CITY FUND TAKES CARE OF REPAIRS : $1 MILLION SET ASIDE FOR QUAKE DAMAGE.Byline: Ann-Marie Sanchez Daily News Staff Writer Receiving a $5,000 grant and $7,000 in loans was a godsend god·send n. Something wanted or needed that comes or happens unexpectedly. [Alteration of Middle English goddes sand, God's message : goddes, genitive of God, God for Lillian and Joseph Glynn after the 1994 Northridge Earthquake The Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:31 AM Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California. The earthquake had a "strong" moment magnitude of 6. . A badly damaged front door and garage, shattered shat·ter v. shat·tered, shat·ter·ing, shat·ters v.tr. 1. To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow. 2. a. windows and cracks in their home's foundation had them worried about making repairs to their four-bedroom Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. home. ``I'm sure there were a lot of people like us, who are just getting by and needed the help,'' said Lillian Glynn, 69. ``Your home is your castle and you like to see everything nice. Otherwise, it's depressing.'' The Glynns were among more than 200 Simi Valley homeowners who were helped through the city's Earthquake Recovery Program in the two years since the Northridge Quake Quake - A string-oriented language designed to support the construction of Modula-3 programs from modules, interfaces and libraries. Written by Stephen Harrison of DEC SRC, 1993. , and the city still has $1 million left in an emergency assistance fund for others. ``There are still quite a few people who have not heard of the program or been unable to deal with the damage,'' said Dulce Conde-Sierra, the city deputy director of housing. Residents can apply for the funds or low-interest loans by calling the city at (805) 583-6757. Eligible residents must meet income limits ranging from $29,100 for a one-person household to $54,900 for an eight-member family. Homeowners also need at least $5,000 in remaining earthquake repairs after exhausting federal and private insurance assistance. ``If you still have unmet un·met adj. Not satisfied or fulfilled: unmet demands. need, perhaps we can step in and help out,'' said Brooke Hart Brooke Hart (June 11, 1911 – November 9, 1933) was the oldest son of Alexander Hart, the owner of L. Hart and Son Department Store in San Jose, California. His kidnapping and murder was reported throughout the United States, and the lynching of his murderers, Thomas Harold , the city's home rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. coordinator. Following the earthquake, the city received more than $2.6 million in federal earthquake recovery funds, and an additional $1.1 million in other federal disaster assistance to help homeowners get back on their feet, Conde-Sierra said. For the Glynns, the process of receiving the loan took around six months, starting with a screening process with city staff to establish their need and income level. Documentation, home inspections and an administrative review are all part of the process that will ultimately lead to contractors being paid directly by the city. ``It's a little tedious, but it's just one of those things,'' said Lillian Glynn, who was laid off from her job in banking. ``We had to put a lot of our own money into it, but we needed to have it done. And without the program, we wouldn't have done it.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Joseph and Lillian Glynn have made repairs to theirSimi home using loans, grants and their own money. Andy Holzman/Special to the Daily News |
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