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MAYOR S TARGET AREA S TARGET AREA MAYOR N eighborhood N I mprovement I A ction A P lan P NORTH FROG HOLLOW NORTH FROG HOLLOW City of Hartford Department of Development Services City of Hartford Department of Development Services
City of Hartford Department of Development Services Honorable Eddie A. Perez, Mayor John F. Palmieri, Director
MAYOR MAYOR’ ’S TARGET AREA S TARGET AREA NORTH FROG HOLLOW NORTH FROG HOLLOW
City of Hartford Department of Development Services Honorable Eddie A. Perez, Mayor John F. Palmieri, Director
City of Hartford Department of Development Services Honorable Eddie A. Perez, Mayor John F. Palmieri, Director
involvement in neighborhood planning efforts
which formulated the plan
lists action steps
plan
www.hartford.gov\development\planning
City of Hartford Department of Development Services Honorable Eddie A. Perez, Mayor John F. Palmieri, Director
concentrated code enforcement efforts
Area.
intersection of Russ and Putnam Street, and Babcock Street between Capitol Avenue and Russ Street will be targeted first.
need of code enforcement.
City of Hartford Department of Development Services Honorable Eddie A. Perez, Mayor John F. Palmieri, Director
VACANT BUILDINGS & VACANT LOTS
1. Attempt to work with present owners of vacant buildings to get them rehabilitated and made into owner-
2. Use tax foreclosure & Anti-Blight Ordinance to gain control of vacant buildings 3. Market properties with goal of having them become owner-occupied
unsound will be demolished 5. New owner-occupied houses will be built.
adjoining properties where feasible.
City of Hartford Department of Development Services Honorable Eddie A. Perez, Mayor John F. Palmieri, Director
Guidelines for Restorations and Additions to Historic Buildings
Housing Preservation Loan Fund to assist homeowners with low interest loans
Hartford Preservation Alliance to conduct walking tours of Target Area to show variety of historic structures
contact appropriate agencies to research history of the neighborhood
City of Hartford Department of Development Services Honorable Eddie A. Perez, Mayor John F. Palmieri, Director
(HPD) will train new leaders for additional block watches through Citizens’ Academy
actively recruit new leaders to enroll in the Citizens’ Academy from the blocks that do not have block watches
(hot spots.)
Target Area
City of Hartford Department of Development Services Honorable Eddie A. Perez, Mayor John F. Palmieri, Director
Façade Improvement Program to Owners of mixed-use buildings on Capitol Avenue in Target Area
for streetscape improvements for Capitol Avenue
residents on possibility of re-zoning block of Capitol Avenue between Babcock and Lawrence streets from R-O1 to B-4 and other re-zoning
City of Hartford Department of Development Services Honorable Eddie A. Perez, Mayor John F. Palmieri, Director
– DPW to stripe streets to allow for parking on both sides – Travel lane will be in the middle – Speed tables installed if plan does not work
Putnam Street
– Work with North Frog Hollow NRZ to improve Capitol Avenue area traffic circulation – Enforce parking restrictions on residential streets to deter office workers from parking on them all day
City of Hartford Department of Development Services Honorable Eddie A. Perez, Mayor John F. Palmieri, Director
sidewalks in Target Area, determine which need repair, and share results with the Department of Public Works
work with CL& P to improve lighting in Target Area, with emphasis on Babcock Street, Putnam Street, and Park Terrace
intersections of Broad Street Capitol Avenue, and Park Street and Park Terrace
City of Hartford Department of Development Services Honorable Eddie A. Perez, Mayor John F. Palmieri, Director
Services, will convene a meeting with all youth service providers in that Target Area.
Services with work with youth service providers identified to determine how present programs could be better structured to serve neighborhood youth
approach St. Anne’s Church to determine availability of gym and
Park Street
Hartford Students Win Regional Hartford Students Win Regional Robotics Competition Robotics Competition
City of Hartford Department of Development Services Honorable Eddie A. Perez, Mayor John F. Palmieri, Director
survey of the location of City receptacles in the Target Area
initiate plan to install additional trash receptacles on Capitol Avenue, Baby Pope Park, and the area around Burns and Sanchez Schools
and DPW will encourage business
front of their business twice per day