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APR-24-95 MON 10:31 BLOOMINGTON CVB FAX NO. 6128588854 P. 02 <br /> CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br /> FOCUS 2000 STEERING COMMITTEE <br /> HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS ISSUES PROJECT TEAM <br /> We as the steering committee of the Focus 2000 plan feel the strategies and accompanying action <br /> steps cover most of the issues of the Housing and Neighborhood Section of the Focus 2000 <br /> report. <br /> However we would like to see some efforts devoted to the following areas: - - -- <br /> Community Center - We did not see any current efforts towards the goal of a community <br /> center. We feel strategies and actions need to commence soon in order to have a community <br /> center within the next ten years. Possibly research neighboring cities with community centers <br /> could be conducted in the short term. <br /> Please keep in mind that many of the concerns and issues raised by the housing and <br /> neighborhood project team hinge on, and would be addressed by, the future development of a <br /> community center. <br /> Drop-in Programs - The project team spent a great deal of time on this issue and met with a <br /> representative of the Mounds View School District. Our research found the need for a drop in <br /> program for middle school-age children. This is a program that would need to be funded by the <br /> City and or jointly with the school district. We researched a fee schedule and found this to be <br /> an attendance deterrent to "at-risk" youths whom we were most trying to reach. <br />