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Show salt lake free not for sale volume one july 20,1972 number forty-eigh- t Food Stamp Act Altered The Model Neighborhood News reported in the June 8th issue, in an article on changes in the Food Stamp Act, that ''in no case will individuals who purchase and prepare foods together be allowed to apply as a separate household." In a subsequent interview with David (Sandy) Dolowitz, director of the Salt Lake County Bar including the Salt Lake County Bar Legal Services, Inc., that provision of the Food Stamp Act and regulations was declared invalid. As a result, unrelated individuals now residing together as a Pete Grundfossen, Model Cities director and Mayor Jake Garn explain administrative change to Model Cities staff. household who purchase and prepare food together may apply as a single household, be declared eligible and receive food stamps asa single household. City to Direct M. C. Program Priorities And New Chairman Selected clearing up misconceptions Manpower task force received top priority for the third action year. Stan Holbrook was named Sandy Dolowitz He indicated this would be of interest to Model Cities residents, particularly those on welfare or senior citizens who could save a great deal of cost by moving in together as a single household. "This is part of the reason why the Act was struck down and why, in fact, I think it would be to the advantage of households that fall into this type of category to combine into single economic households to achieve economy of scale," Dolowitz said. "We at Legal Services who surrounding the City's the new chairman, replacing worked on this problem Bryan Gardner who recently awfully proud of our result and, naturally, we want to spread the word now that we have achieved it," he concluded. by Steve Varley Council meeting was held July 13, at the e Center Northwest A Coordinating Multi-purpos- attended by representatives of each of the nine task forces and interested citizens, in an effort to make plans for the next action year, coordinate efforts and elect a new chairman. Pete Grundfossen opened by new direction of the Model Cities program and stated, that the move "won't decrease citizen participation in any of the programs. The Council reviewed goals by the chairman of each of the task forces and voted on the priority each task force should be given. The nine task forces are: Education, Government, Housing, Health, Social Services, Transportation, Crime and Delinquency, Manpower and Physical Environment. The resigned. Holbrook is the chairman of the Social Services task force. are The Model Cities staff will probably remain essentially the same despite a change of directors from a joint city and county board to a mayor and city the city payroll while the county would continue its local contributions to the program administration, Pete Salt Lake City initially until July 1, 1973, or until the city can come up with the money. Grundfossen, Model Cities refused to undertake said at the monthly Coordinating Council meeting on July 13. responsibility for administration of the Model Cities program and At present, the deadline for Commissioners was created director, the change-ove- r is September 1, 1972. The Joint Board has directed the program for the past 18 months. There is no other Model Cities program in the United States set up on a city and county basis. Mayor Jake Garn told the Joint Board on July 12 that he felt the change would increase efficiency and that the county portion of the model neighborhood would continue to be served by the program. The new system would mean the addition of the agency staff to the Joint Board of December 23, 1970 to manage the program. Mayor Garn sees more involvement in the Model Cities program by the city commissioners, as well as himself, as a result of the change. He feels city officials should attend more task force and Coordinating Council meetings and "hear what is being discussed." Grundfossen feels citizen participation will continue to be an important part of the program. |