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VOL. VII, No. 1;  Monday, July 2, 2007   

Dear Arthur,


During these summer months, the Civitas newsletter will be published on an "as-needed" basis until early August.  We'll keep you informed of all important happenings with Civitas.

Today's newsletter includes (Note: You can now click on the blue hyperlinks below to go directly to the story!):



Urban Go-Team Canvasses Hadley Township area

 

This past Saturday, June 30, 2007, four Civitas students continued canvassing of the Hadley Township area in Richmond Heights, MO.  This is an "inner-ring suburb" of St. Louis that is experiencing considerable neighborhood change.  This change will accelerate in coming months as many of the residents in the 181 households will be bought out and given notices that most of them will have to find a new place to live and move within 90 days of that notice.  A new development by Michelson Co. will be the new shape of the neighborhood within a few years.

The Civitas students divided into two groups.  Students in Group 1 were Rachel Pinson (M-RH, 2008) and Randi Simmons (M-RH, 2009).  Those on Group 2 were Allison Reed (Rosati-Kain, 2008) and Lonnie Stuckey (M-RH, 2009).  Between them they took 94 photos as part of the documentation process of what the neighborhood looks like now.  In addition, they conducted several enlightening interviews with residents.  As evidenced by the photo above, some residents are clearly opposed to having their homes taken by eminent domain.  At the same time, many residents look forward to the price that they will receive for their home once the buy-out is finalized.

On Saturday, July 14, Civitas will return to the neighborhood to complete photographing all dwellings and businesses in the neighborhood.  We will meet at the Maplewood-Richmond Heights Community Center (map) at 10:00 AM and work (with breaks for food and other relaxation) until 1:00 PM.

The week-long Urban Go-Team project will begin on Monday, July 30 and run through Friday, August 3.  We will have more information on that in our next newsletter.

If you are not yet in the Go-Team and are interested in learning more about it or in joining the team now, e-mail us at [email protected].


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