1. First Neighborhood Survey Grant Park, Illinois
Claudia Boothe
NRES 598 Dr. Krassa
13 September 2016

2. Location

3. Size, Layout, Infrastructure
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4. Homes and Garages

8. Streets and
Sidewalks

9. Shaped : Minimal. No real focal points
Comfortable: Many shade trees, good roads
Connected: Only one busy road out of town
Safe: 25 mph speed limit, wide views
Memorable: Charm and dining

10. Businesses and Services

11. Chatting with Residents
Female <5 years residence:
Female >20 years residence:
Quieter than Chicago suburbs.
Cleaner air, cleaner town
Safer for children
Disappointed in the lack of services. (Having to put the children in the car and drive 6 miles for things such as eggs, diapers
Would advise others to move here because of the small-town safety of the neighborhood, but hopes the services base grows (grocery, home goods, park district children’s programs)
Quiet neighborhood, slow pace, and low traffic streets.
Is used to running into Momence for incidentals. Only a problem during heavy snow.
The school funding is low, exaggerated by the Illinois budget deficit.
The school board and teaching staff is “clique-ie” (generational families) as are the town’s construction companies and other services.
Doesn’t like the gossip and small town mentality.
neighborhood has become less intimate as neighbors.

12. Thank you.