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FacebookSouth Park gets to build on vision
Architects will help the neighborhood's residents create improvement projects.
Thursday, March 08, 2007
DAYTON — Residents of Historic South Park have a unique opportunity to help create a vision for their neighborhood beginning 10 a.m. Saturday at Emerson Academy, 501 Hickory St.
The event is sponsored by the American Institute of Architects and marks the organization's 150 years of service to the profession, said Will Kaly, AIA Dayton president.
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Ten architectural or affiliated groups will send 25 volunteers to the meeting, where residents will be asked what projects they'd like to undertake to improve their neighborhood.
Other meetings will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 24, April 14 and 21 at Emerson.
Conceptual renderings for projects that have been prioritized during the meetings will be unveiled at a block party May 12.
South Park was selected from more than 14 applicants to participate in AIA150 from a nine-county region in Southwest Ohio, Kaly said.
Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2362 or josmith@DaytonDailyNews.com.
