Creative/Innovative approach to addressing issues • Creative/Innovative Approach to Addressing Issues; “...we’re unique in Columbus, because the other neighborhood associations have been with those neighborhoods for years and years and years and years. And we made a neighborhood associate collection of these four neighborhoods that didn’t exist before. And for what we have been able to accomplish, either individually or as an investor for because of us collectively. It’s rapid transformation. That and I’m just comparing it to Uptown and midtown, it’s rapid compared to what they’ve done, which is bigger than what we’ve done, but not in the same timeframe, especially with the last two years. So it’s like any progress at all.” • Creative/Innovative Approach to Addressing Issues: (Person 1) “I would honestly say the growth for that area. We know that, its a reason for every plan. And so just seeing the overall growth in such a short amount of time.” and (Person 2) “Or kind of put a hesitation on. Anything that can stunt that growth. So I just think that’s amazing. And I kind see that going through with the vision and the different opportunities that they provide.” Location • Location: “I think our location is what is going to make the difference in a positive way. Uniquely this neighborhood is right there in the middle. If you live in north Columbus and you’re coming downtown, you’re traveling through. Frankly, if you’re in south Columbus and you’re leaving town or going up to north Columbus, you’re traveling through. I think where the middle district is going to be really successful is the fact that it is not out of sight out of mind for anybody. Because if you’re in Columbus, you travel Second Avenue and you see it, you experience it. I think for that reason alone, that gives us a huge advantage to any efforts that are taking place in any other parts of town.” Diversity of communities • Community Relations: “...And that the prosperity of one of those four neighborhoods is not overshadowing or that we are including all four neighborhoods, sort of the old playing of what all neighborhoods are sharing in that prosperity dependent on their needs, which are different.” • Diversity of Communities: “I will say for the unique piece with the community being made of four different neighborhoods, there is a Jack and Jill of all church. There’s someone that knows how to make cakes. There’s someone that knows how to do hair. There’s someone that knows how to build houses. You literally can tap into anything. And I think that’s what makes the neighborhood really like, wow, we have some amazing innovative Residents in this area. Now, how do we channel all of them into like supporting thriving and going to the next level, but there is literally a Jack and Jill of all trade in the entire community.”
OPPORTUNITIES
Small business development/support • Small Business Development/ Entrepreneurship : “ think the Mill District has the opportunity to be kind of like the hub of the city of Columbus for entrepreneurship. It has the ability. We have so many creative, innovative, artistic people that have somehow ended up in the Mill District that it has the potential to be that place. That spot that you want to start a business and be successful, go to the Mill District. They have the means, the way, the how, the secret sauce.” • Community, entrepreneur, talent building hub and resource center would be a great support to grow small businesses. More successful, if Residents are truly engaged in the process, as echo over an area conduct.
Resident Entrepreneurship • Resident Entrepreneurship: “Encouragement of business ownership among resident’
Public safety • One of the major threats that we see almost daily is the safety of the Residents. Students can’t play outside of 4:30 in the afternoon, cause of fear shootings. We have a serious problem.
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