Sharon focusing on education in 2025-2029 fair housing plan
The new proposal is designed to act as a planning tool, providing the city with the necessary framework to strategically 'affirmatively further fair housing' over the next five years.
Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) Manager Suzanne Kepple said the new plan is not much different from the 2020-2024 plan and one of the number-one goals is improving public education on fair housing.
'There's an issue of awareness of fair housing laws locally, at the state level and federally,' Kepple said. 'What could actually be a fair housing complaint and what resources are available to them.'
Other goals include:
Promote and enforce rehabilitation of rental housing to become decent, safe, and sound housing
Promote and encourage neighborhood investment and revitalization with programs and community participation
Modify housing units and public accommodations to accommodate persons with disabilities to be decent, safe, and sound as well as affordable
Promote and encourage renters to buy a home instead of continuing to rent
Grow the staff in the Community and Economic Development, Code, and Fire Departments
'Older individuals, as they age, you want them to age in place or age in their home, so if they need like a chair lift or a ramp, our program and other programs can do that,' Kepple said. 'They can stay in their home, and they don't have to go to a nursing home or assisted living facility.'
The city is an entitlement community under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), allocating funding for various projects such as street paving, roof, heating, and cooling repairs, and demolishing vacant and unsafe homes.
'We have two programs: a roof repair program which includes like downspouts, gutters and soffit,' Kepple said. 'And then minor repairs, so if your furnace, breaks down or a front porch repair.'
Kepple said in the last five to six years, the city has torn down over 400 properties, turning some lots into community gardens and art installations — something they hope to grow in this proposal.
A public hearing will be held on Wednesday, April 9 at 5:30 p.m. in the city council chambers at the Sharon Municipal Building. The complete plan can be viewed below. To speak at the meeting or request accommodations, call 724-983-3231.
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