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EXHIBIT D-7 Language revisions to Housing Plan, Page 3C-11, re: 1978 & 1997 v indshield surv eys of existing housing conditions Condition of Existing Housing The City staff conducted a housing condition “windshield survey” fa brief visual inspection of properties as viewed from the public streeO in 1978 which is fullv documented in the 1980 CMP. That survey indicated that approximatelv 90% of the City's existing housing was in good condition, 7% or 173 units in fair condition, and about 3% in deteriorated or dilapidated condition. That survey used recognized guidelines for rating each unit surveyed by exterior structural condition. The results of the 1978 windshield survey indicated that a ver>' high proportion of the housing stock in the City was in good condition by exterior appearance. Most of the deteriorated or dilapidated structures were located in the older areas of Navarre or in some of the rural housing clusters identified in the 1980 CSPP. Others were isolated houses which had not been maintained or occupied in many years. It was also noted during the windshield survey that several of the deteriorated housing units were either in the process of or had already undergone certain amounts of rehabilitation. A further review of housing in the City in 1997 suggested that while the condition of housing in the rural areas and on the lakeshore had remained generally good, much of the older housing in the Navarre area appeared to be in need of major maintenance. Because Navarre provides a significant portion of Orono's 'affordable' housing stock (housing meeting established rent/valuation guidelines for low’ and moderate income groups), the poor apparent housing condition was deemed to be a critical concem..As a result, in Jutc 1997 the City initiated the Navarre Housing Study (“Navarre Housing Study” completed bv Brad Bressler. Planning Assistant, final report dated December 2 . 1997k including a field study, a mail survey, and research. The surv'ey collected demographic and income information, as well as information regarding residents' plans for, and ability to complete, future rehabilitation. The study is summarized below. (NO CHANGE TO TABLE 3C-5)