2009.10.26
Honor the commitment to build housing
We are writing an editorial that will run later in the week about news that the Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority and the city of Roanoke are far behind on building low-income housing they committed to putting up.
Which is the nice way of saying they haven't completed any of the 50 low-income rental units spread around the city. They originally had seven years to deliver, but four have already passed without action, and the person to whom they committed is justifiably upset.
In our editorial, we will urge the city and the RRHA to get building. They signed a deal to do this, and have a moral obligation to fulfill it.
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