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NorthCarolina Department of Natural ReSources &Community DevelOpment James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Howard N. Lee, Secretary December 30, 1977 5~. Glenn Hawfield, Jr., Chairman Cabarrus County Board of Cc~missioners 85 Washington Lane, S. E. Concord, North Carolina' 28025 Dear 5~. Hawfield: On November 19, 1977, Secretary Lee of the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development wrote to you and re- quested that your County Board of'Commissioners designate an agency to operate the Emergency Energy Conservation Program in Cabarrus County. To date, we have not received a response. -First, I would like to recapitulate several points in the Secretary's letter. The State Economic Opportunity Office (SEOO) of the Depart- ment of Natural Resources and Community Development has received a grant from the Community Services Administration (CSA) to implement the Emergency Energy Conservation Program in the twenty-two (22) counties not served by Community Action Agencies (CAA's). The primary purpose of this program is to assist the poor, particularly the elderly and handicapped, in coping with the high cost of energy and reducing their energy consumption. Funds under this program can be used for two purposes. First, at least seventy percent (70%) of the funds must be used to weatherize the homes of low-income persons which consists of weatherstripping doors, putting up storm windows and doors, and insulation. Up to thirty percent (30%) of these funds can be used for crisis intervention, under which funds are provided to assist in paying, fuel and utility bills and rel'ated emergency services. I would like to apprise you of certain information which was not con- tained in Secretary Lee's letter. ~ In addition to $14,221.00for Fiscal Year 1977 which your county will receive for Emergency Energy Conserva- tion Program (weatherization and crisis intervention), your county is eligible to receive a limited amount of additional funds to administer this program. (If you were to select a Community Action Agency to operate this program in your county, all or part of the'se administrative funds could be allocated to provide services, since Community Action Agencies are provided general administrative monies to operate the Emergency Energy Conservation Program).