Century City Community Action Project is the Last, But Definitely Not the Least
Century City was host to literally hundreds of volunteers and multiple projects all coming together simultaneously on Saturday, August 6th. The District 5 Police Department brought their “Community Action Day” to the neighborhood as well as hosting the Community Action Project (CAP) volunteers and hundreds of area residents. The event was also featured during National Night Out week, which takes neighborhoods a step forward in community policing efforts in Milwaukee. The combination of all three events combined into one made for a busy day and a lot of “community in action.”
Over 170 Community Action Project volunteers from faith based organizations joined area residents in community beautification and safety initiatives. A total of three community supported projects and five Safe & Sound alley strategies kept the volunteers on task and busy. The projects took place in three different six block neighborhoods all surrounding the 29th Street Park. The service projects were sponsored by Rock the Lakes Milwaukee. They included a community garden at 24th & Keefe, formerly the site of a boarded property and violence that traumatized the neighborhood repeatedly. Another project was coordinated by the Triangle Neighborhood Association and was focused on improving the streetscape and helping out senior residents with a little painting and planting. The 29th Street Park itself was the site of several projects which included an aromatic herb garden and the painting of children’s’ games on the newly resurfaced blacktop. Overall, the Community Action Projects are intended to have a positive, visible impact on the City and give local and regional volunteers a ‘hands-on’ chance to serve in advance of the Rock the Lakes events to be held at Veteran’s Park on August 20th and 21st.
The area was chosen because the Community Prosecution team, which included Safe & Sound, finalized a plan for the Century City park. They developed the plan based on Crime Prevention through Environmental Design or CPTED concepts for the park and neighborhood after receiving training from LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation). A comprehensive recommendation was written and now the implementation is becoming a reality. It is really exciting to see so many volunteers hard at work and the plans and aspirations of a neighborhood taking root.
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