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Goal 2 : Vibrant Neighborhoods
Strategic Initiative : Neighborhood Improvement & Community Engagement ( N . I . C . E .)
From the Strategic Plan
The City ’ s original master developer , the General Development Corporation , only assigned numbers to most of the City ’ s subdivisions as it systematically created 80,000 1 / 4 acre lots . As a result , most of the neighborhoods in Port St . Lucie didn ’ t have a name and are hard to identify . As part of the N . I . C . E . Program , City staff is working with residents to change that and many other aspects of our neighborhoods for the better . The City Council has prioritized continued engagement through the Neighborhood Improvement and Community Engagement ( N . I . C . E .) Program by working with each of the neighborhoods to implement capital improvement programs , and / or other initiatives to meet the residents ’ needs and maintain the City ’ s high quality of life
Connection to the Art in Public Places Program
The program has successfully implemented many neighborhood based public art projects throughout the City ’ s neighborhoods with particular success from the utility box program . This plan builds upon the work of the N . I . C . E . Program and pays specific attention to neighborhoods when thinking about the implementation of public art in Port St . Lucie . Future efforts should coordinate even more closely with other city departments in order to help achieve the goal of vibrant neighborhoods .
Specific Connections :
Priority Project 2 : Neighborhood Parks Development Program
As neighborhood parks are developed , public art projects should be implemented within each neighborhood park in order to cement community identity and to ensure that all residents have access to public art .