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HENDERSONVILLE By James “Chip” Moore, P.E.
City Leverages Community
Development Block Grant
Tennessee is experiencing a surge in BEFORE AFTER
population. The state is expecting another
600,000 people by 2024.* This influx AFTER low and moderate income areas that were
of people brings both challenges and identified in the Consolidated Plan.
benefits. One benefit smaller cities will the redesign and construction of several
learn about when they become eligible residential streets and associated curb and The City of Hendersonville Public
is the Community Development Block gutter in order to provide an adequate Works Department developed procedures
Grant. system of streets and proper drainage to to recognize areas of older infrastructure
area residents. Going forward, the City that had failed and that also did
The Community Development Block of Hendersonville will continue to make not comply with modern standard
Grant is run through the United States similar infrastructure improvements while construction practices. Chip Moore,
Department of Housing and Urban looking for additional opportunities to Public Works Director, coordinated with
Development. Once a city is determined improve access to public facilities within
to qualify for this program, typically
through the census, HUD determines a
funding amount that the city is granted
to use for revitalizing older and lower
income areas.
The City of Hendersonville has
leveraged Community Development
Block Grant funds in order to improve
living conditions in low and moderate
income areas. The activities conducted
under this program were identified after a
combination of community engagement
efforts, socioeconomic analyses and
infrastructure assessments by Planning
Department and Public Works staff. This
effort began in 2012 with the development
of a five-year consolidated plan. The plan
assessed housing needs, demographics
and priority community development
needs. As a result, three objectives were
identified: 1) Invest in increasing the
accessibility of Public Facilities and
Improvements; 2) Conduct an assessment
of the Barriers to Affordable Housing; and
3) Conduct an Assessment of Homeless
and Special Needs Population Housing
and Social Service Needs.
Since adopting the five-year plan, the
City of Hendersonville has identified
barriers to affordable housing,
coordinated regionally to address housing
and homelessness issues, and improved
living conditions in low and moderate
income neighborhoods by improving
access to public facilities and eliminating
storm water problems in older residential
areas that may not have been initially
designed with the benefit of currently
adopted best practices. The work involved
12 TPW September/October 2016
City Leverages Community
Development Block Grant
Tennessee is experiencing a surge in BEFORE AFTER
population. The state is expecting another
600,000 people by 2024.* This influx AFTER low and moderate income areas that were
of people brings both challenges and identified in the Consolidated Plan.
benefits. One benefit smaller cities will the redesign and construction of several
learn about when they become eligible residential streets and associated curb and The City of Hendersonville Public
is the Community Development Block gutter in order to provide an adequate Works Department developed procedures
Grant. system of streets and proper drainage to to recognize areas of older infrastructure
area residents. Going forward, the City that had failed and that also did
The Community Development Block of Hendersonville will continue to make not comply with modern standard
Grant is run through the United States similar infrastructure improvements while construction practices. Chip Moore,
Department of Housing and Urban looking for additional opportunities to Public Works Director, coordinated with
Development. Once a city is determined improve access to public facilities within
to qualify for this program, typically
through the census, HUD determines a
funding amount that the city is granted
to use for revitalizing older and lower
income areas.
The City of Hendersonville has
leveraged Community Development
Block Grant funds in order to improve
living conditions in low and moderate
income areas. The activities conducted
under this program were identified after a
combination of community engagement
efforts, socioeconomic analyses and
infrastructure assessments by Planning
Department and Public Works staff. This
effort began in 2012 with the development
of a five-year consolidated plan. The plan
assessed housing needs, demographics
and priority community development
needs. As a result, three objectives were
identified: 1) Invest in increasing the
accessibility of Public Facilities and
Improvements; 2) Conduct an assessment
of the Barriers to Affordable Housing; and
3) Conduct an Assessment of Homeless
and Special Needs Population Housing
and Social Service Needs.
Since adopting the five-year plan, the
City of Hendersonville has identified
barriers to affordable housing,
coordinated regionally to address housing
and homelessness issues, and improved
living conditions in low and moderate
income neighborhoods by improving
access to public facilities and eliminating
storm water problems in older residential
areas that may not have been initially
designed with the benefit of currently
adopted best practices. The work involved
12 TPW September/October 2016
