[Year-Round Housing] Fwd: Housing Selection Committee (from Chebeague)

Fri Dec 10 08:31:12 EST 2010

Hi all,

To follow up on what Mark sent you, Peaks uses a very similar process.  Both
processes were based on what Islesboro established a few years ago with
tweaks to address individual community needs.

I have attached the application, and some supporting materials, that Peaks
uses.

I look forward to seeing you next Tuesday.

Best,

Mary

On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 8:21 AM, <Mlongreene2 at aol.com> wrote:

>  Hi All,  This is a response to the questions asked at our last meeting
> about who checks incomes etc.  This is the way Chebeague handles it.
> Attached to Beth Howe's letter are 2 attachments worth downloading. The
> first is a rental application and the second an interesting scoring matrix
> (very simple) that they have developed.     Mark
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Beth Howe" <bethhowe at chebeague.net>
> To: <mlongreene2 at aol.com>
> Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 14:42:13 -0600
> Subject: RE: Housing Selection Committee
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> I’m very sorry your email got lost in the in-coming waves of email on a
> Planning Board issue and our affordable housing project.
>
>
>
> You definitely need to have a committee that is willing to look at incomes
> – that is the primary criterion for this housing, and our rent is set at 28
> percent of their yearly income.
>
>
>
> We set up a separate 5-member review committee with no people on it from
> the affordable housing group, but one from the CICA Board, and then tried to
> keep hands off.  The members were “respected” people in the community who
> would not go around talking about who had applied and how much income they
> had.  They took the job seriously, indeed they were quite strict about
> evaluating whether the applicants would be “suitable” tenants – no bleeding
> heart liberals.
>
>
>
> Initially they wanted more guidance than the eligibility criteria gave
> them, so with their help we worked up a matrix giving points for various
> things mentioned in the eligibility criteria.  The one I’ve attached was
> actually from the second round of renting 226.  By that time, they had
> decided that there would be yes/no criteria and then additional points.  It
> didn’t take the place of more qualitative evaluation of the applications,
> but it gave a first cut.  This seems to have worked well.
>
>
>
> As far as incomes went, we asked the applicants to provide us with first
> page of their most recent 1040 income tax return, and used line 21 –
> adjusted gross income for setting the rent.   Also the application itself
> asked about income, assets and debts, which produced somewhat different
> information.
>
>
>
> The tenant is also responsible for paying the utilities as well as the
> rent.
>
>
>
> I hope this helps and is not too late to be of use.
>
>
>
> Beth
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>
>
>
> *From:* mlongreene2 at aol.com [mailto:mlongreene2 at aol.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 16, 2010 6:05 AM
> *To:* bethhowe at chebeague.net
> *Subject:* Housing Selection Committee
>
>
>
> Good Morning Beth,   Hope all is well by you.   We are at a point of
> selecting potential candidates (for rental housing/option to own) should we
> be successful in gaining grant money to build it.   While we have an
> application/selection committee that developed selection criteria for our
> original lease/homestead program, there is much hesitancy with folks to
> examine other folks finances for eligibility for this MaineHousing
> program.   How do you handle that on Chebeague?  Thanks for your help.
> Best,  Mark
>
> Mark Greene
>
> *Greene Lawns and Property Care*
>
> 36 Eastern Ave.
>
> Long Island, Maine 04050
>
> 207 766 4440
>
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>
> http://www.cyberrentals.com/rentals/p180766
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-- 
Mary K. Terry
Island Institute
Community Development Director
mterry at islandinstitute.org (work)
marykterry at gmail.com (personal)
207-221-2507 (home office)
207-593-2226 (cell)
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