Annex all alleys over to the property owners making them financially responsible for the upkeep of the alleys.  Once that happens valuable volunteer resources could be put to better use. Why should the community continue to foot the bill when many of the alley waste is the resdients disposing of items themselves or not caring enough to clear vegetation from behind homes. Maybe if they were allowed to expand the property line or block them off completely our illegal activity & homeless situation may improve as well as the feeling of being safe.  
When does any of this illegal dumping become an owners responsibilty? Owners of a home should be responsible if they have a tenant that does this as well.

Streets will go into residential neighborhoods, scrape a one foot square in many places, fix it unevenly & then create larger cracks to seal, yet they have yet to go back & fix the streets completely leaving once good residential streets looking very unmaintained and horrible. If kids ride skateboards they are more likely to be injured in their own neighborhood than on a main city street.  My thought is to finish projects completely that you start. We need to have pride & be safe where we live & where kids play and that is our residential neighborhoods. If the city shows they do not care by the appearance of what they have done to the neighborhood streets than why should a resident care.
Appearance & safety go a long way.

Security and site management needs to be built on past experiences ....transforming what current beliefs and how things were in the past. Past experience in transformation of Mesa has been doing the Bass Pro/MeKong Plaza/Hyatt Hotel/Earnhardt Dealerships/
Senior Livings all in Mesa the past 5 yrs....the difference is that Senior's have worked on these projects...loving the experience of making things better and using their past experiences with good work ethics that make it happen. Let's use our Seniors and Experienced Leaders ....it is not necessary to advertise when jobs are well done. Thank you Mesa Leaders for being creative and bringing new opportunities into the community making it possible for us to stay busy and creative. Diana

Mesa only has two dog parks, and one of them is barely more than a glorified backyard! There are some dog-friendly restaurants, but they are few & far between. The only ones near me are Sonic & Chipotle, and who wants to eat at Sonic all the time??
Anyplace that has outdoor eating areas should look into ways to make them more dog-friendly. Have a hostess outside, who can seat visitors in a dog-friendly patio area, and alert waitresses to their presence. And while you're at it, be sure to have plenty of water & treats available for the dogs! Sonic can give me water, but how is my dog supposed to drink out of a cup without me helping? They've also had a couple employees who noticed the dog in the car, or under the table, and offered her a treat, which I found very appealing. Maybe have someplace where you can leash your dog so you can go inside really quick to order, if it's a place like Subway or other fast foods. Like a bike rack, but for dogs, or a hook on a sturdy table to securely hold the leash. (The only places I might do this with my dog would be places that had floor-length windows, so my dog could watch me, and I could keep an eye on her. Other than that, I would have a friend with me and we go in one at a time.)
As for the dog parks, there are plenty of parks around where I can take my dog, but none within walking distance where I can safely (and legally, I might add) let her off the leash to run around. A "dog exercise area" where the dog remains on leash is absurd. Dogs need space to run around, and keeping them on a leash isn't going to cut it. I find it frustrating that if I want to take her to a park to run around off leash, I first have to drive 15-20 minutes to get there!
One last thing. While out walking the dog, sometimes the dog has to do its thing. No problem, responsible dog owners SHOULD be picking up after their dogs. But what about people? If I'm out there in the heat, drinking plenty of water to stay hydrated, what happens if I have to go to the restroom? I will NOT tie my dog outside a gas station while I go inside to take care of my business. I would bring her with me, but I don't know if the gas station allows it. Gas station owners who don't mind the dog tagging along for their owner's "potty break" should have a listing on dog-friendly business websites (such as bringfido.com) and should have a clearly visible sign that well-behaved on-leash dogs are allowed in. Other businesses should consider this too. I realize that places with food are limited in what they can allow, but that just brings us bring to the dog-friendly patios idea.