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21 Priority: Facilitate the construction of new or substantially rehabilitated housing units that are affordable to families earning less than 80 of the median family income. We propose to budget $148,500 of Community Development funds to continue neighborhood revitalization activities. We recommend that we concentrate use of funds in the in the Northside, Pine Knolls, and public housing neighborhoods. Funds could be used for second mortgage assistance, property acquisition or renovation, code enforcement, demolition, public improvements, or community service activities. Activities must serve households earning less than 70% of the HUD published area median income. We recommend an increase in these funds this year to underscore the recent emphasis on improvements in the Sykes Street area of the Northside neighborhood. We propose to continue our efforts in this area by undertaking an interdepartmental effort with the Police Department, Planning, Inspections, and Public Works to improve the neighborhood environment. Specific activities in the Sykes Street area would include acquisition and rehabilitation of housing for homeownership, code enforcement, and where necessary, demolition of unsafe homes. We will continue to examine the feasibility of locating sidewalks in the area, and continue to evaluate the objectives of a possible realignment of the Sykes/Nunn/Whitaker Street intersection. We propose to use $40,000 for the cost of the Community Development Coordinator and Program Monitor's time for administration of this activity. Anticipated Beneficiaries: 5 households eaming less than 70% of the area median income Accomplishments: Acquisition of 5 properties Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2003 $188,500 We propose to budget $17,000 to Habitat for Humanity to acquire property adjacent to property Habitat currently owns on Rusch Road located off of Rogers Road. Habitat intends to develop sixteen houses on the land for households earning less than 50% of the area median income. Acquisition of the additional property would allow Habitat to develop a larger subdivision. We propose to use $5,000 for the cost of the Community Development Coordinator and the Program Monitor's time for administration of this activity. Anticipated Beneficiaries: 12 households eaming less than 50% of the area median income Accomplishments: 12 single family homes Anticipated Completion Date: December 2003 $22,000