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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. ` .1-A <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 7 , 1993 <br /> SUBJECT: Housing Development Grant Application <br /> DEPARTMENT: Housing/Comm. Dev. PUBLIC HEARING YES: x NO: <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara L. Fikes <br /> Selection Criteria <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBER- <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive comments from the public regarding a proposed FY <br /> 1993 Housing Development Grant Application. <br /> BACKGROUND: The North Carolina Department of Commerce has announced the <br /> availability of funds under the Housing Development Grant Program. The <br /> program is designed to assist local governments improve the housing <br /> conditions of low and moderate income citizen by either creating <br /> affordable housing or increasing housing options for this population. <br /> In order to apply for funding, applicants are required to conduct a <br /> public hearing at the beginning of the application development process to <br /> receive citizen comments regarding the needs which could be addressed <br /> through this program. Comments received during this public hearing will <br /> assist the Housing and Community Development Department in designing an <br /> innovative and effective program. A second public hearing will be needed <br /> on October 4, 1993 in order to receive comments regarding the draft <br /> application document. <br /> Orange County is eligible to apply for a maximum of $250,000 . <br /> Applications are due October 15, 1993. <br /> Notice of this hearing has been published in the Chapel Hill Herald. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S) : <br /> The Manager recommends receiving comments as information. <br />