1. **Facilitate Reporting:**
– Provide an easy-to-use platform where residents can report blighted properties anonymously, ensuring privacy and encouraging more community participation.
– Allow users to upload photos and input the address or location of the blighted property using their smartphones or computers.
2. **Improve Code Enforcement Efficiency:**
– Create a centralized database accessible to code enforcement officers, enabling them to efficiently track, manage, and address reports of blight.
– Assist in prioritizing areas that need immediate attention, ensuring that resources are allocated effectively.
3. **Enhance Community Engagement:**
– Foster a sense of community responsibility and involvement by allowing residents to take an active role in reporting and addressing blight in their neighborhoods.
– Encourage transparency and communication between residents and city officials, building trust and collaboration.
4. **Support Urban Revitalization:**
– Contribute to the city’s efforts in revitalizing neighborhoods by addressing blighted properties, thus improving safety, property values, and overall community aesthetics.
– Assist in identifying patterns of neglect and areas that require strategic urban planning and redevelopment.
5. **Promote a Better Quality of Life:**
– Reduce the negative impacts of blighted properties on the community, such as crime, health hazards, and decreased property values.
– Enhance the living conditions for all residents by promoting clean, safe, and well-maintained neighborhoods.
BlightList aims to be a valuable tool for both residents and city officials, creating a cleaner, safer, and more vibrant community in Gary, Indiana. Through collective effort and collaboration, we can address the issue of blighted properties and work towards a better future for our city.
