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 November to discuss the 119 affordable housing development proposals submitted by developers for 2003 funding in response to a Notification of Funding Availability issued in August with an Oct. 29 deadline.  Hearings are planned for St. Louis, Columbia and Kansas City.

The St. Louis hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday November 19, 2002 at the Renaissance St. Louis Hotel (Airport), 9801 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, MO 63134; phone 314.429.1100, fax 314.429.3625.  Thirty-nine proposals for affordable housing developments in the following cities will be discussed.

The Columbia public hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 20, 2002, at the Holiday Inn Select – Executive Center, 2200 I-70 Drive S. W., Columbia, Missouri, phone  573.445.8531; fax 573-446-1159. Twenty-two proposals for affordable housing developments in the following cities will be discussed.

The Kansas City public hearing at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, November. 21, 2001, at the Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza, 4445 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri; Phone: 816.531.3000, Fax: 816.531.3007.  Fifty-eight proposals for affordable housing developments in the following cities will be discussed:

MHDC administers rental housing production programs including the federal and state low income housing tax credits. Funds for 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 hearings, MHDC staff will describe the developments under consideration, field inquiries regarding the developments, and accept and record public comments.  Any interested party may attend the hearing to submit verbal or written comments and/or submit written comments to 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.

Persons who wish to attend this hearing and require specific aids or services under the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify Catherine Hamlin, (816) 759-6822, at least three working days prior to the hearing to make arrangements.

A detailed list of developments proposed throughout the state is available on the Web at http://www.mhdc.com/.

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Note to Journalists:  More detailed information about the funding requested is available through Brandon Laster, Public Information Officer, (816) 759-6692 or blaster@mhdc.com.