Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area accomplishments - Chandler Street Business Association

The Chandler Street Business Association has been working very hard on the NRSA Program....it has had many accomplishments to date.

Chandler Street Business Association - June 2009 Meeting

The Chandler Street Business Association June 2009 monthly meeting will be on June 17th - 10:00 A.M. at EVO Restaurant 232 Chandler Street.

EVO is a new restaurant next door to Living Earth - great new addition to the neighborhood.

NRSA Update

Through the end of the second fiscal year (June 30, 1008), the Chandler NRSA has been awarded some 286,000. As of December 31, 2007, only 43,217.37 has been invested. In other words we have approximately $242,800 left untapped.

Right now we are going to focus on three years to see that these monies are invested:

1. facades
2. cleaning and beautification of Chandler Street
3. traffic islands sponsored by the Chandler Business Group

Does anyone know anyone who can decorate and maintain a traffic island??

Thanks

Bill

The Chandler Street Business Association has a new web site

Please see www.chandlerstreetbusiness.com for more information on this dynamic group:>)

It is under construction but up and running as of today:>)

Lots of great stuff to be going up soon!

Cameras on Chandler Street

I put this blog on my airport blog, but why can's we push for some smart cameras in the Chandler Street area?

Click here

One Year Later

I knew it had been some time since the last post, but over a year? What has transpired? The NRSA has been a complete bust:

1. Three facades: Bahnan, Mark Dumas, Suney
2. Summer Internship Program: Around the Corner
3. One Home Improvement

In total I believe only approximately $50,000 has been spent of the first two years of allocations (think around $280,000). I will get accurate numbers on both of these over the next week. Has there not been any interest? Just the opposite, there is alot of interest.

Why has it stalled? There is nobody to handle the day to day administration of the plan. We have even gone to the point to hire a consultant to help with the daily implementation of the NRSA. Although this was recommended by City Of Worcester Economic Development Office and it is an eligiblue usage of CDBG monies according to HUD, our request has been denied.

What confuses me is that I thought it was up to us (Chandler Business Group and Common Ground) to determine how best to spend the funds, while following the HUD guidelines?

Facade Program Day 77

I have all of my paperwork done, but I am waiting for a design of the storefront from my architect. Once I have all that then I will submit the application and design.

Storefront Facade Update

The application has been revised and the Law Department is drafting an agreement between the City and the CBDO’s. The City hopes to have everything finalized in two to three weeks.