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GREELEY AREA PLANNING Comments received since last Town Hall Meeting Prepared October 18, 2010 Neighborhood Task Forces* These are important because you can’t have community development until you have a community of people working together Purpose to encourage neighbors to work with each other and with local government, to create a safer, more attractive and healthier community to live in “Most Important Issues for Greeley” Greeley School – something needs to be done with this, one idea is for the school area to be used as an interpretive museum for/of Butte Community Enhancement Health/Safety/Beautification/Animal Control/Crime Prevention Mediating Impacts from Mining Operations – Air Quality and Noise – any way to assist with home air filters? Infrastructure Improvements Community Enhancement Volunteer Patrols – consider how neighbors could patrol and report violations barking/loose dogs, crime, decay issues) Beautification through landscaping – involve master gardeners, MSU-Extension and residents in beautification projects – one might start with Horse Creek drainage area, have beautification awards (such as Alma Higgens Commemorative Beautification Contest) Quarterly Town Hall Meetings with BSB Commissioners Youth Apprentice Program To develop good work ethics among community youth Possible joint venture Anaconda Job Corps, BSB City-County Government Potential types of work: landscaping Horse Creek Drainage, landscaping Greeley area streets, assistance with yard work for seniors/others Continental – Farrell View Point Park – “Welcome to Greater Butte” with a trolley stop, information, view of Continental operations Part of proposed “Butte-Silver Bow Scenic Drive” Landscaping buffers on both sides of the street (not just south and west) *Ed Banderob has offered to be a contact for anyone interested in forming a task force or sharing ideas. He may be contacted at [EMAIL REDACTED], [PHONE REDACTED]