HomeMy WebLinkAboutDiscussion GO-HNI TO: City of Oshkosh Redevelopment Authority
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FROM: Allen Davis, Community Development Director
DATE: May 8, 2018
SUBJECT: Discussion Item: Greater Oshkosh Healthy Neighborhoods,
Incorporated (GO-HNI) and Proposed Housing Partnership
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Greater Oshkosh Healthy Neighborhoods, Incorporated (GO-HNI) was recently created
to encourage community building and engagement within Oshkosh's neighborhoods,
and make investments in select neighborhoods in order to improve property values and
neighborhood conditions. The City and GO-HNI have a contract and GO-HNI has
accomplished many of the contract's deliverables. The one area that has been difficult `
for GO-HNI is in the house acquisition and rehabilitation area. GO-HNI is exploring
multiple options for future rehabilitation projects regarding acquisition, fund-raising for
rehabilitation, converting rentals to owner-occupied, and producing house sales above
the current neighborhood average. GO-HNI is also a Partner in the "Rock the Block"
project with Habitat for Humanity and the City of Oshkosh.
Representatives from GO-HNI will be in attendance to discuss possible avenues for
collaboration on neighborhood and house rehabilitation. As an example, GO-HNI may
be interested in acquiring RDA-purchased blighted houses for rehabilitation at a below
market price. This would allow GO-HNI fundraising and funding to be put into the
rehabilitation, thereby increasing the purchase price and raising the values of
comparable house sales, for appraisal purposes.