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Show 1; I - OK Davis Housing Rehab 1 :rinBis.SKi..iKR(; fejTON - some t viround the county j N somewhat ofa bs. n 'Dc coming months. l- h ram being 1 SliH 'he county 1-1,3. Dav' will use i4vlV,ock grant 1'r ust year for ,? ''n projects 'i,f ;k Denver Friday j(,,h ,y U,r another U; serine next ferehahrunos K awi,hrunjs I' si "'receive more t'C ?!he Housing , h I n,J ,h;" "mount lWi more than half of the total project, according to federal Department of Housing and Urban Development Develop-ment guidelines. AFTER THE rehab was completed, those units would then be eligible for inclusion on the federal Section 8 rental assistance program where rents and utilities can't exceed 30 percent of the renter's income in-come without subsidy to the landlord. The emphasis on rental units ' signals a change in direction for DC HA where all previous rehab has centered on owner-occupied owner-occupied single-family housing. hous-ing. Mrs. Davis is currently considering housing units in Woods Cross for possible inclusion in-clusion in the project, she told the commissioners. BECAUSE THE i 1 00.000 program is a demonstration project, more funds will probably prob-ably he forthcoming later, she added, with those funds probably prob-ably to be awarded by mid- Apnl. The county commission approved the transer of funds lo the rental vs. owner-occupied owner-occupied concept, with Com. Harry Gerlach Sr. noting emphasis is "still for low and moderate incomes." He said further that the Housing Authority's Au-thority's efforts will enable the countv to meet the 51 percent requirement set by federal authorities au-thorities for block grants, centering cen-tering on assistance to low and moderate income areas throughout the county. THERE HAS been some concern that some cities seeking seek-ing block grants wouldn't quality qual-ity because they didn't meet the percentage requirement. In other commission action, the three-member body formally for-mally approved application lor $650,000 in federal funds that would allow creation of a small business investment corporation corpora-tion to assist existing businesses busines-ses with expansion and job creation. THE FEDERAL Department Depart-ment of Health and Human Services program, already endorsed en-dorsed by the county economic econo-mic development board as previously pre-viously reported, was submitted submit-ted to the state office of community com-munity services for approval. The next step will involve seeking small business administration admi-nistration licensure for the corporation, cor-poration, explained Richard Nelson, county job training program director. A.Leslie Derbyshire, chairman chair-man of the county private industry in-dustry council, said the county's coun-ty's backbone hinges on 2.200 small businesses, including '1. 638 with under nine employees. em-ployees. "We expect it will help entrepeneurs. some already in business, and get others into (the counnl. for everyone successful, it means one more job. "WE DON'T expect to re volutionize (the county's economic eco-nomic makeup)." he told the commissioners. "We want Davis County to he improved as much as i( can be. but not like Detroit or New York." he added. Interest rates should be available for7'j to 7'- percent. Com. (ierlach added, noting seven million "Fortune 500" company jobs have been lost vv ilhin (he past leu years vv hile 21 million have been created overall, nationally, noting a change lo different sorts of jobs and businesses. THE COMMISSION also approved purchase orders for lour v ehicles, for the road department de-partment and for flood control along wiih purchase of two word processors lor ihe planning plan-ning department for M:626. They will include a shared printer and were approved after af-ter "quile lengthv sunk ." Ihe commission w;is lold. |