(RECAP: A senior living community plotted for the site of a former movie theater at Chesapeake Square is off the table – for now. A Virginia Beach-based company had proposed building a 160-unit apartment complex for residents ages 62 and older on roughly 6 acres at 4300 Portsmouth Blvd. on the outskirts of the mall.)
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(RECAP: Charlottesville’s plotting director briefed councilors on Monday about how land banks, zoning changes and new community organizations could be used to help reach the goal of having 15 percent of the total housing stock deemed affordable by 2025.)
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(RECAP: With a two-bedroom apartment averaging $1,700 a month and nearly half of the salaries in the county at $50,000 a year or less, the non-profit community support groups in Mount Vernon need some help. John Smoot, from Habitat for Humanity Northern Virginia, encouraged the audience to become advocates for affordable housing, shop and contribute housing items to their ReStore, and volunteer with Habitat.)
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