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The original documents are located in Box 1, folder "10/13/75 - National Association of
Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), Los Angeles" of the Carla A. Hills
Speeches at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Red. FINAL I 2-
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOUSING
AND REDEVELOPMENT OFFICIALS
Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 13, 1975
You -- THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
OFFICIALS WERE BORN IN THE DEPRESSION YEAR OF 1933,
FORTY-ONE YEARS LATER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINALLY CAME
UP WITH THE LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS YOU TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT YOU
WERE FOUNDED TO ACHIEVE.
NOT THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE BITS AND PIECES OF LEGISLATED
CLOUT TO HELP YOU ALONG THROUGH THE PRECEDING FOUR DECADES ---
BUT YOU WERE HAMSTRUNG WITH OVERLAPPING AUTHORITIES so THAT
YOU MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT OF NAHRO AS THE PERENNIAL SOLDIER FIGHTING
TODAY'S WARS WITH YESTERDAY'S WEAPONS,
THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974 DIDN'T
EXACTLY EXTRICATE YOU FROM THE ACCUMULATED COBWEBBING OF so
MANY PAST YEARS, BUT, FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT ACTUALLY PUT INTO
YOUR HANDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE THE FULL MEASURE OF YOUR OWN
EXPERIENCE, BRAIN POWER AND INVENTIVENESS TO DO THE THINGS THAT
YOU KNOW HOW TO DO BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE.
GERALO R. ORD FORD LIBE LIBRARY
(
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I MAKE THAT STATEMENT, BECAUSE I KNOW THIS AUDIENCE
WASN'T EXACTLY THRILLED BY MY APPOINTMENT TO HUD.
AND, I DO CONCEDE THAT YOU DO KNOW HOW TO DO THE JOB
-- AND THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME,
WHAT YOU MAY FIND TO BE IMPORTANT TO YOU -- IS THAT
I PLACE THE HIGHEST PREMIUM ON INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE AND
RESULTS. I WILL FIGHT ALL THE WAY UP AND DOWN THE LINE FOR
YOUR FREEDOM TO PRODUCE RESULTS. AND, I WILL GIVE YOU EVERY
LATITUDE THE LAW ALLOWS TO PRODUCE THEM, YOUR WAY.
My JOB INVOLVES 16 MILLION AMERICANS WHO NOW LIVE IN
SLUM CONDITIONS -- AND IF YOU CAN HELP THIS NATION PROVIDE
THEM WITH DECENT HOUSING IN A SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT,
THAT INTERESTS ME.
IT'S FOR SURE THE JOB ISN'T GOING TO GET DONE IF EVERYBODY
JUST SITS AROUND AND PHILOSOPHIZES ABOUT IT -- OR SITS DOWN IN
WASHINGTON TRYING TO SECOND-GUESS THE CLEAR-CUT OPTIONS OF THE
LOCAL PLANNERS,
? FCND
-3-
IN PERUSING THIS YEAR'S NAHRO CONVENTION AGENDA, NO
MATTER HOW YOU PHRASE OR RE-PHRASE THE ITEMS, THEY ALL GET
DOWN TO THAT BASIC OF ECONOMIC LIFE: MONEY!
FAIR ENOUGH -- LET'S TALK ABOUT MONEY.
SOME OF THE PAST PRACTICES IN HOUSING -- FEDERAL, STATE,
LOCAL, AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY -- HAVE SQUANDERED MORE OF IT
THAN ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM WILL EVER SEE,
HAPHAZARD, NO-POLICY, LAND USE HAS DESECRATED BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS OF NATURAL RESOURCES, AND, IT HAS WASTED BILLIONS
MORE -- IN ABANDONED CAPITAL ASSETS -- HOUSES, WATER MAINS,
SEWERS, STREETS, ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS.
YES, THE PROBLEMS OF HOUSING CERTAINLY DO RELATE TO
MONEY, THEY ALWAYS HAVE.
