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unprecedented access to employment from many areas within Cabarrus County. Providing transportation to employment, necessities, and services provides more housing choice to low to moderate income and disabled persons. Cabarrus County has applied for and used Community Development Block Grant funds for housing rehabilitation and community revitalization. Cabarrus County recently installed a public water system in a low income minority community. This activity may encourage people to stay in a largely segregated area, however, it will increase the property values and quality of life of those in the community. Low income neighborhoods, with and without minority concentrations, have been targeted for this work. The housing rehabilitation programs the County is currently administering are all scattered site housing rehabilitation. These actions may have caused individuals or families to stay in neighborhoods, rather than move to more integrated neighborhoods. Additionally, the older public housing is located in an area of high minority concentration. The location of this public housing may encourage segregation. A newer public housing facility was constructed in a more racially diverse area several years ago, however, it is much smaller than the main facility. 3. PHA and Other Assisted/Insured Housing Provider Tenant Selection Procedures; Housing Choices for Certificate and Voucher Holders Need a copy of selection procedures. 4. Sale of Subsidized Housing and Possible Displacement The City of Concord, Habitat for Humanity and Prosperity Unlimited all provide subsidized housing for sale. It is provided in the form of down payment assistance, subsidized loans, reimbursement of water and sewer tap fees as well as other benefits. Cabarrus County does not produce for sale. In an effort to assist with subsidized housing, Cabarrus County does provide a reimbursement for Adequate Public Facility Voluntary Mitigation Payments for low income families or Habitat for Humanity or other 501 C3 housing projects. Local governments have done very little demolition activities lately that would cause displacement. Due to market conditions, new construction by community development organizations has drastically slowed. In rare cases where the nonprofits have dislocated a renter or homeowner, they have relocated according to federal regulations where federal funds were used. Other forms of assistance that are preventing displacement have been foreclosure prevention activities. Cabarrus County, the City of Concord, the City of Kannapolis, Prosperity Unlimited and Concord First Assembly Church provided a large foreclosure prevention and Fair Housing workshop at the beginning of the housing crisis. Housing counselors, attorneys, service providers and other agencies were available at the same place to provide clients with the necessary information to prevent foreclosure. Additionally clients were educated regarding services available if the prevention failed. Prosperity Unlimited provides foreclosure counseling to any client requesting assistance. 201Page Analysis of Impediments March 2011 Attachment number 1 F -1 Page 70