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8 <br /> Recommendation for 2008-09: Continue to print the Community,Resource Guide annually, with <br /> updates available January 2009. Print the Senior Times quarterly under its new format. Both <br /> publications will be made available on the County Department on Aging Website for easy <br /> access. <br /> Goal B: Housing/Shelter: Promote an adequate supply of safe, affordable, and suitable <br /> housing options for older residents to age in place. <br /> Obiective B-1: Expand assistance in the retrofitting, repair and maintenance of <br /> existing older adult homes. <br /> Lead Organization (s): Department on Aging with County Housing and Community <br /> Development <br /> Activities. Accomplishments and Recommendations: <br /> 1. The number of volunteer groups assisting older adults with home retrofitting, repair and <br /> maintenance has increased. These include: <br /> • Rebuilding Together of the Triangle: They have completed several projects in Orange <br /> County and expect to increase their activity here. <br /> • First Baptist Church of Hillsborough: This church has 2 weekends every year (spring <br /> and fall) when several volunteer groups work on homes. <br /> • Hillsborough Presbyterian Church: Small group of volunteers will build ramps and <br /> railings. In the last year they completed 1 ramp and 1 railing. <br /> This is just a partial list of the volunteer groups as faith communities frequently assist their <br /> members in need of home repair/retrofitting. <br /> 2. Government programs include: <br /> • Orange County Housing <br /> • USDA grants and loans for homeowners in rural communities. <br /> • OC Dept. on Aging has a small budget to install ramps and grab bars. 2 ramps were <br /> completed last year. <br /> During 2007-08 new senior housing in Hillsborough received local approval, specifically, Eno <br /> Haven and Corbinton Commons. The BOCC awarded $1,000,000 in housing bond funds to <br /> Eno Haven LLC to assist in construction of a 76-unit multi-family rental complex on US 70 <br /> West to provide much needed housing for low-income elderly and disabled individuals. <br /> The Town of Hillsborough approved Corbinton Commons' request to develop on US 70 By- <br /> Pass 47 single-family dwellings and a Continuing Retirement Community (CCRC) that would <br /> include 193 independent living apartments, 12 independent living duplex units, 23 independent <br /> living cottages, a 54 bed Healthcare center and a Wellness Center. Both project were reviewed <br /> by the Orange County Advisory Board on Aging. <br /> 5 <br />