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Show VVilOlLr.. free not for sale salt lake u volume one number three May 20, 1971 Relocation Aid Increased by HUD Action I ' Model Cities isn't 4 ','Y i ' I" movinq anyone IIPipW.i I I' " period to compensate for higher lents. This is double the amount x ( ", , The Environment Health Services Agency is located in the Glendale Plaza and is open to all residents requesting their services. Enviromenfal Health Services To Begin N.E.E.D.S. Survey Phase Phase Two Will Start Immediately The Environmental Health Services Agency, a Model Cities funded project in conjunction with the Salt Lake City County Health Department, will begin the second phase of an environmental survey. Phase one of the five phased N.E.E.D.S. survey was concerned only with external environmental problems if we don't know what they are? We are seeking out the problems of health, but also those environmental problems related to air pollution, noise pollution, poor street lighting, and the like," Bodily added."Our only desire is to protect the health, safety and well being of the community and everyone in it." The Environmental Health Services Agency, located in the efforts in areas of Water Pollution, Occupational Health, Housing, Air Pollution and other environmental Areas. Larry Jensen, Director of the Agency, will welcome inquiries from residents regarding any of these areas. He may be reached at In his words, "we must help the community help itself and continually monitor complaints of an environmental nature to help protect the environment of the Glendale Plaza will be directing its community." 359-143- and visible pollution. Such items as vacant and decayed buildings, dead animals, trash dumps and the like were noted. At this time, this data is being prepared and will be available to the Model Cities Task Forces. "The second phase of the N.E.E.D.S. survey will be more comprehensive. We want now to look at internal environmental problems. Such things as inadequate plumbing, rodents and poor sewer facilities will be the concern of this study," Lowell Bodily reported. "We are presently interviewing residents of the Model Neighborhood to help us in this survey. What we will do is randomly select homes and offices within the Target Area and interview the occupants. Their answers, which will be held strictly confidential, will then be tallied on a computer." "It is in no way our desire to condemn any home. In fact we will not even do this. Simply our concern is this, how can we and Model Cities Task Forces attempt to solve relocation law, just recently offered under the old law. If a renter the passed will more than double wishes to purchase a home, HUD will old relocation benefits. now provide a $2,000 grant for use as a down payment on a new home. For example the new law will In addition to the $2,000, HUD will provide up to $15,000 for home to $2,000 in matching replacement where the old law provide up would provide only $5,000. Simply funds. For example, a renter would this is what the law will provide. If a recieve the $2'000 9rant and if he own moneV home owner is forced to relocate, he ad' sa' match his $1,000 with an will receive up to $300 for moving additional $1,000. This would give a expenses, a dislocation allowance of renter $4,000 for a down payment, $200 and a replacement allowance up to $1 5,000. The law provides that Jon M. Dunn, Model Cities a fair market price be paid for your Planner for Housing has indicated, home in addition to the above "while the relocation benefits have amounts of money, substantially been increased, at the For example, if the market present time there is no Model Cities value of your home is $20,000, you Project that will call for the can expect to recieve that amount as relocation of any families within the the purchase price of your home. In Model Neighborhood." addition, if it would cost $30,000 to "We must at all times remember will recieve replace that home, you that the Model Cities Program is a a as $10,000 replacement allowance, citizens' program. All the projects You will also receive $200 for your come from the Task Forces that are inconvenience and up to $300 to pay comprised of residents of the mover move to the your belongings. neighborhood. It is because of this Benefits under the new law have citizen participation that we don't expect that residents will relocate themselves or ask for projects that A new Adult Nutrition Program in Congressional Record would call for relocation of The Model Cities funded Adult continue for the life of the Model determine the means for continuing Nutrition Program was praised in the Cities Program if the Task Forces the program upon termination of federal funding. No workable Congressional Record of April 22, approve of the program." Keefer's letter The text of 1971. In a letter to Senator Charles solution has been arrived at to date. follows: If the project is not continued, Percy, Fred E. Keefer local ANP Dear The Senator Title Director stated "no other program there will be many lost souls who Percy: IV nutrition project being conducted in Salt Lake City, Utah makes use of the public school cafeteria facilities for serving noon meals to the elderly. Two hundred fifty one persons During the hearings Sen. Percy participate in the program in an mentioned he was "very troubled by average month. Last year 526 the possibility that some elderly individuals were served during the people may now go hungry if we fail year. We are presently working with to fund the existing projects." Faron Ith, Model Cities Task the Salt Lake City School District Force Coordinator stated the Adult and the Salt Lake County Nutrition Program in Salt Lake will Department of Social Services to for the elderly in this area emphasizes the nutritional aspect. The letter was published in the Congressional Record during Senate debates over the funding of some 18 such projects in the United States. -- also increased for individuals and families that are renting. Renters can receive up to $4,000 over a four year have come to depend on the program, not only for meals, but also for the social contact and the educational and enrichment activities provided after lunch in the schools. Know that many of the older people would simply sit at home until personally urged to join another senior citizens' group and be provided wicn transportation. No other program for the elderly in the area emphasizes the nutritional Wle aspect as does this project. Cordially, Frederick E. Keefer families," Sam Moll, Model Cities Assistant Director stated. Ruth Yarbrough, a Task Force Aide, added, "our real problem is not relocation because of Federal projects. Our problem comes from private projects. When a private firm buys an apartment house and tears it down, we need to have a way of helping those people find a new place." The Model Cities Housing task Force is currently studying projects that will provide for relocation assistance to Model Neighborhood families that must move because of private projects by private concerns. "At this time no family in the Model Neighborhood will be relocated due to a Model Cities Project. Our concern is helping those families that are forced to move because some landlord wants to sell his apartment house and build a shopping center," added Charles Akerlow, Model Cities Director. |