Blacksburg grant program fixing homes
Rick Cumbee stands in the living room of his Blacksburg home Tuesday. Cumbee took advantage of a town-run home improvement grant program that helped him acquire a new shingled roof on his Blacksburg Estates mobile home. | Matt Gentry, The Roanoke Times
Rick Cumbee is pretty sure his house wouldn’t be dry if a town-run home repair program hadn’t stepped in and given him a new roof.
Now the Blacksburg Estates resident is helping town officials spread word about the initiative, part of the town’s ongoing attempt to remain affordable for lower- and moderate-income residents. The town’s ratio of housing in all price ranges has been a source of concern for town officials and some residents for years.
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