The Pinellas County Housing Authority will hold a workshop for contractors on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 regarding contractor compliance with the Davis-Bacon wage law. The workshop will begin at 3:00 pm and will cover the basic elements of Davis-Bacon wage requirements and enforcement.
Workshop participants will learn:
¨ How to complete certified payrolls
¨ How to ensure that your workers are classified properly and avoid costly mistakes
¨ Requirements of the employee interview process
PCHA has partnered with the Community Service Foundation to offer free First Time Homebuyer Workshops at the Pinellas County Housing Authority’s Central Office, located at 11479 Ulmerton Road in Largo. The two-part seminar series will be held from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Tuesday, August 7, 2012, and from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012.
By participating in the First Time Homebuyer Workshops, participants will learn about the available programs that can assist with down payments and closing costs, as well as the role of realtors and how they can provide guidance to the homebuyer.
PCHA, in partnership with the Community Service Foundation, will offer free Household Budgeting Seminars at PCHAs Central Office located at 11479 Ulmerton Road in Largo. The two-part seminar series will be held from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Tuesday, July 24th and from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Tuesday, July 31st, 2012.
By participating in the budgeting seminars, participants will learn how to complete a budget plan based on household income and monthly expenses. The budgeting seminars are for anyone who desires to save money and gain better control over their finances.
PCHA is hosting a 3-day summer workshop series, entitled “Family Fun Olympics” presented by Educate Today that will focus on family engagement. This workshop series will be held at two different locations to make it more convenient for our families. The locations, dates and times of the workshops are as follows:
Pinellas County Housing Authority (PCHA) continues to forge ahead with its positive direction and commitment to the strategic action goals set forth by its Board of Commissioners. The first six months of 2012 were extremely busy and exciting as the agency experienced tremendous momentum in moving forward with the financing and planning for Pinellas Heights, the new mixed-financed, 153 unit senior community. Pinellas Heights will be constructed adjacent to PCHA’s existing central office on Ulmerton Road in Largo, Florida and will replace a vacant and aging commercial strip center. The demolition of the commercial strip center is scheduled for July. Prior to demolition, PCHA is donating any useful items from the strip center to Habitat for Humanity’s Re-Store. The official closing on the financing is scheduled to take place in August with construction groundbreaking shortly thereafter. The financing for the project will be provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Housing Finance Authority of Pinellas County, the City of Largo, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, and the Pinellas County Housing Authority. The new one and two bedroom apartment homes designed for occupancy by seniors 62 or older will be ready for occupancy in early 2014. Residents of the new community will pay only 30% of their monthly income toward rent.
