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715 ..MAY 61991 1981 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION SUMMARY POCK b PArf,��5 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- and 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. (Related to (A) and (B)). 25 W .