DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION READY TO ROLL PALMDALE OK'S FUNDS TO UPGRADE APARTMENTS FOR LOW-INCOME SENIORS.Palmdale will launch a $5.9 million plan to provide affordable housing and revitalize re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. the city's downtown with the $2.6 million rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. of an apartment complex for low-income senior citizens. Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Housing, a nonprofit housing corporation, will receive $1.8 million from the city's redevelopment agency to buy the 109-unit Impressions apartment complex at 38045 10th St. E. The rest of the financing will come from a redevelopment agency loan. The City Council approved the plan last week. "We've placed a priority on revitalizing re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. downtown," said Councilman Jim Root. "We don't necessarily need more units. We want to see that the units that do exist are upgraded." Southern California Housing plans to rehabilitate re·ha·bil·i·tate v. 1. To restore to good health or useful life, as through therapy and education. 2. To restore to good condition, operation, or capacity. 300 housing units in Palmdale. The City Council will review each project separately. Led by former U.S. Sen. John Seymour John Seymour has been the name of more than one person of note:
State law requires city redevelopment agencies to allocate 20 percent of their revenue to increasing low- and moderate-income housing. Southern California Housing owns and manages 1,300 units in Southern California, of which 700 are earmarked for low-income families. "They fix them up and rehabilitate what had been run-down run·down n. 1. A point-by-point summary. 2. Baseball A play in which a runner is trapped between bases and is pursued by fielders attempting to make the tag. adj. also run-down 1. a. areas," said City Councilman David Myers. "They are very experienced and have a successful track record." Work on the 7-year-old Impressions complex will include painting, repairing garages and installing an emergency alarm system hooked to a central location. Work is scheduled to be completed within 180 days after the city approves the rehabilitation plan. Of the apartments, 80 percent would be set aside for senior citizens whose income does not exceed half of Southern California's average income; 20 percent would be for seniors whose incomes do not exceed 40 percent of the average. Current residents who are not 65 or older will be relocated after 18 months, officials said. The project is part of the city's effort to make over downtown. The city's downtown revitalization plan states that although housing in the area is relatively new, rehabilitation and upgrading is needed. The plan also calls for providing housing for seniors and, at the same time, creating a "safe zone" for seniors in the area around the city's senior center, 1002 E. Ave. Q-12, up the street from the Impressions complex. The idea is provide housing for seniors in a place convenient to city services The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , shopping and medical services, the plan states. |
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