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<br />FAIR HOUSING PLAN <br />PAGE <br />14. Much of the report has housixig broken down by Urban and rural areas. Yet that is not <br />done for tl~.e average sales li~ice of a zlew single family home. Ltuuping together all <br />housing costs, matching Chapel Hill with Cedar Grove, yields a $265,000 average that is <br />misleadingly high for non-metropolitan areas. <br />15. Rework sentence in fifth paragraph that begins "Fox these fa~nnilies" so it zeads: <br />"Renting a three bedaoom dwelling unit in the County required these families to send at <br />least 35 pexcent of their montlxly incorx~e on rent." Also, in the preceding sentence that <br />begins "In 1997", should the sentence read. "In 1997, the upper level income limit for a <br />very low izzcome family of four was $2,011 1?ER MONTH"? <br />19. Under "Provision of Bzokerage Services" I seriously question the statement that no <br />major impediments are identified. I'd add here: "Anecdotal indications of prejudice <br />against I-Iispanics have been idei~,tified." <br />20. Second paragraph under Public Policies,. last sentence should read, "However; neither <br />individuals nor for-profit..." <br />Under Residential Segregation, I propose that tlae end of the first paragraph read: <br />"This spatial segregation is not primarily a product of individual choice, but appeazs to be <br />based on i.ncor~ie, neighborhood history; and inadequate proscriptions axed incentives for <br />developers to provide appropriate housing." <br />22. An observation -- Recommendations two and eigl~.t axe almost identical <br />I would add five ix~ore reconunendations to this section, at least for discussion: <br />1. Btuld illcerltives aa~d proscriptions into Orange County regulations for plaxuied <br />unit developz~~ents that promote provision of affordable, non-spatially segregated housing. <br />2. Study and promote other land-use strategies that encourage provision o£ <br />affording lousing. <br />3. Develop reasonable evaluative cziteria aid produce azz annual reportt to the <br />Board of County Commissioners on lending practices by fiz~aneial institutions operating <br />within Orange County, If repeat bias is shown, the county should cease to do business <br />with. iu~stitutions failing to employ inclusive lending practices, <br />4. Work with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to promote <br />provision of campus housing that would relieve pressure txxat drives up cost and 1zznits <br />availability of local rental units. <br />S. Work formally with HUD to address Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for Orange _ <br />County. that lead to inadequate subsidy of rental housing costs for eligible families. <br />Barry Jacobs <br />10-7-99 <br />~~6~ <br />k~ <br />