This site is updated daily. This is a short course in redevelopment for interested citizens. Redevelopment is a process by which local government works in partnership with private enterprise to enhance the social, economic, physical and environmental nature of a city.
Redevelopment can promote renovation and sponsor improvements towards the growth of the community.
It provides cities with a mechanism to work in partnership with private enterprise to implement established goals. Redevelopment involves more than repainting a storefront or razing an abandoned building. It often requires the upgrade of streets, assembly of properties into larger development sites, improving public facilities, and other considerations that are less obvious, yet often more important to a project area's revitalization. Public facilities and street improvements are directed toward improving the function and appearance of the project area, and the improved infrastructure provides an environment conducive for development. Redevelopment has a direct bearing on the City's economic future.