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Tennessee housing agency to announce blight elimination partnership with Oak Ridge

Posted at 3:27 pm July 8, 2016
By John Huotari 6 Comments

THDA Perrey and Gooch June 8 2016

The Tennessee Housing Development Agency awarded the City of Oak Ridge a $500,000 grant on Wednesday, June 9, 2016, that will be used to renovate more than 60 single-family homes. Pictured above are THDA Executive Director Ralph M. Perrey, left, and Oak Ridge Mayor Warren Gooch. THDA and Perrey will be back on Monday, July 11, to announce a partnership with the City of Oak Ridge to support the implementation of THDA’s Hardest Hit Fund Blight Elimination Program, or BEP. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

The Tennessee Housing Development Agency will announce a partnership with the City of Oak Ridge to support the implementation of THDA’s Hardest Hit Fund Blight Elimination Program, or BEP, on Monday.

The announcement will be made by THDA Executive Director Ralph Perrey at 1:30 p.m. Monday, July 11. The announcement will be made in the Oak Ridge Municipal Building Courtroom, which is located at 200 South Tulane Avenue in Oak Ridge.

The Hardest Hit Fund Blight Elimination Program assists with the removal of blighted properties in targeted areas within Tennessee, a media advisory said. THDA works in partnership with approved program partners to strategically target residential single-family properties for demolition, site improvement, and acceptable reuse, the advisory said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, State, Top Stories Tagged With: BEP, blighted houses, blighted properties, City of Oak Ridge, Hardest Hit Fund Blight Elimination Program, housing, Katie Moore, legacy homes, Mark Watson, Oak Ridge Land Bank Corporation, Oak Ridge Municipal Building Courtroom, Ralph M. Perrey, Tennessee Housing Development Agency, THDA, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Warren Gooch

State housing grant of $500,000 will be used to renovate more than 60 homes

Posted at 3:32 pm June 9, 2016
By John Huotari 1 Comment

THDA Check Presentation to Oak Ridge June 8 2016 Slider

The Tennessee Housing Development Agency awarded the City of Oak Ridge a $500,000 grant on Wednesday, June 9, 2016, that will be used to renovate more than 60 single-family homes. Pictured above are THDA Executive Director Ralph M. Perrey, third from left, with other state and Oak Ridge officials. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

The $500,000 state housing grant that Oak Ridge received Wednesday will be used to renovate more than 60 homes, officials said.

The HOME Program grant is from the Tennessee Housing Development Agency, or THDA. It’s funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and administered in part by the THDA in Tennessee.

“The HOME dollars will be of good use in making these homes safe, sound, and affordable,” said Ralph M. Perrey, THDA executive director.

The city plans to use the money to renovate 63 owner-occupied, single-family homes in the Manhattan District Overlay zone. Oak Ridge created the zone, which includes so-called “legacy homes,” mostly in the center of the city, to improve the development that is carried out in its oldest neighborhoods, a press release said.

The HOME grant money will allow Oak Ridge to replace electrical wiring systems and wall insulation, and install double-paned windows for the targeted homes, which date back to the World War II era, when the city was involved in the Manhattan Project. The city’s work under the HOME grant will be carried out in conjunction with Make Oak Ridge Energy Efficient, or MORE2, a project that is performing energy retrofits for 229 homes in the designated neighborhoods, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Government, Oak Ridge, Slider, State Tagged With: Chuck Fleischmann, City of Oak Ridge, energy retrofits, HOME Program, HOME Program grant, housing grant, legacy homes, Manhattan District Overlay, Manhattan Project, Mark Watson, Ralph M. Perrey, Tennessee Housing Development Agency, Tennessee Valley Authority, Tennessee Valley Authority Extreme Energy Makeover Program, THDA, TVA, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Warren Gooch, World War II

Public Notice: City of Oak Ridge Emergency Solutions Grant Subrecipient Application Package

Posted at 6:01 pm April 5, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

CITY OF OAK RIDGE

EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT (ESG)

SUBRECIPIENT APPLICATION

PACKAGE PY2016-FY2017

(JULY 1, 2016 – JUNE 30, 2017)

The City of Oak Ridge’s Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds must be used to accomplish the following Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) objectives:

  • To help improve the quality of emergency shelters for homelessness;
  • To help meet the costs of operating and maintaining emergency shelters;
  • To provide essential services so that homeless individuals have access to the assistance they need to improve their situation;
  • To provide street outreach services to the homeless; and
  • To provide emergency intervention assistance and rapid re-housing services to prevent homelessness and to obtain permanent housing.

