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Lilles: As far as the waiting list for these homes we do <br /> have 19 people on the list. Before you tonight is <br /> a cooperation agreement between the Housing <br /> Authority and the City of Louisville. In this <br /> agreement is what we do is pay 10 percent of the <br /> rent back to the County Treasurer as a payment in <br />lieu of taxes. <br />Terence Harmon, 589 W. Mulberry. <br />Harmon: Concerned with the low income housing. He felt it <br /> had a lot of problems associated with it. The up <br />keep of the lawns and th <br /> e upkeep of the homes are <br />not to the standards that you would find in the <br /> privately owned areas. One concern that I have is <br /> xeriscaping. T don't believe that the quality of <br /> upkeep will meet the standards of the current <br /> residents in the neighborhoods. What I would ask <br /> is that Council not be rushed into making a <br /> decision because of a one day deadline. I would <br /> like to see a study done on the crime rate, what <br />happens to neighborhood values when low i <br /> ncome <br />housing comes into it. <br />Davidson: With regard to the waiting list, where are these <br /> people currently housed? <br />Lilles: At the present most are living in Louisville with <br /> extended families and are in need of housing. <br /> This waiting list is for people that requested <br /> Louisville only. <br />Davidson: What are the qualification for someone to be <br /> eligible? <br />Lilles: They have to be currently under the 50$ median <br /> family income which is less than $20,000 for a <br /> family of four. <br />Davidson: What will the maintenance and the upkeep of the <br /> program be? <br />Lilles: The maintenance is provided by the County Housing <br /> Authority. We maintain the houses and the tenants <br /> maintain the lawns. There is a lot of <br /> xericscaping done. We will be spending some of <br /> the money to fix up the houses before people move <br /> in. We do have a full time service to help with <br /> the maintenance of the buildings. <br />Davidson: Will there be a standard on haw to maintain the <br /> yards? <br />Lilles: The Housing Authority keeps a close eye on each <br /> of the properties. <br />9 <br />