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Franklin housing authority outlines expansion plans, Dixon Grove homes to open applications Dec. 1
Summary
Jolie Brown, director of Franklin Housing Authority and Franklin Affordable Housing, told the commission the authority manages multiple programs — 10 HUD-subsidized units, an 18-unit nonprofit portfolio, a 56-unit tax-credit property — and that four Dixon Grove homes are under construction with applications to open Dec. 1; a pending CDBG grant could add six more homes.
Jolie Brown, director of the Franklin Housing Authority and Franklin Affordable Housing, gave the City Commission a detailed update on the city’s affordable-housing portfolio and a new development called Dixon Grove.
Brown said the housing authority operates 10 HUD-subsidized, income-based rental units in which tenants typically pay 30% of their income; the authority also uses flat maximum rents tied to 80% of HUD fair-market rent. She said waiting lists vary by unit size: two- to four-bedroom waits run about three to nine months, while one-bedroom/efficiency waits start near a year.
The city’s nonprofit arm, Franklin Affordable Housing, manages 18 units spread across…
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