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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
Item No. V=-r
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: June 28, 1994
SUBJECT: HOME Program Application
DEPARTMENT: Housing/Comm Dev PUBLIC HEARING _ YES x NO
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara L Fikes
Extension 2490
TELEPHONE NUMBER -
Hillsborough - 732-8181
Chapel Hill - 968-4501
Mebane - 227-2031
Durham - 688-7331
PURPOSE: To approve submission of a 1994 HOME Program Application for funds to
continue housing rehabilitation program activities and authorize the Manager to sign the application after
the County Attorney's review and approval.
BACKGROUND: The N.C. Housing Finance Agency has announced the availability of HOME funds
for single family housing rehabilitation projects. The total amount of funding available is four (4) million
dollars with each locality eligible for up to $400,000. The minimum amount that can be spent on any
assisted dwelling unit is$1,000 and the maximum is$25,000. Applications are due July 22, 1994.
The County received$453,600 in late 1992 to rehabilitate substandard housing in the County.Applications
for assistance were solicited from all County residents in order to identity houses to be rehabilitated under
this program. Sixty-three(63) applications were received during a six month period in 1993, however,the
available funds will only allow approximately 30 homes to be repaired. The remaining eligible applicants
have been placed on a waiting list. The availability of this funding will enable us to meet the needs of a
portion of the families still on the waiting list.
Application materials were received on June 10, 1994 and staff is presently preparing the application
document.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
The Manager recommends approving the submission of a 1994 HOME Program Application for
funds to continue housing rehabilitation program activities and authorizing the Manager to sign the
application upon the County Attorney's review and approval.