Press release from the City of Hendersonville:
The City of Hendersonville will be holding a community meeting to provide updates and receive feedback on improvements in the Ashe Street Neighborhood. The meeting will take place on June 25, 2019 at 7:00pm at Agape Christian Fellowship Church of God in Christ located at 656 Cherry Street in Hendersonville.
The City of Hendersonville in partnership with The Housing Assistance Corporation will be submitting a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application later this summer. One of the main goals of the June 25th workshop is to seek input on what local residents feel are priorities that qualify under the grant guidelines.
The CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization program is designed to support housing, housing related activities, or public facilities that support housing related activities for low- and moderate-income families. Proposed projects must have one of the following principles as an area of focus: Promote equitable, affordable housing; Support existing communities; or Value communities and neighborhoods.
The following qualify as allowable Community Revitalization activities:
- Infrastructure and public improvements that support existing housing such as streets, sidewalks/pedestrian ways, curbs and gutters, parks, playgrounds, greenways, water and sewer lines, flood and drainage improvements and trees
- Housing rehabilitation
- Public facilities such as shelters for victims of domestic violence or homeless/homeless families, transitional facilities/housing for the homeless/homeless families, senior and community/neighborhood/recreational center
- Single Family homeownership developments
- Multifamily housing rental developments
- Water and sewer connections
The feedback received has the potential to impact the CDBG application as well as future infrastructure planning in the area. The final CDBG application is due to NC Department of Commerce by July 16, 2019, with the maximum potential grant amount totaling $750,000.
City of Hendersonville staff will also provide residents with an update on water and sewer infrastructure improvements that have been scheduled for the Ashe Street area.
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