Sunday, May 23, 2010
By LINDA M. LINONIS
linonis@vindy.com
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Randall “Randy” Cash takes the words of former President John F. Kennedy to heart.
“Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country” isn’t a catchy phrase for Cash but the impetus behind his opening a transitional housing project for military veterans.
Cash, along with Keith Archer and Joe Perfetta, formed C.A.P Development LLC, a non-profit organization, in 2009. Cash said the veterans housing company has a lease-purchase agreement on the Knights Inn, 1600 Motor Inn Drive.
The Knights Inn is located off of Belmont Avenue in the cluster of hotels/motels there.
Cash worked as a project supervisor for Archer Construction, of Apollo, Pa., run by Archer and Perfetta. To the project they call Camp Liberty, the men bring 45 years of construction expertise.
And they’ll need it. The 114-room hotel has stood empty for several years and needs a complete renovation. Cash said he used his personal funds to get the project started and is down to “nickels and dimes.” The initial investment has been about $250,000 and the overall cost is estimated at $1.2 million.
So far, 20 rooms have been redone. Cash said two men — a Vietnam veteran who is working part time and a disabled veteran — are already living there. Another 54 rooms will be transformed in the coming weeks.
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