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Metropolitan Council <br />mA Working for the Region, Planning for the Future <br />June 5,2000 <br />Gabriel Jabbour <br />Mayor <br />City of Orono <br />PO box 66 <br />Crystal Bay MN 55323-0066 <br />CniiK«/^ii i»/icetING <br />JUN 2 6 2000 <br />Cl l Y ur UhOjvu <br />Dear Mayor Jabbour: <br />On May 24, the Metropolitan Council approved grants to local units of government to support <br />affordable housing development, home improvement programs and new construction residential <br />redevelopment efforts. These grants are fUnded through the Council ’s Livable Communities <br />Local Housing Incentives and Inclusionary Housing Accounts. <br />We are pleased to inform you that the city of Orono has been awarded a grant of $32,000 for the <br />Navarre Affordable Homeownership Program. This grant's one of eleven the Council approved <br />in the first LCA fimding cycle of 2000. <br />Through the Livable Communities Local Housing Incentives and Inclusionary Housing accounts, <br />the Council, in the first four years of the LCA, has approved 30 housing grants to 21 <br />communities totaling about $4.64 million. These funds have helped to build 598 new rental <br />units, 465 of which are affordable to lower income households, and to rehabilitate 412 rental <br />units, build 259 new affordable houses and rehabilitate 100 more. <br />The Metropolitan Council is excited about working with local communities through the Livable <br />Communities programs. The Minnesota Legislature created the Livable Communities Act in <br />1995 to link jobs, housing and transit in the region. Woricing in partnership we know we can <br />build better communities and a stronger region that will provide continued good quality of life <br />for all our citizens <br />Congratulations on the award of this grant. Do not hesitate to contact us whenever you wish to <br />discuss regional issues. <br />Metropolitan Council Member, District 3 <br />'\METC.rsr OATAUSERSSHAR£&tlBIUR V'COMMUSDV#ETEASON'iOW«31 SooOrooo due <br />230 East Fifth Street St. Paul. Mtnnfsola 551011620 (651)602-1000 Fax602 l550 TOD/TTV291 0904 Metro Info Une 602-1888 <br />An Equal OpporruniTy Etnploper