Catawba County: Assistance Available For Low Income Homeowners, Connect To Public Water & Sewer

NEWTON, NC – Catawba County announced today that it is working to receive a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the North Carolina Department of Commerce that will provide money for water and/or sewer taps and connections for low-to-moderate income households in Catawba County.

To be eligible for this grant, a house must be owned and lived in by low-to-moderate income owners, or by low-to-moderate income tenants where the landlord also has low-to-moderate income.

Low and moderate-income households are defined as households with 80% or less of the median family gross income for the county or the Metropolitan Statistical Area in which the house is located.

The income limits needed to qualify in 2009 are as follows:

Households

1 Person – $29,400
2 Persons – $33,600
3 Persons – $37,800
4 Persons – $42,000
5 Persons – $45,350
6 Persons – $48,700
7 Persons – $52,100
8 Persons – $55,450

Water and/or sewer lines that were constructed in the past using CDBG funds are not eligible for connection under this grant. A water and/or sewer line must be previously constructed, in service, and bordering the property being qualified. The water and/or sewer line may be within the limits of a city or town within Catawba County or elsewhere in the county.

CDBG requires that households be identified through an application process prior to applying for this grant. Catawba County is accepting applications for this service beginning immediately and through June 25, 2009.

For an application, please contact Laurie Powell, Grant Project Administrator, at 828-485-4249.