Delay may scuttle housing endeavor
Published: Tue, Sep. 16, 2008 12:30AM
Modified Tue, Sep. 16, 2008 05:01AM
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closeRALEIGH -- A nonprofit developer's controversial plan to buy an apartment complex near downtown Raleigh and turn it into housing for low-income workers is in jeopardy after the Wake County Board of Commissioners tabled the issue Monday.
The board voted unanimously to delay voting on whether to help finance Community Alternatives for Supportive Abodes' purchase of the George's Mews Apartments at the southeast corner of Glenwood Avenue and Washington Street.
Debra King, CASA's executive director, said she was unsure whether CASA would continue to pursue the project. CASA's option to buy the property expires today, a fact that the commissioners apparently were unaware of while they discussed the issue.
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CASA, which provides affordable housing for people with special needs, wants to turn George's Mews' 26 one-bedroom units into a mix of rent-controlled apartments and housing for the disabled.
The commissioners' vote came after they listened to more than two hours of comments from supporters and opponents of the plan.
The Raleigh City Council previously voted unanimously to contribute $926,164 to the project.
King said she was surprised by the commissioners' action because her group had met city and county requirements.
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