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Show V WEEKLY REFLEX T DAViS NEWS JOURNAL. MARCH 2, 1978 Manuel Favila, kneeling, and Rudy Hernandez, standing, install a door at one of the homes that is being repaired through the Davis County Community Action Program weatherization program Applications for weatherization of homes can be made at the CAP office at 312 West Gentile, Layton. The office is located at the rear basement entrance of the old Tanner Clinic building WEATHERIZATION project to weatherize guideline is an income ot less than $3,700 yearly with $1,200 additional money being allowed for each family member money from federal grants available from two sources the Department of Energy and the Community Services Administration social security meet the poverty requirements, Mrs Wallin said Homes of those requiring assistance are inspected by the CETA JUNE Wallin, director of the Community Action Program (CAP) weatheriza-tioprogram said 161 homes in the county have been provided with doors and windows when needed, in addition to other repairs including weatherstripping around the doors and calking around the ment and Training ACT) workers who repair the By ROSELYN KIRK A homes owned by low income residents in Davis County is increasing m scope based on n windows According to Mrs Wallin, weatherization of homes is a band aid project which allows not more than $350 to be spent on any one home The main priority of the project is to stop the infiltration of air and keep the homes warm, thus energy. conserving Arrangements have been made with Mountain Fuel Supply Company to compare how much fuel is used in the homes before and after they are repaired The comparison will be made during high fuel use months, Mrs Wallin said PRIORITIES are given to elderly who apply for the weatherization service However, during the past year the weatherization has been supplied to all those who have applied and can meet the poverty guideline That Many older people living on Employ- (Comprehensive homes. The final decisions on repair are made by Mrs Wallin, who estimates how much money will be needed to weatherize the home IF THE repairs can be made for less than the specified amount, insulation can be provided to some homeowners In some cases the homes are almost incapable of being repaired Since some families must live there anyway, the repairs that can be made are authorized In some cases thresholds as well as doors are repaired She said in one case, ten were windows broken replaced in one home at a cost of $161 for glass Another $160 would have been charged for the labor to install the windows, but the five workers are also trained as glaziers The workmen, all of whom are screened through Job Service, have construction experience They are supervised by Rudy Hernandez, crew chief WHEN THE program was 90 percent of the initiated, money was allocated for materials and only ten percent for labor The present program calls for 40 percent of the money to be allocated for labor to repair the homes According to Mrs Wallin, who administers the program from the CAP office in Layton, most of the requests for repairs have come from residents in the north end of the county Sunset and Clinton areas specifically have received a large share of the aid are eligible to receive insulation must wait about three weeks since one firm has contracted to supply all the insulation to the entire Davis County area Mrs Wallin says that she is able to get weatherstripping at a reduction by purchasing it from a salvage company The type of insulation, repair work and plastic storm win dow installation is set up by regulation who Departs THE FIRST money for from the weatherization federal government began in January 1977 with $17,422 being provided during that first year of operation, according to Roselyn Dechart, CAP fiscal Another agent weatherization contract for $14,971 became effective in 1977 The October weatherization improvements are currently funded through that grant Mrs Dechart savs ether grants may be forth- For Duty Private First Class Joseph Vockler, whose wife, Terri, lues at 310 Ervmg Ave , Grif fen, Ga , recently departed for Germany for six months of temporary duty, where he will tram with other members of his unit under the Brigade 75" program I '75 THE Brigade program involves the rotating of units from Ft Hood, Tex, to hurope to increase Army combat capability while maintaining a scheduled level of troop strength Pfc Vockler is regularly as signed as a mechanic with the 2nd Armored Division at the coming The weatherization office is presently working on the completion of 11 homes In some cases Outreach workers suggest that home owners apply for the weatherization, but in other cases, home hear about the program and apply, Mrs owners Wallin said (ort SO FAR the applications have not exceeded the funding and all home owners request HE entered the Army in March of last year His parents, Mr and Mrs Joseph A Vockler, live at 226 Hawthorne, Layton ing weatherization have received the service Those Utahs Best Sofa Values! 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