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Show rnftfi irtriti Hf '"'i tenants are provided in the FACE program and enable tenants to become homeowners with low down payments. Letters Three areas have been tenatively selected for the on the westside within the model neighborhood. Two of the areas have average annual incomes of $7,000. The third area has an average income of $8,500. The Council held the special meeting as a result of residents questioning previous approval given to the program. The Thanks for the beam. Model Cities, program, We would like to express our sincere appreciation for the of the central reconstruction beam in our home. Our thanks to the many people who made it possible for the Home Emergency Repair Program to be brought into realization. To Carl Inoway and all the people from Assist, to Pete Grundfossen and all the people from Model Cities, to the Board of Commissioners, especially to Council voted to allocate $50,000 from reprogammed funds and placed the program in fifth priority position at a regular meeting a month ago. Two weeks later a motion carried to "rescind the action" and conduct further study into the program. The Commissioner McClure whose interest brought him to our home and most of all to the many people from the Housing Task Force who attended so very many meetings in order to see a part of Model Cities come to finalization. There is so much to be done and knowing that with everyone's cooperation and dedication, we as a people can accomplish better waysof living for ourselves. Thank you so much. The Phillip J. Rivera Family special meeting apparently clarified the program and the Pete Grundfossen, Model Cities director; Jim Johnston, Research and Information Chief and George Nackos, Project Coordinator join in protest against the war in Vietnam. 0 Pete Grundfossen, director of the Salt Lake Model Cities program participated in a recent demonstration against the war in Vietnam. When asked why he felt the need to display his feelings about the war, he said, "As long as we're spending the kind of money we are on the defense mechanism Notice all in Vietnam, we cannot concentrate on the problems at home - urban blight, poverty, hunger and so forth.'' Working in a program which was established to reverse the blight cylce and find solutions to these problems community, in the Grundfossen is aware of the local consequences of continuing the war effort. Code Enforcement Program Debated for Third Time Demolishing homes and earlier with the Housing Task The Joint Board of Commissioners will meet Thursday, May 18 at 7:00 p.m. at the Northwest Multipurpose Center, 1300 West 2nd North. Immediately following, the Model Cities Coordinating Council will held its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. PUBLIC INVITED TO ATTEND selection of areas to be affected Force and other citizen were debated at length participation BOTH MEETINGS! Department of by members of the Model Cities Coordinating Council on May 4 in a special meeting on the FACE (Federally Assisted Code Enforcement) program. Edith Jackson, Billy Jones, and Howard Kutzer, representatives from the Housing and Urban Development were present to explain the program and answer questions. They had met salt lake mods! neighborhood news volume one groups. Al Blair from the Salt Lake City Planning Department was also in attendance to explain site selection. Jones briefly described the Housing Act of 1965 and the FACE program, empasizing the purpose of the program is to prevent urban blight, not demolish houses. Federal assistance enables cities to carry out their code enforcement programs and helps citizens bring their homes up to code standards, he said. "We are not interested in purchasing property and demolishing homes, he added, Publication of the Model "It's too expensive for us and the The Model Neighborhood News is a publication of the Salt Neighborhood News is made local government." Lake Model Cities Agency under In essence, the program possible through a grant from the the supervision of the Joint Board Department of Housing and provides rehabilation grants up to Urban Development. of City and County $3,500 for home owners with Commissioners with editorial annual incomes below $3,000 for offices located at 119 East 21st Publication of the newspaper necessary repairs. However, if is weekly with a distribution of someone earns more than $3,000 South, Bldg. 5, Salt Lake City, Utah 841 15. 17,000 copies. per year but spends in excess of 25 of their income on housing, Marlene Marie Young, Editor and Community Information Specialist they would also qualify for a Distribution by Reliable Courier Kirk Terry, Staff Reporter Roger Taylor, Staff Reporter and Photographer Steve Varley, Staff Reporter and Photographer Joint Board of Commissioners Ralph Y. McClure, Chairman Phillip R. Blomquist Stephen Harmsen Conrad Harrison Jennings Phillips William E. Dunn grant. Twenty year 3 federal loans would be available to owner-occupan- ts not qualifying for grants. Refinancing will be available if the loan exceeds 20 of a person's gross income and the amount of work needed is 20 or more of total indebtedness. Time and again, members of the Council questioned the Council again voted approval. A citizen's advisory committee will continue to work with local government officials to insure citizen involvement in the program. The Joint Board of Commissioners have agreed to meet one evening a month as most residents are unable to attend their weekly meeting at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesdays. The first evening meeting will be held Thursday, May 18, at 7:00 p.m. at the Northwest Center. demolition aspect of the program, emphasizing the already t critical lack of housing in Salt Lake City. Jones stated the Federal government doesn't have the money to condemn homes and buy property in this program. He said the FACE program only allows for 5 of the housing in selected sites to be demolished but he'd rather see an even lower percentage and would aim in that direction. When a home is "too far gone" to bebroughtup to code standards, the program pays the fair market value price of the property to the owner plus up to $15,000 for the family to find housing comparable in size but one that meets code standards. "We are looking at 'saveable' Immediately following, at 8:00 p.m., the Coordinating Council will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. The public is invited to both sessions. low-cos- areas only," he said. Kutzer said the progam is designed to upgrade housing in an area and to see that no one suffers financially. He explained that a resident has first choice to buy his land back and build another struction on it. "We would like to see the program in operation without purchasing one single house," Jones said. Salt Lake City has had a uniform building code in effect for about 1 year. Under the present program, homeowners have had to give permission for city inspectors to enter their homes. Under the FACE program, entry would be gained by legal means if necessary. Relocation benefits for WANTED Senior Citizens to attend weekly luncheon at Redwood Service Center Lunch by Reservation: 466-875- 5 Cost per plate : 60 cents Tuesdays - 12:00 noon Reservations by Monday FREE BINGO WITH PRIZES Bus service is available. Don't be left out! -- |