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and Michael please. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Year Round Housing
Corporation<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Town of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Long
Island</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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263</SPAN></st1:address><SPAN
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w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Long
Island</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN style="COLOR: black">,<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><st1:State w:st="on">Maine</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">04050</st1:PostalCode></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Mark Greene, Housing
Administrator<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><U><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A
href="mailto:Mlongreene2@aol.com"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
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4440<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Monday, June 23,
2008<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Year Round
Housing Update of \u201cGoings On.\u201d<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></U></B></P>
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All,<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT
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</SPAN>It seems strange not having multiple meetings almost every week,<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>but wanted to let you know that much is
going on.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Our next meeting is not
scheduled until Tuesday, July 10 (which conflicts with VFW for me \u2013 may we go
until July 17??).<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">1.<SPAN
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</SPAN>IRS 1023 (501c3) Status.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>This item continues to be challenging, but is back in the hands of Kristy
Smith, Esq., our counsel on these matters.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>She had additional suggestions in addition to those I had originally
received from Jim Phipps. These suggestions have required modifications to the
application and an additional re-filing of our Purpose Statements with the Maine
Bureau of Corporations and until accepted by them holds back the IRS filing.
<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It has required several changes to
be run by the present Trustees of the YRHCorp.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>She is reviewing the changes at this
time.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT
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</SPAN>Lloyd Jones has completed the initial survey and description work of the
two parcels we are going to swap.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>There were no deeds available as both of these were tax acquired parcels
and descriptions needed to be researched and made.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The re-division of the parcels
will not be done until after the swap is finalized and recorded.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I want to get additional input from YRHC
members and Lloyd on the reconfig. when ready.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This part of the project is also out for
legal work to make it ready for signing by owners.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I have been in contact with the
Gordons and they are fine with the progress and still willing and glad to make
the swap when we are ready.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>The lease has gone to Maurice A. Selinger, III, Esq. who is an affordable
housing specialist that we met at a Genesis/Island Institute Seminar last
winter.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I will await his
appraisal and willingness to work on that.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>I am working with Liza Fleming-Ives to see how to pay for some of the
above stuff!!!<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>Sorry I did not receive the info on the open house at Craig Stewart\u2019s any
sooner.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Hope that was helpful for
some.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">6. <SPAN
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have asked Alden to research the HUD Good Neighbor Program a little deeper.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>His findings summarized below:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(Does not sound too applicable
here).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Will look further.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">It's a hell of a deal
if you're a firefighter/EMT/teacher/cop. You have to be employed full-time
in one of those jobs to qualify, though I don't think you have to work in the
community where you want to buy a house.<BR><BR>HUD selects "revitalization
areas" where the allow people to participate in this program. They have to
be places with very low income and a large number of houses for sale. In
<st1:State w:st="on">Maine</st1:State>, there are five revitalization zones: in
<st1:City w:st="on">Biddeford</st1:City>, <st1:City
w:st="on">Augusta</st1:City>, Lewiston-Auburn, <st1:City
w:st="on">Waterville</st1:City>, and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Bangor</st1:place></st1:City>.<BR><BR>I'm guessing they target this
program to cities, and I think we're probably either too small or not poor
enough. But the criteria (see attached) say HUD administrators are
supposed to work with local governments and non-profits, so we might give them a
call just to see. The office for the Northeast US is in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Philadelphia</st1:place></st1:City>. </SPAN><SPAN
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</SPAN>At the last YRHASC Meeting,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>the proposal was floated to change the By-Laws of YRHCorp to remove
certain eligibility criteria from those recently adopted By-Laws and simply make
them part of the YRHASC By-Laws,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>which is probably a good thing.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Such a change will need to be posted and sent to all members as per the
criteria we adopted in the new By-Laws,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>but first the YRHASC needs to decide exactly what those proposed<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>changes will be at a future meeting
before we bring them forth.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>The promising applicant for next years Island Institute Fellow did not
choose to come here,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>so a new round
of applicants will be brought forth soon.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>One of the tasks will be to continue work with YRHC so I have been
involved in the interview process.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>The Annual YRHCorp meeting and meeting of Trustees and election of
Officers is tentatively proposed to be held on Wed. July16, but I would strongly
recommend we hold back on that until Items 1 and 7 above are ready to fly!<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">We need to do some serious planning for this
first meeting under the new by laws to make sure it is done correctly.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Folks need to be thinking about
running for Trustees and Officers of the newly reorganized YRHCorp.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I will be glad to run for something if
needed, but my tenure as Housing Administrator will be ending in the coming year
and activities will need to be divided up a bit more!<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The flip side is the
intense work of the last two years will not continue as the organization gets up
and running.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The work of Trustees
and Officers should be modest.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>More on this
later. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>If others have additional info or news to share or houses for sale
info,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>please add it to this
summary.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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