Attention Downtown Hartford Residents and Businesses: Would you want to be represented by an NRZ? What’s an NRZ?
NRZ stands for Neighborhood Revitalization Zone, in other words, a neighborhood association.
Hartford has 13 NRZs representing all Hartford neighborhoods, except downtown. Why? Because back when the statute (Public Act 95-340) was codified in 1995, there were hardly any residential buildings in downtown.
However, in the intervening decades, downtown Hartford has experienced enormous growth in construction of new residential buildings and renovation of former office buildings as mixed use and residential properties. Two existing NRZs bordering downtown are interested in providing representation to portions of downtown...
We both strive to provide similar services to our neighborhoods. We have developed Strategic Neighborhood Plans that address issues including blight remediation, economic development, work with local police, traffic safety and transportation.
Our Strategic Neighborhood Plans provide guidance for the City in determining what to do and when to do it.
And, just to be clear, NRZs are totally run by neighborhood volunteers and there are no fees or dues.We need your input to decide whether and how to proceed, so we asking you to complete a very short survey.
