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CAC DemandsFacts On HousingBY LYNNE GRIFOA number of members of the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) for the State-Schermerhorn housing project have, in the past two weeks, called upon the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) to set a date for a CAC meeting. They are seeking to obtain a straightforward evaluation of the status of the local project being sponsored by the state agency in the light of the federal freeze on housing subsidies.UDC officials were quoted in last week%u2019s PHOENIX as stating that it is impossible to build any low- and moderate-income units in New York City without federal funds. William Hayden, regional director of UDC explained that his agency had not obtained approval for the necessary subsidies prior to the January 5 deadline set by President Nixon. As a result, construction at the site cannot proceed unless funds are found. Without funds, it is fairly certain that the plans for the project must be changed and the low- and moderate-income units eliminated or substantially reduced in number.James Robinson, UDC coordinator for the StateSchermerhorn project, stated on February 27 that his agency is planning to schedule a meeting %u201csometime in the near future.%u201d The chairman of the CAC, Justin Murphy, declared this week that %u201cRumors are rife and the importance of holding a meeting soon is apparent.%u201dThe CAC has met only a few times since it was first formed this fall. Its last meeting was held in December, before the Nixon Administration declared a moratorium on federal subsidies. Therefore, the community has not been advised of the problems now faced by UDC or the alternatives available to the agency. Various members of the CAC have requested a meeting on several occasions, but they have received an indefinite answer or no response at all. Officials at UDC have explained that they are involved in discussions with the city and with people at the federal level, but no one is talking to the community.Mary Jane Melish, a CAC member stated that she %u201chas been trying to get information from UDC as to date of the mext meeting%u201d from James Robinson%u2019s office. He had informed her that UDC was considering February 26 as a tentative date, but Melish was subsequently unable to receive confirmation of that date. (No meeting was held on that date).%u201cIt is very disturbing that UDC has not called the CAC together for such a long time,%u201d commented Arthur Paone, also a CAC member. %u201cWe should not have to rely on the local papers for information. UDC has not sought local feed-back about the present situation,%u201d said Paone. He continued, %u201cI have myself written on two occasions to UDC to request a CAC meeting, but I have gotten no response. It will be a shame if, indeed, the low- and moderate-income units are eliminated from the Schermerhorn project. These units are only a small portion of the total, but the CAC battled hard to have them included.%u201dMr. Paone also expressed concern over the fact that UDC was unable to obtain approval forContinued on Page tlPHOENIX, Page NineBEST SPELLER: Nina Goss (center), a bth grader at P.S. 7-8 and resident of the Heights, is this year's winner of the District 13 Spelling Bee. An award was presented to the sixth grader Feb. 22 at the community school board meeting. Pictured with Nina are (left) Mrs. Gloria Manning, assistant principal of P.S. 7, and Ms. Penelope Nelson, 6th grade teacher. (Jo Bernhardt Photo)Slope Montessori Quite InnovativeThe Montessori School ofBrooklyn at 17 Eastern Parkway, Grand Army Plaza, is sponsoring an open house on Tuesday, March 6, at 7:45 p.m. to discuss its innovative program and the expansion of its elementary school. 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