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8 <br />Housing Priorities <br />The Consolidated Plan for Orange County identified the following housing priorities for <br />2000-2001. <br />1. Provide rehabilitation assistance for very low and low-income homeowners and <br />renters. <br />2. ~ Reduce the number of owner-occupied and rental housing units without indoor <br />plumbing. <br />3. Provide assistance to households at less than 80 percent of median family <br />income to connect existing public water and sewer systems. <br />4. Facilitate the construction of new or substantially rehabilitated housing units that <br />are affordable to families below 60% of the area median income. <br />5. Facilitate the construction of up to 50 new units of rental housing. affordable to <br />very low and low-income families. <br />6. Create transitional housing units for shelter residents who can live independently. <br />7. Assist local non-profit human service agencies to provide a continuum of housing <br />options for special populations, including older adults, the disabled, the mentally <br />ill, and persons with AIDS. <br />8. Facilitate the purchase of new and existing housing units by first-time <br />homebuyers with incomes 80% and below of the area median income. (NEV1n <br />Non-Housing Community Development Priorities <br />1. Provide economic development opportunities to low and moderate income <br />citizens in Chapel Hill. <br />2. Revitalize the business areas serving low-income neighborhoods of Chapel Hill. <br />3. Provide funds to activities that support other Community Development objectives <br />and activities or serve public housing residents. (NE111n <br />Description of Kev Projects <br />The 2000-2005 Consolidated Plan for Orange County identifies the following key <br />projects: <br />^ Land acquisition, rehabilitation, and public services for children in the Pine Knolls <br />and Northside neighborhoods. <br />