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    The ECHA Spotlight is the quarterly newsletter for the Edwards County Housing Authority.     

 MODERNIZATION REPLACEMENTS
EDWARDS COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY

 
 

Grant Awarded           Location            Completion

Capital Funds Program #IL06P080 501
Capital Funds Program #IL06P080 501 09

         2010
         2011

       IL80-1

        2011

Albion

Front porch concrete pads were removed and replaced in the elderly development area.  Four (4) concrete parking spaces were added on Cherry Street.  Three (3) concrete parking spaces were added to Walnut Street and Seventh Street.

                                             Grant Awarded            Location               Completion               

Capital Funds Program #IL06P080 501 08
ARRA Stimulus              #IL06S080 501 09
Capital Funds Program #IL06P080 501 09

         2008
         2009S
         2009

       IL80-1

        2009

Albion

The 30-year-old natural gas boiler systems and 10-year-old water heaters were replaced in seven (7) out of the eight (8) mechanical rooms with new energy efficient systems.  The mechanical rooms were re-worked, re-piped and insulated.  Zone valves and transformers were enclosed in wooden box structures for protection in pantry areas.  All transformers were replaced in the attics of the zero and one-bedroom apartments.

 

 

       Location            Completion

   IL80-1 & 2

        2008

 

Aluminum siding and guttering was replaced with vinyl siding and seamless guttering on all buildings in the Albion and West Salem developments.

Installed gutter guards on the new guttering at the Albion and West Salem developments.

Replaced electric lines from the master meter to (PHA owned) two (2) transformers in Albion.

 

                                                                             Grant Awarded         Location              Completion

Capital Funds Program #IL06P080 501 07

         2007

   IL80-1 & 2

        2008

Albion

Family area storage needs for lawnmowers and outdoor items was remedied by the addition of small storage units attached to one end of the apartment building and connecting the breezeways for storage units for the use of the residents of the building.

A new washer and dryer were added to the elderly/disabled laundry room in Albion.

A parking space was added in the parking lot on Cherry Street.

A new property sign was added.

West Salem

A new property sign was added.

                                                                 Grant Awarded         Location              Completion

Capital Funds Program #IL06P080 501 06

         2006

   IL80-1 & 2

        2007

Albion

All interior hollow doors were replaced with solid core wood doors in the elderly and family sections in 2007.

West Salem
All interior hollow doors were replaced with solid core wood doors in the elderly section in 2007.

 

                                                                Grant Awarded          Location             Completion

Capital Funds Program #IL06P080 501 04
Capital Funds Program #IL06P080 501 05

        2004
        2005

   IL80-1 & 2

        2005

Albion

Work done in 2006 at Albion included replacing all old tile flooring and the kitchen countertops in the elderly section, replacing the sub-flooring and tile flooring in the upstairs bathrooms, and replacing kitchen countertops in the family section.  

West Salem

Work done in 2006 at West Salem includes replacing countertops in the elderly section. Replacing the sub-flooring and tile flooring in the upstairs bathrooms, and replacing kitchen countertops in the family section.

 

                                                                  Grant Awarded          Location            Completion

Capital Funds Program #IL06P080 501 03

         2003

   IL80-1 & 2

        2004

Albion

Safety concerns were addressed by adding two (2) new security lights to existing electric service poles in the family section, and by adding two (2) new security lights to existing electric service poles in the elderly section.  In addition, old lampposts were removed and five (5) lampposts were added in the elderly section.  These handsome new posts are taller and the bulbs are brighter, and they keep the entire section very well lit at night.  All new lighting fixtures are the dusk-to-dawn type with automatic sensors.

West Salem

Storage problems were alleviated at West Salem by constructing a single storage building for elderly residents located centrally in the elderly area and containing twelve (12) individual storage units.  Family area storage needs for lawnmowers and outdoor items was remedied by the addition of small storage units attached to each duplex apartment building for the use of the residents of the building.

                                                                Grant Awarded        Location             Completion

Capital Funds Program #IL06P080 501 02

         2002

   IL80-1 & 2

        2002

Albion

Aging roofs on all eleven (11) apartment buildings and the office building were torn off and replaced with new roofing.

West Salem

Aging roofs on all six (6) apartment buildings and the community/laundry building were torn off and replaced with new roofing.   

 

 

 
    

 
 

 

 

Edwards County Housing Authority
125 West Cherry Street
Albion, Illinois 62806 
Phone: (618) 445-2715
Fax: (618) 445-3603
Email: 
info@edwardscohousing.org

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