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The City of Knoxville is requesting public input and comment on its draft Five-Year Consolidated Plan for Community Development, as well as the 2010-2011 Annual Action Plan.
Prepared by the Community Development Department, the 5-year plan outlines Knoxville's needs, priorities, and strategies for homeless assistance, affordable housing, and non-housing community development for the next five years. It also indicates which neighborhoods will be eligible for targeted programs.
The department has also drafted the 2010-2011 Annual Action Plan, which describes the proposed use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME), and Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) funds.
See draft of 5-Year Consolidated Plan, 2010-2015 [PDF]
See draft of 2010-2011 Annual Action Plan [PDF]
Here are the opportunities for learning more about and/or commenting on the draft plans:
● Knoxville City Council will hold a workshop on the Five-Year Consolidated Plan and the Annual Action Plan at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 8, in the Small Assembly Room at the City-County Building. Free parking is available behind the building after 5 p.m.
● A public hearing on the two plans will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at the Cansler YMCA, 616 Jessamine St. Citizens may voice their comments at that time.
● Citizens also can submit comments via e-mail to Becky Wade, Community Development Director, City of Knoxville, P.O. Box 1631, Knoxville, TN 37901, or by email to bwade@cityofknoxville.org.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Madeline Rogero, Director
mrogero@cityofknoxville.org
Room 532, City County Building
865-215-2865
Fax: 865-215-2962
Main Line: 865-215-2120
Fax: 865-215-2962
Disability Services: 865-215-2034
TTY: 865-215-4581
Fair Housing Program: 865-215-2120
Housing Programs: 865-215-2120
Neighborhood Strategy Areas:
865-215-2120
Solutions to Problem Properties:
865-215-2120 |
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Community Development administers a variety of programs geared toward
the revitalization of Knoxville's low-to-moderate income neighborhoods.
In order for resources to have the greatest impact, the Department targets
its programs to strategy areas that are selected periodically. The
Department also coordinates the city's participation in the Knoxville
Empowerment Zone.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PROVIDES:
Programs to improve housing opportunities for lower-income homeowners,
tenants and first-time homebuyers as well as assistance to organizations
serving Knoxville's homeless population.
A Fair Housing Program to promote equal opportunity in
housing and to investigate complaints of housing discrimination
in Knoxville.
Activities that identify vacant, blighted or problem properties
and seek developers to return them to productive use.
Support for programs that assist neighborhoods in identifying
and solving their own problems.
Support for programs that provide training and employment to
lower-income citizens or to assist lower-income citizens in starting
small businesses.
REVITALIZATION PROJECTS:
Five Points Commercial Development
Lonsdale Redevelopment
Vestal Redevelopment
ENERGY STAR:
The City of Knoxville is a proud partner of ENERGY STAR. Community Development Department's Owner Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Program have built five Energy Star homes and plan on building more Energy Star-certified homes.
ENERGY STAR qualified products and practices help you save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by meeting strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the U.S. EPA and U.S. DOE. The ENERGY STAR label also designates superior energy performance in homes and buildings.
More information is available on the ENERGY STAR website at www.energystar.gov.
KNOXVILLE'S FIRST GROUP OF GOLD-CERTIFIED LEED HOUSES OPENED
The City of Knoxville’s Community Development Department and the Knox Housing Partnership celebrated the completion of the first group of affordable Gold-certified LEED houses in the State of Tennessee on Saturday, December 13, 2008. The seven houses – five located on Chestnut Street and two others nearby on Houston Street – join former Vice President Al Gore’s home in Nashville as the only LEED certified homes in the state.
The moderately-priced homes, built by the Knox Housing Partnership with funding provided by the city’s Community Development Department, are available to any qualified buyer. However down payment and other financial assistance will be available to low-to-moderate income families.
“This is a great example of how the City and other agencies like KHP and the Partnership for Neighborhood Improvement are working together to make good things happen in our neighborhoods,” said Mayor Bill Haslam. “We’ve been looking forward to this day. These are going to make great homes for some great families.”
[NEWS RELEASE]
[KNOXVILLE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP]
FUNDING AVAILABLE:
Empowerment Zone (EZ) My Front Yard Program
| "My Front Yard" will provide loans of up to $4,999 (forgivable over a 5-year term) for a wide variety of exterior needs, including front-yard landscaping, gutters, roof repair or replacement, porches, accessibility ramps, and exterior siding, painting, and lighting. The home must meet minimum housing standards. My Front Yard application deadline (Round IV) will be March 31, 2010. |
More Info
Program Brochure [PDF]
Houses Located in the EZ
11/18/08 - New Home Repair
Program Available in Empowerment Zone
My Front Yard Homeowner Application [PDF] - To apply for "My Front Yard" please print the application and mail to "My Front Yard" Community Development Department City of Knoxville P.O. Box 1631 Knoxville, TN 37901.
To apply for "Owner-Occupied Rehab" please call the Community Development Department at 215-2120. There will be a waiting list for this program.
My Front Yard Contractor Application [PDF]
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Empowerment Zone (EZ) Blighted Properties Redevelopment Program
Façade Improvement Program (FIP)
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in five Knoxville business districts may apply for financial
assistance to renovate street-facing exteriors under a new program
administed by the City of Knoxville and funded by U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Affairs grants. Roughly $758,500 in Empowerment
Zone funding is available in the form of five-year forgivable
loans for properties around Central Avenue and Broadway. Another
$131,500 is targeted for Burlington, Five Points, Jackson Avenue
and Mechanicsville. |
FIP
Application [PDF]
FIP
Description [PDF]
FIP
North Zone Advisory Council [PDF] |
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