The City expended Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds on the following projects and programs in program years 2003-06 to further the
priority of the waterfront:
| Project Title
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Relation to Consolidated Plan |
Program Year |
CDBG Funds Expended |
Other Funds Leveraged |
Projected Accomplishments |
Actual Accomplishments |
| Brownfields Redevelopment Initiatives |
Redevelop unused/underutilized sites stigmatized by
real or perceived environmental contamination |
2003 |
$17,030 |
$11,500 |
Continue clean-up of the Urban Reserve
for 4 acres of new green space |
Vegetation established |
| Establish soils management
for Depot St. housing (40 units) |
40 units under construction;
completion anticipated in fall 2004 |
| Stabilize the
Moran Plant and establish interim lease income (2 jobs) |
Building security improved;
major redevelopment
planned |
| Begin construction on
MultiModal Ceter |
Site use changed; Cornell
Trading to redevelop building |
| Negotiate relocation of Vermont Railway for
mixed-use redevelopment |
Two major investors
interested in project |
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2004 |
$6,664 |
$269,000 |
Continue clean-up of the Urban
Reserve (4 acres green space) |
Grass re-established at 4-acre
”Astroline” site and will be maintained as per conservation easement
RFP issued for wetlands delineations and natural
resource survey
US Army Corps funding acquired for shoreline
improvement study |
| Stabilize, clean and finalize
reuse plan for the Moran Plant |
Phase II ESA complete
Additional testing underway, asbestos and lead
hazards identified and mitigation plan in place, funding for
additional studies obtained from Vermont DCA
YMCA Plan defeated at polls, comprehensive
public process
now underway with advisory ballot in March 2006 |
| Negotiate relocation of Vermont
Rail Yard for mixed-use redevelopment of site |
While still a high priority for
the City, the high cost of relocation combined with unresolved
issues with the Southern Connector have delayed this strategy
Investors still interested, however Vermont Railway
is not motivated to act |
| 2005 |
$15,250 |
$2,000 |
Continue clean-up of the Urban
Reserve (4 acres green space) |
Wetland study complete, USACE
funding applied for |
| Develop reuse plan for the Moran
Plant |
Survey ballot completed in March
election |
| Negotiate relocation of Vermont
Rail Yard for mixed-use redevelopment of site |
No progress |
|
2006 |
$0 |
$7,181 |
Remove concrete/asphalt on the
Urban Reserve (4 acres green space) |
Additional soils abated,
negotiations ongoing with contractor leasing the site for staging to
conduct additional soils work |
|
Act on ballot results for the Moran
Plant |
Intensive public process underway
evaluating Mayors’ proposal based on public process results |
|
Negotiate relocation of Vermont
Rail Yard for mixed-use redevelopment of site |
Unable to achieve, however Havey
property acquired by City for mitigating use of rail yard for new
Southern Connector road |
|
Complete mitigation plan for
the Burlington harbor and shoreline |
$500,000 in FY08 USACE budget for
removal of oil bollards and infrastructure; Moran mitigation
approved by Vermont DEC (using recycled dredge material to cover
arsenic soils area), other work planned |
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| Burlington Sustainable Economic Development Strategies |
General financial and technical assistance to small and large
businesses; targeted assistance to employers with livable wage jobs
and to businesses playing a key role to downtown vitality;
development of affordable space for small and micro businesses;
waterfront development; and redevelopment of vacant or abandoned
property |
2003 |
$96,351 |
$17,945,000 |
Support implementation of the
Waterfront Plan |
Completed construction of
historic replica light towers on Burlington breakwater
Conducted safety and security improvements on
decommissioned Moran Generating Plant
Crafted concept plans for reconfiguration of
Interim Development Area
Initiated partnership with YMCA for the
redevelopment of Moran
Extended Lake Street and constructed 40 new
affordable apartments
Initiated planning for environmental and
riparian strip improvements with USACE |
| 2004 |
$110,328 |
$30,400,000 |
Support implementation of the
Waterfront Plan |
Supported lease up of new
waterfront commercial space ($9 million lease of 30,000 sq. ft.)
Collected public input on reuse of
Moran Plant, established
website
and staffed Idea Technical Review Committee |
|
2005 |
$127,190 |
$42,148,973 |
Support implementation of the
Waterfront Plan |
$187,000 Vermont Sales Tax
Reallocation earmarked for additional 11,000 sq. ft. at corner of
College and Lake Streets and improvements to Battery Park Extension
Seventh Generation and Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
moved into new waterfront office space at College and Lake |
|
2006 |
$114,966 |
$59,125,583 |
Support implementation of the
Waterfront Plan |
Main Street Landing received
$100,000 from the Sales Tax reallocation for the College and Lake
project
Three new tenants – Merrill Lynch,
RSG and Skinny Pancake – moved in, and Seventh Generation is
expanding |
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| Neighborhood Revitalization |
Remove blight and encourage
reinvestment in the Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area by
rebuilding the physical, social and economic infrastructure. |
2006 |
$30,063 |
$126,763 |
Apply for and manage Sales Tax
Reallocation Program and Downtown Transportation Grant projects
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Received $153,000 in reimbursement
of reallocated sales tax, applied to Battery Park extension |
| Plan, develop and manage
transportation infrastructure projects |
Scoping complete and preliminary
engineering underway for College & Battery improvements |
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