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HOUSING AUTHORITY
The Fort Wayne Housing Authority owns and operates 244 units of
public housing in the city. In addition, it operates and manages four federal
projects composed of 327 units under rules and regulations of the Department
of Housing and Urban Development. An additional 100 units will be available
about November 1, 1970, making a total of 671 units under the supervision of
the Housing Authority. The six local projects are:
Westfield Village
Miami Village
Miami Homes
Beacon Heights
McCormick Place
Brookmill Court
(elderly or retired only)
( elderly or retired only)
244 units
75 units
48 units
100 units
96 units
108 units
In addition, authority has recently been received from HUD to build
another 400 units, 200 for families and 200 for the elderly.
The Housing Authority Board is composed of five members appointed
by the Mayor for four year terms. Their service is voluntary. They elect a
chairman and vice chairman from the membership and hold public meetings
on the second Tuesday of each month at noon in the Chamber of Commerce.
They oversee the work of the Executive Director, who also serves as secretarytreasurer
of the Board.
The Housing Authority operates under Public Housing Administration
regulations. It is a business organization and not dependent on tax funds.
Any service contracted for with the city is paid for, e.g., city attorney.
The housing units vary from one bedroom units to five bedroom units
with the utilities furnished. Rents vary from project to project and with
the size and income of the tenants. For example: maximum rent paid can
be no higher than $85 per month, which is the rate for a family of five or
more persons living in a five bedroom unit and making a maximum income.
Recent federal legislation effective March, 1970, requires that any applicant
with total earnings of $3,300 or less after deductions (deductions: $100 per
child and each dependent adult, plus 5% of income as an exemption for head
of household) may not be charged more than 25% of the remaining amount
for rent.
The federal government now requires that a Tenant Selector be appointed
by the local Housing Authority to handle requests and placements.
Priorities are given in the following order: (1) displaced persons, (2) veterans
and their families, (3) disabled persons, and (4) elderly. Qualifications
for placement: (1) income must not exceed $7,100 per year, (2) must be
family units (in "elderly" units one person may now be classed as a family
unit), (3) must not at present be living in adequate quarters. and (4) must
be willing to care for property. Applications for placement come from
referring agencies and from individuals who apply at the Housing authority
office.
METROPOLITAN HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
The Metropolitan Human Relations Commission, established by ordinance
effective July 1, 1970 replaces the Fort Wayne Human Relations Commission.
The Commission is composed of nine members. The Mayor of Fort Wayne
appoints eight members to serve four year terms, with terms being staggered
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Object Description
| Title | Spotlight on government (1970) |
| Contributor | Fort Wayne-Allen County League of Women Voters |
| Topic | Local Government |
| Subject |
Allen County (Ind.)--Politics and government--Directories Fort Wayne (Ind.)--Politics and government--Directories Municipal services--Indiana--Allen County--Directories Municipal services--Indiana--Fort Wayne--Directories |
| Geographical Coverage |
Fort Wayne, Indiana Allen County, Indiana |
| Date of Original | 1970 |
| Time Period | 1900-1999 |
| Source | Print version: Spotlight on government. 1st ed., rev. (Fort Wayne, Ind.: League of Women Voters of Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1970, 59 p. |
| Additional Availability | Print version might be available at IPFW Helmke Library. See online catalog. |
| Rights | Copyright Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2006- . All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. For information regarding reproduction and use see: http://cdm16776.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about/collection/p16776coll1/ |
| Date Digitally Created | April 17 2012 |
| Digital Publisher | Walter E. Helmke Library, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne |
| Digitization Specifications | This pdf file was derived from black and white 400 dpi, 1-bit and color 300 dpi, 24-bit uncompressed TIFF images that were scanned from the originals using a Fujitsu 5750C scanner with Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Professional scanning software. |
| Content Type | Text |
| Digital Format | text/pdf |
| Collection | Fort Wayne Area Government Information |
| Identifier | 30000122012002 |
| File Name | 30000122012002.pdf |
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| Title | Page 50 |
| Transcript | HOUSING AUTHORITY The Fort Wayne Housing Authority owns and operates 244 units of public housing in the city. In addition, it operates and manages four federal projects composed of 327 units under rules and regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. An additional 100 units will be available about November 1, 1970, making a total of 671 units under the supervision of the Housing Authority. The six local projects are: Westfield Village Miami Village Miami Homes Beacon Heights McCormick Place Brookmill Court (elderly or retired only) ( elderly or retired only) 244 units 75 units 48 units 100 units 96 units 108 units In addition, authority has recently been received from HUD to build another 400 units, 200 for families and 200 for the elderly. The Housing Authority Board is composed of five members appointed by the Mayor for four year terms. Their service is voluntary. They elect a chairman and vice chairman from the membership and hold public meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at noon in the Chamber of Commerce. They oversee the work of the Executive Director, who also serves as secretarytreasurer of the Board. The Housing Authority operates under Public Housing Administration regulations. It is a business organization and not dependent on tax funds. Any service contracted for with the city is paid for, e.g., city attorney. The housing units vary from one bedroom units to five bedroom units with the utilities furnished. Rents vary from project to project and with the size and income of the tenants. For example: maximum rent paid can be no higher than $85 per month, which is the rate for a family of five or more persons living in a five bedroom unit and making a maximum income. Recent federal legislation effective March, 1970, requires that any applicant with total earnings of $3,300 or less after deductions (deductions: $100 per child and each dependent adult, plus 5% of income as an exemption for head of household) may not be charged more than 25% of the remaining amount for rent. The federal government now requires that a Tenant Selector be appointed by the local Housing Authority to handle requests and placements. Priorities are given in the following order: (1) displaced persons, (2) veterans and their families, (3) disabled persons, and (4) elderly. Qualifications for placement: (1) income must not exceed $7,100 per year, (2) must be family units (in "elderly" units one person may now be classed as a family unit), (3) must not at present be living in adequate quarters. and (4) must be willing to care for property. Applications for placement come from referring agencies and from individuals who apply at the Housing authority office. METROPOLITAN HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION The Metropolitan Human Relations Commission, established by ordinance effective July 1, 1970 replaces the Fort Wayne Human Relations Commission. The Commission is composed of nine members. The Mayor of Fort Wayne appoints eight members to serve four year terms, with terms being staggered 47 |
