People, What Venessa is talking about is a deffered loan program that Hawthorne did as part of our NRP Full Step Plan. This money was available to all Homeowners, in Hawthorne. There were several different ways of qualifing to get the loans. One was a dollar for dollar matching grant. We also have another set of Deffered loans for Absentee Owners in which there is still money available. So no this was not only available to the poor. Besides staying in your house for five years you also, have to volunteer two hours a month doing something in the neighborhood. One of my retired neighbors is mowing lawns for people who need this kind of help on our block. It helped us eliminate the asbestos in our house by getting rid of the old original octopus furnace and duct work that was coated with it. So this money indirectly helped everyone in this case by eliminating a health hazard that could effect everyone if not disposed of properly. Then the furnace was replaced with a much more efficient new one. So we are now using less gas than before also. Joan Thom 21 yrs and not leaving
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Brauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 8:46 PM Subject: RE: [Mpls] deferred loans, Urban Support...etc Vanessa writes: > > However, I am writing this to say how my husband and I are truly grateful > > for the deferred loans that was offered in Hawthorne. It has allowed us to > > fix and totally renovate a kitchen that was once call the dark domain. We > > knew upon signing the papers that this is a deferred loan and that we > would > > have to live in our home for the next three-five years and then all would > be > > forgiven; with predatory lenders and other scum's trying to steal our > > homes, a deferred loan was the safest and most financial way to go. We > have > > a beautiful kitchen, fixed pluming, and most importantly we have our home. > > I think the thought behind deferred loan's for neighborhoods, are to get > > people to stay in the neighborhood. Even though this "hood" at times may > get > > more than it's fair share of problems, over all I and my family and > staying. > > Moving to any other neighborhood would be like moving to a foreign > country. Craig writes: > And I forward on to certain members of the Minnesota Legislature. This list > does more to hurt Minneapolis then Murderapolis, Moneyapolis, Helicopters, > etc. Keep it up. David writes: Hyperbole. Vanessa was talking about wanting to stay in her neighborhood - she wasn't suburb-bashing (I assume she means her neighborhood over other city 'hoods, too). Also, I doubt we're the only municipality in Minnesota with deferred home loans for the poor and those in poor neighborhoods....some might even be STATE programs, passed during years of Republican, suburban legislative power. The list worse for Minneapolis than Murderapolis? I'd call it inflammatory if I wasn't chuckling so hard. There are days when the list is worse for my life than a bad tuna sandwich, but I think that's about the extent of the harm. David Brauer King Field Urp, giggle TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
