(RECAP: That wait is more than enough for a consortium of housing industry power players. Late last week, a number of trade groups, private companies, law firms, honest housing advocates, and others, joined together to call on the Senate to bring Montgomery’s nomination to a vote. In total, the letter is signed by 44 organizations.)
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(RECAP: The redevelopment of the St. Paul’s Quadrant – the 200-acre area north and east of Norfolk’s downtown that contains more than half of the city’s public housing – has been a controversial topic for years. But Norfolk’s goal, replacing three public housing communities with mixed-income neighborhoods, fits a 30-year national trend of breaking up concentrations of the poorest citizens.)
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(RECAP: Governor Ralph Northam announced Thursday more than $6.5 million in Affordable and Special Needs Housing Loans for ten projects in ten localities across the Commonwealth. These projects are focused on affordable new construction and rehabilitation housing projects, as well as permanent supportive housing options for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.)
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