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risewi // beHighplaceoid folks hometoI ivenotBy LOIS NAGYCourier Times Staff WriterH k' People are growing old as taxes grow bold. declared Karl Gabier, discussing the need for low-income housing for both the aged and the indigent. Gabier is executive director of the Bucks County Housing Authority and the Housing Development CorporationSpeaking specifically about Grundy Towers, Bristol's high-rise for the elderly, before 35 members of the Bristol Travel Club, he called the project a symbol of the changing times in Bucks County.“The Towers is not a work of chanty nor a monument to age, he emphasized what we hope will be the answer to the increasing housing problems in the county, especially for people over age 62.The building is about 70 per cent complete; 60 units are assigned, 20 more applicants qualify and we still have 80-100 interviews to conduct, he added. The 176-units at Mulberry and Pond Streets are expected to be dedicated in late March or early April, the director reported.The 14-story structure is just the beginning of many more low-income projects throughout Bucks, said Gabier. He mentioned hopes for at least six other complexes in Doyles* town, Falls Township, Telford. Perkasie. Quakertown and Northeast Bucks. “At the moment there are no funds, but GrundvwTowers may act as an incentive to set some aside.According to the director, the Towerscouldn't have gotten off the ground without the Grundy Foundation, “The foundationexcess of $ 100.000. he said.“We intend to use Grundy Towers as a selling point, he disclosed. We want it to sell the federal government on allocating more money for this type of housing and to sell the state government on budgeting these funds.In response to audience questions, Gabier tried to allay fears by some that the Towersmight become a housing disaster similar to Kmgswood Park.Three things produce a slum.” he stated.the actionsthose who live there, changes in the community around the development and changes in management attitudes. 1 don't anticipate changes in the community oi management and those who misuse the facilities will be evicted.Gabier described the design and interior of the building and the requirements for occupants.Total cost for the building is near threeand one-half million dollars, he said. Wdows in all of the apartments face in two directions. At the moment there are no draperies or hall carpeting.We are hoping for some additional mondonatedey to ne oonaiea tor ura.pen.es. There s sv much glass in the building that if draperieswere left to the tenant's discretion. I’m afraid the building would look like a patchwork quilt. We need at least $20,000 for draperies and $10,000 for hall carpeting.Tenants have a choice of Boors and four floor plans, he explained. There are two variations in the single bedroom apartments, two-bedroom apartments and efficiencies. A laundrv will be situated in the basement' 4fjTonlv. W'e’ve done this because we believe ifmfacilities were located on each level, some tenants would never leave their floors.“'The idea is to make grundy Towers a community. We will have representatives from each floor to aid in determining management procedures for the entire complex.Because Grundy Towers is designed for low-income aged occupants, maximum income standards have been set. A single person can make no more than $4,500 per year ; a couple no more than $4,875 per year, according to Gabier, We do. however, allow some leeway for equity. he said. Occupants may have as much as three times the base income limit in equity, such as from the sale of a home.“Tenants will pay 25 per cent of their income up to $70 per month rental fee. the director explained. Occupants will pay their own telephone bills, but we’ll pay electricity — unless of course the tenant wants air conditioning. the cost of which will 'be minimal. ■“We have intentionally not designed Grundy Towers to look like an institution. It will be a home to many of Bucks elderly and a good one at that.Courier limes Photo by Alex Zidockcording to Karl Gabier. executive director of the Bucks County Housing Authority.Grundy Towers. Bristol's high-rise for the elderly, is a symbol of the changing times in the county, ac-FDA drugwarningThe Food and Drug Administration recently announced a massive, intensive re*w .. .view program of nonprescription drugs.those sold over-the-counter without prescription. The program is designed to make sure these drugs are safe and effective for family use to remedy minor symptomatic conditions such as upset stomachs and small aches and pains.Unlike the few thousand prescription drugs sold, there are anywhere from 100.000to one million over-the-counter remedies on the market today, said Jeanne Devers of the FDA’s Philadelphia office. Nonprescription drugs employ only one or more of about 200 important, active ingredients, she added.The FDA is concerned that many present formulations do not have the claimed effect, have inadequate instructions for consumer use and are promoted in deceptive ways,The first of the over-the-counter drug categories to be evaluated are the antacid prepa-miPAGE 14FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1972kM JS*InstantFriendship■hT%/
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Bucks County Courier Times
Levittown, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Jan 14, 1972
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