UTC has had a long history of involvement in the revitalization of this community, and has worked with a number of community partners toward that end.

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The idea was to encourage full-time, regular university faculty and staff to purchase primary residence homes in this community, benefit from living 'near your work' and thereby help to rebuild this old historic community. Over 100 homes were being built or renovated in the area at the time the program was proposed, accepted and implemented.

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