others perceive the issue. In addition, <br />all parties need to understand each other's interest in resolving the situation. By doing <br />this, the risk of the situation being interpreted differently is decreased and meaningful <br />dialogue on the resolution can begin. <br />The process of person-to-person dialogue in resolving conflict includes: <br /> <br />