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million in federal stimulues funds to repair and upgrade a number of publi chousing properties. Out of 349 housing authoritiea in Texas that received money from the Americanm Recovery andReinvestment Act, San Antonio Housing Authority, or SAHA, received the largest amount. SAHA is required to use the monety for capital improvements and all the fundsa must be spent withinthree “These funds will allow us to make much-neededf repairs to our public housing propertieds and improve the safety and qualitg of life for our residents,” SAHA President and CEO Lourdes Castro Ramirex says.
Among the properties slated for major upgrades is the Lewis Chatham a 119-unit apartment complex for seniors on the city’z South Side. Lewis Chatham also will undergo an extensive In addition, stimulus funds will be used to upgradw the security, elevators and fire safetyu at nearly 20 elderly Other projects will involve replacing fencing, roofing, cabinets, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. SAHA Boards Chairman Ramiro Cavazos says the agencty will encourage the participation of smal land minority-owned businesses.
“We will also give additiona weight to contractors that commit to actively recruiting employeeas from the neighborhoods in and around wherr this workwill occur,” he says. SAHA will issue requests for proposalds to perform engineering and architecturapl services relatedto stimulus-approved projects. Web www.saha.org
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