back to motivation to the TIF,
"it's the MONEY, stu--"
http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic.php?id=174&page=4&replies=112#post-3060
"Education", "Olmstedian charm"...just words.
side note-riverside SHOULD BE on sound financial footing. common ground.
but the best way to ensure this is to attend very closely to, and not compromise, those things that make RIverside great, special, unique ... that is, IF we do this [keep the schools stellar - as a poster in the high school says, "the road to success is always under construction"; schools/us got to keep working to retain and actually overarch, our current good standards), AND keep (as well as improve on past garbage mistakes) the Olmsted cachet of a unified landscape and tranquility],
we will keep Riverside healthy, wealthy, and wise - gahd, that worked real well - THANK YOU, Ben Franklin!
*schools (all levels, including jr college)
*Olmsted cachet
let me link to the mission stmt
http://www.riversideinfo.org/forum/topic.php?id=184&replies=66
"Riverside is a semi-rural suburb, not far from the City of Chicago, designed to foster and express the harmonious association and cooperation of citizens in the community, and the civic relationship and interdependence between families, and to suggest and imply leisure, contemplativeness, and happy tranquility, with miles of pleasant access to the scenery of the streets and open spaces, to sunshine and fresh air, and to convenient commercial activity to support our daily lives. The character of this community is expressed in a unified landscape experience through a consistent, continuous planting approach, and a sense of enclosure and of safety with curvilinear streets."
The people of Riverside are dedicated to perpetuating the vision of Olmsted and Vaux as a model community for timeless suburban living. As stewards of Olmsted's vision, we will preserve, protect and maintain Riverside's character and historic landmark status by guiding the physical design of our community, by conserving our natural resources, by maintaining Riverside's facilities and infrastructure, and by governing with fiscal responsibility and adherence to the Vision.
We, the people of Riverside, humbled by the foresight of Frederick Law Olmsted and in gratitude for the privilege of living our lives as guests of his masterful creation, are dedicated to protecting his vision for Riverside for generations to come.
Faced with modern-day challenges that Olmsted's vision does not address, we are guided by the spirit of his concern for humanity and nature, and the innovative and thoughtful essence of his work.
.....and education is explicitly mentioned in the other stmt....
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Above all, we are resolved to unyieldingly protect the environment, promote social justice, and guarantee education of the highest quality for our children. We invite visitors of all ages to share in our heritage and explore the inspiring and beautiful Riverside experience.
Posted Thursday Feb 22, 2007 16:06
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