The application seeks to aid interested, public (social) service sub-recipients whose goals align with local priorities and also demonstrate the ability to meet the following requirements as outlined in the grant application. The total amount awarded to any applicant shall not exceed $46,697.24: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, State Tagged With: City of Oak Ridge, Emergency Solutions Grant, ESG, HUD, Tennessee Housing Development Agency, THDA, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Oak Ridge has meetings on Dec. 10, 14 for Community Development Block Grant program

Posted at 8:45 pm December 5, 2015
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City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee—Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

Notice of Public Hearings for Potential Projects For Program Year 2016/Fiscal Year 2017

July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017

The City of Oak Ridge will hold two public meetings in the coming weeks to gather community input for activities associated with the Community Development Block Grant program for the 2016 program year.

The funding must meet a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) national objective and benefit low/moderate income individuals.

The first meeting will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church (323 Vermont Avenue) in their Columbus Hall (next to the gym), on Thursday, December 10, from noon to 1:30 p.m. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge Tagged With: CDBG, Community Development Block Grant, HUD, public meeting, Sherith Colverson, St. Mary's Catholic Church, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Public Notice: Public hearing rescheduled on Annual Action Plan

Posted at 8:56 am June 5, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

City of Oak Ridge

Equal Housing Opportunity Logo

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

 

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Program

for the City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee

 

CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING

For

Annual Action Plan of the Consolidated Plan

CDBG Program Year 2015-City of Oak Ridge Fiscal Year 2016

 

The Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development is a requirement of the 1990 National Affordable Housing Act and the Community Development Plan, for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Such a plan is required of entitlement communities, which receive Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds under HUD’s housing and service programs related to the needs of low- and moderate-income persons. The development of the sixth City of Oak Ridge Consolidated Plan took place during the eight-month period of September 2013 through April 2014 and is to be utilized for the three-year period of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017 (CDBG Program Year 2014 through Program Year 2016). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Annual Action Plan, CDBG, City of Oak Ridge, Community Development Block Grant, Consolidated Plan, Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development, funding, HUD, Oak Ridge, public comment, public hearing, Sherith Colverson, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Public Notice: Public comment period, public hearing on Annual Action Plan

Posted at 10:49 am May 15, 2015
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City of Oak Ridge

Equal Housing Opportunity Logo

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

 

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Program

for the City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee

 

NOTICE OF 30-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

AND CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING

For

Annual Action Plan of the Consolidated Plan

CDBG Program Year 2015-City of Oak Ridge Fiscal Year 2016

 

The Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development is a requirement of the 1990 National Affordable Housing Act and the Community Development Plan, for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Such a plan is required of entitlement communities, which receive Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds under HUD’s housing and service programs related to the needs of low- and moderate-income persons. The development of the sixth City of Oak Ridge Consolidated Plan took place during the eight-month period of September 2013 through April 2014 and is to be utilized for the three-year period of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017 (CDBG Program Year 2014 through Program Year 2016). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Annual Action Plan, CDBG, City of Oak Ridge, Community Development Block Grant, Consolidated Plan, Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development, funding, HUD, Oak Ridge, public comment, public hearing, Sherith Colverson, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Public notice for U.S. HUD, CDBG Entitlement Program, City of Oak Ridge

Posted at 10:15 am September 12, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

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Equal Housing Opportunity Logo

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Program

City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee

NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT

Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) for

CDBG Program Year 2013 / City of Oak Ridge Fiscal Year 2014

and

Technical Assistance for CDBG Public (Social) Service Sub-recipient Applications (PY 2014/FY 2015)

Notice is hereby given by the City of Oak Ridge that the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) 2013-2014 has been drafted and will be made available to the public for review for a period of 15 days. A copy of the draft will be posted on the City of Oak Ridge’s Community Development website or a physical copy of the draft can be obtained by request to the Community Development office (200 S. Tulane Ave., Oak Ridge, TN 37830) after 8:30 a.m., Monday, September 15, 2014.

Notice is also hereby given that the City of Oak Ridge will hold a public meeting regarding the CAPER 2013-2014 on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 6 p.m. in the Oak Ridge Municipal Building’s City Manager Conference Room. The Municipal Building is located at 200 S. Tulane Ave, Oak Ridge, TN 37830.

The City of Oak Ridge is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to annually submit a CAPER. This report provides an assessment of expenditures and accomplishments of the City’s progress in carrying out the final year of its Consolidated Plan (2011-2014), and its one year Annual Action Plan (2013 – 2014) for the Community Development Block Grant Program. The CAPER covers community development objectives undertaken during the period of July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 and does not establish any new policy.

