HUD FUNDNG

 

Lets try this one last time....... I understand that 54% qualified the city for the benefits BUT, is 54% the qualifying number? Could a city with 30% qualify? What percentage of low to moderate income families in a city qualifies it for the HUD bennies?

It amazes me that you have the ability to research like a Paralegal but can't answer such a simple question. Never mind; I'll find it on my own.

Based on HUD criteria, city administrators determined that all areas of Middletown are facing high foreclosure abandonment risk and that NSP programs should be administered on a city-wide basis. The city stated that NSP projects will occur in several different census tracts, with the vast majority of work being completed in areas with a foreclosure abandonment risk score of at least 9 on a scale of 1 to 10.

I counted 19 census tracts and all but 2 have a risk score of 9 or higher. The only tracts in the city listed with a risk score below 9 are east of Breiel & north of Grand and everything east of I-75. Based on those statistics, it would be irresponsible “not” to offer NSP benefits city-wide.

Greygoose
Mr. Adkins used the 54% rule over ALL HUD Funding
The study was not done by HUD but by a Cincy Univ for the 96 page report that Mr. Adkins
sent to HUD.
Here is the link to the full discussion

Aug 19, 2010
http://middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3223&KW=HUD

Greygoose and Ms. Moon:

May I offer what should be an easy solution to the “54% question”???

If memory serves (often a risky bet in the case of my memory), the declaration of the entire city as a so-called “Slumville” occurred at a City Council meeting in October of 2009.  All one need do is to pull up the City Council meeting workbooks for that month (which I believe would be dated 10/06/2009 and 10/20/2009) and peruse the staff reports for the appropriate legislative action.  The minutes of those meetings may also yield the information you are seeking.

Normally, I can supply copies of Council workbooks, as I routinely “save” them just to be certain that if I refer to them in the future I am not getting information that may have “accidentally” been altered, and I would be pleased to provide the aforementioned editions.  However, prior to about a year and a half ago, I foolishly did NOT save them to an external hard drive, and my copies of the 2009 workbooks were lost when my old computer “died”.

However, since Greygoose has recently been elevated “Moderator” status (after less than 100 posts) on this board, I feel certain that he has enough clout with Mr. Adkins to obtain copies of these workbooks.

(NOTE to myself:  You have NOT backed up your hard drive to the external hard drive in over two months!!!  Be certain to do so tonight!!!)

If I may make a suggestion, as I don't study HUD practices in detail, that you may wish to have HUD examine these practices directly if they are wrong? City council members really don't care to put the effort into examining details nor what is what is wrong or what is wrong. other thatn the statement you provided. Monroe made such reliance on the school treasurer as to what was right and wrong and paid the price in having the state run their school district.

If Mr. Adkins is wrong, there will be a remedy, one would assume his job. But to state city council makes reliance on a trained attorney and his interpretation, and that's the end of that...well, that's the end of it. If deemed wrong, request HUD make an assessment.

In my view, Obama and this whole waste of federal funds is appalling, wasteful, and has accomplished nothing. It seems to be the midas touch now is to tear down buildings under some false pretense less capacity inflates and protects property values.

I'm more concerned and bewildered the Moorman's bought the PAC building Jim Verdon received hundreds of thousands to restore, and I thought he was leashing the building from the city. Moreover, I was astonished the forgiveness reference in the agreement was all over the terms.

HUD should have people who know what is right and what is wrong. The city should know what is right and wrong and the PAC situation.

Of course, I am making reliance the Middletown Journal is accurate....that may be a wrong asumption.    

Contrary to popular belief, I do not believe everything that comes out of City Hall. The problem is that every time that I really start digging, I find facts that are left out of the discussion. Did you know that 17 of 19 census tracts in this city had a foreclosure abandonment risk of at least 9 on a scale from 1 to 10? Did you know that the city stated that they would concentrate their efforts in those areas (in other words, no bennies for the east end)? All that I am saying is it is irresponsible not to discuss both sides of an issue. You lose credibility with those outside of your inner circle if you don’t.

greygoose:On the surface, her arguments appear very plausible but logic tells me that Mr. Adkins, being an attorney, isn’t going to take steps that will put the city in legal jeopardy

Sorry but when I read that it makes me laugh.Someone digs deep enough they would find that everyone of our "SPINE:ESS ONES" would have legal problems.

Come on STINKY I mean Stanky cant you come up with something different? First its my Spelling,and now a pic of you. What does it mean?