Monday, January 26, 2009

Little River Acres


Originally known as the Villages of Riverside. Fort Appache the Bronks was the monicor given to the area by the Windsor Police Service.
Then one day a couple of neighbours started talking over the fence. Conversations swirled around crime, illegal dumping,the abuse of the crosswalks and the state of the fences along then named Village Drive.
The conversations turned into action. Neighbours banded together and took control of their neighbour hood and a movement took hold.

The Villages of Riverside became known as Little River Acres. Under the direction of City Hall and with full support of Mayor Eddie Francis the hole area became designated a Community Improvement Plan (C.I.P). This is a residential equivilant to a Business Improvement Area(B.I.A.)

With the all that support a grant from the federal government was obtained.The movement became a force to be reconned with. Whoever said that the average citizen doesn't have a voice and cannot affect change, has only to look at what has been accomplished in this community.

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