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Project development was guided by a citizen task force and has involved over
800 local residents and business owners. An
AmeriCorps*VISTA
and a citizen task force engaged the neighborhood for 18 months to create an
action plan for the street which included community building, economic
development and public improvements.
- The North Street Area Association, a group of interested Old North End
residents, joined with Burlington's AmeriCorps*VISTAs for the annual Old North
End Spring-Up on the first Saturday in June in 1998 - 2002. Each year
folks removed over 8 tons of trash and hazardous waste, painted fences,
swept the street and planted hundreds of flowers, then enjoyed a block party.
- The Community & Economic Development Office is targeting its
Housing Programs to the project area. Zoning is being amended to
make it clear that the maximum allowable number of housing units per acre is
25 rather than 20.
- Zoning changes in the project area (Neighborhood Commercial District) have
reduced the local regulatory process required for some small
neighborhood-oriented types of businesses by increasing the number of
permitted uses.
- Businesses located in the project area can access alternative financing
sources available through CEDO's
Business Loan Program.
- The North Street Neighborhood
Commercial District was successfully nominated by the City to the National
Register of Historic Places. Income-producing historic properties listed
in the National Register are eligible for a federal tax credit of 20% of
qualified rehabilitation costs.
- The City began construction on the North Street Revitalization project
with the installation of the new fence at Elmwood Cemetery in 2003. The
majority of construction will occur in 2004 and 2005 with any final
landscaping in spring of 2006.
Page last updated June 3,
2004
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