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are encouraging the Housing Authority to put in an application to see what could be done. She believed we have a much better chance of obtaining a grant than before as both the Department of Community Affairs and HUD feel there will be 200 less applicants this year. With fewer applicants, with an unusual program, and with the reduction in the percentage scoring basis, the Housing Authority feels it has a pretty good chance, possibly 500. The application would have to be in the hands of Community Affairs by December 23rd, and they would give the Housing Authority an answer in February. Therefore, if the Housing Authority could be given an option for 120 days, it would be sufficient to determine what they could do. Commissioner Bird agreed with the need for affordable housing and commended the Housing Authority for pursuing this opportunity, but he believed in this particular section of the County, there is a more pressing need to provide programs for the people who already live there rather than bringing additional people into that area. Mrs. Strickland noted that the reason they are putting in for the cafeteria area is in order to make it a community center. Commissioner Bowman inquired if their agency would allow them to build a $100,000 firehouse, and Mrs. Strickland confirmed that this would be allowable under the grant. Considerable discussion ensued re the proposed project and the cost of the units, which Commissioner Scurlock figured at $30,000 each. Mrs. Strickland pointed out that the community center would come out of the $650,000 grant, plus the water and sewer plant and the fire station. She stated that they had figured about $60,000 for water and sewer, $30,000 for site preparation, and $25,000 for the community center with $326,000 for rehabilitation of 16 units. Commissioner Scurlock felt that still would be about $22,000 per unit. He noted that he had reviewed this site and did not 65 0V 6 1905 @Oily 62 PArE 691 J