Northern Cheyenne Tribal Housing Authority

A mutul help home in the Busby Community

Back in the July ’09 edition of our newsletter, I reported that the Northern Cheyenne Tribal Housing Authority had received $3.6 million dollars in Stimulus funding from HUD under the ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009). In addition, we received $900,000 under the Indian Community Development Block Grant in 2009. This funding is being used to weatherize up to 29-Old Mutual Help units from projects 12-01 to 12-04. The Stimulus funding under the ICDBG will be used to weatherize the remaining 20-Old Mutual Help units in the projects 12-04 & 12-06.

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The Northern Cheyenne Tribal Housing Authority is happy to inform the general public that every community will have street signs. Street signs will soon be installed at the intersection of every street in each Reservation community including subdivisions.  All residents who live in the Lame Deer community for example will no longer need to wonder what their physical address is supposed to be and will no longer need to make one up. Physical addressing is not only necessary but it is now required. Up to now, if a resident of our tribe wants to obtain a drivers license, have a driver’s license renewed, purchase a vehicle or rifle or to apply to have a satellite t-v installed, a physical address is required. This has not changed today. A resident who needs a physical address for any reason will no longer need to guess or make one up. Each residence will now have its own unique address to use when needed.

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NCTHA Staff pose with US Secretary of HUD Donovan

Mission statement: “The Northern Cheyenne Tribal Housing Authority is committed to providing quality and affordable housing services to eligible Northern Cheyenne tribal families living on tribal lands”

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The Northern Cheyenne Tribal Housing Authority recently received their third (3rd) ‘Unqualified, Clean’ Audit for the 2008/2009 plan year from the Auditing Firm, Joseph Eve & Associates, Fraud Examiners/Certified Public Accountants from Billings, Montana.

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ALL ELDERS INVITED FOR MEAL AT OPEN HOUSE

The Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Project is going great and the first phase is nearly complete.  The work on rehabbing the apartments has been a huge difference in the look and feel of the apartments at the Shoulderblade Complex.  There will be 18 apartments completed by the end of the month.  We are planning on placing the first unit into service and move our first resident into their new apartment on the 11th of January 2010, just after the Fort Robinson Run and Healing event.

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ARE YOU INTERESTED IN STARTING A BUSINESS…?

…BUT NOT SURE WHERE TO START?

WE MAY BE ABLE TO HELP YOU!!!

What’s holding you back?

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Work Orders

Please call or come down to the Maintenance Department for all work orders. It is your responsibility as tenants to report all work orders as soon as possible to prevent further damage especially water leaks. It is not up to the counselors to put the work orders in for the tenants. If Maintenance staff show up to do a work order please let them into the unit so it can be repaired because if you are not ready and want them to come at a later time then your work order most likely will be put to the bottom and if they have your permission to enter the unit while you are not home please let the Maintenance office know. Remember Maintenance hours are from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. If you have any pets in the unit please put them where they will not bother the maintenance staff. Please make sure all work areas are clean and clear of objects so repairs can be done.

Getting Ready for the Winter Months

Clean your yards one more time before the snow falls. Each Low Rent Unit should have only 1 trash canister. The counselors will be going around to see which units have more than 1 canister and Maintenance will take the extra one if it belongs to NCTHA. Check to make sure you the propane level is above 10 % at all times. Now is the time to begin getting propane before the prices go up. Check and change your furnace filters at least every 3 – 6 months. If you have electric heat remember to check all baseboard heaters to make sure they are all working before the weather gets cold. Please make sure you do not have anything stored around the hot water heater and furnace because it could become a hazard.

Eco Lab Spray

Tenants that are on the Eco Lab list to be sprayed need to be ready. If there is a referral on a tenant the counselors will do a 24 hour inspection with you the day before the spray to make sure you are ready and you will not be allowed to cancel. A prep sheet is given to all tenants that states exactly what needs to be done before and after each spray. Please read the prep sheet carefully. You must remember that ALL rooms have to be ready in order for the spray to be effective. Please don’t move everything outside just put everything in the middle of the room as stated on the prep sheet. Also be advised that if you keep canceling this could lead to the Termination of your Dwelling Lease.

Tenants start getting ready because Annual Inspections are just around the corner. The counselors will be sending out letters to inform you before the Inspections start in your area.