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Description of Key Projects The 1995-2000 Consolidated Plan for Orange County; the 1996-97 Annual Action Plan; the 1997-98 Annual Action Plan and the 1998-99 Annual Action Plan identified the following key projects: ~ Land acquisition, rehabilitation, and public services for children in the Pine Knolls neighborhood ($190,000). ~ Infrastructure, including the upgrading of pazking lots, sidewalks, landscaping, open azeas, street furniture, street lights, signage, and traffic signals ($50,000). ~ Rehabilitation of public housing in the South Estes Drive and Craig Gomains neighborhoods ($1,173,000). ~ Housing rehabilitation deferred loans to low income owner and renter households ($661,375). ~ Acquisition of eight units in the Carr Court neighborhood in Carrboro for rehabilitation and sale to low income households ($162,500). ~ Construction of the InterFaith Council Project HomeStart transitional housing development on Homestead Road in Chapel Hill ($50,000). ~ Site Improvements at the Culbreth Pazk and Efland Estates subdivisions to facilitate new housing construction by Habitat for Humanity ($66,000) ~ Site improvements for a small housing demonstration project on Scazlett Drive and Legion Road to be developed by the Orange Community Housing Corporation ($73,770) ~ Construction of transitional housing units for formerly homeless substance abusers to be built by Freedom House in partnership with InterFaith Council ($337,000) ~ Acquisition and rehabilitation of two (2) rental units by the Orange Person Chatham Mental Health Agency for a severe, persistently mentally ill county residents ($80,000) ~ Support continued operation of the InterFaith Council Employment Project, a job training and substance abuse counseling program for shelter residents ($35,000) ~ Assist EmPOWERment, Incorporated purchase Merritt Mill Square property with release of funds for this purpose conditional on staff review of responses to the nine issues raised by the HOME Consortium ($70,000) ~ Assist Habitat for Humanity with site improvement work throughout the County including the Culbreth Pazk and Efland Estates subdivisions. ($123,000) ~ Capitalize a Neighborhood Revitalization Loan Fund to purchase and rehabilitate housing in the Chapel HilUCarrboro azea for resale to very low to low income families. ($407,000) ~ Site planning expenses for the Park Road site in the Pine Knolls neighborhood. ($40,000) ~ Construction of a pazking lot on the comer of Rosemary Street and Sunset Drive to revitalize a business area serving low income neighborhoods in Chapel Hill. ($10,000) ~ Provide funding to GOOD WORK, a local non-profit organization to create a small business development program in Chapel Hill. ($38,000)