ONLY NOW, THEY RELATE TO THE KIND OF MONEY THE NATION
NO LONGER HAS,
GERALD RALD FORD
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IN THE FREE MARKET OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND, THE NATION'S
DWINDLING RESOURCES OF MORTGAGE MONEY, LAND, ENERGY AND
MATERIALS -- HAVE TIPPED THE BALANCE IN FAVOR OF DEMAND BY
EVERY SECTOR WHICH, IN TURN, BEDEVILS THE HOUSING INDUSTRY'S
FIGHT AGAINST INFLATION.
THE WOUNDED CRY OF OUR OUTRAGED ENVIRONMENT HAS RESULTED
IN STRICT MEASURES TO COMPENSATE FOR OUR MORE PRODIGAL WAYS
-- IN NEW ZONING ORDINANCES, SEWER MORATORIA, DETAILED IMPACT
STUDIES, NO-GROWTH POLICIES, AND A HOST OF IN-BUILT SAFETY
REQUIREMENTS -- ALL OF WHICH ADD TO COST, AND COSTLY TIME
DELAYS, OF CONSTRUCTION.
THE PRICE-WAGE, WAGE-PRICE SPIRAL -- COMBINED WITH THE
EVER-INCREASING DEMANDS FOR ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND
THE STEADY ESCALATION OF COSTS TO MAINTAIN HOUSING PROJECTS
-- HAVE MADE THE PROBLEM OF "HOUSING THE POOR" ONLY ONE AMONG
THE MANY EXCRUCIATING HEADACHES OF MAYORS, CITY MANAGERS AND
LOCAL HOUSING OFFICIALS,
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PILE ON TOP OF THAT: THE EROSION OF THE CITY'S ESSENTIAL
TAX BASE, AS TAXPAYING RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES BOLT FOR THE
OUTER RING -- LEAVING THE CENTER TO THE VERY POOR, WHOSE NEEDS
FURTHER DRAIN THE COMMUNITY COFFERS.
As A MEMBER OF THE PRESIDENT'S DOMESTIC COUNCIL, WHERE
THE AGONIZING PROS AND CONS -- NEEDS AND PRIORITIES -- OF
DOMESTIC EXPENDITURES ARE THRASHED OUT -- I CAN TELL YOU THAT
THE SAME IMPASSIONED ARGUMENTS ANY OF US CAN MAKE ON BEHALF
OF OUR CAUSE CAN BE MADE BY PROTAGONISTS OF ALL THE OTHER CAUSES
-- EDUCATION, NUTRITION, MEDICAL CARE, WELFARE, INDUSTRIAL
SAFETY -- THE LIST IS ENDLESS -- THAT INVOLVE THE PEOPLE OF
AMERICA.
IT ISN'T JUST A MATTER OF COMPETITION BASED ON THE RELATIVE
COMPASSIONATE MERITS OF COMPARABLE NEEDS.
IT'S A MATTER OF MONEY,
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IT'S MONEY THE NATION DOESN'T HAVE -- RIGHT NOW TO
THE TUNE OF $60 BILLION WORTH OF PUBLIC DUE-BILLS -- TO
PAY FOR ALL THE THINGS THE NATION NEEDS.
GOVERNMENT SPENDING AND BORROWING HAS ALREADY PUSHED
THE INFLATION BEYOND THE ABILITY OF TOO MANY AMERICAN FAMILIES
TO MEET THEIR BILLS. ANOTHER ROUND OF NEW PROGRAMS COULD
DRIVE IT BEYOND THE NATION'S ABILITY TO KEEP EVEN THE
COMMITMENTS NOW IN THE BOOKS.
AND, IT HITS HARDEST AT THE INDUSTRY ALL OF US ARE
TRYING TO SERVE -- BECAUSE EVERY BILLION TREASURY BORROWS
RAISES THE COST OF MONEY NEEDED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR
REHABILITATION OF HOUSING.
