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• Does a changed population need different parks and recreation programs? <br /> • What response should the City make to such demographic changes? Can the-City learn to <br /> function as a multi-cultural community? <br /> • What other changes or challenges can be expected to occur as a result of demographic changes <br /> in Columbia Heights? <br /> • Can Columbia Heights use these demographic changes to its advantage based upon its location, <br /> housing stock or other features? <br /> POPULATION, HOUSEHOLDS AND EMPLOYMENT PLAN <br /> Goals and Policies <br /> Goal: Maintain a strong sense of community in Columbia Heights by attracting and <br /> retaining young families and couples. <br /> The Columbia Heights population is changing in many ways. One of the great challenges before <br /> the community over the next two decades will be-to maintain the high quality of population and <br /> strong sense of community that has long distinguished it. <br /> 1. Young Families and';Couples: The City shall strive to attract and retain young families and <br /> couples by: <br /> (a) Helping. to •maintain the quality of the stock of single-family *detached housing, <br /> partictilarly the older houses west of Central Avenue <br /> (b) Providing new multiple-family housing of high quality <br /> (c) Providing attractive options for senior citizens who might desire to. move out of their <br /> detached house <br /> 19425 8 <br />