To organize a block club or tenant council in your neighborhood, take the following steps:
- Find interested neighbors to meet in your home, backyard or local community center.
- Discuss problems and concerns of the neighborhood. Find the most pressing problems and make a list.
- Litter (in lots, alleys and backyards, or along the curb line)
- Proper rubbish and garbage containers
- Abandoned property and vehicles
- Law enforcement and fire protection
- Rats and roaming dogs
- Streets (plowing, paving, cleaning, and potholes)
- Speeding
- Zoning violations (industrial noise, odors and pollution)
- General appearance (parking, lighting, play space, traffic signs, etc.)
- Future beautification projects
- Set a date for a meeting.
- Invite everyone on the block. Try to get everyone out for the meeting.
- Make door to door visits.
- Telephone neighbors.
- Deliver a flier to each house that explains what a Block Club or a Tenant Council is and invites them to attend the meeting.