HUD's BUDGET FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR HAS PASSED THE
$7 BILLION MARK,
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LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT "AMERICA THE BOUNTIFUL"
IN THIS ERA OF "COME-UPPANCE" WE HAVE INHERITED -- THE
HUD BUDGET IS FINITE.
So, THERE'S NOT MUCH USE WASTING TIME TALKING ABOUT
ALL THE MARVELOUS THINGS WE COULD DO IF WE ONLY HAD MORE.
IT'S OUR JOB TO SEE THAT EVERY DOLLAR WE HAVE ATTRACTS
EVERY DOLLAR WE CAN GET TO HELP ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS IN OUR
DECAYED AND DYING NEIGHBORHOODS,
As SECRETARY OF HUD, I INTEND TO SEE THAT OUR FUNDS
BUY TANGIBLE RESULTS FOR THIS NATION'S HOUSING POOR.
IF THE SITUATION IS GRIM --- THIS GROUP NOW HAS THE
OPPORTUNITY, ABETTED BY URGET NECESSITY, TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT,
THE SAME FORCES THAT BROUGHT OUR INNER CITIES TO THEIR
KNEES, ARE NOW GANGING UP TO DEMAND THE REBIRTH OF THOSE CITIES,
P
FORD
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OUR TIGHTER POCKETBOOKS AND SCARCE RESOURCES GIVE US
NO CHOICE BUT TO STEP BACK FROM A PHILOSOPHY THAT EVERYTHING
IS DISPOSABLE AND TO RECYCLE WHAT WE HAVE, WHICH INCLUDES
WHOLE NEIGHBORHOODS WHOSE BOARDED UP AND ABANDONED VISAGE
NOW LITTER THE VERY LIVES OF OUR POOREST AMERICANS.
THE CHANGE IN LIFE STYLES OF THE NATION'S TAX BEARERS,
THE COST OF ENERGY, AND THE SHIFT IN CENSUS STATISTICS SHOW
CONCLUSIVELY THAT THE OUTWARD BOUNDING AMERICANS HAVE GOOD
REASON TO GO BACK TO CITY LIVING,
SINGLE PERSONS, YOUNG MARRIEDS, THE CHILDLESS AND THE
ELDERLY ACCOUNT FOR 82 PERCENT OF THE NATION'S NET POPULATION
GAIN BETWEEN 1970 AND 1973.
THIS TREND HAS PUSHED THE DEMAND FOR LOW COST HOUSING,
ACCESSIBLE TO JOB AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES, AND FOR NEARBY
URBAN AMENITIES,
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THE MUSHROOM GROWTH OF CONDOMINIUMS AND THE NEW
INTEREST IN CITY TOWN HOUSES OVER THE PAST HALF DECADE
PROVIDE TANGIBLE EVIDENCE OF THIS,
You CAN HELP ATTRACT THIS IMPORTANT, PAYING MARKET
INTO YOUR CITIES AS A STABILIZING FACTOR IN YOUR REDEVELOPMENTS.
You HAVE A STRONG ECONOMIC REALITY GOING FOR YOU TO
ENCOURAGE THIS TREND IN THESE DAYS OF THE SQUEEZED AND
YELPING DOLLAR.
LAND USE STUDIES NOW CONCLUDE, STATISTICALLY, THAT
WHICH MANY IN THIS AUDIENCE CONCLUDED, INTELLIGENTLY, A
COUPLE OF DECADES AGO: THAT IT'S FAR LESS COSTLY TO RECYCLE
A CITY THAN IT IS TO BUILD A NEW SUBURB.
IN FACT, YOUR URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TAKES ABOUT
50 PERCENT LESS OF EVERYTHING -- LAND, CAPITAL, ENERGY
AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISRUPTION.
THESE ARE ALL FACTORS THAT NOW FAVOR YOUR INDUSTRY.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT HOW HUD CAN HELP.
