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June 17, 2008 For immediate release For more information, contact: Regional Housing Agency Elects Officers ST. JAMES—Maries County Presiding Commissioner Ray Schwartze was elected chairman of the Phelps County Public Housing Agency, the organization providing subsidized housing assistance to very low income residents in Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Phelps and Washington counties. The group met June 12 at the Meramec Regional Planning Commission in St. James. Other officers elected were Dent County Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles as vice chairman and Gasconade County Presiding Commissioner Ron Jost as secretary. The Phelps County PHA is governed by a seven-member board made up of the presiding commissioners in the six counties involved and one housing participant. The PHA contracts with the Meramec Regional Planning Commission to operate the program. It serves the counties of Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Washington and Phelps, with the exception of the city of Rolla, which has its own public housing authority. Osage and Pulaski counties, also a part of the Meramec Region, are served by other housing agencies. Housing assistance is provided to very low income residents who meet federal income criteria and other eligibility requirements. The Phelps County PHA takes applications for rental assistance on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at its office at 4 Industrial Drive in St. James. Persons in Washington County can meet with housing staff and complete applications from 9 a.m. to 12:00 noon on the first and third Tuesdays at the Washington County Library, 235 E. High St. in Potosi. The assistance application is now available on-line at www.meramecregion.org. Persons should click on the PHA logo for housing information. They can also contact the housing office at (573) 265-4200 for more information. |