Nine undergraduates from Washington University are currently doing a housing survey of the Skinker-DeBaliviere area under the direction of the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council and Ecumenical Campus Ministries.
The investigators are using city records to make the survey and are concentrating mainly on multi-family dwellings, according to Calvin Stuart, executive director of SDCC.
“When this is finished we will have a comprehensive record of land ownership, addresses of absentee owners, assessed valuations, code violations, and other important information”, Stuart said. He hopes a map can be drawn up showing housing patterns around the neighborhood, which will help in identifying possible trouble areas.
One member of the task force is also doing a security check on multi-family dwellings — such as lighting, locks, and basement entries.
SDCC also hopes to keep a file on property for sale, which will help provide leads for persons interested in moving into the area. A file on property transfers will help locate areas of unusually high turnover which may indicate problems.
The survey began about April 1, and will continue until about the end of May. The students involved receive course credit for their work.
Originally published in The Paper, May 1973.
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