Take a quick look at the projects undertaken by the Northeast Neighborhood Council during the last seven years and you can quickly see that one of the organization's main goals is maintaining a high quality of life for all Northeast Tacoma residents.
In order to achieve this goal - and others - the Northeast Neighborhood Council has developed a comprehensive plan that will guide the neighborhood into the next century. It's the logical "next step" for a group that has already made great strides to improve Northeast Tacoma's neighborhoods through numerous park improvements, preservation of open space, neighborhood clean-ups, library and public transportation improvements, and active participation in efforts to re-locate a local smoke shop.
- Our stories, Our times: A Retrospective of Achievements 1999
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Northeast Neighborhood Council Profile
Location
Located in the extreme northeast section of Tacoma with most of its housing developed since World War II, Northeast Tacoma is both physically and socially separate from the rest of the city. With most of its population and housing arriving since 1980, the area represents a community of new residential subdivisions comprising a large number of family households with homeownership, incomes and education well above City averages. As remaining subdivisions are completed, future growth will be confined given the focus on single family zoning and the limitations of the remaining undeveloped land that includes steep slopes, canyons and gulches. Since few major employers exist in or near Northeast Tacoma, the vast majority of residents commute to employment opportunities, especially in King County. With older and/or uncompleted arterial streets, circulation needs have become a key concern. While most basic utilities, community facilities and services are addressed, there are other specific concerns such as the lack of a nearby senior center as well as the need for a future high school. General information on the Northeast Tacoma is discussed in Chapter 3 Neighborhood Council Profiles.
Area Vision
The vision for the residents of Northeast Tacoma, as represented by the action strategy, is:
"A low-density residential district with limited commercial and multifamily development, focusing on the automobile for transportation, with access to recreational activities, open space as well as basic public and private facilities and services."
The neighborhood action strategy is designed to maintain and enhance this area vision through public and private actions that address community needs and concerns. The strategy emphasizes: (a) the preservation of remaining open space, steep slopes and other natural areas; (b) the development or improvement of arterial streets along with other means of circulation within Northeast Tacoma and in accessing other areas; and (c) the development or expansion of public facilities and services to meet the community’s growing population.
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