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RRAP and OHRP may offer additional grants NIP announcement delayed + Ahoped for shot in the arm for owners of homes in need of repairs in Penetanguishene did not materialize on Monday as expected Instead an announcement from officials in the Ontario government as to whether or not they approved a grant to Penetanguishene to improve living conditions in selected town neighbourhoods has been delayed until late February or early March. + Town clerk Yvon Gagne received notice of the delay in a letter on Monday from J.F. Brown the director of the Community Branch at Queens Park. NIP's delayed If the province does ap- prove the Neighbourhood Improvement Program grant Penetanguishene stands to gain a total of $220,000 to assist in the improvement of housing and living conditions in deteriorated neighbourh- oods It would also open the door for individual home owners assistance from the federal government's Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program which provides funds to upgrade the housing conditions of low and could surely be gauged as a willingness to participate in renovation programs." In the West End out of 174 affected owners only five petitioned against sanitary sewers. In the Central System there were 55 owners assessed for sanitary sewers and none petitioned against them. These figures are taken by town officials as an_ in- dication that people in the two areas are in favour of further improving their neighbourhoods through NIP grants. The NIP grants if approved will provide money for parkland and storm sewers and of course make residents eligible for assistance from RRAP. Since there are an estimated 152 homes in need of repair in the two proposed NIP areas if all eligible individual home owners applied for the grants a total of $760,000 in federal funds could be funnelled into these areas over and above the $220,000 for improving services under the hoped for NIP grants. Repairs required to bring substandard _ residential dwellings up to local health and safety standards are eligible for RRAP grants. corporations are also eligible for Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program grants. Then there's OHRP Homes outside of the two Neighbourhood Improve- ment Areas are not eligible for RRAP grants but that doesn't mean they are being completely ignored. The province of Ontario has come up with a program of its own called the Ontario Home Renewal Program or OHRP for short. Under the scheme homes outside of NIP areas in need of upgrading are eligible for grants of up to $7,500 from the province, less any federal grants. The only hitch is that Penetanguishene must have a minimum standards housing bylaw. The town doesn't but a draft bylaw has been submitted to council. When and if a minimum standards housing bylaw which outlines building, maintenance and health requirements, is passed home owners outside 'of Penetanguishene's two NIP areas will be eligible for OHRP grants to improve their homes. The prime objective of OHRP is the repair of faulty structural and sanitary conditions and the upgrading of the plumbing, heating and electrical systems of residences. Exterior pain- ting along with required repairs will be considered eligible. Additions to houses are not covered by this program. If Penetanguishene adopts a minimum standards bylaw the town will be eligible for up to a maximum of $47,500 under the OHRP. Peeping out the door Nine-year-old Henry Buttineau peeps out of families ice fishing J ( // NIP AREAS « cA iene ag Penetanguishene Bay. The hut Larry McDonald was On the through the ice. Brother Walter has his back on to the camera. Penetanguishene Bay to see how his brother Antoine is progressing in digging a hole is located on Staff photo McDonald returned as local planning chairman development Be Ag F Te ee ; returned as chairman of the committee are: Ray Baker, ree? 3 pao Saye ee ponte \imprazenient Hi aieoed Penetanguishene planning Gil Robillard, E. Moreau, D. eligible individual home The maximum RRAP loan 2 0 ee: board on Monday, January Theakston, Mayor Moreau, i 24, by acclamation. and Ron Bellisle. owners in Penetanguishene could receive an additional $760,000 in federal funds to improve their dwellings. But in order for home owners to be eligible for assistance through the RRAP program they must live in designated Neighbourhood Improve- ment area Penetanguishene has two these two designated areas NIP areas: the West End exact rates are not men- Robert Street West from John Street to West Street, north x ----?) : pita ne each day to keep it operating and the Central System. tioned : from Robert Street West to Penetanguishene Bay, and south } Under the NIP program Repayment is made by from Robert Street West four roughly half a mile. The eC G | re would receive $220,000 for the principal and interest north and fans out cone-shaped along Fox Street to Don UR Gaset asierlaneercece Tae improving services (ie. The loans of up to $5,000 Street extending on to Penetanguishene Bay. The western 4 physician, and follow his advice? Do it ah providing storm sewers in are available to home- boundary of the Central System will be Main Street to the ' ; areas without). Federal Owners with annual incomes Bay. Rovnotiicoaketeh 2 funding is available on a cost-shared basis with the Federal government paying 50 per cent the province 