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Minutes
tiANS IELD June 26, 1991
MASSACHUSMS
Present: Shaun Burke, David Clemmey, Barbara Orlando, Marilyn Powers
and Nancy Surdel
1. Meeting was called to order at 6:15 p.m.
2. Minutes from May 22, 1991 were acceted, with one correction,
Powers / Surdel. The minutes were corrected as follows. David Clemmey
noted that the statement "Section 8 housing vouchers from outside the
area can be denied by the local housing authority" (as recorded in the
minutes) was factually incorrect. David clarified that a Housing
Authority can refuse to administer vouchers from other authorities,
but they can not deny them.
3. Shaun Burke has received fair housing documents from the previous
fair housing director. Shaun stated that the Town of Mansfield is on
a conditional compliance list at MCAD and the acceptance of the Fair
Housing Plan could change our status, which would be good for the
Town. Shaun will be contacting Franklin Young at MCAD to check on the
status of the Fair Housing Plan. (Has it been received by MCAD ?,
Accepted ?)
4. Shaun mentioned that the 1990 Census figures are being questioned
as incorrect and may need to be re- calculated.
5. Shaun will be contacting William Spaner, of Community Development
in Attleboro, as a possible speaker at a future meeting. Mr. Spaner
would speak about Section 8 Rehab Grant funds. Shaun said that due to
the recession, there are fewer grant funds available, but if some new
grants were to become available the town should aggressively pursue
them. It was noted that grant funds can also be used to staff
programs.
6. A municipal building re -use study will soon be undertaken and it
may be possible for the Fair Housing Committee to work with the
housing partnership (Board of Selectman) to do a re -hab project.
7. The selectman will be interviewing a candidate tonight for the
opening on the Fair Housing committee.
Meeting adjourned at 7:05 p.m.
The next meeting was not scheduled.