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r <br />1998 URBAN HENNEPIN COUNTY CDBG CONSOLIDATED POOL REQUEST FOR <br />FUNDING <br />GENERAL INFORMATION <br />1. CityofOrono <br />2. Navarre Housing Rehabilitation Project <br />3.$107,500 <br />4. $390,000 <br />5. Ron Moorsc, City Administrator Ph. (612) 473-7357 <br />PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br />1. <br />2. <br />for rehab.lilal,on by the residents of the area. The study ret ealed that there is a pereeption <br />among m^y residents of the area that housing is not in good condition. The visual survey <br />conducted hy City stafl in coryunction «ith the mail survey determined a substantial number <br />of homes are m fair to oilapidated condition, indicating a need for rehabilitation <br />As an addendiim to the housing study, the amount of affordable housing in the area was <br />»fT a m Ihe Metropolitan Council uses to determine if housing <br />aflordahle. The primary concern is that if houses are further allowed to dilapidate, they will <br />nethh h'"'i ^ "^‘Shborhood leading to additional blighted <br />th?a“ty7Sltae:.^ <br />liih ™r!“ f 'his project is to provide a way for residents of the area <br />with substandard housing to be able to afford repairs. This is a concern as 28 percent of the <br />survc> respondents indicated H at either they could not or did not know if they could afford <br />house repairs. Furthermore, appro.vimately 40 percent of respondents indicated their total <br />household income is less than $45,300, which is considered low income for a familv of four <br />SUidelines. The fur 'ir.g would be used to repair such identified stmctural <br />concerns as dilapidated roofs and foundations. <br />I hc unique feature of this project is that it will provide affordable housing through <br />in enantc of existing housing, rather than new construction. Orono's comprehensive plan <br />cites this strategy as the means for providing affordable housing in the City. Appro.ximately