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- 1981 COM - DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION SUMMARY A major intent of the Community Development Program is to meet the statutory objective of providing decent housing, a suitable living environment and expanded economic opportunities, principally for per- sons of low and moderate>'•income. In developing the 1981 Community Development Block Grant Appli- cation, the following major needs were found to exist: I. The need to eliminate blighting influences in deteriorating neighborhoods, especially those influences detrimental to health, safety and public welfare of low to moderate -income persons. II. The need to conserve and maintain Indian River County's present housing stock, especially those units occupied by low to moderate -income persons. The long-term objectives of the Community Development Program in relation to the needs are: (A) To upgrade deteriorating neighborhoods to decent, safe and environmentally sound living areas; eliminating those influences that are detrimental.to the health, safety and public welfare of low to moderate -income residents as first priority. (Related to I) (B) To actively preserve housing through the initiation of a multitude of programs which will aid and assist in the maintenance and conservation of housing for low to moderate - income families. (Related to II) Short-term objectives which will assist in accomplishing the stated long-term objectives are: (1) The'establishment of a Public Facilities Program to elim- inate deficiencies in this area,'i.e., street paving, water and sewer, sidewalks, drainage, etc. (Related to (A)) (2) The establishment of a Housing Demolition Program to eliminate unsafe, dilapidated structures that blight the community. (Related to (A) and (B)). (3) The establishment of a Housing Rehabilitation Program to return structurally sound substandard units to standard condition and prevent further deterioration. Activities presented in the Fiscal Year 1981 Community Develop- ment Block Grant Pre -application which support the short-term objec- tives are: (a) Establishment of public facilities program to eliminate deficiencies in this area. 1. Streets and associated drainage 2. Park and playground 3. Water service (b) Housing rehabilitation to return 76 structurally sound substandard units to standard condition. (c) Code enforcement to prevent further deterioration. Relocation assistance to families wishing to move from dilapidated structures into standard housing. Eliminating unoccupied, dilapidated structures and, assist in their demolition. 45 OCT 2 2 1980