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~ Current waiting list totals 1,278 families and applications are presently be <br />accepted in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays only. (Current plans are to <br />purge this waiting list in the Summer of 2006 to be sure that we maintain a <br />current list of applicants.) <br />Waiting List Selection <br />Selections are made from the waiting list according to date and time of application and <br />preference ranking, <br />The program presently has maintained the following Waiting List Preferences for the <br />applicants that are: <br />a. Involuntary displaced; <br />b, Living in substandard housing to include homeless families; <br />c. Paying more than 50% of their income for rent and utilities; and <br />d. Elderly and/or Disabled. <br />Additionally, the program has the following Local Preferences for: <br />a. Families who live, work, or have been hired to work in the jurisdiction. <br />b. Families who are graduates or participants in an education and training program <br />to prepare for self-sufficiency. <br />c Graduates of transitional housing programs for homeless persons; substance <br />abusers; and victims of domestic abuse.. <br />Upcoming Issues <br />Administrative Plan amendments will be proposed during Fiscal Year 2006 - 2007 to <br />recommend the following. <br />1, Provision to allow group home residents to decline the offer of a Section 8 <br />voucher apre-determined number of times without lasing their waiting list <br />position. <br />2. Section 8 Homeownership Program Guidelines <br />