HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-08-27 353 AG ORDER353 AG
Introduced by Councilor Soucy, August 27. 1979
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) (OrbBr............... Ape wing Amendis t to C®maty Develoiment Program
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property Rehabilitation Grant Program
BY Hw' City Ceumll of w My of Daflpar:
THAT WIROlA9, the City Council of the City of Bangor approved and adopted
a Community Development Progran - Property Rehabilitation Grant Program on April
11, 19775 and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Property Rehabilitation Grant Program
is to provide financial assistance to low-income homeowners in onamunity develop -
coast project areas for repairs to their properties regUired by the Housing,
BLilding, Electricals Plumbing and Fire Prevention Codes of the City of Bangor
end to otherwise bring the residences into a generally goodaddreadily main-
tainable condition; and
W6+.REA3, the limitations for eligibility of applicants heve been
£ound to excessively restrict applicants in need of assistance Pran eligibility
under the established guidelines of the Program;
WOWS THEHUYOREs, BY TBE CITY COUICIL OF TIR.' CITY OF B DRs BE.TT
ORDEIED THAT, Section Cs Paragraph 3. b. of the Commmuvity Development Program -
property Rehabilitation Grant Program be amended to read as follows:
b. The applicant's monthly housing expenses must be in en eas
of 25 per cent of gross wnth]y ivcene vvleae the applicant
is 62 years of'Me o older. If the a licant is -more than
one person, and one of the applicants Is 2. years of age o
Older, this limitation shall also not apply.
STATEMENT OF FACT: Additions are underlined. Elderly
applicants often have small monthly mortgage payments or
no mortgage on their properties viaich prevents then from
meeting the present eligibility criteria for participation
in the property Rehabilitation Grant Program.
353 AD
ORDER
In City Council August 27,1979
Referred to-Cos®unity Development Title,
Committee Consider next meeting
.AVPrPM; g,Amendment, to.Community
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velopment program property
city VxurK n,habilitation Cron t program
Introduced and ft ed
In City 0ouncil gept.10,1979
Passed �d�e
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