&
FORD
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UNDER THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Act OF
1974 -- AND PRIOR LEGISLATION -- HUD HAS AT LEAST FIVE
PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROPERTY
REHABILITATION AND NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION.
YOU'RE UNDOUBTEDLY ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH MOST OF THEM.
BUT LET ME ENUMERATE THEM AGAIN -- POINTING OUT SOME
OF THE RECENT CHANGES, FOR IN DEALING WITH A MASSIVE,
LIVING SUBJECT LIKE THIS ONE -- YOU CAN'T ALWAYS BE SURE
THAT WHAT YOU KNEW ABSOLUTELY YESTERDAY IS STILL VALID, TODAY.
THE FIRST AND LARGEST OF HUD's ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IS
THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT -- WITH OVER $2 BILLION
ALREADY APPROVED FOR STATE AND LOCAL USE AS OF AUGUST.
As YOU KNOW, THESE GRANTS COVER THE FULL SPECTRUM OF
COMPREHENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION AND PROPERTY
REHABILITATION -- HOUSE-BY-HOUSE, BLOCK-BY-BLOCK.
FORD
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UNDER THE PROGRAM, LOCAL APPLICANTS HAVE BEEN BUDGETING
MORE FOR REHABILITATION THAN EVER BEFORE. SPECIFICALLY,
NEARLY 10 PERCENT -- OR MORE THAN $200 MILLION OUT OF OUR
FISCAL '75 $2 BILLION-PLUS APPROPRIATION.
IN ADDITION, HUD's REQUIRED PROVISIONAL REPORTS INDICATE
THAT UP THROUGH MARCH OF THIS YEAR -- 90 PERCENT OF ALL FUND
RECIPIENTS (ALMOST ELEVEN HUNDRED OF THEM) ARE INVOLVED IN
"SIGNIFICANT" NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECTS,
"SIGNIFICANT" IN THIS CASE IS HUD SHORTHAND FOR 40
PERCENT OR MORE OF A LOCALITY'S TOTAL ENTITLEMENT -- LESS
ADMINISTRATION AND CONTINGENCIES.
THESE FUNDS, EARMARKED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION,
ADDRESS SUCH ITEMS AS CODE ENFORCEMENT, URBAN RENEWAL,
REHABILITATION LOANS AND NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS,
THE SECOND PROVISION IS THE REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM
UNDER SECTION 312 OF THE AcT,
FORD
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THE FUNDING LEVEL HAS INCREASED AND FORMAL APPROVALS
FOR FISCAL '75 HAVE PASSED THE $52 MILLION MARK.
UNDER THIS SECTION, I AM AUTHORIZED TO MAKE LOANS
AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION.
As OF JANUARY FIRST, HUD HAD MADE CLOSE TO 39,000
SECTION 312 LOANS TO REHABILITATE NEARLY 60,000 DWELLING
UNITS AND 250 NON-RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES --- NOT COUNTING
OUTSTANDING EARLY COMMITMENTS.
A THIRD AVENUE OF ASSISTANCE IS HUD's CONTINUING PROGRAM
TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO LOCALITIES UNDER THE SECTION 115
REHABILITATION GRANT PROGRAM.
THESE GRANTS FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY EMANATING FROM
HUD's PRIOR RENEWAL PROGRAM ARE LIMITED TO $3,500 --- OR
THE ACTUAL COST OF REPAIRS -- WHICHEVER IS LESS,
THE MONEY MUST BE USED TO BRING THE PROPERTY UP TO
PUBLIC STANDARDS FOR DECENT, SAFE AND SANITARY HOUSING,
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APPLICANTS MAY BE OWNER-OCCUPANTS OF PROPERTIES CONTAINING
ONE-TO-FOUR DWELLING UNITS. His, OR HER, INCOME MAY NOT EXCEED
$3,000 -- UNLESS HE, OR SHE, IS REQUIRED TO SPEND MORE THAN
25 PERCENT OF INCOME FOR HOUSING.
THE ESTIMATED FISCAL '75 GRANT APPROVALS ARE $30 MILLION.
