Archive for August, 2009

First, I wish I could have been there at the meeting, but in my opinion after reading the article, this really didn’t help us in our cause any.

Controversy surrounding the Housing Authority’s plans will surely come up again as it has in the past, Housing Authority Commission Chairman Richard Griffin told Fort Smith city leaders Tuesday during a joint meeting of the commission and the Board of Directors.

That said, at least one director asked for a little advance warning before his phone starts ringing, while another advised the commission to resolve potentially volatile issues before coming to the board for a vote. he meeting came about as a result of the months long controversy that erupted when the Housing Authority sought a rezoning to build a mixed-income rental subdivision with duplexes in the Williams Lane neighborhood. Residents fought the development, at one point trying to have the Housing Authority’s property rezoned for large-lot development to disallow the high-density housing planned.

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