The public hearing yesterday was for the purpose of gathering public comment on the housing rehabilitation project financed with CDGB (Community Development Block Grant) funding received by the City in 2022. The rehabilitation project involved owner-occupied single family and two- or three-family houses. To qualify, recipients needed to have a household income of less than 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), which is approximately $54,000 for a family of three. Owners of rental housing whose tenants had incomes below 80 percent of the AMI could also qualify for rehabilitation support.
Michelle Tullo, Housing Justice Director, reported that eight projects had been completed, those participating in the program were mostly elderly, and the work had been completed before the grant deadline. Prior to the hearing, Gossips requested and received more specific information about the projects.
Site 1: Single-Family
- Lead-based paint remediation
- New energy efficient windows and doors
- Stabilize and repair damaged walls and ceilings
- New bathroom plumbing
- Replace deteriorated exterior stairs
- Replace and upgrade electrical panel
- Replace roof
Site 2: Single-Family
- Lead-based paint remediation inside house + exterior
- Exterior wall and wood repair
Site 3: Two-Family
- Lead-based paint remediation inside house + exterior
- Replace asbestos roof & siding with new roof & siding
- New energy efficient windows and doors
- Repair damaged walls, ceilings, and floors
- Stabilize structural joists
- Replace plumbing
Site 4: Two-Family
- Lead-based paint remediation inside house + exterior
- New energy efficient windows and doors
- Repair bathrooms (walls, ceilings, subfloor) from water damage and plumbing fixtures
- Repair damaged walls
- Add electrical outlets
- Replace asbestos roof
- Replace boiler
- Electrical panel and wires replacement and upgrade
Site 5: Two-Family
- Lead-based paint remediation
- Replacement of asbestos roof with new roof
- Stabilize walls, stairways, doors
- Repair damaged ceilings, walls, floors
- Removal and installation of new rear steps
Although it was a public hearing, there was no public comment. Council president Tom DePietro asked what wards the projects were in. Tullo responded by saying they were in the Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth wards, adding they were all on the north side of town.
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