THE CUMULATIVE TOTAL GRANTS AS OF JANUARY FIRST WERE $162.5
MILLION -- TO REHABILITATE OVER 65,000 HOUSING UNITS,
HUD CAN ALSO MAKE LOANS, AS YOU KNOW, FOR NECESSARY AND
APPROPRIATE REHABILITATION IN CONNECTION WITH APPROVED
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
OF THE MOST CURRENT INTEREST IS OUR URBAN HOMESTEADING
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM,
THE HOMESTEAD Act OF 1862 OFFERED 160 ACRES OF LAND TO
THOSE WHO WOULD SETTLE THE LAND AND CULTIVATE IT FOR FIVE
YEARS. IT WORKED BECAUSE IT OFFERED AN INCENTIVE TO THOSE
WILLING TO MAKE A REAL COMMITMENT. TODAY THAT SAME APPROACH
CAN HELP RESETTLE THE URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD.
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ON FRIDAY, I ANNOUNCED THE SELECTION OF 22 AMERICAN
CITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN A NEW CALL TO MODERN AMERICAN
PIONEERS -- NOT TO PEOPLE THE WEST, BUT TO RE-PEOPLE AND
TO RE-STORE OUR WASTED CITIES.
THE CITIES INCLUDE COMMUNITIES IN JUST ABOUT EVERY
REGION OF THE COUNTRY. THEY RANGE IN SIZE FROM 28,000 IN
DECATUR, GEORGIA TO 8 MILLION IN NEW YORK CITY.
UNDER THE PROGRAM, HUD WILL AWARD $5 MILLION WORTH
OF STRUCTURALLY SOUND HUD-OWNED HOMES, AND ANOTHER $5
MILLION IN REHABILITATED LOANS -- AND THE 22 CITIES WILL
SPEND ABOUT $50 MILLION OF THEIR OWN FUNDS TO PRESERVE
AND RECYCLE SELECTED AILING URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE CITIES WILL TRANSFER THE HOUSING CONDITIONALLY
TO AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY, GIVING SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
TO THE HOMESTEADER'S NEED FOR HOUSING AND HIS OR HER
ABILITY TO UNDERTAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
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THE HOMESTEADER MUST AGREE TO OCCUPY THE PROPERTY FOR
NOT LESS THAN THREE YEARS, MAKE THE NEEDED REPAIRS FOR HEALTH
AND SAFETY PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY, MEET LOCAL STANDARDS WITHIN
18 MONTHS, AND PERMIT INSPECTIONS AT REASONABLE TIMES.
IF THESE CONDITIONS ARE MET, THE HOMESTEADER IS GIVEN
TITLE TO THE PROPERTY,
THE INGENUITY AND AMBITION OF THE SELECTED CITIES IN
DEVISING HOMESTEADING PLANS DEMONSTRATE THE KIND OF INVENTIVE
GENIUS THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ACHIEVE THE VITAL OBJECTIVES OF
YOUR INDUSTRY.
FOR EXAMPLE:
CHICAGO WILL USE PART OF ITS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT FUNDS TO REDUCE THE INTEREST RATE ON REHAB LOANS TO 5
PERCENT.
ROCKFORD, WILMINGTON, JERSEY CITY AND MILWAUKEE WILL
OPERATE A TOOL LOAN PROGRAM TO HELP HOMESTEADERS CONTRIBUTE
SWEAT EQUITY.
&
FORD
GERALD
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OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA WILL ESTABLISH AN EMERGENCY HARDSHIP
LOAN PROGRAM WITH PART OF ITS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT FUNDS THAT WILL ADVANCE FUNDS TO HOMESTEADERS TO MAKE
THEIR MORTGAGE PAYMENTS IN THE EVENT THAT THEY BECOME UNEMPLOYED
OR DISABLED.
