Section 8 Waiting List to open on
May 15
SEATTLE—April 7, 2006—For
the first time in nearly three years, the Seattle
Housing Authority will open its waiting list for Section
8 housing vouchers. Beginning on Monday, May 15,
interested low-income residents can pick up a Waiting
List Lottery Sign-Up Form which will give them a chance
to be one of 4,000 households to make up SHA's new
Section 8 Waiting List. All sign-up forms must be mailed
to the Housing Authority and postmarked by Friday, May
26. All sign-up forms will be handled in the same way,
so there is no need for interested residents to
be first in line to obtain or submit an application. To
read more,
click here.
FEMA Transitioning Katrina
evacuees to new housing programs - SHA assisting
transition
SEATTLE—April 10, 2006—SHA
has served as a coordinator and provider of housing
services to more than 160 Katrina evacuees since shortly
after the hurricane ravaged New Orleans last fall. Now
FEMA is transitioning some evacuees to a program
where their housing costs will be paid directly by FEMA.
Other evacuees are being informed that they do not
qualify for continued assistance. SHA staff is assisting
evacuees with the transition process. For more
information,
click here.
New apartments
dedicated at High Point to honor Sgt. Jose Calugas,
Sr.
SEATTLE—April 12, 2006—Community members
gathered with family and friends close to Sgt. Jose Calugas, Sr. this month to celebrate the dedication
of a new 36-unit apartment building at High Point
named in honor of this World War II hero of Filipino
heritage. Sgt. Jose Calugas, Sr. was the only
Filipino to receive the U.S. Congressional Medal of
Honor during the Bataan Campaign, and one of only
two Filipino Medal recipients from World War II. For
more information about Sgt. Calugas and the new
apartment building,
click here.
Volunteers and
partners helping to build Central Park at Rainier
Vista
SEATTLE—April
17, 2006—By the end of June,
Central Park at Rainier Vista will be open for
residents to enjoy. It will offer play areas for
kids, plenty of picnic areas and will serve as a central
gathering place for the community. Volunteers are
encouraged to join in on a volunteer work party at the
park on Saturday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. For more
information,
click here.
Judith Kilgore joins SHA staff as
Yesler planner
SEATTLE—April 19, 2006—Judith
Kilgore has been hired by SHA to begin the planning
process for the future of Yesler Terrace. Kilgore is a
veteran redevelopment planner who has worked on local
projects in Seattle and Des Moines. She attended her
first Yesler Terrace Community Council meeting on April
18 and will assist in assembling a citizen committee to
advise on the project in the next few months. To
read more,
click here.
SHA Fiscal Year 2007 Budget and
Annual Moving To new Ways Plan Public Hearing on June 19
SEATTLE—April 25, 2006—A public hearing for
the Seattle Housing Authority's Fiscal Year 2007 Budget
and Annual MTW Plan will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on
June 19 at SHA's Central Office, 120 Sixth Ave. N.
Information about the annual budget and the plan will be
available about a week before the hearing on
www.seattlehousing.org. The budget and plan will
describe SHA activities for Fiscal Year 2007 which runs
from October 1, 2006 through September 30,2007. If you
need accommodations or interpreters at the hearing,
please contact Andria Lazaga at (206) 615-3546 before
June 9.
Go! grant awarded to address
pedestrian safety issues in West Seattle neighborhoods
SEATTLE—April 26, 2006—A
grant for nearly $115,000 was recently awarded by the
Washington State Legislature to a partnership including
West Seattle schools, SHA, Feet First and the Cascade
Bicycle Club. The funding will be used to address
traffic and pedestrian safety issues in the
neighborhoods surrounding four West Seattle schools -
Sanislo, Fairmount Park, and High Point Elementary
Schools, and Denny Middle School. For details on the Go!
program,
click here.