25 per cent and the town 25 per cent ' uw This means that program "income" is the Sa Your Own | Penetanguishene would total gross income -- from MOTHE Ss .... WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN AN IDEA THAT WILL MEAN rite ee ¢ . . Th contribute $80,000 in funds to eVery source -- of the ROCKET MONEY Foi VOUAS WELL AS CLEAR YOUR CLOSETS OF OUTGROWN CHILORENS = =-Community- Pharmacies help make up the $220,000 earmarked -towards im- proving the town's two designated NIP areas ey WILL ADVISE YOUIN PRICING YOUR ITEMS, DISPLAY THEM, AND SELL THEM FOR YOU. ALL ) ( P oe Teenie RRAP's possible 2. $300 for each dependent WE ASK IS THAT THE CLOTHES BE IN GOOD CONDITION, WASHED AND PRESSED OR DRY | : Friday To 9p.m h wo $e Approval of the NIP grants Child CLEANED IF THE TAGS INDICATES. THE PLAYTHINGS SHOULD BE CLEAN AND IN GOOD cd CLOSED SUNDAY Closed Sunday for the two designated areas is important not so much for the funds which will be used for improving services and acquiring parkland but mainly because NIP ac- ceptance of the two designated areas is a requirement for individual home improvement grants and loans of up to a maximum of $5,000 under the Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program. A town ordered study by the Tiny-Tay Peninsula Planning Board last summer found that 152 housing units in Penetanguishene's two designated NIP areas would He eligible for assistance under RRAP which provides federal funds to improve the is $5,000 per family. Loans with terms of up to 20 years are available, but in no case for a period exceeding the estimated useful life of the property. The lending rate under this program is lower than the current market rate according to a Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation pamphlet but equal monthly payments of of $11,000 per year or less providing they live in a Neighbourhood Improve- ment Area The rules For the purpose of the principal wage earner and the spouse less: 1. earnings of the spouse of up to $1,000. 3. Family allowances 4. The first $1,000 of in- come -- over and above social assistance -- received by a one-parent family. 5. Living out or travelling llowances of a family head. 6. Capital .gains such as insurance settlements, inheritances, disability awards and the sale of ef- fects Home owners with in- comes of $6,000 per year as reduced by the applicable exemptions are eligible for the maximum forgiveness of $2,500 on their loan. The amount of forgivenesses is reduced by $1.00 for every $2.00 of income over $6,000. For example a person with an annual income of $8,000 Where the zones are The two shaded areas above marked Penetanguishene's designated Neighbourhood Improvement Program areas. The one on the left is the West End area. It extends along Central System area is bound by Robert Street East at the DELIVER The Penetanguishene Citizen cALL 549-2012 ana leave your name. The members of the development committee and planning committees were also selected. Paille. The planning committee is made up of Art Stewart, W. Duquette, G. Rich and D. REPAIR. RIGHT NOW, PLAYTHINGS. et "ROUND ITEMS SUCH AS CRIBS, ALWAYS WELCO! YOU'LL ENJOY THE CARNIVAL ATMOSPHERE AND KIDDIES' PLAY AREA. YOU'LL ALSO le: Eat Ta) Sy 5 PUf - LS SAAN See KS ENJOY RECEIVING YOUR CHEQUE FOR ITEMS SOLD. WHAT DO YOU THINK?... GREAT IDEA?.. . YOU BET IT IS! YOU SAVE 2 WAYS. .. BUYING & SELLING! CLOTHES AND PLAYTHINGS OF CHILDREN UP TO 16 YRS. COOKSTOWN, ONT. PHONE 458-4246 COOKSTOWN IS 2 MILES WEST OF HWY. 400 AT HWY. 89 - = ¢. AR i SS WE ASK YOU TO BRING IN ONLY SUMMER CLOTHES AND > 6), PLAYPENS AND WALKERS ARE 2 AGREAT IDEA! 2 WHO' WOULDN'T BE IN THESE DAYS OF Sezzes¥ OUT-OF'SIGHT PRICES ON CHILDREN'S THINGS? ) Bis HERE'S HOW IT WORKS ....BRING THE OUTGROWN CLOTHES AND PLAYTHINGS TO "THE CHILDREN'S MARKETPLACE". OUR STAFF OF YOUNG MOTHERS i-_ = fy oe fea Youths are guilty After stating during an earlier case that break, enter, and theft of cottages was becoming one of this province's largest industries Judge Ian Monroe was presented with the case of three Christian Island youths who each pleaded guilty to a total of ten separate break, enter, and theft incidents in Tiny Township on November 17, 1974. Of the three youths, only 17-year-old Donald «Mixemong was _ sentenced last Thursday in provincial court in Penetanguishene. The other two: 17-year-old Edwin Sandy and 16-year-old Elijah Kirland Mixemong had their sentencing put over until February 28 in Orillia. In what Donald Mixemong's lawyer termed "one escapade" the three youths went from cottage to Do you have your cottage stealing keys in some, three bicycles,. three lifejackets, blankets and records in another, upsetting furniture in others, and all the while continuing to steal small items until they had hit each of the 10 cottages. On their w. back to Christian Island the youths threw three blankets, three life jackets, and some flashlights overboard. Altogether slightly over $77.00 of the estimated $150. 00 worth of stolen goods was recovered. Judge Monroe sentenced Donald Mixemong to eight months in jail consecutive with previous sentences for a | total of 14 months. Donald Mixemong 'had a previous record which 'in- cluded six counts of break, enter, and theft, and failing to appear in court. ------ Magnavo Annual Sale Catalogue YOU macy?" 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