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Release No. 2000-10-22
Updated Nov. 14, 2000

PUBLIC HEARING DATES SET FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUNDING

[Kansas City] -- The Missouri Housing Development Commission will hold public hearings at three different locations on three nights in December to discuss the affordable housing development proposals in the state submitted by developers for funding in 2001.
The Kansas City hearing will be held 6 p.m., Dec. 4 at the Marriott Hotel - Downtown (Trianon Level), 200 W. 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105, [816.421.6800]. Forty-eight proposals for affordable housing developments in the following cities will be discussed.
Belton (2) Hamilton Knob Noster Odessa
Brunswick Harrisonville Lamar Parkville
Butler Higginsville Lexington Princeton
Cameron (2) Independence (2) Maryville Richmond (2)
Carthage (3) Joplin Monett (2) Sedalia
Clinton Kansas City (8) Mount Vernon St. Joseph (2)
El Dorado Springs Kansas City (Clay) Neosho (2) Weston
Gallatin Kansas City (Platte) Nevada
The St. Louis hearing will be held 6 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Doubletree Club Hotel-Airport (Lewis & Clark Room), 9600 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, MO 63134, [314.427.7600].  Thirty-six proposals for affordable housing developments in the following cities will be discussed.
Cape Girardeau House Springs Pacific St. Louis County (2)
Desloge Jackson (2) Perryville St. Peters (2)
Desoto Jefferson County Piedmont Troy
Farmington (2) Kennett (2) Sikeston Union
Hayti Marlborough St. Louis - City (12) Wellston/Hillsdale
The Jefferson City hearing will be held at 6 p.m., Dec. 6, at the Capitol Plaza Hotel (Lincoln Room), 415 W. McCarty Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101, [573.635.1234]. Thirty-five proposals for affordable housing developments in the following cities will be discussed.
Austin Jefferson City (3) Marshall (4) Rolla
Branson Houston Marshfield (2)

Sedalia
Branson West Kimberling City Moberly Shell Knob
Clever Kirksville Osage Beach Springfield (4)
Cuba

Lebanon (2)

 Republic St. Robert
Eldon Licking Richland Willow Springs

Detailed list of developments proposed throughout the state OR
printable Adobe Acrobat file

MHDC administers rental housing production programs including the federal and state low income housing tax credits. Rental production programs also consist of MHDC fund balances and federal "HOME" funds. At least 10 percent of HOME funds are set aside for Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO).

At the public hearing, MHDC staff will describe the developments under consideration, field inquiries regarding the developments and accept and record public comments. People interested in attending the hearing may submit verbal or written comments. In addition, written comments may be submitted to the Missouri Housing Development Commission, 3435 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64111, or through the office of the mayor or chief elected official of the locality in which the development is located.

The Commission will consider funding recommendations during its regularly scheduled 10 a.m., Dec. 15 meeting. The meeting will be held in the Marriott Downtown, 200 W. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri.

MHDC received 125 development proposals for the development or rehabilitation of affordable rental housing (three incomplete applications were returned).

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Note to Journalists: More detailed information about the funding requested is available through Brandon Laster, Public Information Coordinator, (816) 759-6692 or blaster@gmail.com. MHDC offices are closed Nov. 23-24 for the Thanksgiving Day observance. If you would like to make different arrangements to meet deadline restrictions, please contact me as soon as possible. I will check my voice mail frequently throughout the weekend.