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• <br />I <br />Second Preference: Action Recommendations for New Afft)rtlnble Hotisilig for Northsitle <br />Northside citizens are very eager to see new housing occupy the vacant lots that dot the neighborhood. Most of the action recommendations below <br />are best carried out by the community development corporation to be created. However, the joint activities of the Civic Club and Main Street <br />Association which have developed as a result of this plan process should continue. In the absence of a CDC, both the Civic Club and Main Street <br />Association might consider sponsoring educational programs for potential homebuyers, especially for those who are Nortliside renters. This is an <br />agenda item that could be undertaken in a very short time since few volunteer resources are needed, and there are numerous providers of <br />educational programs in the region (refer to the Directory at the end of the Plan.) <br />The City should begin a study as soon as the Neighborhood Plan is approved and adopted to review the financial impact of the various incentives <br />available to spur redevelopment under a Neighborhood E.mpowennent Zone. <br />n Recommendations <br />New Affordable <br />Priority <br />Possible7din <br />Continents/Activities <br />Housing for Northside <br />for <br />of fu <br />Action <br />respon <br />pleaders <br />autho, <br />11.2.1 <br />collaboration <br />the civic club and business <br />_ <br />No known activity <br />Street should consider working <br />Make community <br />cooperatively on projects and <br />programs that benefit both residents and the business <br />commitment to <br />neighborhood improvement. <br />1 <br />Civic Club, Main Street <br />community alike. (Work together on projects to <br />Association <br />improve the quality of life.) <br />11.2.2 <br />- <br />Seek to match lot owners with prospective <br />City: Councilman Warren and <br />homebuilders and homebuyers. (Match prospective <br />homebuilders and homebuyers.) <br />Encourage new affordable <br />2 <br />Community <br />staff met with a builder <br />regarding opportunity for a <br />housing. <br />Development <br />grant to assist with affordable <br />Corporation <br />housing. City has contacted <br />owner of 10 lots (5 building <br />sites) and will put him in touch <br />with the prospective builder. <br />i Related Topic: Work with <br />Habitat for Humanity" <br />I1.2.3 <br />see 11.2. E _L <br />Provide down payment assistance to potential <br />Community <br />Civic club: Harris County <br />Community <br />homeowners through existing publicly funded <br />programs. (Help potential homebuyers with down <br />Attract new homebuyers to <br />Development <br />Development: <br />Attended civic club meeting to <br />payments.) <br />neighborhood. <br />3 <br />Corporation, SETH, <br />discuss their programs <br />Harris County <br />Civic club: article in the <br />Community <br />Bayshore Sun <br />Development <br />SETH: Applications have been <br />Department <br />made available to civic club <br />SETH has down payment <br />assistance available up to 10% <br />for Acualified hornebuyrs <br />