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| Last updated on July 8, 2008 |
Increasing access to fresh foods in Lancaster City; supporting the local economy and local farmers, food vendors and artists; celebrating the diverse neighborhoods of Lancaster City through market events that bring neighbors together.
Description:
East King Improvement District enhances our community in the Historic East Side so that our neighborhood is an even greater place to live, work and invest.
Long-term Vision: To develop a long-term, sustainable community based organization that:
- engages stakeholders, mobilizes resources, and coordinates community efforts in making the Historic East Side an even greater place to live, work and invest,
- recaptures and reinforces a sense of community pride among the residents and stakeholders in the East King Street and surrounding neighborhoods, and
- serves as a resource and referral center to build the capacity of community stakeholders.
History:
The Lancaster Crime Commission’s Final Report in February 2003 identified the creation of a King Street Corridor Neighborhood Improvement District as one of seventeen community initiatives needed to deal with crime and fear of crime in the City’s neighborhoods.
As recommended, a Steering Committee composed of Tabor Community Services, Lancaster Alliance, Housing Development Corporation, SACA Development Corporation, Inner City Group, and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology created the East King Improvement District (EKID). All these entities came together with the hope to use each of their individual strengths and funding sources together to form a larger and more coordinated effort.
The EKID Steering Committee completed a comprehensive plan to implement needed revitalization efforts on East King and surrounding neighborhoods. It applied to foundations for funding and obtained five-year operational funding from Wachovia Regional Foundation and additional funding from the Lancaster County Community Foundation for a neighborhood staff/team, including a Community Builder, Neighborhood Coordinator, and Economic Coordinator to spearhead the East King Improvement District plan, mobilize resources, and engage neighbors in community building.
Contact people:
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Jessica King, Project Manager, (email)
Fern Gilkerson, Assistant, (email) |
Office fax number: (717) 399-4217
Address:
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308 E. King St., PO Box 1676
Lancaster, PA 17603
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Web Site: http://www.historiceasternmarket.org
Directions:
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From downtown Lancaster, follow E. King Street to 308 E. King, at the intersection of King/Shippen. Parking is available on street or on site, or at a lot at Locust/Shippen.
Nearest Bus Stop: Shippen-King/Southeast 1, 1 minute walk |
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