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Southeast Sugar House
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- How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?
Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.
Your response: Within walking distance of my house, we have two parks (one includes a community garden), two creeks, a crossroads small store/restaurant area (1500 south, 1500 east), and a neighborhood "downtown" district that is mixed retail, restaurants, apartment living, healthcare, and a library. We can walk to numerous grocery stores and drug stores. Walkability and alternative transportation are very important to our area. We support small local businesses over box-store-type retail stores and restaurants. We can walk to a trolly line that will connect us to a light rail that can get us to the airport easily. It's easy to get to schools, churches, and the University is an easy bus ride away.
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Your response: This area is more diverse than most parts of our state, but still predominantly European/White and English-speaking. Religion is mixed. Age groups vary broadly. We have older people aging at home, and young families. We also have a very nice senior living residence that includes assisted living and memory care. Or downtown area has its roots in what I would call industrial times and has evolved from production to retail. Most housing is old construction. Earliest being mid-century. Preservation of the old-looking character of our homes and buildings, even if they are brand new, is important to us. So are smaller sizes of homes/apartments. We are mostly outdoorsy.
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Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.
Your response: We are located near two creeks, some small trails, and some decent biking areas. An easy 20-minute drive into the wilderness. Most people in my neighborhood have a high appreciation for our natural surroundings and are actively engaged in things like skiing, biking, fishing, hiking, boating, camping, climbing, etc. Work/life balance is good here. Commute times are short, and leisure time is a priority. I believe the area is mostly economically sound. There's very little turnover in small businesses in the area as businesses are intentionally well-supported by the locals. (If we sense one is in trouble, we will rally to support.)
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- Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?
Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines
Your response: I think there are several issues of immediate concern in our area: 1) Maintaining the old, unique, character of our housing as much as possible. I don't think people are at all opposed to affordable housing, but highrise buildings, esp. one's out of character from the 30s/40s/50s style, are destructive to our charm. 2) Improving air quality and water quality/supply. Lately, there is strong interest in re-landscaping to eliminate thirsty planting, there is strong interest in solar programs to reduce our carbon footprint. There is a strong overall desire to explore alternatives to coal, oil, gas, due to global warming and air quality issues. 3) affordable housing 4) wilderness preservation.
Within walking distance of my house, we have two parks (one includes a community garden), two creeks, a crossroads small store/restaurant area (1500 south, 1500 east), and a neighborhood "downtown" district that is mixed retail, restaurants, apartment living, healthcare, and a library. We can walk to numerous grocery stores and drug stores. Walkability and alternative transportation are very important to our area. We support small local businesses over box-store-type retail stores and restaurants. We can walk to a trolly line that will connect us to a light rail that can get us to the airport easily. It's easy to get to schools, churches, and the University is an easy bus ride away.
This area is more diverse than most parts of our state, but still predominantly European/White and English-speaking. Religion is mixed. Age groups vary broadly. We have older people aging at home, and young families. We also have a very nice senior living residence that includes assisted living and memory care. Or downtown area has its roots in what I would call industrial times and has evolved from production to retail. Most housing is old construction. Earliest being mid-century. Preservation of the old-looking character of our homes and buildings, even if they are brand new, is important to us. So are smaller sizes of homes/apartments. We are mostly outdoorsy.
We are located near two creeks, some small trails, and some decent biking areas. An easy 20-minute drive into the wilderness. Most people in my neighborhood have a high appreciation for our natural surroundings and are actively engaged in things like skiing, biking, fishing, hiking, boating, camping, climbing, etc. Work/life balance is good here. Commute times are short, and leisure time is a priority. I believe the area is mostly economically sound. There's very little turnover in small businesses in the area as businesses are intentionally well-supported by the locals. (If we sense one is in trouble, we will rally to support.)
I think there are several issues of immediate concern in our area: 1) Maintaining the old, unique, character of our housing as much as possible. I don't think people are at all opposed to affordable housing, but highrise buildings, esp. one's out of character from the 30s/40s/50s style, are destructive to our charm. 2) Improving air quality and water quality/supply. Lately, there is strong interest in re-landscaping to eliminate thirsty planting, there is strong interest in solar programs to reduce our carbon footprint. There is a strong overall desire to explore alternatives to coal, oil, gas, due to global warming and air quality issues. 3) affordable housing 4) wilderness preservation.
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Economic or Environmental Interests
We are located near two creeks, some small trails, and some decent biking areas. An easy 20-minute drive into the wilderness. Most people in my neighborhood have a high appreciation for our natural surroundings and are actively engaged in things like skiing, biking, fishing, hiking, boating, camping, climbing, etc. Work/life balance is good here. Commute times are short, and leisure time is a priority. I believe the area is mostly economically sound. There's very little turnover in small businesses in the area as businesses are intentionally well-supported by the locals. (If we sense one is in trouble, we will rally to support.)
Community Activities and Services
Within walking distance of my house, we have two parks (one includes a community garden), two creeks, a crossroads small store/restaurant area (1500 south, 1500 east), and a neighborhood "downtown" district that is mixed retail, restaurants, apartment living, healthcare, and a library. We can walk to numerous grocery stores and drug stores. Walkability and alternative transportation are very important to our area. We support small local businesses over box-store-type retail stores and restaurants. We can walk to a trolly line that will connect us to a light rail that can get us to the airport easily. It's easy to get to schools, churches, and the University is an easy bus ride away.
Cultural or Historical Interests
This area is more diverse than most parts of our state, but still predominantly European/White and English-speaking. Religion is mixed. Age groups vary broadly. We have older people aging at home, and young families. We also have a very nice senior living residence that includes assisted living and memory care. Or downtown area has its roots in what I would call industrial times and has evolved from production to retail. Most housing is old construction. Earliest being mid-century. Preservation of the old-looking character of our homes and buildings, even if they are brand new, is important to us. So are smaller sizes of homes/apartments. We are mostly outdoorsy.
Community Needs and Concerns
I think there are several issues of immediate concern in our area: 1) Maintaining the old, unique, character of our housing as much as possible. I don't think people are at all opposed to affordable housing, but highrise buildings, esp. one's out of character from the 30s/40s/50s style, are destructive to our charm. 2) Improving air quality and water quality/supply. Lately, there is strong interest in re-landscaping to eliminate thirsty planting, there is strong interest in solar programs to reduce our carbon footprint. There is a strong overall desire to explore alternatives to coal, oil, gas, due to global warming and air quality issues. 3) affordable housing 4) wilderness preservation.
