UPDATE: 800 Murfreesboro Area Residents on Waiting List for Affordable Housing and 900 on List for Section 8 Housing Feb 05, 2021 at 11:15 am by WGNS
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – With more than 800 on a waiting list for affordable housing in Murfreesboro and 900 on a second waiting list for Section 8 housing, adding more affordable homes to existing acreage already owned by the Murfreesboro Housing Authority (MHA) is a priority for CEO Thomas Rowe.
“Right now, we have so many people on both waiting lists that we have stopped taking applications at all,” Rowe said.
On February 10 and 11, a number of master plan options for redevelopment at Parkside and Mercury Court, two affordable housing neighborhoods in Murfreesboro near Patterson Park Community Center, will be presented to residents and the community. The first round of public engagement was January 27 and 28; the second round is next week, February 10 and 11, and a final master plan will presented back to
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Guided Tours for all ages will be held each Wednesday in January at 10 a.m. Cost is $3 per person. Tours will last about 90 minutes. For information call (615) 890-0355.
The Rutherford County Retired Teachers Association is hosting a Pre-Retirement Seminar for employees of any education system on Thursday, Jan. 21, from 4:30-6 p.m. The seminar will be conducted online by Ryan Marlin, Retirement Plan Advisor, Retire ReadyTN. The seminar is for anyone who will retire under the state retirement plan. Check the Rutherford County Retired Teachers Association website www.rcrta.org for updates concerning the seminar after Jan. 14.