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1- COMBINED NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS grade, middle and high school complex and within six blocks from the main gro cery and a pharmacy. The units w il be oriented toward courtyard areas rather than the parking lot. All apartments ex cept the one bedroom units will be con structed as townhouses with the firs, floor of each unit handicap accessible. The units will be built as five four-plexes and one six-plex on approximately two acres. Oregon Housing and Community Services Dept. 1600 State Street Salem, Or 97310 The remaining acreage will be open space, including the wetland areas. The wetland areas will be undisturbed. TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES, GROUPS AND PERSONS: The above-named applicant propos es to request the office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to release Federal funds under the HOME Invest ment Partnership Program to be used for the following project: The project sponsor has submitted an application to FEMA requesting a CLOMA, as a small portion of the project is located in a floodplain. No activities will occur on the site until receipt of a CLOMA from FEMA. Name of Sponsor: Community Action Team Address of Sponsor: 310 Columbia Blvd., St. Helens Purpose of Project: New Construc tion of 26 units Location: 500 California Avenue, Vernonia Estimated Cost: $1,890,100 HOME funds to be Requested: $400,000 An Environmental Review Record re specting the within project has been made by the Oregon Housing and Com munity Services Department which docu ments the environmental review of the project and more fully sets forth the rea sons why such Statem ent is no, re quired. This Environm ental Review Record is on file and is available for pub lic examination and copying upon re quest at the Department at 1600 State Street, Salem, Oregon between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. It has been determined that such re quest for release of funds will not consti tute an action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment; and, accordingly the Oregon Housing and Community Services Department has decided not to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement under the National En vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (PL 91- 190). The reasons for such decision not to prepare such Statement are as follows: No further environmental review of such project is proposed to be conducted prior to the request for release of Federal funds. All interested agencies, groups and persons disagreeing with this decision are invited to submit written comments for consideration by the Oregon Housing and Community Services Department. Such written comments should be re ceived a, 1600 State Street, Salem, Ore gon, Attention: HOME Program on or be fore February 1, 1996. All such com ments received will be considered and the Oregon Housing and Community Services Dept. will no, request the re lease of Federal funds or take any ad- Blue Heron Hollow is a 26 unit town- house project located in the city of Ver nonia. The project will include one, two and three bedroom apartm ents with rents affordable to families from 45% to 47% of area median income. The project is located one block from Vernonia's Cftli ministrative action on the within project prior to the date specified in the preced ing sentence. ceived after February 17, 1996 will be considered by HUD. This combined no tice is intended to meet the separate pro cedural requirements for publication of the Finding of No Significant Impact and the Request for Release of Funds. Com menters should specify in their com Community Action Team will under take tne project described above with HOME Investment Partnership Program funds from the U.S. Department of Hous ing and Urban Development (HUD), ad ministered by the Oregon Housing and Community Services Department, under Title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Nation al Affordable Housing Act passed by Congress in October 1990, and amend ed by the Housing and Community De velopment Ac, of 1992. The Oregon Housing and Community Services De partment is certifying to HUD that the Department and Lynn Schoessler in his official capacity as Certifying Officer, consent to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts if an acion is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to en vironmental reviews, decisionmaking, and action; and that these responsibili ties have been satisfied. The legal effect of the certification is that upon approval, Community Action Team may use the HOME Investment Partnership Program funds, and the Department will have sat isfied its responsibilities under the Na tional Enviromental Policy Ac, of 1969. The U.S. Department of Housing and Ur ban Development will accept an objec tion to its approval of the release of funds and acceptance of the certification only if it is on one of the following basis: (a) That the certification was no, in fact executed by the certifying officer of the Department; or (b) tha, the environmen tal review record for the project indicates omission of a required decision, finding, or step applicable to the project in the environmental review process. Objec tions must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedure (24 CFR Part 58), and may be ad dressed to the U.S. Department of Hous ing and Urban Development, Portland Office, Region X, Attention: Roy Scholl, 400 Southwest Sixth Avenue, Suite 700, Portland, Oregon 97204-1632. Objec tions to the release of funds on basis other than those stated above will not be considered by HUD. No objection re- ECON-O-FAB HARDWARE Pole Buildings ADULT FOSTER CARE 185 C Street, Vernonia • 429-5220 HDY s SPECIAL UYS! 1 I r W --------------------------- E S T E R N F A M IL Y ■ R IC E M I X E S I 6.8 Oz. - Chicken, Beef, Spanish, Fried ! I I I ROOFING, INC. EMERGENCY REPAIRS 27 YEARS EXPERIENCE 3 2 4 -4 2 4 3 PERSONAL TOUCH I COMPUTER SERVICE Set-up and Upgrade Repairs • Advice In-Home Service CUSTOM BUILT CEDAR DECKS WESTERN UNION • MONEY ORDERS • FAX SERVICE LAMINATING • BOOKS • GREETING CARDS VIDEOS • LOTTERY GAMES Look on our shelves for more of Randy’s Special Buys! 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