Home repair funds run dry in Denison
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Updated: 5:27 PM Dec 17, 2008
Home repair funds run dry in Denison
DENISON, TX ― About 350 Denison families registered with the minor rehab program need plumbing and roof repairs to their homes, but city officials say residents may have to wait at least two years for assistance.
Posted: 4:55 PM Dec 17, 2008
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DENISON, Tex. ― About 350 Denison families registered with the minor rehab program need plumbing and roof repairs to their homes, but city officials say residents may have to wait at least two years for assistance.

They say a grant given by the Department of Housing and Urban Development is not enough to go around.

Officials say there is money for emergency needs as well, but they say families affected by last week’s tornado may not be able to receive assistance because they may not be in the right income bracket.

Officials say eligible families are already on a waiting list.

"We just work our way through the waiting list until when we run out of money. We stop, we will wait until HUD sends the next grant. When the next grant comes, we pick up where we left off on the waiting list," Tom Speakman, director of community development for the City of Denison, says.

Speakman says HUD continues to decrease the amount they give every year, so wait time could be longer in the future.


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