HomeMy WebLinkAboutHRPAC 04/01/204Mansfield Community Development Office
Six Park Row, Mansfield, MA 02048
Phone:508.851.6410 Fax:508.261.7424
IMPAC Meeting
April 1, 2004
Attendees:
Jack Vultaggio, Zoning Board of Appeals
Judith Martone, Member -At -Large
Gale Farrugia, Council on Aging
Beverly Estes-Smargiassi, CDO
Meeting began at 4:40 p.m.
1. There was no quorum present for the meeting and therefore no votes could be taken.
2. Beverly Estes-Smargiassi gave a brief update on the Program
These staff is presently working on what are likely to be the final three cases in the housing
rehabilitation program. The program will have assisted either 17 or 18 units total, depending
upon the outcome of the waiver request (which will be delayed for discussion at a future
meeting). Originally, it was hoped that the program would be able to serve 20 units. However,
the program found that the typical unit served needed a significant level of assistance. With only
one exception, even the emergency cases required extensive (and expensive) work. In light of
this, the pending application to the Department of Housing and Community Development
(DHCD) for additional funding to continue the Housing Rehabilitation Program has requested a
larger amount of funding per unit, and more funding overall.
Waiver request was postponed due to the lack of a quorum. However, an update on the project
status was provided to those present. The owner has terminated of the contractor, due to his
inability to complete the job in a timely manner, and due to his lack of adequate licenses to
complete the work. There are ongoing discussions with the owner and DHCD over how to
complete the project, and whether the project could be reduced in scope so that the owner could
secure a tenant for the rental unit as soon as possible. The proposal diseiissed with the owner and
DHCD is to reduce the scope of the project to a single unit project, as no substantial work has
been done on the rental unit. This would allow the owner to move a tenant into the unit quickly,
and herself move into the original owner's unit. DHCD has indicated that they would likely
approve a waiver to allow this scenario, provided (should the Town receive additional housing
rehabilitation funding) the Town agree to complete the work on the rental unit as funds were
made available from DHCD.
4. Beverly also gave a brief update of the emergency case referred by Social Services. A local
Church youth group is hoping to help with the project, both moving out furniture and belongings
for the owner prior to construction, and returning to paint at the end of the project.
These mimytes leave been accepted and approved.
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