Ward 3 PV'er Ryan Foley Weighs In

Ryan Foley's idea's were so well regarded by one blog reader that it was suggested that RYAN consider running for office!!! Thanks a lot Ryan; go start you own blog. In all seriousness, his great ideas follow:

"The vision for the future is indeed worth considerable discussion and thorough planning. Why not tap the people of Prairie Village to help, create a "Vision Campaign" and allow the residents to share their ideas in writing. Maybe the city could provide to each household an invitation to visit an online site and enter a submission for their vision and ideas of what Prairie Village should be doing to highlight its amenities, grow its population, attract business and/or new residence, etc...

Some of my thoughts are:
1. Create an incentive for home owners who renovate their properties.
2. Enforce codes that instruct residence on lawn and home maintenance (i.e. grass no higher than 12, no hanging gutters, etc...)
3. Create a Farmers Market across from Hen House or the Blue Moose.
4. Erect Prairie Village sign that spans across the roads near City Hall.
5. Build internet "Hot Spots" for our Parks.
6. Build a more robust Community Center that has numerous conference rooms, stage, kitchen, and other amentities.
7. Firework Fridays, a small Firework Show during the summer before the closing of the Pool.
8. Concert in the Park during the Summer.

We need to make living in Prairie Village so attractive that even as families grow they decide to stay rather than move away. Prairie Village should be about "Quality of Life", this is what is most attractive to our family and I think for many others. Prairie Village feels like home, it has a sense of community, people lack this sense in other places and are attracted to Praire Village."