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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1969
Page
17
A discussion on corner lot values shows corner influence boosts retail site desirability due to window space exposure and access, while residential corner plots spark debate over privacy and upkeep. Developers note customer enthusiasm for corner and curving lots, influencing future planning.
Carl L Smiths of 173 Eleanor Road win the $100 first prize in the Pittsfield Home Beautification contest sponsored by The Eagle the City Beautification Commission and the Men's Garden Club of Springside Park. Two third prizes go to Charles Lozo and Ethel Ketcham. Judges visited 14 homes. no second prize awarded. The Smiths improved a spacious back yard with plantings near the house and a boundary of annuals perennials. The family includes daughters Linda and Carolyn who helped with planting and mulch. The Smiths, longtime Berkshire residents, are Berkshire Museum Garden Club members and Berkshire Garden Center entrants. Mrs Smith plans to divide the prize, with $25 going to the Girl Scouts Juliette Low Friendship Fund. Carl Smith is an engineer at General Electric.
The HUD Department released a free guide titled HUD: Residential Rehabilitation Pro: Svams detailing aids for owner-occupants renters and prospective owners. It also notes an FHA program (106-b) offering nonprofit interest free loans to cover rehab costs plan development and property acquisition options. Free copies available by postcard request from the Community Relations Division, HUD Washington DC.
Census Bureau findings show rental housing vacancy at 5.1 percent in Q2 this year and homeowner vacancies at 0.9 percent, unchanged since Q1. Regional differences persist with Northeast rental at 0.9 and homeowner at 0.6, South and West around 1.1, North Central 0.8.
A Senate Banking and Currency Committee approved a 6.0 billion housing bill expanding Section 235 subsidies and extending FHA and VA loan rate controls. It would allow existing housing to receive up to 3 percent of annual contract funds, authorize 340 million for 1974 72, and extend FHA VA authority while capping per unit costs and allowing full government rent support for zero income families entering public housing.
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