January 4, 2008

FCRHA Releases Draft FY 2009 Public Housing Authority Plan for Comment
Public Hearing on HUD-Mandated Plan Scheduled for March 6, 2008

At its meeting on December 13, 2007, the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA) authorized the release for public comment of its draft Annual Plan for Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher for Fiscal Year 2009, and the scheduling of a public hearing on the Plan.  The FCRHA invites all interested residents to review and comment on the draft Plan, which is mandated by the Federal Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998.  Through this plan, the FCRHA will advise the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), residents of FCRHA-owned housing, and the public of the FCRHA’s mission to serve the needs of low-income and very low-income families for Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing assistance, and the FCRHA’s strategy to address those needs.

The Five Year Plan and Annual Plan for Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Program provides details about the FCRHA’s immediate operations, program participants, and programs and services for the upcoming fiscal year.  The Plan requires the FCRHA to examine its existing operations and needs and to design long-range and short-range strategies to address those needs.

The draft Plan is available for public review and comment during the period December 17, 2007, to February 4, 2008.  The draft Plan is available for review at the FCRHA Website (http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/rha/5-yrplan/fy2009) 

All public comments must be postmarked before midnight, February 4, 2008.  The FCRHA will conduct the public hearing on the Plan at its March 6, 2008 meeting.  (The FCRHA meeting will be held at 4500 University Plaza, Fairfax, VA at 7 p.m.)