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CITY OF WILLCOX Slum and Blight Demolition and Clearance Project City of Willcox: The Basics Population - ~3,600 Southeastern Arizona (1 hours east of Tucson) I-10 goes through it City of Willcox: The Good Home of Rex Allen,

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CITY OF WILLCOX

Slum and Blight Demolition and Clearance Project

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City of Willcox: The Basics

  • Population - ~3,600
  • Southeastern Arizona (1 ½ hours east of Tucson)
  • I-10 goes through it
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City of Willcox: The Good

  • Home of Rex Allen, “last of the silver screen cowboys”
  • Gateway to the Chiricahua National Monument
  • Home of Apple Annie’s and Nature Sweet
  • Host of the annual Wings Over Willcox “birding and more”

event

  • Has several vineyards/wine-tasting rooms in the area and

two wine-tasting festivals a year

  • And much more . . .
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City of Willcox: The Bad

  • When I-10 went through Willcox, the Business District was

by-passed.

  • Much of the Business District relocated or went out of

business.

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City of Willcox: The Ugly

  • Slum and blight conditions were left behind.
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Welcome to Willcox . . . ?

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Desert Inn of Willcox

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Desert Inn of Willcox

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Desert Inn of Willcox

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Desert Inn of Willcox

  • Previous administration had budgeted $300,000 for motel

demolition

  • Equivalent to the lowest bid received
  • City would have had to use reserve funds
  • Put together a public – private partnership
  • Total cost was reduced to ~ $90,000
  • City cost, after private and County donations, was $65,000
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Desert Inn of Willcox - Before

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Desert Inn of Willcox - After

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CDBG Funds

  • Funding is pooled by the various communities in our region
  • CDBG funds are available every three years
  • Willcox received $214,600 in CDBG funds
  • South Eastern Arizona Governments Organization (SEAGO)

provides grant administration - $28,392

  • Bonnie Williams was our grant administrator –Thank you!
  • Past projects included traditional projects like the

Community Center refurb, park, and pool projects.

  • Suggested projects: street and sidewalk improvements,

building refurb

  • Larger vision – Clean up slum and blight
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CDBG – Demolition and Clearance

  • Identified Slum and Blight areas
  • Carefully identified targeted Slum and Blight areas
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Slum and Blight Areas

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CDBG – Demolition and Clearance

  • Identified Slum and Blight areas
  • Carefully identified specific Slum and Blight areas
  • Demonstrated problems via pictures – structural, etc.
  • Everyone did not agree that the structures needed to be

demolished.

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Desert Inn of Willcox

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Desert Inn of Willcox

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Desert Inn of Willcox

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Old Gas Station

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Old Gas Station

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Hacienda Motel

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Hacienda Motel

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Hacienda Motel

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Hacienda Motel

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Hacienda Motel

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Wee Blu Inn

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Wee Blu Inn

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Wee Blu Inn

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Wee Blu Inn

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Wee Blu Inn

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Wee Blu Inn

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Desert Breeze Motel

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Desert Breeze Motel

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Desert Breeze Motel

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Desert Breeze Motel

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CDBG – Demolition and Clearance

  • Identified Slum and Blight areas
  • Carefully identified specific Slum and Blight areas
  • Demonstrated problems via pictures – structural, etc.
  • Not everyone agreed that the structures needed to be

demolished

  • Worked with property owners
  • Obtained permission to demolish structures
  • Prepared structures
  • City crews removed mattresses, box springs, furniture,

recyclables, etc.

  • Tested structures for hazardous materials
  • Lead and asbestos
  • Hired abatement firm
  • Abatement vs. complete demolition
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CITY OF WILLCOX

Slum and Blight Demolition and Clearance Project Before and After

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Desert Inn of Willcox – Before

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Desert Inn of Willcox – After Stage 1

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Desert Inn of Willcox – After CDBG

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Hacienda Motel - Before

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Hacienda Motel - After

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Old Gas Station - Before

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Old Gas Station - After

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Wee Blu Inn - Before

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Wee Blu Inn - After

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Desert Breeze Motel - Before

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Desert Breeze Motel - After

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CITY OF WILLCOX

Slum and Blight Demolition and Clearance Project Questions