I am keeping my fingers, my toes and everything else crossed on the basis that we will get this sometime before the end of this month which will in essence allow us to move forward with the demolition, said Cindi Herrera, Senior Vice President of Development for the Columbia Housing Authority.
Credit: Derrick Roper and Calvin Witherspoon, Jr. (WLTX)
In January 2019, Calvin Witherspoon Jr. and Derrick Roper died of carbon monoxide poisoning inside their apartments at Allen Benedict Court. The following day, over 400 residents were evacuated.
The complex, which is the oldest of the agency s properties, would soon be condemned.