New Hope Zoning Board Approves Residence for HIV-Infected People

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New Hope Zoning Board Approves Residence for HIV-Infected People

Philadelphia Inquirer (10/27/93) P. B5 (Schiavo, Christine)

Last night in the Philadelphia area, the New Hope Zoning Hearing Board approved the conversion of an old house in the tiny Pennsylvania borough into a home for eight HIV-positive residents. Four board members voted unanimously to deny an appeal by about 10 neighbors who wished to block the zoning permit, which was issued about two months ago to the Family Service Association (FSA) of Bucks County. The nonprofit counseling organization plans to buy the house and renovate it into a group home to be called Bucks Villa, where eight HIV- infected people who are dependent on Social Security can live independently. The issue divided the small community, and a small band of neighbors appealed on the grounds that the planned residence resembles a nursing home, which is not allowed on less than an acre of land. They also cited noise, traffic, and a decline in property values as the basis for their appeal. The FSA, however, contends that denying the permit would violate federal fair housing laws. The organization has received a grant of $900,000 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, some of which will be used to purchase and renovate the home, and the remainder of which will subsidize rents over the next 20 years.

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