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Neighborhood Revitalization and Sustainability. How it changed perspective for one City and its residents. City On The Move. 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.
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Neighborhood Revitalization and Sustainability 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 South Salt Lake
Annual Neighborhood Revitalization Campaign Community Connection
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 Community Connection
Partnerships for Volunteer Labor and Service Projects • United Way • Local religious groups • Youth groups • Area businesses Community Connection
Before After Community Connection
Before After Community Connection
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 Central Pointe
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 Waverly Station
Adopted in Dec. 2009 • 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 West Millcreek Urban Renewal Area
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 Meadowbrook Station Apartments
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 Millcreek Family Apartments
Karen WileySalt Lake County Community Development Coordinatorkwiley@slco.org385-468-4870 NACCED 2012 Annual Conference Orange County, Florida