Shreveport expands "Block by Block" cleanups; city asks residents to complete survey
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City staff and council members discussed upcoming "block by block" cleanups in Mooretown and Highland, urged resident participation through an online survey, and described efforts to recruit volunteers and tailor cleanup plans to neighborhood priorities.
Shreveport City officials and council members used the Property Standards Committee meeting to promote upcoming "Block by Block" neighborhood cleanups and to ask residents to complete a city survey that will guide actions in specific blocks.
Council members said volunteers and faith leaders are organizing turnout for district events. Property standards staff described outreach plans to talk with residents and collect input on what locals see as blight. "The number 1 thing that citizens can do... is fill out the block by block survey, which could be found on the city's website so that we can get direct input from the citizens," a staff speaker said.
Council members described recent cleanups in Cedar Grove and Southern Hills and said the city has learned operational lessons, including the need to publicize available assistance such as roof-repair programs and to increase patrols in areas identified by residents. A council member asked staff to identify illegal-dump sites for possible camera placement.
Officials said the program aims to pair cleanup work with economic development and housing strategies to return cleared properties to commerce and increase homeownership. Council members said community buy-in is essential and that the survey results will help the city tailor follow-up investment and developer outreach.
Ending: Staff asked committee members to help spread the survey and attend neighborhood meetings; specific next steps were outreach to MoreTown and Highland communities and a follow-up report on turnout and survey responses.
