As reported in the latest Management Team meeting minutes, Tom Hatley's crew continues to be busy on all fronts:
• Pelican Place permanent supportive housing in Newport started construction. The open house is scheduled for September 29.
• The Weatherization Program continues its multi-family projects, with 31 units completed in June as well as counting substantial progress on four to five other multi-family units.
• Housing Rehabilitation is busy fixing up owner-occupied houses, which includes housing purchased by the program utilizing the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds. NSP funds are part of the federal stimulus program and is related to the purchase of foreclosed properties in counties with high foreclosure rates. The homes, once rehabbed, will be turned over to already-identified organizations to be used as transitional housing to assist people out of homelessness.
•Community Development met with Sunshine Industry in Sweet Home and Sweet Home City Manager Craig Martin to talk about how the department might assist Sunshine Industry with acquiring a new facility.
Please check out the website for more information on the Housing and Community Resources department.
