AGENDA DATE: 1/10/2018
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Action Plan on Redevelopment of Southwood Mobile Home Park in Partnership with Habitat for Humanity
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: County staff, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity, presents the recommended action plan for the redevelopment of Southwood Mobile Home Park.
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Walker, Kamptner, Graham, Shifflett K, Nedostup, White
PRESENTER (S): Kristy Shifflett, Sr. Project Manager for Strategic Planning, and Dan Rosensweig, Habitat for Humanity
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: The Southwood Mobile Home Park (Southwood) is located on Hickory Street south of I-64 and east of Old Lynchburg Road in the Southern Urban Neighborhood and is located in one of the County's Development Areas. Southwood currently has 341 mobile homes and more than 1,500 residents and is the County's largest concentration of substandard housing. Habitat for Humanity ("Habitat") purchased Southwood in 2007 with a stated intention of redeveloping the site into a 700-800 unit, mixed income, mixed-use development, removing all 341 mobile homes and replacing them with a variety of housing unit types including site-built homes. Habitat has already invested more than $2 million on deferred and emergency maintenance, including road improvements, sewer system upgrades, and emergency repairs.
County staff from multiple County operating departments, including Community Development, Economic Development, Housing, Social Services, Parks and Recreation, Facilities and Environmental Services and the County Executive's Office, have actively engaged with representatives of Habitat on creating a partnership to address the needs and opportunities in Southwood. This work includes preliminary identification of infrastructure needs in and around the Southwood project area. Due to the unique nature of this project with Habitat in the role as developer and fo...
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