SHA to present annual plan
to community
Actions will help
better serve low-income residents
SEATTLE--June 1, 2005--Residents
and community members are invited to attend the 2006 Budget and
“Moving To new Ways” Annual Plan public hearing. The Seattle Housing
Authority will present the plan and take public comment at 6 p.m. on June 8 at PorchLight,
907 Ballard Way NW.
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This year’s plan builds on last year’s and lists
many actions that will help SHA better serve low-income residents.
Some of these actions include:
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Finish building 344 new public housing and
workforce rental units in the first phase of High Point.
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Begin construction of the second phase of
rental housing at Rainier Vista. (If Rainier Vista is selected,
SHA will work with the Salvation Army to design the Ray and
Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, a $30 million new
community center for all of Southeast Seattle.)
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Construction at High Point in West Seattle is underway. |
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With nonprofit partners, complete new
housing for seniors and people with disabilities at Rainier
Vista and High Point.
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Sell up to 125 Scattered-Sites units and buy
125 units in more accessible locations to replace them.
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Begin a five-year program to renovate 22
public housing high-rises, including comprehensive
rehabilitation of building systems and common areas.
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Consider making a second public housing
high-rise into a smoke-free community. (Tri-Court is already a
smoke-free community. Residents like it and SHA is able to
enforce the smoking ban.)
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Study options for replacing Holly Court with
a new nearby development.
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Evaluate ways to renovate Jefferson Terrace,
helping to make it a better place to live.
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Providence Health Systems' Gamelin House at
Rainier Vista will be home to low-income elderly and disabled on the
top three floors. The first floor of the building will house
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Plan for the redevelopment of the former
Lake City Village site and the adjoining Salvation Army site.
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Plan for cuts in federal funding in public
housing and the Housing Choice Voucher program.
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Implement
changes in the Housing Choice Voucher program to stretch
declining federal funding to serve as many households as
possible.
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Implement changes to the public
housing rent policy to encourage residents who can work to do so
and require all residents to report all changes in income
promptly.
Information about SHA’s FY 2006 budget will also
be available at the hearing.
If you have any questions about the hearing on
June 8 or the annual plan, contact Andria Lazaga at
alazaga@seattlehousing.org or (206) 615-3546.
PorchLight is located in Ballard at 907 N.W.
Ballard Way, Suite 200. For directions,
click here.
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