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CRA holds public hearing on five‑year capital fund plan emphasizing interior renovations and resident priorities
Summary
Charlottesville Redevelopment Authority staff presented a five‑year capital fund action plan that prioritizes a $1.3M transfer for West Haven and roughly $4.6M for interior renovations across 62 scattered homes; staff said resident input and a December 2024 HUD grant underpin the work.
The Charlottesville Redevelopment Authority (CRA) opened a public hearing on its five‑year capital fund action plan, with redevelopment coordinator Brandon Collins saying the plan organizes HUD capital fund uses into authoritywide needs, a West Haven transfer and investments for AMP4 (the “parallel track”) scattered sites.
Collins said the plan is required for continued eligibility for the annual HUD capital grant and includes a 45‑day comment period and resident advisory board consultation. "It's really probably the closest thing to participatory budgeting that CRA does," Collins said, noting the draft was published Feb. 6 and that resident meetings and polling were completed before the hearing.
The plan groups spending into three buckets: authoritywide items (including a 10% management fee, career training for residents and staff training); AMP1/West Haven (a proposed roughly $1.3 million transfer to sustain residents through redevelopment); and AMP4/parallel‑track (an estimated $4.6 million over five years for 62 scattered homes at Mickey Drive, Madison Avenue, Riverside and associated single‑family units).
Collins described work now under way on interior renovation funded in part by a December 2024 $1.4 million HUD award for interior unit upgrades. "We're doing this unit by unit," he said, listing kitchen and bathroom modernizations, new floors, interior painting and temporary relocations of about two weeks per household while renovation crews work.
Staff told the board CFP funds can be used for relocation costs during these renovations and said exterior enhancements — from awning installs to full porch work and hot‑water tank replacements — are expected later in the five‑year timeline. Collins said polling showed residents favor quick awnings in some cases and larger porch work in others, with parking improvements identified as a higher priority at Mickey Drive.
Board members were told written comments from the resident advisory board were expected by the end of the week and that staff planned to bring the plan back for board action on March 30, 2025. No public comments were offered during the hearing.
The presentation included implementation details and resident engagement measures but did not include final HUD allocations (Collins noted annual CFP amounts are set by HUD and subject to proration). The board took no final action on the plan at this meeting and will consider approval after the close of the comment period.
