The plans for the renovation include a roof replacement, HVAC systems, security improvements, asbestos remediation and more, plus upgrades to make residents feel more welcome.
“The current office situation doesn’t always lend itself to a warm or welcoming situation, CHA Senior Vice President of Development Cindi Herrera said.
Herrera said the central office building was built in 1986 but has never been renovated.
While the vote was almost unanimous, board member Georgia Mjartan strongly disagreed.
“I certainly understand the administrative building is in need of significant renovations and I don’t question that assessment or the fact the roof leaks or there are HVAC problems, and staff are in places that are not appropriate. I understand that, but I strongly believe we have to prioritize and I strongly believe we have to put our community and residents first, Mjartan said.
Residents of the upscale Grand Palm community in Venice, where one home currently is listed for sale at $855,000, have access to a resort-style swimming pool with a water slide, miles of hiking and biking trails, a children’s splash pad and basketball, tennis, bocce ball and volleyball courts.
Grand Palm property owners and family members also were offered special access to the COVID-19 vaccine through a pop-up clinic in Charlotte County organized by Grand Palm developer Neal Communities, according to emails obtained by the Herald-Tribune.
Grand Palm’s inclusion in the clinic has not been previously disclosed. The community was not mentioned in a statement provided to the Herald-Tribune by Neal Communities Tuesday that listed six communities offered the vaccine through the clinic, including the Boca Royale Golf & Country Club development in Englewood where some homes are worth more than $1 million.
Emails from the organizers of a COVID-19 vaccine pop-up clinic in Charlotte County raise more questions about the fairness of vaccine distribution in Florida after Gov. Ron DeSantis allowed politically-connected private developers to dole out the life-saving drug to residents of their upscale communities, bypassing systems set up to ensure equitable access to vaccines.
Whether it’s through a random lottery or a system that gives people a digital place in line based on when they sign up for the vaccine, Florida counties have tried to distribute vaccines without favoritism.
But the emails from employees of private developer Neal Communities provide further evidence of how some Florida residents in affluent areas have been allowed to cut in line. They show how the developer offered the vaccine to homeowners in the upscale Boca Royale Golf & Country Club community, their family members and members of the community’s semi-private club, essentially turning the vaccine into a perk of
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Residents to be moved out of Columbia s Marion Street High Rise due to safety concerns
Columbia Housing will move residents out of its Marion Street High Rise starting in May due to safety concerns and obsolescence of the building. Author: WLTX Updated: 9:21 AM EST January 28, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. The Columbia Housing Authority will move residents out the Marion Street High Rise apartments beginning in May due to safety concerns and obsolescence of the building.
Columbia Housing says it has taken a long, hard look at its real estate over the last year to determine what is necessary to provide the best quality, safe, affordable housing to its residents. The agency says it expects to build new units and reposition and upgrade some of its current housing stock to meet that goal.