Historical April 1989 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
There have been two meetings of the Barricade Study Committee since it was formed in November, 1988.
At its first meeting, January 25, it was decided that the committee needed to survey the neighborhood to determine the prevailing opinion on both the appearance of the barricades and on the value of studying their removal and/or relocation.
This survey, titled “Barricade Poll;’ was inserted in the February issue of The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere for the blocks which comprise the Rosedale Neighborhood Association (RNA). Extra copies were made available at the offices of the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council.
At the second meeting of the Barricade Study Committee, held on February 28, the results of the survey were reviewed.
They are summarized below: Block and Street — Total addresses — Choice1 Beautify (addresses/signatures) — Choice2 Study Revision (addresses/signatures)
6100 Pershing — 5 — 5/8 — 0
6000 Pershing — 1 — 1/1 — 0
6100 Waterman — 2 — 1/1 — 1/1
6000 Waterman — 2 — 1/1 — 2/2*
6100 McPherson — 15 — 15/30 — 0
6000 McPherson — 10 — 4/6 — 6/6
6100 Kingsbury — 25 — 22/45 — 2/2*
6000 Kingsbury — 2 — 1/5 — 1/1
6100 Westminster — 18 — 12/14 — 7/7*
6000 Westminster — 8 — 5/6 — 3/3
6100 Washington — 5 — 3/4 — 2/2
6000 Washington — 5 — [blank in printed table] — 5/8
Totals (3 split) — 98 — 70/121 (70%) — 29/31 (29%)
6100 blocks (2 split) — 70 — 58 — 12
6000 blocks (1 split) — 28 — 12 — 17
*This denotes a household which sent poll results with differing opinions from signers within that household.
There were 3 such instances. Where possible, these were tabulated in each column, which will account for individual tallies which do not total the overall number of households.
Many respondents to the poll included comments which the committee reviewed.
All poll returns will be retained in the SDCC office.
After reviewing these results, the committee decided that the need to improve the appearance of the barricades was a general concern and that Operation Blitz, scheduled for April 29, provided the ideal structure through which to achieve that improvement.
The committee approved a motion to this effect to recommend to the general meeting of RNA on March 10. Roy Bell, a member of the committee, asked that Joyce or Pete Littlefield be invited to attend the March 10 meeting to provide background on the original issues and process surrounding the installation of the barricades.
The committee also asked Nancy Farmer to contact area universities to determine what kinds of services are available without charge which the organization might use to study this issue further.
The committee did not commission such a study, nor did it move to recommend such a study to the general RNA meeting.
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Barricade poll table and split-household explanation from the original issue. The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April 1989, page 4.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April 1989.
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