County offering residents free housing rehabilitation

By Lisa Casterline

Sedgwick County has recently received two sizeable grants from the State of Kansas to be used for housing rehabilitation for residents within the County.

Sedgwick County originally received a $210,000 grant, with an additional $50,000 of local taxpayer money added to it, to be used on housing rehabilitation. They then received another grant award for $400,000 for the same program.

The South Central Kansas Economic Development District (SCKEDD) is a non-profit organization that is handling the project, known as the Home Program. It has received complete applications for six households so far. In order to spend all of the funds, 21 more households need to apply, said Nathan Low, project administrator for SCKEDD.
Households are encouraged to apply for the project and applicants are particularly needed from the following cities: Andale, Cheney, Clearwater, Colwich, Goddard, Valley Center and Derby.

For more information on the Home Project, call Low at 262-7035 or 1-800-685-1742.

For the full story, please see the December 25, 2002 issue of
The Derby Weekly Informer.