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I. INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
The extension of the Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA) plan for
a targeted area of the Southeast Community for an additional five years provides a unique
opportunity to promote the long-term strength and stability of an older portion of Newport
News containing residential, commercial, and industrial uses. This NRSA plan identifies
strategies to continue to revitalize the targeted area which include increasing the
homeownership rate through rehabilitation and new construction, rehabilitating owner-
occupied housing, enhancing neighborhood business opportunities, and promoting
employment opportunities. In conjunction with the City of Newport News, the Newport
News Redevelopment and Housing Authority (NNRHA) continues to strengthen a
partnership among the public sector, private business, community groups, and residents
to address the community’s revitalization through a comprehensive strategy.
The framework for the NRSA approach was established by the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the regulations entitled “Consolidated
Submissions for Community Planning and Development Programs” [24 CFR
91.215(e)(2)]. This approach is intended to enable communities to tailor strategies to
meet local needs through a flexible holistic process linking economic, human, social,
physical, environmental and design concerns to build viable neighborhoods of
opportunity. Under these regulations, cities are permitted to prepare and submit
neighborhood revitalization plans as part of the local Consolidated Plan. The issuance of
HUD Notice CPD-96-01 entitled CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization Strategies on
January 16, 1996 provided further guidance addressing the approval, regulatory
framework, and incentives to develop a NRSA.
Accordingly the elements of this plan are consistent with the format presented in
HUD Notice CPD-96-01 and include:
1. The boundaries of the designated NRSA (the location),
2. The demographic characteristics of the area (statistics about the residents
of the community),
3. The consultative approach with community stakeholders (input from
residents, business owners, non-profit organizations, community groups,
and churches located in the designated area),
4. An assessment of the economic conditions of the area and opportunities for
economic development (a discussion of current and potential business
opportunities),
5. The plan for economic empowerment (efforts to create meaningful jobs for
low and moderate-income residents of the area which contribute to the
revitalization of the targeted area), and
6. The performance measures or benchmarks for the targeted area (the
improvements to be generated by this plan).
Although the strategies presented in this plan will ultimately generate a number of
important benefits for the community, this revised and updated NRSA plan will continue
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