PRIORITY AREA: HOUSING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
REPRESENTING AMANI RESIDENTS Amani United Tackles Housing, Econ Development Issues
The Amani United Housing and Economic Development Committee has been working for Amani residents through- out the last year. The board got off to a slow start, but our in- auguration took place on Feb. 6, 2021, and we were officially sworn it to do the work of the Amani Revitalization Plan. As the Housing and Eco- nomic Development Chair, I saw some challenges. It was difficult to find a date and time for virtual committee meet- ings, but as time went on, I found it was more convenient for residents to engage on the first Saturday of the month, so we combined our meeting
with the Ambassadors (Safety) Council, which takes place at 10am after the Amani United 1st Saturday Meeting. We are looking forward to engaging with and getting more resi- dents activated in 2022.
Some of our highlights from 2021 include:
OFFICIALS – We had several opportunities to meet with elected officials who repre- sent Amani. We discussed the Amani Revitalization Plan, our Housing Initiative, our neigh- borhood identity (signage, street signs and beautifica- tion), and entrepreneurship in Amani. Inclement weather prevented our officials from
• HOUSING REPAIR – We con- tinue to utilize our partnership with Community Warehouse; 13 vouchers for home repair supplies were distributed to residents who stated a need and requested them.
• MEETINGWITH ELECTED
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