Neighborhood Services' Newsletter
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Mission Statement:
To improve the quality of life in Waterloo by supporting and enabling neighborhood associations to initiate and maintain improvements in the city's neighborhoods through a proactive partnership of government commitment and civic responsibility.

Our Goal is to enable Waterloo's residents to continue making their neighborhoods a better places to live.

Neighborhood Services and Development promotes revitalization of neighborhoods by:

• Providing support to neighborhoods.
• Bringing together action teams to approach issues proactively.
• Promoting neighborhood efforts.
• Serving as an initial link to community resources.

Contact Information
Neighborhood Services
620 Mulberry Street
Waterloo, IA 50703
Phone: (319) 291-9145
Fax: (319) 291-4431
Email: perry.goodman@waterloo-ia.org

Department Contacts: The following table provides a list of concerns and city departments that can be contacted to resolve those concerns.

Concern	Department	Phone
Unkempt Private Lots	Waste Management Services	(319) 291-4455
Garbage, Litter,Trash, Inoperable Motor Vehicles,Open Dumping, Vacant Structures and Fire Hazards	Code Enforcement	(319) 291-3820
Structurally Unsafe Buildings	Waterloo Building Inspections	(319) 291-4319
Salvage and Recycling activities	Waterloo Planning and Zoning	(319) 291-4366
Flood Plain Construction	Waterloo Planning and Zoning	(319) 291-4366
Sidewalk Concerns	Waterloo Engineering Dept.	(319) 291-4312
Hazardous Street and Alley Conditions	Waterloo Street Dept.	(319) 291-4267
Trees	Waterloo Leisure Services Dept.	(319) 291-4370
Illegal Burning	Waterloo Police Dispatch	(319) 291-2515

Neighborhood Associations
Through the RENEW Waterloo Strategy, the City of Waterloo:

Improves the City's Responsiveness through the use of the Neighborhood Services' office. Neighborhood Services teams up with city departments and uses proactive approaches in their problem solving. Neighborhood concerns are also tracked via community action cards and database.

Empowers neighborhood associations by attending forums and neighborhood activities to determine needs and concerns. Communication is enhanced through the use of the media, forums, newsletters, and neighborhood association meetings. Goal setting and planning are encouraged to enhance the effectiveness of the organization.

The RENEW strategy promotes community participation and involvement by the implementation of Waterloo's millennium plan, holding public forums, and using surveys. Residents are encouraged to participate in city wide activities such as National Night Out, neighborhood clean-ups, senior companion programs and community betterment programs.

RENEW also facilitates development in recognized neighborhoods by addressing Brownfield issues, assisting in the removal of dilapidated structures, encouraging and assisting in the development of Waterloo's African American Museum, assisting in neighborhood clean-up events, helping to develop the Eastside Ministerial Alliance Community Center, and installing neighborhood association and neighborhood watch signs encouraging community policing.

Through the RENEW Waterloo Initiative, Waterloo has the capability of becoming a more progressive and proactive community. We invite the citizens of this community to become more actively involved and journey with us into a new era.