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BEWARE OF HOUSING
REPAIR SCAMS
It is the time of year again when con men with repair
scams are making the rounds preying on elderly people.
These con men will approach an elderly person and tell
them the elder needs a new roof or chimney or siding,
etc, and then offers to do the work at a real bargain
price.
The repairman usually has a reason that he needs to be
paid in advance. He then does a small amount of work
and then disappears with the money.
In most cases the homeowner has no way to recover the
money because the con man is never caught. If he is
caught, he probably has already spent the money. If you
are in need of home repairs, be sure to hire a reputable
person who can give satisfactory references and is
licensed and bonded and registered with the State of
Oregon Builder's Board.
Oregon law requires all persons engaged in the repair or
maintenance or construction of residential property to
be licensed and bonded and registered with the builder's
board. You can call the board in Salem to check on any
person who offers to do repair and construction work
for you.
If a person or company is not registered, do not hire
them because if they do shoddy or sub-standard work
you have no way to recover losses if they are not
licensed and bonded.
If you need help in checking on a contractor or repair
man, call the housing office at 879-5211, ext. 119.
Dave Bailey,
Housing Coordinator
CONSTRUCTION FUNDS
AVAILALBE
Indian Health Services Sanitation Facilities and Con
struction Section docs have a program to fund the
construction and installation of water supply and
sanitary disposal facilities for tribal members whose
homes meet certain qualifications.
In order to qualify, your home must be recently up
graded or newly constructed to standard condition as
defined in the H.I.P. regulations.
Some homes that have been improved by the H.I.P. have
qualified and received water and sanitary facilities.
Other tribal members have done remodeling and
rehabilitated their own homes and have qualified for
assistance from I.H.S.
If you would like to know if you qualify for these
services, or what you need to do to qualify for assistance,
call the housing office at 879-5211, ext. 119.
GENERAL COUNCIL
MEETING
DECEMBER 6, 1987
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Greg Law goes for a spike as Jackie Cotton watches on during a Co-Ed Volleyball Tournament in Yakima.
The Grand Ronde Team took third place in the ten team double elimination tourney.
ENERGY ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM
Dallas Resource & Referral Center - 623-8429
Hours: Mon., Tue., Thurs., and Friday 9-12 & 1 - 4.
Closed Wednesday
SENIORS AND HANDICAPPED ONLY
If you had assistance last year, you can call 623-8429 for
Polk County Area. If you did not have assistance last
year, you must go to Dallas to fill out an application.
Call 623-8429 for information.
ALL OTHERS wanting low income energy assistance
applications will be accepted beginning Jan. 12, 1988.
Program representative Ann Bond will be at the Tribal
office on Tuesday mornings from 9 to 11 and at the
Willamina Library from 1 to 3 p.m.
TRIBAL INPUT WANTED
ON COMMUNITY GRANT
The office of Housing and Urban Development Region
X in Seattle, Washington makes funds available on a
competitive basis each year for Indian Tribes in the
Northwest through the Community Development Block
Grant Agreement (CDBG)
Tribes can submit applications for funds under any of
the following area:
1) Facilities Infrastructure and Services to include
sewerwater systems; electrical distribution systems; fire
protection facilities and equipment, roads, telephone,
flood drainage systems; solid waste disposal facilities;
pedestrian walkways; and related services.
2) Facility-Buildings and Services to provide a facility or
service that is not currently available or the current
facility or service has no substantial function, i.e., less
than 30 function.
3) Housing Rehabilitation to rehabilitate tribal homes to
standard condition.
4) Economic Development projects.
5) Land Acquisition for housing.
The maximum funding available for a successful appli
cant is $250,000.
A recent survey of Grand Ronde tribal households
indicates that a tribal headquarters building is the
highest priority among members responding. Conse
quently, the Tribal Council is considering submission of
a CDBG application for a tribal headquarters which will
house our program staff to provide tribal servicesTin
health, education, social services, etc.
Your input in this process is needed. If you have
comments or ideas, please contact Jim Willis at 879
5215 xll3. Additionally, we will discuss this application
process and solicit input from tribal members at the
December 6, 1987 General Council meeting. Please try
to attend.
DATA BASE SURVEY
Congratulations to the more than 50 that have .
responded to the mail out surveys. They are greatly
appreciated.
Those of you who have not had the opportunity to get
yours filled out yet, could you please do so, and send
them to: ,
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
P.O. Box 38
Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347