Here is the lates development in the effort to keep Buckeye, AZ and the surrounding area designated rural. Following you will find a letter from Mayor Meck of Buckeye written to Congressman Raul Grijalva and Congressman Trent Franks.
Office of the Mayor
December 23, 2008
The Honorable Trent Franks and
7121 West Bell Road, Suite 200
Glendale, Arizona 85308
Dear Mr. Franks:
It is with great urgency that I write to ask for your assistance in ensuring that residents of Buckeye and other rural communities in Arizona's 2nd Congressional District do not lose their access to the rural housing loan programs of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development in this period of unprecedented crisis in housing. Specifically, we seek your assistance in the Agriculture Appropriation or Banking Committee process to obtain an exemption for FY 2010 under USDA's "rural" definition of eligibility to continue federal affordable housing efforts in our town.
USDA's Rural Housing Programs benefit primarily very low and low income families in our community by providing funds for the construction, purchase, and repair of homes. This program has been a key tool in the provision of affordable housing in Buckeye for several years. These programs face cancellation due to Census figures which indicate that Buckeye may have exceeded the population limit under USDA's definition of "rural" in Section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949. Given that these Census estimates were compiled prior to the recent housing crisis and economic downturn, it would be inappropriate to deny residents of Buckeye access to these
essential affordable housing programs today.
On behalf of the residents of Buckeye, and particularly those families in need of affordable housing, I urge you to ensure that we be given an exception to USDA's "rural" eligibility reclassification. Please feel free to contact Jason Bayer on our staff at (623) 349-6155 or by email at jbayer@buckeyeaz.gov if we can provide you with any additional information on the need for these programs in our community.
Sincerely,
Jackie A. Meck, Mayor
Town of Buckeye
1101 E. Ash Ave. Buckeye, Arizona 85326 • (623) 349-6000 • FAX (623) 349-6099
Office of the Mayor
December 23, 2008
The Honorable Raúl M. Grijalva
1455 S. 4th Ave., Suite 4
Yuma, Arizona 85364
Dear Mr. Grijalva:
It is with great urgency that I write to ask for your assistance in ensuring that residents of Buckeye and other rural communities in Arizona's 7th Congressional District do not lose their access to the rural housing loan programs of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development in this period of unprecedented crisis in housing. Specifically, we seek your assistance in the Agriculture Appropriation or Banking Committee process to obtain an exemption for FY 2010 under USDA's "rural" definition of eligibility to continue federal affordable housing efforts in our town.
USDA's Rural Housing Programs benefit primarily very low and low income families in our community by providing funds for the construction, purchase, and repair of homes. This program has been a key tool in the provision of affordable housing in Buckeye for several years. These programs face cancellation due to Census figures which indicate that Buckeye may have exceeded the population limit under USDA's definition of "rural" in Section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949. Given that these Census estimates were compiled prior to the recent housing crisis and economic downturn, it would be inappropriate to deny residents of Buckeye access to these
essential affordable housing programs today.
On behalf of the residents of Buckeye, and particularly those families in need of affordable housing, I urge you to ensure that we be given an exception to USDA's "rural" eligibility reclassification. Please feel free to contact Jason Bayer on our staff at (623) 349-6155 or by email at jbayer@buckeyeaz.gov if we can provide you with any additional information on the need for these programs in our community.
Sincerely,
Jackie A. Meck, Mayor
Town of Buckeye
1101 E. Ash Ave. Buckeye, Arizona 85326 • (623) 349-6000 • FAX (623) 349-6099
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