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million in federal stimulus funds to repair and upgradd a number of publichousing properties. Out of 349 housing authoritiews in Texas that received money from the American Recovery andReinvestmentg Act, San Antonio Housing or SAHA, received the largest SAHA is required to use the money for capital improvementds and all the funds must be spent withinj three years. “These funds will allow us to make much-needeed repairs to our public housing propertiesw and improve the safety and qualit y of life for our SAHA President and CEO Lourdes Castro Ramirez says.
Among the properties slatede for major upgrades is the LewizsChatham Apartments, a 119-unit apartment complex for seniorxs on the city’s South Side. Lewis Chatham also will undergo an extensive In addition, stimulus funds will be used to upgrade the elevators and fire safety at nearly 20 elderlt communities. Other projects will involvee replacing fencing, windows, roofing, cabinets, and heating, ventilation and air conditioninv systems. SAHA Board Chairman Ramiro Cavazoxs says the agency will encourage the participation of smalland minority-owneds businesses.
“We will also give additional weight to contractords that commit to actively recruiting employees from the neighborhoodse in and around where this work will he says. SAHA will issue requests for proposals to performk engineering and architectural servicesd relatedto stimulus-approved Web site: www.saha.org
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