And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: HUD paperwork snafu bars tribal families from needed houses http://www.seattletimes.com/news/local/html98/trib_19990326.html by Deborah Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Seattle Times staff reporter The list of Lower Elwha Klallam tribal members waiting for decent housing is more than 100 families long. Yet 10 brand-new homes sit locked and empty on the impoverished reservation outside Port Angeles because of a missing two-page federal form. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has frozen funding for the project and demanded repayment of $1 million spent on it so far, all because the tribe didn't file the appropriate form before starting construction. "This will bankrupt my tribe," said Lower Elwha Klallam housing director John Williamson. In Idaho, the Coeur d'Alene tribe faces a similar situation, with HUD poised to seek a refund of more than $3 million for the same alleged paperwork violation. The form in question certifies that a tribe has completed an environmental review of a federally funded housing project before starting construction. In both cases, the tribes did the environmental reviews but neglected to submit the form. HUD released the funds anyway and didn't discover the record was missing until the projects were nearly done....<<END EXCERPT &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
