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CED-80-110 1 (1980-06-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmtn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: RELEASED RESTRICTED - Not to be released outside the General liAccountg Offce except on'he basis of specific approval ole CCctic 01 Co 02 .....~ ~ ~E STATE ) I [D' fGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 IN REPLY RDEFR to. COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVEOLPM ENT DIVISION B- 199 280JUE,190 f IIIIIIi ,,The Honorable Doug Walgren 120258 House of Representatives Dear Mr. Walgren: Subject: tatus of the Department of Housing and Qrban Development's Urban Development Action Grant for the Parkway Center Shopping Mall in Pittsburgh, pg 4 -rri (CED-80-110) Based on your t st of March 6, 1980, we reviewed the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) pre- liminary approval of an urban development action grant (UDAG) supporting the proposed Parkway Center Shopping Mall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As agreed when we briefed you on May 28, 1980, this report summarizes our findings on the status of this project, including our observations on (1) the propriety of the intended use of the grant funds for this type of project and (2) the approval process HUD used in this instance. HUD's January 10, 1980, announcement of the $4.6 million grant to the city of Pittsburgh for the Parkway Center Shopping Mall was based on a preliminary application approval. The final grant agreement, which establishes actual grant conditions, had not been executed as of June 19, 1980. In addition, a detailed environmental assessment had not yet been completed. HUD does not plan to release funds for the project before the environmental assessment, including traffic mitigation measures, and an economic analysis of the project's effect on other nearby shopping centers are completed. It appears that HUD followed its normal operating procedures in giving this application preliminary approval, and that the type of project involved--a new commercial shopping center--is similar to several other projects that received UDAGs in other locations in the country. Although HUD's Pittsburgh area office recommended against approval in its November 30, 1979, analysis of the project, the HUD ... / J(384810)

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