spring general meeting 2008 boston-edison historic district “ours to preserve”
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Spring General Meeting 2008
Boston-Edison Historic District“Ours to Preserve”
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What’s Going on in Boston-Edison?
Past, Present, and Future
• Private Security Patrol
• Year in Review
• Current Activities
• What’s Coming Up
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Private Security Patrol
What Would It Do?
A guard and car patrol in Boston Edison.
- To keep an eye on the neighborhood
- To check on the properties of subscribers
- To respond to house alarms
- To come when called
- To check on vacant houses
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Private Security Patrol
• Who Provides the Patrol?
Dusing Security and Surveillance Co.www.safewithdss.com
Neighborhoods Happy with Dusing PatrolsNorth Rosedale ParkIndian Village West VillageBerry Subdivision
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Private Security Patrol
• What Will It Cost Me?
Subscribers pay $30 per month and
will be billed $90 every three months.
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Private Security Patrol
• Registration is Urgent!
– We CANNOT START the patrol UNTIL enough home owners sign up and pay for the first three months.
– For 40 hours per week, we need 150 paid.
– More signed up, more hours of patrolling.
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Private Security Patrol
• Patrol for Free?
Home Alarm Plus Patrol for One Price!
If you now pay a company to monitor your home alarm system, you can switch to Dusing and can get both the alarm service and the patrol service for $30 per month.
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Private Security Patrol
• Other Services of the Patrol
– Spend significant time near your home.– Officer may walk around your property.– Respond to house alarms and keep watch
until the police or someone arrives.– Escort you home.– Pick up newspapers and flyers for travelers.
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Year in Review
• 80th Annual Dinner Celebration
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Year in Review
• Summer Beautification
Motor City MakeoverVacant Lots Mowed
Woodward Frontage Cleaned and MowedBoulevard Islands Edged
General Fall Clean Up
• City Re-paved Chicago Boulevard
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Year in Review
• New Web Site
historicbostonedison.org
Two Goals:
• Promote Boston Edison to the Public, and Especially to Potential Buyers
• Provide Information to Residents
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Year in Review
Divided into sections based on content
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Sections for everyone
• Frequently-asked questions: short answers to many questions
• History: Boston-Edison history and historical residents
• Contact information: HBEA email, PO box, and phone
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Sections for residents• Event calendar: what
events are coming up, when and where.
• Information for residents.
• Some information (like security) is in a password-protected section. – Username: Resident – Password: Woodward
Question: what information should we add that is useful to residents? Send an email and let us know!
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Sections for the public• Homes for sale
section has a list of homes from realtor.com.
• Map and directions to Boston-Edison.
• Marketing: why it's great to live in Boston-Edison.
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Year in Review
• New Web Site
In February, 1200 people visited our site and looked at – the main page 1500 times– the "for sale" page 1750 times– the "history" page 400 times– the "live in Boston-Edison" page 400 times– three people contacted HBEA for more information
regarding purchasing a home, from as far away as Chicago and Seattle.
– over 400 people came via a search engine.
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Year in Review
• Vacant Houses Campaign
→ Vacant Houses Monitored→ Vacant Houses Cleaned Up→ City Code Enforcement
Reported 148 Vacant HousesMany Received Correction
Notices40 Were Ticketed for Not
Correcting
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Year in Review
• Vacant Houses Campaign→ Wayne County Nuisance Abatement
Program with City of Detroit
30 Derelict Houses Reported to NAP.
NAP Aggressively Pursuing Owners.
NAP Filed Suit on 14 So Far.
Owners Agreed to Repair on 4.
NAP Seized 2 Houses: Up for Auction.
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Year in Review
• Vacant Houses Campaign→ Re-occupancy of Many Vacant Homes
22 Percent Re-Occupancy Rate
Of All Houses that have been vacant during the past two years, 22 percent have been reoccupied.
Lots of People Looking at Houses.
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Year in Review
• Vacant Houses Campaign→ Houses for Sale Section on Web Site
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Year in Review
• Vacant Houses Campaign
→ Advertising Experiment
Goal is to Attract Buyers
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Year in Review
• Holiday Home Tour
• Tax Education Workshop
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What’s Happening Now
• Sidewalk Snow Plowing: an Experiment
• City is Cutting Dead Trees
Boulevard Trees
Woodward Gateway Parks
Street Trees
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What’s Coming Up
• Home Preservation FairApril 19, Noon – 5 p.m.Sacred Heart Major Seminary
• Resident Realtor RoundtableHow to Really Sell a Home in One of
Detroit's Historic Districts!Wednesday, May 21, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Sacred Heart Major Seminary
• 81st Annual Dinner
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What’s Coming Up
• Street Lighting Completion: Summer
• Summer 2008 Beautification Plans
• Central Woodward Strategic Investment Area Housing Rehabilitation Plan
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What’s Coming Up
• Next Fiscal Year–Dues for 2008-9: Notices in May–What We Can Do Is Limited By What
We Have: Money and Time–Dues Have Been Falling for Three Years
2005-6 $ 10,4002006-7 $ 9,2252007-8 $ 7,640 (so far)
Step It Up! Pitch In! Help Out!
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What’s Coming Up
• Next Fiscal YearStrong Supporters Have Donated More
2005-6 $ 600
2006-7 $ 845
2007-8 $ 2,524 (so far)
Donor Recognition LevelsQUEEN ANNE $200 or more
ITALIANATE $150-199
TUDOR $100-149
COLONIAL $ 50-99
PRAIRIE $ 10-49
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Boston Beautiful
Edison Elegant
Historic Homes in
District Detroit