The Redevelopment and Housing Authority investigates housing conditions and the means and methods of improving such conditions. The Authority determines where blighted areas exist in the Town of Bedford, and make the areas decent and safe. The Authority recommends related problems of clearing, replanning and reconstructing dwellings for persons of low income. The Authority reserves the right to grant funds to individual property owners within the Town of Bedford for activities related to the abatement of Property Maintenance Code violations as well as the improvement of energy efficiency for residential structures.