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WASHINGTON, D.C. - HUD awards $2.9 million to Native American communities in Arizona to improve housing conditions, stimulate community development and create jobs.
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julin Castro today announced the money is being awarded to three tribal communities in the state, including the Tohono O'odham.
"These grants will create better housing, spur economic development and support self-determination in Native American communities," said HUD Secretary Julin Castro. "ICDBG funds are an important investment in the remote and low-income tribal communities that need it most. Through this work, we're proud to help our tribal partners expand opportunity in their community by determining on their own, not from Washington, which local projects meet their needs and strengthen their future."
"The state's tribal communities use this funding to support rehabbing or building new housing or to buy land for housing," said HUD Regional Administrator Ophelia Basgal. "The purpose of the Indian Community Development Block Grants is to develop viable Indian communities, including decent housing, suitable living environments and economic opportunities."
For the first time in fiscal year 2014, the awards will also be used through a special program to remediate and prevent mold in housing units owned or operated by tribes and tribally designated housing entities. Nine tribes will receive funding for mold remediation, including the Havasupai Tribe in Arizona, where the village is located at the bottom of the Grand Canyon and mold is common due in part to frequent flooding.
The ICDBG program was established in 1977 to help Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages to meet their community development needs. Federally recognized Indian tribes, bands, groups or nations (including Alaska Indian, Aleuts and Eskimos,) Alaska Native villages, and eligible tribal organizations compete for this funding.
HUD administers six programs that are specifically targeted to American Indian, Alaska Native, or native Hawaiian individuals and families, and federally recognized tribal governments. In Fiscal Year 2014, HUD received more than $736 million to fund programs to support housing and development initiatives in American Indian, Alaska Native, and native Hawaiian communities. Through innovative programming, American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments have created sustainable and community-driven solutions to their housing and community development challenges.
Arizona Tribal Community Grants
1. The Havasupai Tribe will use its $400,000 grant to renovate 10 homes that have evidence of mold. In this village at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, mold is common due to overcrowded living conditions and frequent flooding. Renovations will be done in bathrooms, kitchens and other areas where mold is present. Moisture resistant boards will replace the drywall in bathrooms drywall and kitchen areas. The tribe's force account crews will be utilized to perform the work which eliminates the substantial transportation costs needed to transport crews to such a remote location.
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Despite the rumors flying around town regarding black mold at Poinciana Elementary School, and out-of-control vermin at Gerald Adams Elementary School, both buildings have been given an all clear from inspectors.
In the case of Poinciana, a mold clearance certificate was issued Aug. 5 by Air Intellect, LLC, to the district in care of Assistant Director of Maintenance Jeff Barrow. The certificate attests to the successful correction of an aspergillus penicillioides issue in two of its classrooms. A plan to deal with the problem was issued on June 23 by Consolidated Environmental Engineering, LLC, a Florida-licensed mold remediation company.
The seven-step process outlined in the proposed cleaning scope included air scrubbing, and removing posters and other wall decorations in order to get at every nook and cranny in two rooms.
The problem, apparently, was caused by faulty ventilation grills, which have since been replaced.
At Gerald Adams, a report from the State of Florida Department of Health on Sept. 15 found the school in a "satisfactory" state with a few caveats relating to playground equipment, restrooms and ceiling tiles in the aging building.
The only mention of vermin was an order to remove a pile of trash near portable classroom five to prevent any infestation issues. The inspector also found a number of lighting issues which were ordered corrected.
"Without a doubt, facilities maintenance takes up most of my time in district operations," said Executive Director of Operations and Planning Pat Lefere. "Considering our geography, environment, facility age and past fiscal restraints that limited proper preventive maintenance, it is a significant challenge and we are still very much in catch-up mode.
"Thankfully, the leadership of Superintendent Porter and the efforts of Jim Drake and his finance team have put us in a better position to start making much-needed improvements at all of our facilities," said Lefere. "This comes as welcome relief to our Maintenance Department employees who are eager to improve the condition of our schools. While understaffed and until recently underfunded, this group of professionals takes pride in the schools that they maintain and wants nothing more than to provide a safe and secure quality learning environment for the students, teachers and staff of Monroe County Schools."
Lefere also made the link between school maintenance and the coming referendum on whether or not to reauthorize the half-cent sales tax that brings in about $15 million per year to district coffers.
"Some of the improvements and repairs we have been able to make at the schools over the last year were funded directly by the half-cent sales tax revenue that the district receives," he said. "That income source expires on Dec. 31, 2015. A second 10-year renewal of this levy is on the ballot for the general election on Nov. 4. If approved, this renewal would not only enable the district to continue improvements and renovations, but would also allow us to replace some of our older schools with new and more modern facilities. The referendum would also allow the district to upgrade both our security and safety infrastructure, and our technology resources."
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