Pretty tragic but also a good news story at the same time
http://www.rfdtv.com/story/31842113/americas-best-communities#.VyMz8NT3aK0
http://www.rfdtv.com/story/31842113/americas-best-communities#.VyMz8NT3aK0
Huntington: One of Americas Best Communities?
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That article is not even close to Huntington's Best Communities presentation that got them into the finals. Here is the Herald Dispatch's story....
At the summit in Durham, North Carolina, Williams presented the city's revitalization plan, the Huntington Innovation Project, or HIP, which outlined four projects and ideas that he said will help jump-start the local economy and enhance quality of life.
The plan focuses on transforming struggling neighborhoods and blighted spaces into hubs for advanced making and manufacturing. It focuses on three key initiatives in Highlawn, Fairfield and the West End and how they can be linked with high-speed broadband.
Brownfields revitalization design developments, which will include park and recreational facilities; a mixed-use commercial, retail and housing development; and space for a new baseball stadium to serve Marshall University and other teams, will be part of the next 11 months, according to the projections laid out in HIP.
"Now it's time for the real hard work to begin," Williams said. "This isn't a victory yet."
Williams said he intends to leverage the $100,000 won in the contest and entice additional support for each of the projects.
During the next 11 months, he said, the city will have to prove itself by making a great deal of progress on each of the projects.
Plans in 2017 for the Poly-Tech Brownfields Revitalization also include acquiring additional properties in the area and upgrading the infrastructure.
Upcoming plans for the West End River-to-Rail Revitalization include using Economic Development Administration grants, HUD loan guarantees, secured bank lending and other resources for a $2 million restoration of the old garment factory for the envisioned West Edge Factory.
With the Hal Greer Health Innovation Corridor, residents can expect to see the continued removal of all of the Northcott Court public housing units.
For the implementation of broadband, known in HIP as Gigabit City, Huntington will look to partner with private-sector broadband developers as well as secure funding for the expected $24 million projects.
At the summit in Durham, North Carolina, Williams presented the city's revitalization plan, the Huntington Innovation Project, or HIP, which outlined four projects and ideas that he said will help jump-start the local economy and enhance quality of life.
The plan focuses on transforming struggling neighborhoods and blighted spaces into hubs for advanced making and manufacturing. It focuses on three key initiatives in Highlawn, Fairfield and the West End and how they can be linked with high-speed broadband.
Brownfields revitalization design developments, which will include park and recreational facilities; a mixed-use commercial, retail and housing development; and space for a new baseball stadium to serve Marshall University and other teams, will be part of the next 11 months, according to the projections laid out in HIP.
"Now it's time for the real hard work to begin," Williams said. "This isn't a victory yet."
Williams said he intends to leverage the $100,000 won in the contest and entice additional support for each of the projects.
During the next 11 months, he said, the city will have to prove itself by making a great deal of progress on each of the projects.
Plans in 2017 for the Poly-Tech Brownfields Revitalization also include acquiring additional properties in the area and upgrading the infrastructure.
Upcoming plans for the West End River-to-Rail Revitalization include using Economic Development Administration grants, HUD loan guarantees, secured bank lending and other resources for a $2 million restoration of the old garment factory for the envisioned West Edge Factory.
With the Hal Greer Health Innovation Corridor, residents can expect to see the continued removal of all of the Northcott Court public housing units.
For the implementation of broadband, known in HIP as Gigabit City, Huntington will look to partner with private-sector broadband developers as well as secure funding for the expected $24 million projects.
