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Business Briefs BUSINESS PROFILE Planners predict changes in E. Winstorr By KAREN H JONES Special to the Chronicle The East Winston community between 14th and 18th streets and Cleveland and Jackson avenues should begin to see major improve ments in July 1990 due to future development plans of the City Plan ning Department and the Depart ment of Housing and Urban Devel opment. Representatives from ihese city and county agencies addressed an ii Center. Toni Tupponce, division super visor of the City Planning Depart ment, discussed how the planning of future development is handled in Winston-Salem. Ms. Tupponce said that there is a personal influence from the community when there is a need for change. "People get involved when they want to see something improved in an area, especially when it involves zoning and development of land for housing or businesses." The planning department reviews site plans and holds meetings which are open to the public. Meetings focus on long-range plan ning, including comprehensive land~ use and growth management, along with economic forecasting. They also deal with strategic planning of historic preserva tion and facilities iplanning^?- for= libraries, schools and parks. The Communi ty Planning Divi sion and Land Use Administration are reviewing plans for audience of locals at a Business East Winston's zoning, establish Networking held last Friday at ment of ordinances and subdivision Tony's Lounge in Jetway Shopping regulations. Once ihese considera tions are reviewed, they are sent forward for implementation by the planning and administration depart ment of HUD. Wanda Boykins, housing devel opment specialist for the depart ment, addressed the needs of hous ing within the community. "Ten years ago, we received eight to 10 million dollars a year for streets, parks and sidewalks," she said. "Today, we only receive one million, so our focus has io-be? strictly housing." Ms. Boykins' department has already completed major restoration of the 11th Street Bottom area. Part of the process included purchasing the property, relocating tenants and clearing the land for development Ms. Boykins said her depart ment will use this same process to improve the Cameron Avenue area next year. "Nineteenth and 21st streets and Cleveland and Jackson are next in the process of rejuvenation. Most of the single-family homes will be demolished, while the multi-family dwellings will be renovated, as long as they-areclose ^ satisfactory con -dition." ?? Fourteenth through 18th streets are now in the process of being acquired. Ms. Boykins explained that the relocation staff will work with individual households in deter mining their specific needs, in order to get low- to moderate-income families moved into better housing. She estimated that the rejuvenation , *? 'im , - ?, Photo by Mike Cunningham Above, local attorneys share Insights with a group of Business Networking participant*. At laft, Ton! Tupponce of the city's planning department discusses anticipated Improvements for East Winston. period will involve a five-year plan. The planning and administra tion department offers low-interest financing for first-time homebuyers under a loan which has a term that amounts to only a 70 percent pay back of the loan amount. . Richie Brooks, director of housing services for the city, helps implement the programs that Ms. Boykins' department plans. Mr. Brooks explained that some improvements in the quality of housing have resulted from stricter regulations. "Our code enforcement team inspects the housing to see if it's in compliance with minimal stan dards," he said. "If it is not, our inspectors issue an 'Order to Repair' to the property owners or dwellers ?to bringthe property up 10 standard. - Because of the new code enforce^ merit, investors or owners are now - fixing up their properties." The Relocation and Redevelop ment Division provides financial assistance for investors for redevel opment of commercial and residen tial properties. If a person or busi ness is^displaced because of rede velopment, funds are available for tenants and property owners in order to relocate. This assistance involves low-interest loans and deferred interest loans. " Mr. Brooks' division hires small and minority contractors to do >hft fftfitftrfltiftn. nlnntt ii ?v uvlUill 1 vOiV/lailvttf CXl IV/1 yiaiO - have been approved by the Board of? Aldermen. ? ?? ? Mr. Brooks urged minority investors to invest in future devel opment plans. "The majority of investors are non-minority," She said. "We urge all individuals interested in the housing business to contact our agency." Business Networking sessions created to heighten community awareness By ROBIN BARKSDALE Chronicle Staff Writer A few months ago, Betty Hanes, director of the city's Minority/Wom en's Business Enterprise program, became disturbed that there was not a group in place to help .spread the word about how citywide business policies would affect the overall com munity. So she set about the business of putting just such a group in place. "Business Networking came about as a result of a Minority Busi m Betty Hanes ness League meeting," said Ms. Hanes. "We were discussing the need for something like this and so I got started planning it out." Business Networking meetings have been held each Friday since June at Tony's Lounge in Jetway Shopping Center. Ms. Hanes said that the gath erings serve several purposes, one of which is to allow a forum for business owners, clients and the general com munity to meet and become familiar with each other's businesses. The pri mary focus of the sessions, she said, is providing the public with up-to -4ate~ information on .a variety of top ics. The format of the meetings allows for networking and the exchange of business cards from 5 to 7 p.m. At 7, there is a discussion peri od usually featuring speakers from area businesses or city government. The discussion period is followed by question and answer periods and fol low-ups on contacts. Ms. Hanes said the meetings are designed to give residents some idea of what is happening in the communis ly so that they can have input as to how the situation will be resolved. "A lot of people don't know about things until after they happen, we want to do is to give them this voice. 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