Civic League

Civic League

Helen Sykes, a resident of the Norfolk area, feels that the tight community neighborhood is drastically decreasing. She is among many home owners whom feel this way. In order to restore our community we must work from every angle including those areas that may be less fortunate. Many of the children in this area have no where to go after school therefore they are becoming latch-key children because their parents have to work long hours. We all must work together to better this community not just our specific neighborhood. In order to bring that tight knit community we have to live and work together in harmony. Now many to disagree like John Mitts, who feels that helping the minority neighborhoods is just a lost cause and we can not help them unless they help themselves.

Jim English, President of the Wards Corner Civic League, feels that rebuilding the community will appeal to everyone in every neighborhood. We will be helping those less fortunate then us to have a nicer and safer place to live. At the same time the neighborhood’s real estate value will increase because of the new appeal. If the neighborhood does not pull together and want this change then no one can benefit. Think about how you would feel if you were in a home were there is constant drugs and violence and you don’t even feel safe letting your children outside to play. No one can begin to imagine how bad these people really need our help and at the same time you are helping to reshape your neighborhood as well.

Everyone must do their part in order to change the outlook of the neighborhood. This change will take time but the end result will be amazing. We will be constructing and shaping the lives of our future generations who will live here after us. I am a strong believer in second chances and I feel that is exactly what this neighborhood needs. We should be able to go back to the time when everyone would sit on their porches and talk for hours and children would play until their little bodies became to weak. Those were the good times and we can all make them into the great times. All we need is a little team work.

Many will disagree to restoring the community for various reasons. Some just feel that we should move and let the neighborhood be taken over by the crime and filth of some other areas. Others may feel that they shouldn’t have to fix someone else's neighborhood because they are not getting anything from it. But those