Ten applications submitted to Century Town Hall from residents requesting assistance with their tornado-damaged or destroyed homes will now be processed for qualification following a unanimously approved request by Robin Phillips at Monday night's council meeting.
A $700,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for the rehabilitation or demolition and replacement of homes for low-to-moderate income persons within the town limits was given to the town. Phillips, with Jones-Phillips and Associates, Inc., will begin processing the applications to see who qualifies, the first step in utilizing the funds made available.
The applicants are as follows: Mary Griggs of 9421 Old Flomaton Rd.; Ada Mitchell of 181 Zion St.; Carrie Watkins of 190 Henry St.; Leonard and Rosie Howell of 111 W. Cottage St.; Carl and Jewel Hammonds of 231 Hudson Hill Rd.; Aubrey and Rosie Odom of 4661 Highway 4-A; Patricia Ewing of 231 East St.; Idanier Bradley of 30 West Highway 4; Ernie Dupue of 8 Maple St.; and Paul Thompson of 30 Hobbs Rd.
Funding is not guaranteed for all of the applicants and is dependent upon the amount of funds available and their eligibility within the program. Once the applications are approved through qualification, Jones-Phillips will begin with surveys and site inspections.
In a motion made by Councilwoman Sandra McMurray Jackson and seconded by Councilman Ben Boutwell, the motion was approved.
In other business, the town of Century could receive as much as $161,000 for fees on four projects presented by Mike Stebbins with the Capital Trust Agency (CTA) following approval by the council.
Three of the projects are for senior living facilities and the fourth is to provide student housing for Florida International University and each provides a public purpose to qualify as CTA projects.
The town of Century has an interlocal agreement with the town of Gulf Breeze, which allows it to receives the fees. Neither town is responsible for repayment of the bonds, and the fee is $350 per $1 million financed.
The Antares of Ormond Beach project will be a senior living and memory care facility in Ormond Beach with 124 living units, 87 for assisted living and 37 for memory care. The low amount to fund is $30,675,000 with a max amount of $35 million.
The Rockledge Senior Living projectwill be a senior living faciltiy in Rockledge, Fla. with 140 senior living units, 55 independent living, 58 assisted living, and 27 memory care units. The low amount to fund is $31,400,000 with the max amount of $35 million.
The H-Bay Ministries project involves the acquisition, construction, renovation, installation furnishing and eqipping of five senior living facilities throughout the state of Florida. The high amount to fund is $86,300,000 with a max amount of $90 million.
University Bridge project will be the acquisition, construction, development, furnishing and equipping of a rental housing facility in Sweetwater, Fla. It will have 886 rental units, with more than 1,200 beds, parking, commercial space and ancillary facilities for students. The high amount to fund is $210,000,000 with a max amount of $300 million.
The council members voted to approve all four projects unanimously.
