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Eugene Phone: 343-1221 Too few take advantage of low income energy aid An uncommon concern has officials at Eugene's Low Income Energy Assistance Program worried After securing an extra $400,000 for low income energy needs, not enough people are applying to use the money So far only 600 households have taken advantage of the new money while money for 1,000 to 2,500 people is available in grants ranging from $110 to $225 paid directly to the heating or utility company to defray energy costs The deadline to apply is April 15 "We are unlikely to get rid of all the money," admits Richie Weinman, office manager of the Low Income Energy Assistance Program "But we know people need it and are eligible ” Many students already have qualified, Weinman says Special provisions for students include subtracting tuition from any grants they may receive before looking at income Income per household using the same heating source is used to determine eligibility The average income to qualify is $800 per month for a family of four. However. Weinman cautions people to call the office if they have any questions because there are complex quirks in the rules that must be applied to each case individually. Occupants of subsidized housing and those who already have received assistance from the program are not eligible Congress appropriated the extra money in response to the hard winter back east, according to Weinman The Low Income Energy Assistance Program requested the money through the State Community Services Program to serve Lane County residents "Hopefully they will let us use (remaining funds) for next year," Weinman says. Con gress has not yet set aside any money for the program next year "But since it's an election year I suspect Congress will embrace the program," he adds Projects may go uncompleted Public works income falls By Marfan Green Of Emaratd Local residents will find few bumps or chuckholes in the county-maintained streets, but uncertain revenue predictions mean that non-mandated public works projects face a rough road before completion, a pub lic works official told the county commissioners Wednesday At a public hearing, public works director Donald La Belle said his department's proposed five-year capital improvement program, which is updated each year, totals about $60 million — a $13 million drop from the previous year La Belle said the reduction accounts for no new program additions. And under the proposed plan, projects totaling $23 million have been placed under a "Special Funding Category," to be implemented only if money becomes available, he said "All the projects are important," he said "It just means that the money just isn’t available ” He said 40 percent of the projects, which include road reconstructions, improvement and bridge replacements, won't be completed on schedule un less U S Forest and O&C timber receipts — the public works department’s main sources of revenue — are greater than anticipated But Commissioner Otto t'Hooft said timber revenues probably will be down this com ing fiscal year "It's looking like our timber receipts are going to be 40-50 percent (of the county's reven ue) rather than the 60 percent we've been budgeting for,” t'Hooft said La Belle said the sorry reven ue outlook during the program's first year means it will con centrate on only "have to have" projects, such as road repairs The "need to have” projects — such as road reconstructions and bridge replacements — and the "like to have" proposals — such as road dust controls — will be put aside until the econ omy turns up, he said. Continued patching of road or bridge problems gives a "dwindling return” to the coun ty, La Belle said. In sound economic times, reconstruction is the better alternative because awarding of construction contracts have a "multiplying effect" on the dollars spent in the area In an ironic twist, several River Road residents were on hand to protest the county's proposal under the program to widen that road to five lanes. 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