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Show staff, has made more than just successes in minor alleviating some of the many Although the law designates the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as the administering agency, all Federal agencies which administer social, economic and physical programs share responsiblity for the Model Cities program, as do State and local governments. problems in the model neighborhood. What is Model Cities? IT IS attack comprehensive on the social, economic, and physical problems of slum and blighted neighborhoods. I of the Metropolitan Development of 1966, its purpose is to upgrade the total environment of such participating in the Model Cities program receive one-yeaplanning grants to cover 80 percent of the cost of planning comprehensive programs to raise r ubstantially the levels of nedical treatment, employment and job training, income and social services in the model neighborhood. When plans are completed a e and appioved, cities eligible for F e d e a in-ai- d Community responsibility the Model Cities program is vested in the principal local executive officer (Mayor, City Manager) andor the elected governing body(City Council, for Commission). Model Cities Is IS! ot to eat come through rehabilitation of existing structures wherever possible, as well as through new construction. IT IS NOT ... a program to be run solely by the agencies of city governments or solely by neighborhood residents. Since a responsibility of city and county government and private agencies, residents cannot run the program apart from the city and county governments. Citizens must, however, have an important role planning and monitoring the program. in From Another I programs and Model yunt Cities Supplemental grants to cany out their programs. Salt Lake Model Cities is completing third action planning for its yeai which will begin next spring designed to the community a decent output in community benefits. It is true that we have had our health and lousing, education, ''bureaucratic superstructure Cities program has been returning which are largely the Cities a rebuilding. coordinated delivery of services neighborhoods and significantly improve the lives of residents. Our Model Cities program is not Model Cities Program by William Colon, Jersey City, New Jersey It seems that when the Model Cities program gets into the news people and maybe follow the WANTED example that the Brazilian Government gave; building a totally new city (physically that is) but staying with with same old Senior Citizens problems, namely, drug wrong. The Model Cities program also emphasizes treating the social and economic needs of residents. Increasing the supply of adequate housing is a major goal, but this depends on improvement and Act someting goes up federal funds. Our Model successful Model Cities program Demonstration Cities and "news" when clearance will r Authorized by Title si um or strictly physical The Model Cities program is designed to concentrate public and private resources in a five-yea- NOT... the news is bad. This is true across the nation. Maybe the good things are being ignored, only to have addiction, crime on the streets and all the other social evils that cannot be changed by building physically, but by building educationally and morally. Model Cities is not a "series of neighborhood welfare grants" but a attempt to curb the disease of our completely and unjustly negate society, not by "little programs" what good has been but by professional and accomplished and the arduous job that it has been to make possible this reality. If Washington destroyed the original Model City idea of "the federal government picking a few locations aiound the country and completely modernizing an old city," lets not lament over something that is already done. Lets accept the reality of what we have and try to accomplish positive outputs with it. Model Cities across the country are often criticized for spending all sorts of money in a wide variety of little programs, often at the suggestion of a neighborhood, rather than a comprehensive city plan. It is sad to realize that many critics feel the people (neighborhood) Redwood Service Center Lunch by Reservation: Do you want 466-875- 5 Cost per plate: 60 cents more information Tuesdays - 12:00 noon Reservations by Monday on citizen FREE BINGO WITH PRIZES participation? Cali Faron Ith, Don't be left out! 467-941- 6 Next Week - the pros and of the Model Cities program, something that we need, because the people are the most interested, since they are the stipends for program by counting how many sewer lines, or garden apartments or how many school buildings were constructed, then we are only counting the physical and material aspects or our society. Then we have to ignore the at intelligent approaches. should not be consulted when planning the program. Citizen participation, with all its flaws, is an integral part of the philosophy participants and the beneficiaries. If we are going to measure the impact and the success of a weekly luncheon serious, comprehensive it is unfair to problems but to attend cons of Do You have residents and a Job Open, citizens speak Something to about Model Sell or Trade? Cities. Call 467-801- 4 For Free Listing. . . . an overnight cure for all the problems of the city. The program should certainly make substantial improvements in education, housing, employment and other conditions in the target r atea in a period, but it will not bring about urban utopia. IT IS NOT . . supported completely by Federal funds. Funds for the Model Cities also come from new program investment of private, local and State funds, grants from exisitng federally aided programs and better use of money already being spent in the model neighborhood. IT IS NOT the sole five-yea- . ... responsibility of a single Federal agency or unit of government. The Model Neighborhood News Has Moved to Larger Quarters. Our New Address is: 383 E. 1700 So. New telephone number: 467-801- 4 |