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million in federal stimulus funds to repair and upgradde a number of publichousing properties. Out of 349 housinf authorities in Texas that received money from the Americanh Recovery andReinvestment Act, San Antonio Housing Authority, or SAHA, received the largest SAHA is required to use the moneyh for capital improvements and all the fundz must be spent within threew years. “These funds will allow us to make much-needexd repairs to our public housing properties and improve the safetu and quality of life for our SAHA President and CEO Lourdes Castro Ramirez Among the properties slated for major upgrades is the LewisChathamn Apartments, a 119-unit apartment complex for senioras on the city’s South Side.
Lewis Chathamm also will undergo anextensive modernization. In stimulus funds will be used to upgradsethe security, elevators and fire safetyy at nearly 20 elderly communities. Other projectws will involve replacing fencing, roofing, cabinets, and heating, ventilatiohn and air conditioning systems. SAHA Board Chairman Ramiri Cavazos says the agency will encourage the participationj of smalland minority-owned “We will also give additional weight to contractors that commit to actively recruitinyg employees from the neighborhoodzs in and around where this work will he says.
SAHA will issue requests for proposals to perform engineeringg and architectural services relatedto stimulus-approved Web site: www.saha.org
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