|
 Orlando
Partners
The City of Orlando will continue to forge meaningful public and private
partnerships, supporting federal and state stimulus initiatives and
pursuing opportunities for additional funding. The City is also working
with other governments, partners and organizations to extend services
and aid to everyone in Central Florida. To accomplish this, the City
has:
- Secured more than $6.7 million by the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development to implement a local
Neighborhood Stabilization Program to help address the effects
of high foreclosures and declining home values. The grants can also
be used to offer down payment and closing cost assistance to low- to
moderate-income homebuyers. The City’s Housing and Community
Development Department is currently working on an implementation
strategy with start date deadlines as early as March 1, 2009 for
some of the initiatives.
- Work with the U.S. Conference of Mayors,
Florida Governor Charlie Crist’s Federal Stimulus Working Group and
the Mayor’s Economic Recovery Team to identify shovel ready
projects that could be funded through the proposed Federal
Economic Stimulus Package to accelerate local job creation and
support long-term investment in Orlando’s infrastructure and
economy.
-
 Continue efforts with the Central Florida
Partnership; MetroPlan Orlando; Orange Osceola, Seminole, and
Volusia Counties; Florida Department of Transportation and LYNX to
approve the
SunRail
project which will start generating jobs in our community in a
matter of weeks after its approval.
- Promote Florida’s Urban Transportation
Coalition with MetroPlan Orlando, to ensure that our
transportation systems support economic growth.
- Partner with Orange County to encourage
residents to participate in
Census 2010 and
promote the importance of an accurate census count which determines
the amount of federal and state funding municipalities receive.
- Mayor Dyer will host a series of Community
Service Work-Alongs to encourage residents to participate in
volunteer opportunities.
|
