Home Buyer's Meeting
If you or someone you know is in the market to buy a home, please join us for an informative meeting about our Home Purchase and Rehabilitation Program.
When: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 5:30 p.m.
Where: Council Chambers, City Hall, 270 River Ave.
Sue Harder will be discussing the HPR program in detail, answering questions and will have applications on hand for potential home buyers. To learn more about the program, please click here.
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City of Holland's New Event Widget
What's a Widget? A widget is an application that can be downloaded onto your computer that will keep you up on all of the things going on in Holland throughout the year.
Where can I download it? You
can quickly and easily download at this site.
Just click on the photo of the Events Widget right on the homepage.Why would I install the Event Widget? Are
you looking for something to do with the family this weekend? Trying to figure
out what to do on a great date night? Have friends in town and want to show
them something exciting happening in Holland? Feel like hearing some music but
not sure where to go? Just looking for something to do? Well, that's why you'd
install the events widget!
Have more questions about the Event Widget such as, "How can I add my events to the widget" or "Is the widget a mobile app. yet?" You can find the answers to these questions and more here. |
Dates to Remember
- September 21st, Home Purchase and Rehab Program Meeting, City Hall Council Chambers, 5:30 p.m.
- September 23rd, Ourstreet Committee Meeting, City Hall Training Center, 4:00 p.m. Public is always welcome at this meeting.
- October 2nd, Fire Prevention Parade, 10:30 a.m.
- October 9th, Fall Leaf Pickup Begins
- October 16th, Groove Walk, Downtown Holland, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
- October 23rd, Holland Pow-Wow, contact Hope College at 395-7373 for more info.
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Greetings!
This month's newsletter is focused on many of the great housing programs the Ourstreet Program has to offer. In this issue, you'll find info on a two programs to assist you in the purchase of a new home and a program that will help convert your two family home into a single family home. We've also included a great article about asbestos and a little info on this year's fall leaf pick-up. Don't forget to check out the "Dates to Remember" side-bar to keep up on some of the exciting events happening around Holland this month!
Sincerely,
Catie Hauch
Ourstreet Assistant
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Neighborhood Stabilization Home for Sale
HomeCor, partnered with the City of Holland and New Day Construction, has finished their Neighborhood Stabilization Home, located at 64 W. 17th Street! This home features 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, a new kitchen and a new garage. The entire home has been updated and is available for purchase for $89,900. For a photo tour of 64 W. 17th Street click here. Jubilee Ministries will soon be completing their home, at 117 W. 17th, through the same Neighborhood Stabilization Program. Their home features a new addition, 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. To qualify for an NSP home, you must: - Be able to qualify for a mortgage
- Live in the home
- Take a Homebuyer Education Class
- Contribute 1% to the purchase price
Please contact Sue Harder at 616-355-3133, for more information or to apply for the program.
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Home Ownership Conversion
Did you know the Ourstreet Program offers assistance to homeowners who want to convert their 2 family home into a single family, owner occupied homes?
Here are the details:- The grant amount will not exceed $4,500 for conversion related costs and is secured by a 5 year mortgage.
- No funds will be disbursed until the home is formally changed from a two to one family unit.
- A letter of application and estimates are required before the project begins.
- All conversion projects must be approved before work begins. Projects will not be paid retroactively.
If you would like to find out more about getting started, please contact Sue Harder at 616-355-3139. |
Fall Leaf Pickup
Beginning the weekend of October 9, 2010, Holland City residents will be allowed to rake leaves into the street gutters or to the shoulders of roads for pickup by City crews. ONLY LEAVES will be picked up during this collection. To the extent weather permits, vacuum collectors are used in the leaf pickup program, and this equipment will not handle branches, grass clippings or other yard debris. If you need to dispose of yard debris other than leaves, Project Pride coupons are available at City Hall in the Department of Community Neighborhood Services. Please contact the City of Holland Street Dept. at 928-2400 for questions regarding this program. |
Asbestos: Should I Be Concerned?
excerpts from a brochure published by the MSHDA Asbestos ProgramWhat is asbestos? "Asbestos is a fiber found in rocks. There are several kinds of asbestos. Asbestos is fire resistant and not easily destroyed." Is asbestos dangerous? "It has now been proven that asbestos is associated with several diseases that can lead to death. In some products, the asbestos can break into small fibers that can float in the air and be inhaled into the lungs. If inhaled, asbestos fibers can become lodged in the lungs. Then, after many years, certain types of cancer can develop. Not all people exposed to asbestos have health problems that are related to asbestos." Where can asbestos be found in a building or home? "Some of the places where asbestos is found are in wall coverings, fire proofing, roofing material, transite siding and electrical appliances such as a toaster or hair dryer." Here's a helpful document that shows many more places asbestos is found. Are all products containing asbestos considered a health risk? "A material is only a health risk when asbestos fibers are released from the material and become airborne. Asbestos materials that can be easily crumbled by hand have the greatest potential of releasing asbestos." How do I know if my building/home contains asbestos? "The manufacturer of a product will know whether their product contains asbestos. In addition, professionals in the asbestos abatement field will have a general idea of products that contain asbestos. A local environmental laboratory will also be able to test a sample of a material to see if it contains asbestos." For the complete brochure or to learn more about testing and removal of asbestos, follow this link. |
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