The Rockford Housing Authority is completing a three-year, $7.2 million energy performance upgrade at nine of its 11 developments. Each site — aside from Fairgrounds Valley and Brewington Oaks, which are awaiting redevelopment — has gotten a new, more efficient system, including lighting, appliances, insulation, water, heating and cooling. rrstar.com
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Residents of Two Tampa Housing Projects Await Relocation. The sprawling West Tampa public housing project was built during World War II when air-conditioning was considered an unnecessary luxury for public housing. By the time James and his mother moved into a two-room home on Main Street and Willow Avenue, mold and dampness were common throughout […]
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The Moline Housing Authority recently opened its Section 8 waiting list for the first time in five years. The first person got in line at 3 a.m. By the time executive director John Afoun got to work at 6:30 a.m., the line of applicants curled around the building and there was still a half hour […]
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Laughter and hot dogs were on the menu Sunday as children gathered at the park in the center of the Fairview Housing Development for playground fun, pick-up basketball games and kickball. The Herald News.com
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