Sherwood Forest Gateways

Campaign to 'name & claim' the neighborhood by replacing signage that once welcomed guests in and welcomed residents home to Sherwood Forest.  Scholarship points to the creation of 'defenceable space' as the first important tool for crime deterrence.  SFNA intends rise to this challenge by drawing this boundary around our neighborhood using signage, and eventually, statuary, that communicates our membership in a village we are willing to name and defend. We anticipate this will lead to crime and blight reduction, build capacity within our organization and increase paid membership, and ultimately a healthier, safer community with strong identity they will continue to defend, enhance and invest in for generations to come.   

 

Before project launch: Create marketing materials and detailed project timeline.  After funding is secured: 1. Secure easements from city and property owners for sign placement on private properties and on utility poles.  2. Assemble recyclable parts, create parts order list, order additional parts. 3. Contract with neighborhood resident welder to restore two original signs and fabricate four additional copies.  4.Schedule placement ceremonies/neighborhood festival.  

 

  To increase neighborhood identity within the population of the neighborhood, to demonstrate the value added in association membership and to communicate out to the city that this neighborhood is 'defenceable space."