The CAPER report contains a summary of programmatic accomplishments, the geographic distribution and location of investments, actions taken to further Fair Housing, and other actions indicated in the Consolidated and Annual Action Plans. The purpose of this notice is to make the CAPER report available to the public for comments prior to its submittal to HUD. The CAPER will be submitted to HUD by close of business, September 30, 2014. Deadline for comments is Monday, September 29, 2014 at 5 p.m. Comments may be submitted one of four ways. 1) In person: During the public meeting on Thursday, September 18th from 6-7 p.m. in the Oak Ridge Municipal Building’s Training Room. 2) Email: email all comments to Sherith Colverson by the deadline date, [email protected]. 3) Mail: Attn: Sherith Colverson, City of Oak Ridge, Community Development Department, 200 S Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. 4) Phone: 865.200.6989.

Call for Public (Social) Service Applications & Technical Assistance Meeting

Notice is also hereby given that the City of Oak Ridge will be accepting public (social) service sub-recipient applications for CDBG funding (if selected by City Council), from January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015 in a total amount not to exceed $34,077.00. A digital application will be found on the City of Oak Ridge’s Community Development website or a physical copy of the application can be requested in person at the Community Development office (200 S Tulane Ave. Oak Ridge, TN 37830) after 8:30 a.m., Monday, September 8, 2014. The City of Oak Ridge will hold a technical assistance meeting for interested applicants on Monday, September 22, 2014 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Oak Ridge Municipal Building’s Training Room. The Municipal Building is located at 200 S. Tulane Ave., Oak Ridge, TN 37830.

The deadline for organizations and agencies to submit a CDBG public (social) service application for funding is Thursday, September 25, 2014, at 5 p.m. Applications can be submitted one of three ways. 1) In person: Completed applications can be dropped off before the deadline to the City of Oak Ridge’s Community Development Department, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 2) Email: Completed applications can be emailed to Sherith Colverson by the deadline date and time, [email protected]. 3) Mail: Attn: Sherith Colverson, City of Oak Ridge, Community Development Department, 200 S Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830.

The City of Oak Ridge does not discriminate against anyone based on race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, related medical condition or disability. Please call Sherith Colverson at least 48 hours prior to the meeting times listed above at 865.200.6989 for assistance with translation or accommodations. Reasonable accommodations will be made upon a timely request.

Filed Under: Federal, Government, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Annual Action Plan, CAPER, CDBG, City of Oak Ridge, Community Development Block Grant, Community Development Block Grant Entitlement Program, Community Development Block Grant Program, Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report, HUD, Notice of Public Comment, Oak Ridge Community Development Department, Oak Ridge Municipal Building, Sherith Colverson, Social Service Applications, Technical Assistance for CDBG Public (Social) Service Sub-recipient Applications, Technical Assistance Meeting, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Board orders demolition of five homes in Highland View

Posted at 8:27 pm April 10, 2014
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

117 Wade Lane Home

A city board on Thursday declared this home at 117 Wade Lane to be unfit for human habitation and ordered it demolished within 90 days.

Note: This story was updated at 11:40 p.m.

From the outside, the homes look they’re in decent shape and not the worst in the neighborhood.

But inside and underneath, problems range from collapsing floors and settling foundations to leaking roofs and tens of thousands worth of mold damage.

On Thursday, a city board declared the five vacant homes to be unfit for human habitation, and members ordered them demolished within 90 days. The city could use federal money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to buy and demolish the homes. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Aaron Wells, Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties, Amy Seiber, Bruce LeForce, Carden Rentals Limited Partnership, Community Development Block Grant, demolition, Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County, Highland View, HUD, John Russell, Joseph Lee, Kathryn Baldwin, Matt Widner, Oak Ridge Board of Building and Housing Code Appeals, Oak Ridge Land Bank Corp., Philip Nipper, Rex Gass, Trina Baughn, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, unfit, Waddell Place, Wade Lane, West Outer Drive

TORCH will count homeless in January, will train volunteers who want to help

Posted at 9:48 am December 11, 2013
By Mare Martell Leave a Comment

Each year in January, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, coordinating with county mayors in conjunction with the Tennessee Valley Coalition to End Homelessness, do what is called a Point in Time Count of the homeless. This is an unduplicated count on a single night of the people in a specific county who are experiencing homelessness.

The Point in Time Count of 2011 showed 28 homeless individuals. The PIT count of Jan. 24, 2013, found a total of 86 people were homeless (sheltered and unsheltered) and 68 people were precariously housed (almost homeless).

Unsheltered means that the people sleep outside without a roof over their heads or in places not fit for human habitation like a car or an abandoned building. Sheltered means that they were either in transitional housing such as half-way houses or they were actually living in a homeless shelter. Precariously housed are more commonly called “couch surfers.” They live at the homes of friends or family but do not have an address of their own. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Nonprofits Tagged With: couch surfers, domestic violence, homeless, homeless shelter, mentally ill, PIT, Point-in-Time Count, substance abuse, Tennessee Valley Coalition to End Homelessness, TORCH, transitional housing, Trinity Out-Reach Center of Hope, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, veterans

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