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Show SEVERAL ST. OLAF'S Catholic Church members turned out last weekend to lay sod for a one-half acre lawn in front of the sanctuary on the corner of Orchard Drive and 1800 South. About one-half the site was finished and this lawn, as well as landscaping around the buildings, should be completed this fall. Apartments to be fixed By TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON Those single family parents or two-parent families fami-lies needing three bedroom apartment apart-ment accommodations may be in luck. The Davis County Housing Authority Au-thority will be administering a program allowing for remodeling of 100 apartment units across the county. Geared for low-income re-sidents, re-sidents, it will especially be targeted for three bedroom units-a commodity in scarce supply, notes refurbished units will vary depending depend-ing on work needed but should all be ready for occupancy within a year, she continues. Specifics can be obtained from the Housing Authority, but rehab projects must entail at least $1,000 Housing Authority Director Rosemary Davis says. Other criteria for renovation includes: in-cludes: preference for applications with the most number of units in one contiguous complex; preference prefer-ence for the highest dollar amount of rehabilitation per unit while keeping the project "financially feasible;" preference for applicants appli-cants which show no tenant relocation. reloca-tion. In addition, criteria will include preference for about 10-20 two-bedroom two-bedroom units. Some $669,000 is included for rental subsidies plus administration. administra-tion. Missy Peterson will administer adminis-ter the program for the Housing Authority. Further information is available by calling 546-6143. Jane Wilson, deputy Housing Authority Au-thority director. Building owners can apply to have their units considered for inclusion in-clusion in the program, she explains. ex-plains. Under the federal "Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation'-' prog-" ram. prospective projects will be reviewed. Those meeting the criteria would be placed on the list to be filled by eligible families once construction rehab work is complete. com-plete. Under the program, owners get no financial or reduced-interest assistance. They do have assurance, assur-ance, though, that their unit or units un-its will be filled consistently, she says. Residents needing housing and meeting the income guidelines could then occupy completed units when they reach the top of the waiting list. "It's very nice to have these funds," Mrs. Wilson says, noting waiting lists for two-three bedroom units were suspended last year because be-cause so many beyond capacity were registered. Now, new applications appli-cations can be made. Those eligible pay up to 30 percent per-cent of their income for rent and utilities with the Housing Authority Author-ity paying whatever's still required from the federal program monies. Unlike some other similar programs, prog-rams, though, the unit retains that Section 8 status, not necessarily the tenant. That should make it more attractive attrac-tive for some owners to want to bring their units up to code or make other improvements, she explains. Projects to be renovated and covered co-vered under the program should be selected by year's end. Opening of |