Governor Northam Announces Over $24 Million in Affordable and Special Needs Housing Loans
Posted by Staff | Mar 2, 2021 | News | |
RICHMOND Governor Ralph Northam today announced more than $24 million in Affordable and Special Needs Housing loans for 28 projects across the Commonwealth, creating or preserving 1,635 affordable housing units for low-income Virginians. The funding will help increase access to affordable housing, reduce homelessness, and provide permanent supportive housing options for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
“As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to create housing challenges in our Commonwealth and across the country, we are pleased to deploy this funding to support Virginians who are most in need,” said Governor Northam. “The Affordable Special Needs Housing program is a valuable resource for increasing the availability of safe, affordable, and sustainable housing for low-income Virginians, particularly those with spec
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Site work unearths 19th century-era coffins at Swansboro development
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An existing burial site on the property has been fenced off as a cemetery for the recovered coffins. (
Jonathan Spiers photos)
A townhome development in Richmond’s Swansboro area is picking back up after a grim discovery last summer stopped the project in its tracks.
Crews prepping the site of The Hollands development near Semmes and Cowardin avenues ran into an unexpected obstacle along a stretch of Perry Street: three small iron coffins dating to the mid-1850s, two of them with nameplates identifying children: one 7 years old, the other a month old.