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Sarasota News Leader February 1, 2013 Page 64 COUNTY, CITY WIN AWARD FOR NEWTOWN REVITALIZATION Sarasota County and the City of Sarasota have been named winners of a national award for community development for their efforts to revitalize the Newtown neighborhood. The county and city will receive the Audrey Nelson Community Development Achievement Award from the National Community Development Association (NCDA) during a ceremony Feb. 1 in Washington, D.C. the county has announced. for recreation and community events and improve the community's infrastructure. The award also is a tribute to all of the community organizations that served as partners in these projects," she added in the release. The county and city have made improvements in Newtown valued at more than $60 million, using funds that included a $23 million Neighborhood Stabilization Program grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelThe award recognizes the efforts by the opment, the release notes. county and city to work with residents and The NCDA established the Audrey Nelson community organizations to achieve a "holis- Community Development Achievement Award tic change in the Newtown Neighborhood," to recognize outstanding uses of the Commua news release says. Those efforts include nity Development Block Grant Program and Janie's Garden, the Robert Taylor Commu- partnerships between local governments and nity Center, the Newtown Training Center, nonprofit organizations to assist low- and commercial storefront improvements, the moderate-income persons, the release says. King Stone and St. Monica apartment rede- Audrey Nelson was the first deputy executive velopments, Fredd "Glossie" Atkins Park and secretary of NCDA. playground and drainage improvements, the The NCDA is a non-partisan national nonprofit release points out. membership organization that represents lo"This award recognizes the tremendous prog- cal governments that administer federally supress Sarasota County and the City of Sarasota ported community, economic development have made to revitalize the Newtown area," and affordable housing programs. said Carolyn Mason, County Commission chairwoman, in the release. "These improve- For additional information, contact the Saraments address the needs of our residents for sota County Call Center at 861-5000 or visit the high-quality safe housing, provide facilities Sarasota County website at www.scgov.net. For The Best Reading Experience Get Sarasota News Leader On Your Tablet SarasotaNewsLeader.com/webapp