HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980 Reading Housing Authority Annual ReportREADING HOUSING AUTHORITY
ANML REPORT - 1980
Following is a report of the management activities of the Reading Housing
Authority for the year 1980.
The Reading Housing Authority consists of a five - member board, four Elected
by the Town and one State appointed member. They meet on the second Monday of each
month, with the Annual Meeting in April. The Board is currently composed of the
following members:
Chairman
Vice- Chairman
Treasurer
Asst. Treasurer
Asst. Secretary
Richard S. Dempster
633 Summer Avenue - Reading
Frank J. Johnson, Jr.
15 Pratt Street - Reading
Richard J. Ogden
6 Arnold Avenue - Reading
Term expires 1984
Term expires 1981
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May 1981
Leonard F. Westra Term expires 1983
11 Copeland Avenue - Reading
Philip R. White, Jr. Term expires 1985
97 Prospect Street - Reading
At the Annual Meeting in April of 1980, the above members were elected to tl
respective positions on the Board, and Mrs. Janet Pierce was appointed Execi
Director, and therefore Secretary of the Authority, in accordance with the i
Currently under the jurisdiction of the Housing Authority is an 80 -w
Mousing for the elderly Project #667 -C, at Frank D. Tanner Drive which was 4
pleted in 1970 and is funded through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Nei
eligibility requirements for admission to this Project, effective April 1,
state that a person must be 65 years of age or older, or in the case of a cl
one of the two persons must be at least 65. Also the net income limit for i
single person is $8,680 and for a couple it is $9,920. The asset limit is
$15,000.
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The Authority is also providing rental assistance with federal fund
through the HUD Section 8 Program, to 33 families and 22 elderly in scattered
apartments throughout the Town. This Program has been in effect since 197
and the Authority has applied for an additional allocation from HUD of fund
for 50 more units in 1981 to assist those on the waiting list. The eligibility
requirements for families on this Program are as follows:
One Person Two Persons Three Persons Four Persons Five Persons Six Persons
$12,200 $13,950 $15,700 $17,450 $18,550 $,9,600
There is no asset limit`.for this Program, but the interest on any savings
must be added to the income of a participant, and that figure cannot exceed Ithe
income level requirement. Financial statements showing the assets and liab lities
of each of the above named Programs are available for inspection at the Hou ing
Authority office.
Reading Housing Authority Annual Report - 1980
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Section 8 Program. She tad
and came highly qualifiedland
The Modernization improvements for which funds were awarded last year
the State for Project #667 -C were completed in the latter part of 1980. Cur
for the handicapped were installed at the Frank D. Tanner Drive walk -ways;
contracts for additional attic insulation in all buildings and caulking arou;
windows in the older 40 units for energy conservation, were completed. Ina;
as the bids for these work projects were lower than anticipated, the Authori-
requested permission from the State to use the money left over from the orig:.
Modernization Grant to retain their Architect, Envirodesign, for further stuc
and drawings to correct structural deficiencies which were recently discover4
in the buildings, and ultimately, to request additional money through the Moc
tion Program for completion of this ikork.
During the last few months of 1980, the Authority met on several occas
with a representative from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, members of
Town government, and other interested parties concerning the future of housin,
planning in the Town of Reading. There are various Programs available fir wh
the Authority can apply for funds, and the question is what direction should '
taken that would be best for the Town, and be of the most assistance to people
with housing needs. The group plans to continue meeting throughout the coming
months for further study and input into this matter.
The Reading Housing Authority looks forward to a new year, and continue
progress in the field of housing assistance.
Respectfully ubmitted,
Janet Pierce, Executive
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