The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-06-06
Gold Creek Improvement Fayoraby Reported
HOUSING EXPERTS
SURVEY TERRITORY
FOR Senate ACTION

Fate of the $l5,0o0,000 legisla-
ton fer Alaska's housing may be
decided by the report to Congress
OF a four-man delegation from the
Housing and Home Finance Agency
in Anchorage today on survey
of the Territory's housing prob
lens.
The survey group, headed by
Burton Young, HHFA representa-
tive from washington, DC, stop
ped here overnight Saturday en-
route to the Westward where they
will meet with E. Glen Wilder,
Executive Director of the Alaska
Housing Authority.
Funds for starting Alaska's hous-
ing program were eliminated from
the second deficiency appropriation
bill in Congress last week follow
ing the Senate Appropriation Com
mittee's recommendation that a
special investigation group from
HHFA lie sent to the Territory for
further study.
Representing the agency with
Young are Robert King, agency ac-
counting officer; Joseph Woods,
underwriting supervisor and Eu-
gene Conger, market analyst for
the Federal Housing Authority.
The group was met at the airport
by Mayor Waino Hendrickson,
Harry Lucas, FILA director and
Kenneth Kadow, Alaska Field
Committee chairman. They left
yesterday morning, and expect to
return to Juneau Tuesday or We'd
nesday Of next week.
In their absence, additional
studies concerning housing de-
mands and income levels in Jul
neau will be made by Kadow and
new Juneau Housing Authority d.
rector Gene Vuille.
SENATE ACTION REGRETTED
TT Is regretted that the Senate
has taken action which may be
responsible for another years de-
lay in solving many of Alaska's
critical housing problems Kadow
said today. while funds may be
made available within several
weeks, the delay will probably mean
that construction cannot begin
until next season."
While housing needs in South
east Alaska are of utmost i'm
portance, they are vital in the In
terror and the Westward and
especially in more remote high
cost areas, Kadow declared.
On the positive side, Kadow said,
the Alaska Housing Act has pro-
duced many results already
through the broadening Of the Fed
eral Housing Authority. Under the
authority plans for 200 units are
icing developed yet this summer
for Juneau. Likewise legislation has
provided prospect of more than
! 900 units for Anchorage with
other applications pending
However, Kaiiow reported, no.
thing has been done or can be
expected to result for Fairbanks
and many isolated villages OF the
north.
In Anchorage, Wilder said that
AHA had anticipated receiving
funds this month to establish its
revolving fund. He estimated that
program will possibly be delayed
sc to As days.
Delegate E. L. Bartlett said the
matter would now be referred to a
third deficiency bill which goes to
the House next week.
The Housing experts met with
Alaska Housing Authority officials
Lucille johnson and Vuille and
also with Art Hedges, Territorial
Employment Service director while
here.
Harry Lucas. FILA representa-
tive, joined the group for their
trip to Anchorage and Fairbanks.
Mr.. Young and Mr.. King are
from the Office Of the Administra-
tor, Washington, DC; Mr.. Woods
as chief underwater for the FILA
has his headquarters in San Fran
cisco and Mr.. Conger is from the
FILA Seattle. office.
His trip to Alaska is coming
home for Robert King who was
horn in skagway when his father
Bill King, was auditor of the White
Pass Railway and Mayor OF Skag-
way King continued to spend sum-
mers in Skagway after he had
started the University Of Wash
ington, but this is his first trip
north for 26 years.
The group. with the exception OF
Mr.. Woods will return to Juneau in
about two weeks.