SENIOR CITIZEN PUBLIC HOUSING

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The Rexford S. Tucker Apartments house 80 senior citizen households consisting of one or two persons. This building is the culmination of hard work and planning by the Housing Authority and the Borough Council. With senior citizens especially hard hit, affordable housing seemed a dream for those Madison residents living on fixed incomes.

The following is a demographic breakdown of the 78 households living in the Rexford S. Tucker Apartments:

Demographics
Families on Welfare	0
Female Head of Household	58 (75%)
Male Head of Household	22 (28%)
Average Income	$11,180
Average Rental Payment	$279 per month

Federal guidelines determine income eligibility, and all residents must be at least 62 years old. To date the Authority has 154 active applications and 31 Madison households are still awaiting units.

The current waiting list of senior households is as follows:

Each apartment contains a living room/dining area, kitchen, bath and one to two bedrooms. Windows take up most of one living room wall and sleeves for air conditioners are provided in the living room and bedroom(s). A pass-through from the kitchen to the dining area allows natural light into the kitchen. Window blinds are provided by the Housing Authority. On the first floor there is a community room with kitchen, outdoor patio, laundry room, arts and crafts room, lobby, and mail facilities. The Housing Authority maintains its offices on the first floor also. The building is totally secure, with electronic card access and telephone entry system.

Even though federally mandated cost containment guidelines have been strictly adhered to, the building resembles a luxury mid-rise apartment building and is greatly admired by the Community.

Once again, Madison can be proud of its accomplishments in the area of providing affordable housing for its citizens.

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