The primary objective of the Urban Development Department is the
revitalization and maintenance of low and moderate income communities
as productive and vigorous parts of the City as a whole. Strategies and
programs are created, many using federal financial resources, which:
- coordinate existing city wide resources -- both public and private,
- develop leadership at the individual, neighborhood, and agency level,
- eliminate barriers -- physical, social and economic, and
- create economic and employment opportunities.