[Durham INC] Please Vote for Preservation Equity Program

[Merrick Moore Community]

Done!

On Sat, May 22, 2021 at 4:01 PM Tom Miller <tom-miller1 at nc.rr.com> wrote:

> Dear Neighbors:
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> Preservation Durham has applied for a $50,000 appropriation from the City
> of Durham through the participatory budget process to help fund
> Preservation Durham’s Preservation Equity Program.  We would appreciate
> your vote in support of the program.
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> Preservation Durham created the Preservation Equity Program (PEP) to help
> combat gentrification and displacement in the most vulnerable historic
> neighborhoods in Durham.  Through PEP, Preservation Durham makes small
> grants to owners of historic homes to help them stay in their homes.
> Grants of up to $6,500 can be made to cover a broad range of home repairs
> including roof repairs, problem windows, difficulties with heating and
> cooling systems, structural problems, rotten flooring, etc. The program has
> been funded to date with $60,000 in gifts from Preservation Durham
> supporters.  The criteria for the grants are flexible, but the grants are
> broadly targeted toward historic African-American neighborhoods.  The
> appropriation, if received, will also help fund putting up plaques on
> important historic structures in the same neighborhoods.  Preservation
> Durham’s Preservation Equity Program is designed to correct and re-balance
> traditional preservation efforts in Durham and to better tell the whole
> Durham story.
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> Help Preservation Durham receive participatory budget funds this year.
> Repairs and historic home plaques can be expensive especially during a
> pandemic and challenging economic times. Help us building community through
> historic preservation. Email us at pep at preservationdurham.org to learn
> more about our historic home repair program.
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> The participatory budget process is determined in part by votes from the
> community.  Please vote for Preservation Durham’s request.  Visit
> https://durham.mysocialpinpoint.com/pb-durham/voting/ and click on the
> “Community Building and Economic Opportunities” category.  Preservation
> Durham’s request can be found there.
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> Please share this e-mail message with your neighbors and lists.
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> YOU MUST VOTE BY JUNE 6!
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> Thank you.
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> Tom Miller
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> Preservation Durham
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Bonita Green
Merrick-Moore Community Development Corporation
*merrickmoorecommunity at gmail.com <merrickmoorecommunity at gmail.com>*
954.632.2079 (mobile)
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