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Dates to Remember
- October 8th, Fire Prevention Parade, 10:00 a.m.
- October 15 Fire Safety Day-Westshore Mall-10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
- October 8th, Fall Leaf Pickup Begins
- October 22, Groove Walk, Downtown Holland, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
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Renovated Home for Sale
Jubilee Ministries has completed an extensive renovation of this home. The home features a new addition, 3 bedrooms, and two baths. Downpayment assistance is available to qualified buyers. Here is a link to the listing.
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Greetings!
There is still time to get at those fall home improvement projects. This month's newsletter is focused on many of the great housing programs available to residents of the Ourstreet neighborhood. In this issue, you'll find information on programs to assist you in the purchase of a new home and one that will help convert a two family home into a single family home. We've included information on the new garage incentive, energy efficency grants from Homecor, 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 events happening around Holland!
Sincerely,
Sue Harder Ourstreet Coordinator
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Year of the Garage
The City of Holland is offering an incentive of up to $3,000 to assist owner occupants to build a new 2 car garage. So far three property owners have signed up for the program. Four others have expressed interest. The incentive is available on a first come-first served basis. We plan to provide incentives for up to 8 garages.
If you'd like to take advantage of this, please apply immediately!
The Washington Square Neighborhood is the first target area. Click here for an application. |
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Energy Efficiency Grants
For 15 years, Homecor has been assisting homeowners in the Central City of Holland as they seek to maintain and improve their homes. This Fall, Homecor will continue our mission of
enhancing Central City neighborhoods by offering new matching  mini-grants to homeowners who wish to make enhancements to their home that will increase the energy efficiency of their
home for lower utility bills, decreased energy usage, and a more comfortable home.
Your energy improvement solution begins with an audit of your home to determine the best solutions for your home. Therefore, Homecor will pay $200 toward the $300 cost of an energy assessment by the local company, Dwelltech Solutions (www.dwelltechsolutions.com). We will also offer eligible homeowners in our target area matching grant assistance up to $1,000 for energy efficiency improvements. This is a 1:1 grant where every $1 grant provided by Homecor requires a $1 cash or labor contribution from the homeowner.
Eligibility:
· The home must be in our target area of 8th to 19th Street, from Lincoln Avenue to Harrison Avenue.
· The homeowner must perform an energy audit to determine the solutions with the greatest impact. The energy audit also identifies rebates and other incentives offered by utility companies and other entities
· The home must be owner occupied.
· All property taxes must be current.
· Applications must be received by October 31, 2011 for consideration by the Homecor Board
· Work must be completed by January 30, 2012
Applicable Enhancements will be identified in the energy assessment provided by Dwelltech Solutions and include such items as insulation, air sealing, window restoration or replacement,
furnace and water heater upgrades.
Homecor is a 501c-3 non-profit organization that is supported solely by private contributions. We are providing up to 20 assessments and up to $10,000 in matching grants ($1,000 max per house) for this Energy Efficiency Grant program and will select projects to reward grants based on the applicants stated financial need, the potential for positive impact on the home and the homeowner's willingness to contribute to the project.
To apply, please contact Amy Alderink from Homecor to arrange a site visit prior to October 31,
2011.
Homecor 151 Central Avenue, Suite 280
Holland, MI 49423
alderink@egl.net
616-836-2531
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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 616-355-1330.
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Fall Leaf Pickup
Beginning the weekend of October 8, 2011, 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.
Please contact the City of Holland Street Department at 928-2400 for questions regarding this program.
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Ourstreet Program
