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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. 7-4 ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 30, 1997 SUBJECT: Whitted Forest Housing Development Program DEPARTMENT: Housing and Community Development PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/N) ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Certficate of Completion Tara L. Fikes TELEPHONE NUMBERS: --ext. 2490 Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 227-2031 PURPOSE: To receive citizen comments prior to official closeout of the Whitted Forest Housing Development Program and authorize execution of the Certificate of Completion and Public Hearing Certification by the Chair of the Board of Commissioners. BACKGROUND: The County received$250,000 in State Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)funds under the Housing Development category in early 1992. These funds were used to assist the Hillsborough Affordable Housing Corporation(HAHC) with the site improvements(i.e.. clearing, grading, utilities)necessary for the construction of a 35 unit rental development in Hillsborough known as Whitted Forest. After some delays in receiving final financing commitments for the$1.6 million dollar project, construction began in the Spring of 1994 and was completed in early 1995. All available CDBG funds, $250,000 were expended by February 1995. The apartment complex consists of 35 units, twenty(20)three bedroom units and 20 two bedroom units. Two of the units are handicapped accessible and four have been designated for use by homeless families. The average family income is $14,100- $20,900. In order to complete the grant close-out process,the N.C. Department of Commerce requires that a public hearing be held prior to the official closeout of the Housing Development Program to assess the performance of the County in administering the grant program. All comments received during the hearing should be reviewed to determine the level of consistency with program goals.