PORT JERVIS – The state has granted
Port Jervis $350,000 for the rehabilitation of 10 single-family owner-occupied
homes in the city.
The money will be used for weatherization, roofs, electrical and heating
unit upgrades and lead and asbestos issues.
The state funds will be leveraged by $165,000 from the Port Jervis Community
Development Agency making a total of $515,000 available.
The Port Jervis funds are from a revolving loan program that has built
up over 20 years of community lending.
The city will partner to do the work with the Regional Economic Community
Action Program of Middletown.
“We have a lot of homes that need improvements and a lot of hardworking
residents who could use some help,” said Mayor Kelly Decker. “It
is a perfect opportunity to put these monies to work and is a perfect
example of a combined community effort.”
RECAP will manage and administer elements of the program. That agency
has performed weatherization improvements over many years in Port Jervis
and maintains a Head Start program and a housing facility for single adults
in the city.
The maximum income eligibility limit will be 112 percent of the Housing
and Urban Development income limits for Orange County, meaning a family
of four with income of up to $74,458 would be eligible to apply for home
improvement assistance.
Three of the 10 homes will be allocated to seniors, veterans or disabled
households.
