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Commission backs Oak Park redevelopment, authorizes mayor to send HUD support letter
Summary
The Gainesville City Commission unanimously authorized the mayor to send a letter supporting the Gainesville Housing Authority's application to HUD to dispose and rehabilitate the Oak Park public housing site. GHA said the redevelopment would gut-and-rebuild 101 units at an estimated $38—9 million and provide relocation assistance and return rights for residents.
The Gainesville City Commission on April 2 unanimously authorized the mayor to send a letter of support to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the disposition and redevelopment of the Oak Park public housing site at 100 Northeast Eighth Avenue.
The vote followed a short presentation from Malcolm Kiner of the Gainesville Housing Authority, who described the plan as a total redevelopment “down to the studs” of the…
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