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BUYING A HOME Features About |
Our Troy Gardens PartnersRepresentative Tammy Baldwin: Tammy was instrumental in helping us obtain $750,000 in HUD funding for the project, which covered the cost of purchasing the housing site for Troy Gardens, as well as helping to make 20 of the homes affordable to low-to-moderate income homebuyers. City of Madison CDBG Office: The CDBG Office has provided invaluable support to Troy Gardens, including the provision of long-term financing to cover the purchase of land as well as to subsidize the cost of constructing the income-restricted units. The CDBG Office has also provided a substantial zero-interest construction loan to further reduce our costs of construction. Community Action Coalition: CAC managed the community gardens at Troy Gardens for many years, and was deeply involved in the process of developing the first comprehensive plan for Troy Gardens. The Dane Fund: The Dane Fund is providing significant financing for pre-construction and construction costs at below-market interest rates. Friends of Troy Gardens: FTG manages the conservancy areas of Troy Gardens. FTG manages the community gardens, operates the CSA farm, and conducts education programming for young people. Madison Community Foundation: MCF has provided grant funding to both the Friends of Troy Gardens and the Madison Area Community Land Trust for their work at Troy Gardens. Madison Gas and Electric: MGE will be providing energy grant funding to cover a portion of the cost of the Energy Star and Green Built features of Troy Gardens Homes. Northside Planning Council: NPC played a key role in organizing the community process that created the comprehensive plan for Troy Gardens, as well as mobilizing support for community ownership of Troy Gardens.
University of Wisconsin Department of Urban and Regional Planning: URPL has been involved at Troy Gardens for over 10 years, assisting in the development of the initial comprehensive plan for Troy Gardens, as well as continuing to participate actively on the boards of both the Friends of Troy Gardens as well as the Madison Area Community Land Trust. Urban Open Space Foundation: UOSF holds a conservation easement protecting the greenspace areas of Troy Gardens, and coordinated much of the restoration work on the natural areas of Troy Gardens. Wisconsin Department of Commerce -- Bureau of Housing: The Bureau of Housing has provided grant funding to reduce the sale prices of the income-restricted homes at Troy Gardens.
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