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Residents press Norfolk council for concrete plans on affordable housing after Tidewater Gardens redevelopment
Summary
Public commenters told the council that demolition of public-housing sites and redevelopment plans have left many former Tidewater Gardens residents without affordable options, and they urged the city to adopt replacement-housing requirements and clearer relocation commitments.
Several residents and community organizers used public comment time at the June 10 Norfolk City Council meeting to urge the city to produce concrete replacement housing plans for people displaced by the redevelopment of Tidewater Gardens and to address a broader affordable-housing crisis.
Tiara Lassiter, a former Tidewater Gardens resident, said residents expected replacement housing on the redeveloped land and cited relocation outcomes for the original community: “305 households accepted a housing choice voucher…207 households relocated to project based vouchers…A 102…
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