A FOURTH AND VERY IMPORTANT SOURCE OF REHAB INDUSTRY
OPPORTUNITY IS THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR LOWER-INCOME
FAMILIES -- UNDER SECTION 8 OF THE AcT.
THIS PROGRAM IS A VALUABLE SAFEGUARD AGAINST THE
DETERIORATION AND ULTIMATE ABANDONMENT OF INNER CITY PROPERTIES,
IT IS DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE THE END OBJECTIVE OF PROVIDING
DECENT HOUSING FOR THE POOR, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME -- AND
THIS IS IMPORTANT -- SPURRING THE RETURN OF EXISTING STOCK
TO PRODUCTIVE USE,
IT OFFERS THE OWNER AN ECONOMIC INCENTIVE -- THAT IS,
ADEQUATE INCOME -- TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE RENTAL HOUSING
STRUCTURES.
FORD
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WE WILL FUNNEL OVER $1 BILLION INTO THIS PROGRAM IN
THE COMING YEAR,
THE FIFTH AND FINAL PLACE FOR YOUR INDUSTRY TO LOOK
FOR REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY IS HUD's NATIONWIDE PROGRAM
TO SELL ITS INVENTORY OF REPOSSESSED HOMES,
OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO GET THESE HOUSES BACK IN THE HANDS
OF HOMEOWNERS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE -- AT PRICES THAT WILL
ENCOURAGE THEM -- AND FINANCIALLY ALLOW THEM -- TO REHABILITATE
THEIR OWN HOMES.
ALL OF US HAVE A STAKE OF HONOR AND TRUST IN THIS
UNDERTAKING.
THE PEOPLE WHO WILL OWN AND LIVE ON THESE PROPERTIES
WILL BE INVESTING THEIR PRECIOUS-FEW EARNINGS AND SAVINGS
IN AMERICA'S DREAM OF HOMEOWNERSHIP. THEIR SURROUNDING
NEIGHBORS WILL BE CONCERNED WITH CONSEQUENCES -- GOOD OR BAD.
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FORD
on
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HUD WILL HOLD FAST TO ITS COMMITMENT TO MAKE THIS
PROGRAM WORK TO THE ADVANTAGE OF ALL -- INCLUDING THE PRE-
SALE REPAIR OF PROPERTIES THAT ARE HAVING A DETRIMENTAL
EFFECT ON THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.
I HAVE GIVEN YOU HERE NOTHING MORE THAN A RAPID RECAP
OF FIVE KEY PROGRAMS AT HUD -- IN LARGE PRINT.
You'll GET DOWN TO THE FINE PRINT AS YOUR CONFERENCE
PROGRESSES.
Yes, THE PROBLEM IS MONEY,
THE PROGRAMS I HAVE OUTLINED ARE BACKED WITH MANY
PRECIOUS DOLLARS OF THE TAXPAYER'S MONEY,
IF WE THINK THERE ISN'T ENOUGH, WE CAN ALSO SAY THAT
THERE NEVER WILL BE ENOUGH.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WE HAVE TO SPEND AND WHAT
WE HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH CAN ONLY BE MEASURED BY THE WILL,
THE ENERGY AND THE "BRAINS" WE PUT INTO THE JOB,
FL.
FORD
GURALD
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IT CAN BE DONE.
I RECOMMEND TO YOU HUD's RECENTLY PUBLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD
PRESERVATION CATALOG OF 100 EFFECTIVE LOCAL PRESERVATION
PROGRAMS.
PROGRAMS THAT FACED UP TO THE PROBLEMS OF REHABILITATION
AND THE SHORT SUPPLY OF MONEY THAT PLAGUE EVERY CITY.
THE PEOPLE WHO DID THE WORK, AND DID THE PLANNING,
WEREN'T JUST HORATIO ALGERS OF THE LATE 20TH CENTURY,
THEY WERE JUST PEOPLE -- LIKE YOU -- WHO DID THE JOB
THAT HAD TO BE DONE -- AND MAGNIFICIENTLY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.