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a EDWARD REGAN, COMMUNITY DEVEOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR, ANNOUNCED THAT THIS IS THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING HELD' TO GIVE CITIZENS A CHANCE TO COMMENT ON THE PRE—APPLICATION. HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE PROPOSED 1978 PRE—APPLICATION EXPENDITURES, WHICH ARE LISTED BELOW, ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS PRESENTED AT THE PREVIOUS HEARING, Street paving and drainage in the Gifford, Wabasso, and Oslg areas $156,400 Housing Rehabilitation Assistance in the Gifford, iWabasso and Oslo areas 50,700 Demolition of vacant substandard units in the Gifford, Wabasso and Oslo areas 13,500 Planning and Management 10,000 General Program Administration 61,300 Total $291,900 THE CHAIRMAN ASKED IF ANYONE PRESENT WISHED TO BE HEARD. VICTOR HART TOOK THE FLOOR REPRESENTING THE GIFFORD PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE AND STATED THAT THEY FEEL THAT THE GRANT APPLICATION IS NOT DOING WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO FOR THE GIFFORD, WABASSO, AND OSLO COMMUNITIES. HE WENT ON TO DISCUSS THE FIGURES SET OUT IN THE APPLICATION IN DETAIL, NOTING THAT THE $156,400 LISTED FOR STREET PAVING INCLUDES AN ENGINEERING STUDY, SO THEY DO NOT KNOW THE ACTUAL FIGURE THAT WILL BE SPENT ON THE PAVING. MR. HART FURTHER NOTED THAT THE $50,700 FOR HOUSING REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE INCLUDES $19,200 FOR A PROJECT COORDINATOR, AND THEY DO NOT SEE THE NEED FOR A COORDINATOR SINCE ALL THE REST OF THESE FUNDS ARE'TO BE GIVEN TO THE FARM WORKERS COUNCIL AND THE EOC TO ASSIST OTHER PROGRAMS, 'HE CONTINUED THAT THEY ALSO QUESTION THE DEMOLITION OF SUBSTANDARD UNITS AND CANNOT IDENTIFY WHERE THESE SIX -UNITS ARE LOCATED IN GIFFORD. MR. HART NOTED THAT THE $10,000 SPECIFIED UNDER PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT DOESN'T GO TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY, AND STATED THEY DO NOT WANT TO SEE THEIR COMMUNITIES USED TO PROVIDE JOBS. MR. HART NOTED THAT IF YOU 66 ROOK 34 PAGE 507