HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978 03-21 How can Maplewood maintain its quality? ST. PAUL DISPATCH Tues.,March 21,'78 St.Paul Dispatch (E)3
How can Maplewood
maintain its quality?
How can Maplewood maintain those neighborhoods. . . hope-
the quality of its neighborhoods? fully those(grants)will keep
THAT'S WHAT Geoff Olson down the cost of housing,"he
director of community develop- said.Grant money could be used
ment,says the city wants to find to finance public facilities or
out from its citizens before sub- services such as:senior centers,
mitting proposals for federal parks,solid waste disposal facili-
neighborhood improvement ties,comprehensive planning,
funds. code enforcement and housing
rehabilitation.
A special hearing to consider Items that wouldn't be eligible
citizen suggestions for communi-
ty developement block program for funding include general
projects will be held at 7:30 p.m. government building,exhibition
April 6 at the City Hall,1380 halls,airports,hospitals,nursing
Frost Ave.In addition written homes,new housing construction
comments may be submitted to and general government
Manager Michael Miller until 5 expenses.
p.m.April 13. Olson said Maplewood doesn't
THE GRANTS are designed to know how much money it will
help people of low and moderate receive since the federal Hous-
income maintain their housing ing and Urban Development
by paying for public improve- (HUD)agency is only now set-
ments that normally would be ting up grant guidelines.
assessed against them,Olson WANTS ADS
explained. THE SMART MART
"By applying for grants in