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I I I [ I I I I I I I I METROPOLITAN HOUSING SUBSIDY ALLOCATfON The Metropolita n Council ha s adopted a Subsidized Housing Alloca tion Pl;m to help achiev e the goa l of increasing locati onal choice For low an d moderat e income households throughout the a rea. To a ccomplish this, the Council has determined priority a reas to assis t in the distribution of all ocat ed units. Orono. due to its lev el of serv ’ices and fa cilities has been designated a third priority community and bas ed upon this, has been all ocated a modest am ount of subsidized units. On rebrua r>‘ 28,-F98 0 ,-the Metropolitan Council ad opted a new allocation procedure for subsidized housing units for the period 1980 -1983. The formula has changed whereby a dolla r am ount for different subsidized housing programs has been all oca ted to ea ch commonit}*. These all oca tions were made on the basis cf tou^ census population an d projected population growth. No adjus tment was ma de in considera tion of Orono's limited urban are a or limited urban sendee capabilit>‘. The following tabl e indica tes the dollar am ounts all ocat ed to Orono al ong w4th the preferred usage for those funds as determined by the Metropolita n Council, and as rev ised by Orono to reflect only our urban populat ion percentage: only 58% of Orono's popula tion and 59^ij of Orono's households ar e located within the Urban ooC rvic e Area. 1 lOUSCl lOLD-TYPE-ALLOCATION—(TABLE FROM P. CMP 5-10) Orono's local needs assessment program has identified a strong need forelderh’ assis tan ce senior housing and a broader ranee of housing choices, and a strong need for substantial housing rehabilitation. In many cases, this is the identical need which has been generated by the major development surge that occurred in Orono between 1946 and 1955. These post war years were when most of our population increase occurred as returning ser\ icemen purchased former seasonal lake cottages and turned them into year-round residences. They raised families and stayed in their home. These people are now retired and on fixed incomes, fhey are often widows or widowers without ready resources. This phenomenon also accounts for Orono's relatively low persons per household figure as used in tnc CSPP. These long term Orono residents are living in substandard conditions by todays standards. They need help or they will be forced from their homes w ith nowhere to go. Thus. Orono has identified one of our greatest needs as housing rehabilitation for elderly senior-citi/en homeowners and for alternative elderly senior housing accommodations in the immediate lake area. CMP3C- 18 I