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Limited Clientele: All elderly, homeless, and handicapped residents are presumed eligible regardless of their location within the Town or their income levels. For a project to be considered under this category, at least 51% of the benefiting persons must be classified as limited clientele. II. CORRECT SLUMS AND BLIGHT For an area to be designated as a slum or blighted area, there must be a substantial number of deteriorated or deteriorating buildings or public improvements throughout the area. The project must address one or more of the conditions, which contributed to the deterioration of the area. Currently there are no such areas in the Town of Orchard Park. III. MEET AN URGENT COMMUNITY NEED To comply with the objective of meeting an urgent community need, the project must alleviate existing conditions that have developed or become critical within the past 18 months and: • Pose a serious and immediate threat to the health and welfare of the community; • The grantee is unable to finance; and • Other resources of funds are not available. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES • Acquisition of Real Property for a Project • Public Facilities and Improvements • Public Services • Removal of Architectural Barriers • Historic Preservation • Commercial or Industrial Rehabilitation • Special Economic Development • Program Administration Costs