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Deseret News, The (Salt Lake City, UT)
November 18, 1993
OREM FOCUSES ON 4 AREAS THAT NEED SOME SPRUCING UP
Author: Brooke Adams, Staff Writer
Four neighborhoods that need some sprucing up may get help from the city.
The city's federal programs/redevelopment office identified the four areas during a study of
Orem's housing stock conducted last summer. The office is now developing proposals for
revitalizing the areas, according to Konrad Hildebrandt, program manager.
``I don't think any of the neighborhoods in Orem are that bad; it's just they have the potential,''
Hilde-brandt said.
The neighborhoods targeted for revitalization are:
- Area 1: Geneva neighborhood bounded by I-15 and 600 West and 400 North and 800 North. Of
the 607 structures in the neighborhood, 48 percent meet revitalization criteria. Thirty-eight
percent of residents are low- to moderate-income.
- Area 2: Sharon neighborhood bounded by State Street and 400 East and 400 North and 800
North. Of 477 structures, about 30 percent need rehabilitation of some kind. About 50 percent of
the residents are low- to moderate-income.
- Area 3: Cherry Hill neighborhood bounded by State Street and Main Street and 1300 South and
1600 South. Of 753 structures, 32 percent need rehabilitation. Forty-five percent of residents are
low- to moderate-income.
- Area 4: Hillcrest neighborhood bounded by State Street and 800 East and 800 South and 1300
South. Of 270 structures, nearly 40 percent need fixing up, and 38 percent of residents qualify as
low- to moderate-income.
Each of the neighborhoods has a significant percentage of deficient, deteriorating or dilapidated
housing. Problems typical of homes in the areas include peeling paint, bad roofs and cracked
foundations, Hildebrandt said.
He also registered code violations and excessive junk, weeds and debris in yards. The survey
also noted problems with curbs, gutters, sidewalks and streets.
Based on 1990 Census data, the areas have a high incidence of crime, a higher population of
residents 65 or older compared to the city as a whole, higher minority populations, more female
heads of households and more renter-occupied units, said Stacey Spencer, Orem housing
specialist.
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