HomeMy WebLinkAbout96-149RESOLUTION NO. 96-149
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT
TOWNSEND SUPPORTING THE CONCEPT OF A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN
KITSAP CONSOLIDATED HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THE HOUSING
AUTHORITY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY TO PROVIDE A MUTUAL SELF HELP
HOUSING PROGRAM SERVING THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND AND
JEFFERSON COUNTY
WHEREAS,
the Housing Authority of Jefferson County has been requested to join in a
partnership with the Kitsap Consolidated Housing Authority (KCHA) to provide a
Mutual Self Help Housing Program serving Jefferson County and the City of Port
Townsend, and
WHEREAS,
over the past 23 years this program has provided home ownership to over 500
low income households in Kitsap and Mason Counties and additional funding
capacity of the USDA, Rural Development will now cause this opportunity to
available to Jefferson County residents through the above parmership, and
WHEREAS,
the Mutual Self Help housing program offers families the opportunity to help
build their own homes by providing "all-in-one" construction/mortgage
financing to eligible families who commit to providing their own "sweat equity"
toward the construction of their home, and
WHEREAS, the program helps families own homes who may not otherwise have the financial
resources, as well as encouraging pride of ownership and a sense of community;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend
that it supports the concept of the partnership between KCHA and the Housing Authority of
Jefferson County to provide a Mutual Self Help Housing Program that will benefit the citizens
of the City of Port Townsend and Jefferson County.
Jt~/McCulloc , Y
TLrfiothy l~~ah, City Attorney
ATTEST:
Pamela Kolacy, City/l~lerk