4. NEW BUSINESS (Cont'd)
<br />owners
<br />who received the maximun:;$1.,5OO; grant in the
<br />past c
<br />n come back for an additisnal grant:, up,to;a_
<br />total
<br />of $3,000. Mr. Bellfpger stated that grants;.;: _
<br />issued
<br />prior to the grant: - :increase weme isued-to <;
<br />only t
<br />iose property owners where , the;. rehab�jlitatian .
<br />work could
<br />be completed for the.- maximugr- ,amount -of
<br />$1,500
<br />or could be completed;;with a companion loan:
<br />They cannot
<br />come in for seconds; President Wiggins
<br />stated
<br />that through the Redevojgpmgpt_Office. the
<br />Federa
<br />Government has ipvested- overjOne- Quarter, -
<br />Million
<br />Dollars to rehabilitate homes of people who
<br />..
<br />are of
<br />the income nature, such as the elderly, social
<br />security
<br />recipients and the; very1 low- income,g ho;could
<br />not have
<br />otherwise solved the %inherent problem of
<br />people
<br />who haven't the means to maintain..a hie, -but
<br />still must
<br />have a place to ;live;:,He said ;thiis A
<br />community
<br />problem and the,pep.i 4r ,e much:happer:
<br />in this
<br />way and this aspectof.the Rgdevelopment De -:-
<br />_..
<br />partme
<br />t activity solves a m,. al, hcanan;;;prohleip ,:
<br />The parcel
<br />numbers on the above grants are .as..folIows•
<br />y..
<br />1 -13, 10 -18, 21-12,,:94-6
<br />On mot
<br />on by Mr. Wilhelm, seconded by Rev. Williams,
<br />the ab
<br />ve- mentioned grants were approved. The "ayes"
<br />were ur
<br />animous for approval; of-the =,grants_.:.;
<br />,
<br />d.
<br />Option. Agreements: Approval. of the five (5),
<br />FIVE :ORTkON..AGREEMENTS,
<br />Option
<br />Agreements, in the La&alt . .Park Urban Renewal-
<br />LASALLE _PARK TURBAN
<br />Project,
<br />R -57, was requested-1 r he fgl,l:owing. parcel s_:
<br />RENEWAL PROJECT,,R -57
<br />5 -10, 7 -11, 1]- 15;,:36- 1h.;and 37-7,.-
<br />The Ch
<br />;.
<br />i r entertained a motion. for approval, of the .
<br />above
<br />ption Agreements_;, and, on motion by Mr. Wilhelm ..;
<br />second
<br />d by Mr. Helmen, the Optfon,Agreements were:
<br />approv
<br />d. The "ayes" were unanimpus; for, approval..:
<br />e.
<br />New Site Office: Mr. Bellinger mp.ri sed
<br />- ,-NEW: SITE ,O,FFICL,
<br />the Commission
<br />that the house located at 318 S.."':
<br />Z6292 W.,NAPIE;R STREET,
<br />Dundee
<br />Street, approved by the, Commission an March 7,:
<br />LASALL,E - PARVURBAN
<br />1969 meeting
<br />for purchase,..would cost approximately.,:
<br />RENEWAL PROJECT, R -57
<br />$10,000
<br />to $15,000 to rehaOJI1state, for. the new :;Reloca -;
<br />ti on Office
<br />use, plus a purchase - pri ce.
<br />totalling
<br />$15,000 to $20,000 or,.momo.._ Mr.. Bell i.nge;r
<br />stated
<br />that, in his opinion, this would be prohibi-
<br />.
<br />tive in
<br />cost. The cost was based on the staff's
<br />archite
<br />t evaluation of what needed to be done. In
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