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Board approves demolition and new construction for 11 SHIP‑qualified homes; one homeowner raises concerns about program paperwork
Summary
The board approved demolition-and-rebuild plans for 11 homes under a SHIP/HHRP program and voted to treat one borderline case, the Karen Everett property, as demolition and replacement. A resident on the waiting list complained about repeated paperwork requests and a possible deduction for a prior SBA loan.
Taylor County commissioners voted to approve a list of homes to be demolished and rebuilt under a county housing program administered through SHIP/HHRP, and they approved treating one marginally eligible property as a demolition and reconstruction case.
The county’s housing coordinator, Melanie Cox, told the board 11 houses qualified for the county’s demolition-and-new-construction program. The list she presented included Sheila and David Haber; Patricia Brown; Betty Sue Ellison; Kathy Miller; Christina and Robert Tucker; Karen Phelps; Diana Lee; Karen Everett; Linda Kieran; Charlie and Amelia Gray; and Johnny and Brenda Leggett. Cox said 10 of the homes had been determined to be demo-and-new-construction, and the board…
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