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City unveils Monarch NRSA plan to address housing repairs, rental affordability
Summary
The community development department presented the Monarch Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area, proposing exterior rehab, utility upgrades, down‑payment assistance, demolition and rental rehab programs funded through CDBG, HOME and local matching dollars.
Sabby Shelton, community development director, presented the proposed Monarch Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA) to the Owensboro City Commission on June 17, laying out needs assessments, planned programs and a funding plan that pairs federal CDBG and HOME funds with private and local matches.
Shelton said the Monarch NRSA boundary would extend to Clay Street on the west, Ninth Street on the south, the city limits on the north and Dixie on the east. The presentation followed a five‑year Riverview NRSA that, Shelton said, delivered about 317 projects and roughly $12.6 million in combined public and private investment.
The Monarch market analysis identified concentrated low‑ and moderate‑income households and substantial rehabilitation needs: Shelton said 60.3 percent of residents in the proposed area qualify as low to moderate income…
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