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6Hartford News Special Edition Hartford Progress: An Update on One City, One Plan June, 2012Department of Development Services: Ongoing Projects(continued)(Hartford) between the monthsof June – September. Concertstake place in public venues suchas Libraries, parks, playgrounds,etc… and must be free andopen to the public.Permit Application RevisionThe MECA division continues todiscuss ideas to improve thespecial events process. The specialevents application is thefirst step in that process was inneed of a revision. By making itpossible to complete the applicationelectronically, we will beable to streamline the processand increase the efficiency inwhich we issue permits.Hartford Parks – FreeMovies After DarkA summer series showcasing filmsin the City parks. “FREE MOVIESIN THE PARK” promises to be agreat family event bringingattention to some of Hartford’smore underutilized parks.Neighborhood StabilizationProgram (NSP)The City is working with localdevelopers to restore single andtwo-family homes for sale tolow and moderate incomeowner-occupants. NSP isdesigned to stabilize neighborhoodsaffected by foreclosure,blight and overall disinvestment.The City is helping supportour neighborhoods by creatingnew affordable, sustainablehomeownership opportunitiesthroughout the City.Housing Preservation LoanFund (HPLF)This program makes availablehomes repairs to owner-occupantlow and moderate-incomefamilies, and to investor-ownerswith low and moderate-incometenants, as well as no-interestand low-interest loans tofinance home improvementsand repairs of one-to-six familyhomes. General repairs, energyconservation and adaptabilityupgrades are available. “Revol-ving loan” methodology sustainsfunding for future propertyowners.national banks, and homebuyercounseling agencies as programpartners. Available to low andmoderate-income families. Pri -mary residency requirement.HOME recapture provision viadeferred forgivable loans.Gap Financing ProgramThis program facilitates developmentof new and substantiallyrehabilitated one and two familyhomes. Bridges “gap” betweencost of development and fairmarket value (FMV) of the property,and/or “gap” between FMVand the homebuyer’s affordablemortgage. Funding commitmentsto developers. Home -owner ship opportunities forlow/moderate income familieswhen Federally funded, andavailable to all families if Statefunded. Deferred loans to homebuyersat time of home purchase.Primary residency requirement.Porches ProgramProvides zero-interest, deferredloans to finance front façaderepairs and improvements ofone-to-six family residentialhomes. Improvements includefront porches and entry doors,walks, driveways, fencing, landscapingand other improvementsto enhance the appearanceof residential facades.Features an aggressive “loanforgiveness” feature whichmakes allowable repairs moreaffordable. Available to owneroccupantlow and moderateincomefamilies, and toinvestor-owners with low andmoderate-income tenants.Home InvestmentPartnerships ProgramSupports development of af ford -able homeownership and multifamilyrental housing. Low interestloans or grants to developers.Available for very-low and lowincometenants, or low and moderateincome homebuyers. Longterm (5 to 20 years) occupancyand rent restrictions to ensurecontinued affordability. Primaryresidency requirement for homebuyers.HOME resale provision toensure sustainable affordablehomeownership, and HOME re -capture provision for rental properties.Fair Housing Program -Promoting Equal HousingOpportunityThe goal of the City ofHartford's Fair Housing Assis -tance Program is to assuredecent and suitable living conditionsfor every citizen, and toprevent discrimination in thesale or rental of housing. In aneffort to accomplish this goal,the City of Hartford has adoptedthe Fair Housing Policywhich prohibits discriminationin housing. The Fair HousingProgram is in accordance withprovisions of section 46a-64c ofCGS and related Federal FairHousing laws.• Blue Hills MerchantsAssociation (BHMA)• Business For DowntownHartford (BFDH)• Farmington-Asylum BusinessDistrict (FABD)• Hartford Enterprise ZoneBusiness Association(HEZBA)• South Hartford BusinessAlliance (SHBA)• Spanish American MerchantsAssociation (SAMA)• Upper Albany BusinessAssociation (UABA)• Wethersfield AvenueMerchants Association(WAMA)New Businesses• Rio Grill & Bar (BFDH)• The Tea Haute (BFDH)• Cindy’s Nail Salon (BFDH)Merchant GroupsBecause small businesses are the backbone of a healthy economicenvironment, the City of Hartford Department of Development Servicesworks closely with merchants’ associations throughout the city.Groundbreaking for the new Family Dollar Store on Blue Hills Avenue.• Central Market (FABD)• Wentworth Clothiers‘Phansee Gift (FABD)• Drive Auto Group (HEZBA)• Davian’s Clothing (SHBA)• The Finest Touch – NailsBoutique (SHBA)• Furia Restraurant (SHBA)• Hellshire Heights West IndianAmerican Cuisine (SAMA)• Auto Zone (WAMA)• Fichman Eye Center(UAMA)Coming Soon• Crayon & Numbers Day Care(BHMA)• Family Dollar (BHMA)• Downtown Market & Deli(BFDA)• The Action Audio Store(HEZBA)• Atwood Package Store(HEZBA)Targeted Anti-Blight (TAB)Provides financing for the moderateto extensive rehabilitationof Hartford’s blighted andvacant housing stock. Propertyis identified by the City’sLicenses and Inspections Divi -sion as blighted, abandoned, orvacant. The program is de -signed to support efforts toeliminate blighted residentialwhile stabilizing neighborhoodsand property values.Provides low-interest anddeferred rehabilitation loans.Deferred loan recipients have aprimary residency requirement.HouseHartford AssistanceProgramThis provides down paymentand closing cost assistance tohomebuyers to purchase oneto-fourfamily homes. Local and