Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Lancaster City Housing Authority gets $686K grant from HUD



The Lancaster City Housing Authority has been awarded a $686,476 grant from the from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to keep public housing stock in working order.

The annual allotment will be used for projects including new roofs and plumbing upgrades.


"Everything that keeps housing stock in good shape," Robert Schellhamer, the authority’s executive director, said recently.

LCHA has two high-rise buildings: Farnum Street East and Church Street Towers; two family developments: Susquehanna Court and Franklin Terrace; and 95 other properties. It provides affordable housing for nearly 1,500 families.

In nearby counties, the allocations were: York's housing authority, $1,236,558; Harrisburg Housing Authority, $2,607,167; Reading Housing Authority $2,172,433.

In all, HUD awarded $114.1 million to housing authorities in Pennsylvania.

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