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Richnrond, California, deep-water port of 100,000 population on San Francisco bay and one of the first California cities to engage in urban renewal activity, has had its workable program to eradicate slums and blight recertilied until 1960. Four urban renewal projects are currently underway, two in execution and tlvo in planning; 770 of 903 families in the Galvin Industrial Park Project have been relocated, and some have been relocated from the Eastshore Park Project area. Surveys liave been completed in the Hensley Industrial and the Potrero Project areas. The Housing Authority has 500 lowrent pu'blic housing units under management. Refer: Mayor Carl tr. Lyford.

The Communitl, Facilities Aclministration has approved a $35,000 federal advance to Casper, Wyoming, to finance preliminary planning on construction of about 40 miles of new street pavement, storm sewers, curbs and gutters, and irnprovement of certain streets at estimated $8,366,500 costs to start during 1959. Refer: Mayor W. S. Anderson; Project No. Wyo. 48-P-300i.

Las Vegas, Nevada, has had recertified until 1960 its workable program to eliminate slums anrl blight and guide its orderly development. It is now considering three urban renewal projects in its west side area. The Housing Authority has 140 low-rent public housing units under management, with 75 additional units in preconstruction stage. The city reports the start of a 20-unit housing project for the elderly without federal assistance. Refer: Mayor Reed Whipple (pro tem).

The workable program of Anchorage, Alaska, to eliminate its slums and blight and guide its future development has been recertified until 1960. Rehousing of families from the Government Hill project is being assisted by Section 221 F}{A financing, and the \Mestchester project is in planning. Anchorage reported the sale in 19.58 of $8,200,00O in bonds f or construction of port facilities, which started in September, and construction of improvernents in the Goose Lake recreation area. Last year the city of 11,250 population (1950) condemned 100 substandard dwellings and demolished 50. A school location plan is slated for completion in 1959. Refer: Acting Mayor Hewitt W. Louns'bury.

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