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a <br />NEW BUSINESS (Cont'd <br />isolated and snuggled in better pieces of property. Mr. Kagel stated <br />that he commends the Commission on what they are trying to do to up- <br />grade these properties, but we should try to find out why some of <br />these properties are distressed or any number of reasons why these <br />properties suddenly become available for programs of this type and <br />money is dished out for major repair work, etc. President Nimtz <br />advised Mr. Kagel to direct his questions on the dwellings that <br />come under the Housing Allowance Program directly to the Housing <br />Allowance Office as there is a lot of data that they would have on <br />those as their intereviews on applicants go into great detail. We <br />would not have data on the previous history of the houses, and as <br />Mr..Crighton had said, they do not have the personnel for the history <br />of the homes; if the person is eligible, that's it. Mr. Butler, <br />Commission Legal Counsel, stated the HUD Program does not require <br />that kind of data. The HUD program basically requires the 12 -month <br />residency. <br />Commissioner Wiggins said we have two things involved here: We have <br />to deal with realities of the situation as it is now. One of the things <br />Mr. Kagel is concerned with is how the house got to be the way it is, <br />but whether you can do anything about that is an entirely different <br />kind of program and problem. Commissioner Robinson added that there <br />has to be some way to keep these homes from deteriorating; you not <br />only take care of the symptoms, you have to take care of the disease. <br />Mr. Kagel added, "You.hit the nail on the head, Mr. Commissioner. I <br />wasn't as forthright in my statement in how did the property get that <br />way. I think that the Municipal City of South Bend would probably <br />be very interested in this particular problem. Someone should initi- <br />ate that interest problem." <br />ommissioner Wiggins stated that we also have the problem in that <br />he idea that a man's home is his castle, and it is pretty well esta- <br />lished in law that he can do jolly well as he pleases up to a degree. <br />here comes a point what he does or fails to do influences his neigh - <br />ors, then it is no longer just his business. But that is a hard <br />hing to nail down in terms of law. That is a fine line in fixing <br />nd meddling in those cases. <br />=HE <br />President Nimtz requested a motion concerning this item, 6g. No <br />notion was made by the Commissioners, and the Chair said he will <br />ass on this item for lack of a motion and that this item be placed <br />n the Agenda for the next Commission meeting. <br />(Refer to Item 6h for further discussions relating to this item.) <br />h. <br />Order No. 7 to Rehabilitation Contract No. SECD /HR /CS -1/14, CHANGE <br />outheast Community Development Housing Program: Approval was re- ORDER 7 <br />uested of this Change Order, for an increase in contract amount TO REHAB <br />f $675.00, with Slatile Roofing & Sheet Metal Company, (Contract: CONTRACT <br />Ihange <br />4,316.00 to amended amount of: $4,991.00, for Contract No. 14), SECD /HR /CS- <br />ith original contract set total of: $42,042.00 to amended total 1/14 TABLED, <br />f: $42,717.00, in the Southeast Community Development Housing SECD HOUS- <br />rogram. Contract No. 14 rehabilitation work is at: 1525 Swygart ING PROGRAM <br />venue. <br />=HE <br />