Home improvement

First on the list was 1221 Culbertson Ave., and shortly after a kickoff ceremony ended workers from JonPaul Inc. converged on the two bedroom house to initiate construction. Elected officials and houseing experts gathered to mark the beginning of the redevelopment work. The program will fund and rehab the renovation for 32 properties that, once restored, will be made available only to those who earn 120 percent or less of the area median income, which for a four-person family would mean $74,150 a year