How it changed perspective for one City and its residents
* Population of approximately 24,000 * Disproportionally low homeownership rate of 38% * Lower median home price $143,689/$169,070 * Lower Income householders $36,000/$57,373
Annual Neighborhood Revitalization Campaign
* Targets Neighborhoods most in need of improvement * Ensure CDBG resources go to homeowners most in need * Leverage federal, city and donation funds with volunteer labor for optimal impact * Resolve lingering code and life safety issues in a proactive and community affirming manner Advance South Salt Lake’s strategic objective to establish SAFE, CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL CITY
CRITERIA CDBG Eligible Census Tracts Code Enforcement and animal control cases Police calls Number of qualifying owner-occupied single- family homes Homeowners can apply for and receive grants for rehabilitation projects City-designates “Street Captains” for building support and community engagement with residents
Partnerships for Volunteer Labor and Service Projects * United Way * Local religious groups * Youth groups * Area businesses
* Encourage healthy living * Regional sustainability by reducing sprawl * Encourage walkability * Improve environmental impacts * City Hall & Government Offices * Retail * City Plaza & Public Library * Variety of Residential Choices * Community Gardens and open space
* New Transit Oriented Townhomes – Hamlet Homes * Built along the TRAX line at the Meadow Brook Light Rail Station * 161 units of housing * Club House, Volleyball Court and Green Space
* Adopted in Dec * Trigger date of 2012 * 184 acres * light industrial * limited pockets of residential and commercial along 3900 South and State Street corridors * Access to two TRAX stations located within a half-mile radius of each parcel
* 5393 acres of mixed- use development * 257,772 square feet of residential space (1 & 2 bedroom units) * 26,353 sq. feet of main floor retail space * 3,255 sq. ft. for a community clubhouse
* 4.19 acres of high- density, residential development – currently underway * 2-phase construction of 145 apartment units * Phase 1 – 59 units, 3600 sq. ft. for clubhouse * Phase 2 – 86 units * Project will be owned and managed by the Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake
NACCED 2012 Annual Conference Orange County, Florida