Market Street Corridor Project Completed
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Jennifer [email protected]
Pam Kennedy, Housing Opportunities of Warsaw director, made a presentation of the project during Monday night’s city council meeting.
A door-to-door survey was conducted between June and July. A total of 254 randomly selected households of a possible 380 households were to be surveyed, with 191 surveys completed.
The study found that 64.6 percent of residents living in the Market Street corridor have low to moderate incomes.
This qualifies the area to be eligible for infrastructure and community project grants through community development block grants.
The survey found within the neighborhood are several low-income specific housing units. It found that almost 20 percent of families had an elderly member, and almost 40 percent had a female head of household.
Grace College students Marissa Brown and Erik Scott also did surveying of residents to determine their wants.
They started surveys in May to acquire 200 completed surveys, and finished them in August. They surveyed 380 families and more than 40 businesses on 21 different days for 125 hours.
The survey area consisted of the corridor of homes and businesses east of downtown Warsaw between Warsaw and Winona Lake. This is a block of about 380 families and more than 40 businesses. South Detroit Street creates the west border and Argonne Road the east border, while East Center Street creates the north border and the railroad tracks directly south, the south border.
The Market Street Corridor Project included interviews with residents, landlords, not-for-profits and businesses along the Market Street corridor.
Community project ideas include a community garden, Splash Pad, community event pavilion, fitness park, bus loop and community fix-it bike shop.
East Warsaw neighborhood association projects include a neighborhood watch program, snow removal system, neighborhood parade and community garden.
The next step is to work with neighborhoods and prioritize projects and figure out what is the most important to apply for housing grants, Kennedy said.
The study found that overall the units were close to 40 percent rental and 60 percent owner occupied.
The study found code enforcement needs to become aggressive in this area in order to make units safe and sanitary to live in.
Landlords of the Market Street corridor will meet with city officials at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at city hall to discuss priorities they have for the area.[[In-content Ad]]
Pam Kennedy, Housing Opportunities of Warsaw director, made a presentation of the project during Monday night’s city council meeting.
A door-to-door survey was conducted between June and July. A total of 254 randomly selected households of a possible 380 households were to be surveyed, with 191 surveys completed.
The study found that 64.6 percent of residents living in the Market Street corridor have low to moderate incomes.
This qualifies the area to be eligible for infrastructure and community project grants through community development block grants.
The survey found within the neighborhood are several low-income specific housing units. It found that almost 20 percent of families had an elderly member, and almost 40 percent had a female head of household.
Grace College students Marissa Brown and Erik Scott also did surveying of residents to determine their wants.
They started surveys in May to acquire 200 completed surveys, and finished them in August. They surveyed 380 families and more than 40 businesses on 21 different days for 125 hours.
The survey area consisted of the corridor of homes and businesses east of downtown Warsaw between Warsaw and Winona Lake. This is a block of about 380 families and more than 40 businesses. South Detroit Street creates the west border and Argonne Road the east border, while East Center Street creates the north border and the railroad tracks directly south, the south border.
The Market Street Corridor Project included interviews with residents, landlords, not-for-profits and businesses along the Market Street corridor.
Community project ideas include a community garden, Splash Pad, community event pavilion, fitness park, bus loop and community fix-it bike shop.
East Warsaw neighborhood association projects include a neighborhood watch program, snow removal system, neighborhood parade and community garden.
The next step is to work with neighborhoods and prioritize projects and figure out what is the most important to apply for housing grants, Kennedy said.
The study found that overall the units were close to 40 percent rental and 60 percent owner occupied.
The study found code enforcement needs to become aggressive in this area in order to make units safe and sanitary to live in.
Landlords of the Market Street corridor will meet with city officials at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at city hall to discuss priorities they have for the area.[[In-content Ad]]
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