,
charges, there i ·demolition by
eg1ect·, he ys the city h
failed to provide public services
like public lighting or clean up
of vacant lots.
At the time of tim wnltJD2.
e unab to reach the repre-
tNe of the city Community
and EcOnomic De elop nt
Department dealing ·th city
plans for Brush Par
I Though the citizen's ° trier
council only recently been
formed, residen of the area
�--�----------------------------------------------------------� ha�beenfightingro' y�
r, for long time.
One 11 kno neighbo -
ood figure Mamie Moon,
0, Houghto states, "fought
to keep a sense of neighborhood
in this area" and fo� against
its "demise,"
District council records note
tha 30 years ago, in 1959, she
founded the B Par Im­
provement As ociation to
"maintain the sense of pride in
the area, to reduce its conver-
sion and land speculation by
rking with the city go ern­
nt and monitoring legislation
d ervices" that affected it. I
Often orking alone in the
face 'of neighborhood apathy,
Houghton noted, she wor d to
ge the model citie program or- .
ganized and involved in the
fight to establish district coun-
cils he was dive in dealing with
rezoaiag i and . ear's
permanen n ming of Brush
Par di
She h ted Sunday ra 0
program ere she . creased
CIVIC areness by discussing
community i ues. .
ith tile start of the citizen
district council, a ne genera­
tion of independent minded
residents are becoming active,
r . g to realize their ideas
and dreams for the community's
future.
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