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• w ' ^ 1g� ^'~. ^ THE CHAPEL HI LL HOUSING AUTHORITY 317 CALDWELL STREET EXTENSION CHAPEL HILL N C 27o^-TELEPHONE oao.455" ALVIN E STEVENSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHAPEL HILL HOUSING AUTHORITY CONCERNING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SUBSIDIZED HOUSING IN ORANGE COUNTY of single with one purpose, that of providing affordable The vision u a s ng e agency` , housing in Orange County, is not new. The concept is being expressed again, now, 7 because the-rrugmen tati on of available housing services is being considered. Over the years, many people have recognized the efficiency of a single operation for counties (school bnards, housing authorities, etc.). In this period of being faced with the need to accomplish more with less resources, consolidation of such services is an avenue that should be fully expinred. The following recommendation comes from a Board of Commissioners whose undivided responsibility and concern has been housing. This is not a recommendation about who should administer a housing agency; nor how a Board should be constituted. The concern here is the provision of housing services of the best possible quality for low and moderate income citizens of Orange County. The Chapel Hill Housing Authority recommends that the manage- ment responsibilities of the Orange County Housing Assistance Pay- ments Programs (Section 8 Existing and Moderate Rehabilitation) not be transferred, at this time; that, in general , the most efficient way to administer housing programs is with a single administrative unit; that Orange County and the Town of Chapel Hill initiate action to determine how such an administrative unit may be organized and structured. This recommendation is based on the following: Board Commissioners for Low u A g d A. The Governing Board: Rent Housing Programs is working to serve the needs of a - -