New Statesboro housing development for senior citizens moving forward
New Statesboro housing development for senior citizens moving forward By Dal Cannady | May 4, 2021 at 5:17 PM EDT - Updated May 4 at 7:05 PM
STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) - Senior citizens in Statesboro could soon have more options for where to live.
A developer wants to build 51 units in a neighborhood at Stockyard Road and Donnie Simmons Road.
A plan to build housing for seniors on property that once housed Julia P. Bryant Elementary took a step forward with a city council vote.
Council members studied the plan that would put more than 50 housing units on the old campus property. The proposal calls for making the units available and affordable for senior adults.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. McCollar describes ‘State of the City’ in election year, ongoing pandemic Highlights sidewalks, housing, transit and parks Mayor Jonathan McCollar speaks to Statesboro via a lectern and microphone placed in front of the council dais Tuesday evening. He wore a protective mask before he rose to speak and afterward during the meeting. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff
Statesboro Mayor Jonathan McCollar in his 2021 State of the City speech touted efforts underway to improve parks as well as infrastructure such as sidewalks, a multipronged initiative to upgrade housing and the expected arrival of a city bus system this summer.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. McCollar to assess ‘State of City’ amid Tuesday council sessions Mayor Jonathan McCollar
Mayor Jonathan McCollar plans to give his 2021 State of the City speech Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., the usual time of the month’s second regular Statesboro City Council meeting.
That meeting – with steps toward major improvements to two parks and a preliminary vote on a property maintenance code on the agenda – will then follow the mayor’s speech. The after-5:30 p.m. regular session will conclude a series of three public meetings in the City Hall council chambers set to start with a work session on multiple topics at 3 p.m.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. City launches Urban Redevelopment Plan Public info meeting Thursday and online
Statesboro City Council adopted an Urban Redevelopment Plan and named the mayor and council members themselves as an Urban Redevelopment Agency on Tuesday as the city prepares to seek federal grants and financing to upgrade blighted housing and parks.
The first neighborhood targeted for improvements is centered around Johnson Street, but areas around Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, the Whitesville community and Mulberry Street would be the focus of investment. Within the targeted areas, approximately 40% of single-family housing units are in need of significant rehabilitation or replacement, according to county tax evaluations cited in the city s plan.