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M - 3 - eon 90Gt 586 Imolementation Activities - Another key component of the HOP is a set of "Implementation Activities." These proposed activities are designed to address barriers to housing opportunities throughout Region J, and spec-ify -both- "what --needs to be done,'' and also "who should implement." The barriers that these activities will address are summarized belov;: (l) HOUSING SHORTAGE - There is widespread housing shortage that exists for middle as well as lower income households in Region J. (2) PATTERNS OF RACIAL SEGREGATION - There is evidence to support the persistence of patterns of racial segregation in the region's housing markets. (s1 PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS - Specific administrative barriers in the form of residency preferences or requirements and single-jurisdiction Section 8 HAPP certificates limit households' mobility in seeking housing assistance. (4) SITE SHORTAGES - Sites suitably zoned for multi-family housing development and available for purchase are scarce in Region J's smaller jurisdictions and rural areas. (5) LAND ACQUISITION PROBLEMS - Land for assisted housing develop- ment is most difficult to acquire and use in the Region's larger municipalities. (6) PUBLIC FACILITIES DEFICIENCIES - Development in the Region's small towns and rural areas is often inhibited by inadequate water and/or sewer service. (7) MARGINAL PROFITABILITY - New, small, assisted housing projects that the Region needs, particularly outside major municipalities, are complicated to develop and only marginally profitable. (8) STAFF SHORTAGES - Assisted housing development processes are so specialized, demanding, and time consuming, it is almost essential that there be paid public employees..jo produce results. In many areas of the Reqion, staffs are small or non-existent. (9) LACK OF COORDINATION - Inefficient use of limited federal housing assistance resources results from absence of cooperation and coordination between and among key agencies and governments.