Follow-up

Last week, C-VILLE reported on City Council interviews for two spots on the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority (CRHA) board, which will face the daunting task of guiding redevelopment of Westhaven and other public housing projects. Rather than opting for familiar faces Kendra Hamilton and Wade Tremblay, Council appointed Bob Stevens and Karen Waters. Stevens currently serves as vice chair of the city’s Board of Zoning Appeals. Waters is a 2003 graduate of The Sorensen Institute Political Leaders Program and is a staff member of the Quality Community Council. In other housing authorities news, CRHA received a $45,850 Family Self-Sufficiency Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on January 24.

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