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Councilman Greg Stanton's
Arcadia News Column
July 2000
Neighborhood preservation and sustainability is of the utmost importance to me. As such, I am pleased to announce that the community from 24th to 32nd streets, Indian School to Thomas roads, is the new District 6 Neighborhood Fight Back.
The Neighborhood Fight Back program, which provides up to $90,000 to communities throughout Phoenix, offers specialized support to assist neighborhoods with resident-driven improvement efforts. These programs generally focus on revitalization, sustainability, crime and blight reduction, neighborhood leadership and development, and community building.
During this program, Fight Back neighborhoods learn about city services, programs and resources that are available. In addition, being designated a Fight Back area could also make the community eligible for additional neighborhood improvement funds, such as adding street lights, sidewalks or other enhancements.
How does the Fight Back program work?
A staff member from the city’s Neighborhood Services Department is the program manager and his or her job is to work closely with residents to develop a Fight Back action plan and budget. The action plan outlines very specific goals and timelines, with funds allocated from the Fight Back budget to accomplish each goal.
The city staff member is responsible for overall management of the Fight Back and serves as the catalyst in providing services and assistance for residents. Typically, the city’s Planning Department conducts an assessment of the area and the Neighborhood Services Department outlines blight concerns and other issues.
Depending on the neighborhood issues, resident subcommittees are created to develop solutions to address the challenges. After the action plan is created, residents are invited to “vote” on the plan and budget. The implementation phase then begins, which could last anywhere from 18 to 30 months.
This very successful city program has been in place for more than nine years. We anticipate that the needs assessment for District 6’s newest Fight Back will be completed this summer, and the strategic planning process should begin this fall.
I encourage you to participate by calling my office at (602) 262-7491 or e-mail me at gstanton@ci.phoenix.az.us.
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