IMPORTANT:
You must renew your application every year or you will lose your discount status.
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Low-Income Discounts
Discounts are available for utilities and housing. The City also has a specially equipped bus and volunteer drivers for the elderly and persons with disabilities.
If your annual income in 2008 was within the total household income level shown in the chart below, you are eligible to receive a discount this year.
Income Limits for City Utility Bills
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Very Low Income
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Low Income
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Print the application, or copies are available at City Hall, 259 N. Wilma Avenue.
View Fee Schedule
Below Market Rate (BMR) Housing Program
Assistance for Qualified Buyers
The Below-Market-Rate program is for new construction homes, which are sold below market rate at an affordable price to a qualified household. Resale restrictions apply.
The City of Ripon, through its BMR Housing Program and Development Agreements, requires developers to provide a percentage of affordable units in their new construction residential projects. Qualifying for one of these homes is based on income limits established by Federal Law (HUD).
For more information, or to see if you might qualify, contact
the Development Specialist at (209) 599-2108, or e-mail
Home Improvement Loans
The 2009 HIL program provides low interest deferred loans that help qualified lower income homeowners make needed improvements and repairs. This program is also offered to rental property owners whose tenants and rent rates meet the program qualifications.
View the Brochure
GAP Loan Program
The GAP Loan Program provides down-payment assistance loan to very-low, low, and moderate income, first-time home buyers. These loans are intended to bridge the "gap" between the cost of a home and what the household can afford.
Ripon Transit Bus Service
Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities
The City of Ripon offers a transit bus service to the general public, persons with disabilities, and our senior citizens. The city bus runs every Thursday unless special trips are arranged.The Ripon bus service is a fifteen mile radius from the city limits.
Bus Fare
Thursday Shopping Trip $1.00
Concert $1.50
Special Trip $15.00
For more information, please contact the Senior Center at 599-7441,
or Sarah Hollander at 599-2108.
Disclaimer
The information presented here has been prepared and provided to you for information purposes only. This information does not supplant the laws, regulations, and procedures governing sewer service in the City of Ripon. In the event of changes in those laws, regulations, or procedures, those changes are binding and take precedence. For specific information regarding municipal water service/ please see City of Ripon Municipal Code - Title 13, or call the Ripon Utility Department at (209) 599-2108.
