AGENDA DATE: 10/5/2016
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Resolution Regarding Collaborative Redevelopment Project at Southwood
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: A Resolution endorsing a collaborative relationship between the County and Habitat for Humanity regarding a comprehensive redevelopment project for the Southwood Community
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Foley, Walker, Kamptner, Blair, Graham, Echols, McClintick,
PRESENTER (S): Doug Walker, Deputy County Executive
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Thomas C. Foley
BACKGROUND: The Southwood Mobile Home Park (Southwood) is located on Hickory Street south of I-64 and east of Old Lynchburg Road in the Southern Urban Neighborhood and is located in one of the County's Development Areas. Southwood currently has 341 mobile homes and more than 1,500 residents and is the County's largest concentration of substandard housing. Habitat for Humanity ("Habitat") purchased Southwood in 2007 with a stated intention of redeveloping the site into a 700-800 unit, mixed income, mixed-use development, removing all 341 mobile homes and replacing them with a variety of housing unit types including site-built homes. Habitat has already invested more than $2 million on deferred and emergency maintenance, including road improvements, sewer system upgrades, and emergency repairs.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Development Areas: Attract quality employment, commercial, and high density residential uses into development areas by providing services and infrastructure that encourages redevelopment and private investment while protecting the quality of neighborhoods
DISCUSSION: The redevelopment of Southwood, as currently contemplated by Habitat in the summary included as Attachment A, represents a unique opportunity to make a distinct and meaningful improvement in the health and welfare of the largest concentration of people living in substandard housing in the County. Habitat's plan to remove 341 mobile homes and replace them with ...
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