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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972 07-05 Council approves federal rent subsidy concept REVIEW Council âppràvés federal rent • „ subsidy conte M � LJ byBill Roy y proposed changes involve one larger The Maplewood village council has swimming pool instead of two and adopted a resolution approving, movement of the garages. THE DEVELOPMENT of federally subsidized housing in the Village .of The project, called a "Cadillac 236" by Maplewood when the housing proposals its planners, has not yet received 236 aid. are in accordance with sound physical No federal 236 housing can still be and social development criteria; received for the'72 year, planners will be PARTICIPATION in the Federal Rent applying for funding for the '73 year. Supplement program in order to make a portion of these federally subsidized units Council members referred the project available to families and individuals of back to the planning commission and low income. human rights commission in lieu of the changes, before they will consider a The resolution does not obligate the transfer change. village to approval of any one project or federal subsidy program. It is aimed at the concept of meeting the needs of low income families and individuals. Earlier at the June 22 meeting, council Don Lais elected members turned down a request to to state office transfer a housing project special use permit. Maplewood village attorney Don Lais The project, planned unit development was elected trustee of the Minnesota Forest Green, which seeks 236 federal Association of City and Village Attorneys housing aid would provide apartments for at the association's annual meeting held moderate income families who live and June 15 in Rochester in conjunction with work in the community. the convention of the League of Minnesota Municipalities. The proposed project would have contained 64 one bedroom units, 110 two Rochester City Attorney Gerald bedroom units and 18 three bedroom Swanson was elected president and New units, a slight difference from the Ulm City Attorney Terry Dempsey was originally approved plans. Other elected vice president.