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The INDEPENDENT, October 3, 2002
Business Notes
Funds available for home repair loans for low income households
Columbia County, in partner
ship with Community Action
Team, Inc. (CAT), has received
an Oregon Community Devel
opment Block Grant to provide
loans for home
repairs.
$240,000 is available in the
form of interest-free, deferred
payment loans for qualified
low-income households.
CAT is currently seeking ap
plicants from Columbia County.
A qualified applicant must own
and reside in the home to be re
paired, and have low or moder
ate income with maximum in
come as in the table below:
NO. IN HOME
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Permitted repairs may in
clude plumbing, electrical, roof
ing, weatherization, foundation,
siding or painting, windows, fur
nace and heating system, dry
rot or septic and drainage sys
tems.
Repairs that are not permit
ted include new construction,
additions, furnishings, some
appliances (i.e. new furnaces
are permitted. Stoves, refriger
ators, washers, dryers, etc. are
not permitted), repairs on out
buildings (structures not at
tached to the home) and land-
scaping and fencing.
The loan amount is based
on equity in the property, re
pairs needed and funds avail
able, with no interest and de
ferred payment (no monthly
payments) for 30 years, which
can be renewed if you are still
low income.
The loan must be repaid in
full when the property is sold,
the title of the property changes
by any means, the property is
no longer the primary resi
dence of the borrower or 30
years have elapsed (if not eligi-
ble to extend the loan).
In place of interest, a loan
fee, based upon the amount of
the loan, will be charged to
each loan and paid at the time
the loan is paid back. The loan
fee schedule is as follows:
LOAN AMOUNT
$0-$1,999
$2,000-$3,999
$4,000-$5,999
$6,000-$7,999
$8,000-$9,999
$10,000-$11,999
$12,000-$13,999
INCOME
$32,050
$36,600
$41,200
$45,750
$49,400
$53,100
$56,750
$60,400
Fair Board sets
date for special
Open House
The Columbia County Fair
Board will not hold its regularly
scheduled meeting October 14,
but will hold a Special Meet-
ing/Open House/Social with the
Friends of the Columbia Coun
ty Fair on October 28, at 7:00
p.m. in the 4-H Building at the
Fairgrounds.
A brief business meeting will
be followed by an Open House/
Social with the Friends of the
Columbia County Fair.
The Fair Board and the
Friends of the Fair invite the
public to stop in and join in to
discuss ideas for the better
ment of the fairgrounds.
The Board is also asking for
theme suggestions for the 2003
Columbia County Fair &
Rodeo. Suggestions may be
dropped off at the meeting or
mailed to Columbia County
$14,000-$15,999 $ 800
$16,000-$17,999 $ 900
$18,000-$19,999 $1,000
For more information, con
tact Katie Lewis at 125 N 3rd
Street, St. Helens, or call 503-
397-1675.
WEATHER REPORT
SEPTEMBER 2002
DATE
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TEMPERATURE
PRECÍE
HI
LQ.
AMT.
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77
69
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62
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80
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Temperature
and precipitation
amounts are from the official U.S.
weather station at the Vernonia wa-
ter plant. Measurable precipitation in
September totalled 1.29 inches.
New service islands, modern piping and a paved street make the Wilcox & Flegel cardlock
in Vernonia more pleasant and convenient than ever.
Fairgrounds, P.O. Box 74, St.
Helens, OR 97051.
The County does not dis
criminate on the basis of hand
icap status. If any special ac
commodations are required,
contact the Fairgrounds office
at 503-397-4231 or by fax at
503-397-9704.
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