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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 279
Offered January 22, 2004
Commending the Albemarle Housing Improvement Program.
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Patrons-- Van Yahres, Abbitt, Bell and Landes; Senators: Deeds and Hanger
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WHEREAS, the Albemarle Housing Improvement Program (AHIP) is a nonprofit housing and community development organization dedicated to helping low-income residents of Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville live in safe, decent, and affordable housing; and

WHEREAS, AHIP pursues its mission of assisting low-income families in acquiring or maintaining a home in cooperation with other local agencies, such as the Albemarle County Office of Housing and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville; and

WHEREAS, AHIP and its partners undertook the task of revitalizing the Porter/Yancey neighborhood in the southern Albemarle community of Esmont, an area that had suffered significant deterioration; and

WHEREAS, by rehabilitating 31 homes and building five new ones, AHIP played a major role in the renovation of Porter/Yancey, which also benefited from a new county park, new recreational facilities, and a new subdivision constructed by Habitat for Humanity; and

WHEREAS, the families who live in the Porter/Yancey neighborhood now enjoy improved housing and recreational facilities, and a safe environment because of the presence of a new substation of the Albemarle County Police; and

WHEREAS, in recognition of its outstanding efforts in the Porter/Yancey Neighborhood Revitalization Project, AHIP and its partners accepted the Virginia Housing Award for the Best Housing Development in 2003; and

WHEREAS, the Best Housing Development Award cited AHIP's role in creating a "housing development that is innovative in its concept and design and exceptional in meeting the needs of the targeted client population"; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Albemarle Housing Improvement Program for its outstanding efforts on behalf of low-income families in Albemarle and Charlottesville; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Theresa Tapscott, executive director of the Albemarle Housing Improvement Program, as an expression of the admiration and gratitude of the General Assembly.