The community of Westwood has created a draft strategic plan that will provide a framework for development, policy, and resource allocation for the City's largest neighborhood.
The Westwood Civic Association (WCA) organized a task force to update the 2002 strategic plan, which was never adopted by the City and, the WCA believes, no longer reflects the community's goals.
Following a 2008 Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) survey issued to residents and businesses in 2008 that led to 908 comments, the task force identified eight specific goals:
- Enhance the quality of the housing stock through increased homeownership and elimination of blighted properties
- Enforce building codes and ordinances strictly
- Maintain infrastructure, facilities, and public spaces
- Revitalize the neighborhood business districts
- Enhance the quality of life through improving public safety and the delivery of public services
- Collaborate with the neighborhood's schools to improve educational performance
- Advocate for the preservation of the neighborhood's historic character
- Develop a marketing strategy to promote the neighborhood as a vibrant, thriving place
Feedback will be accepted through December 6 and can be submitted to the WCA by e-mail at info@westwoodcivic.org, by mail at P.O. Box 11466 (Zip 45211), or at the Westwood branch of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
