To Wilma Moore, the Highland neighborhood is the best place in the world to be.
That s why Spartanburg City Council s unanimous vote to approve the Highland Transformation Plan in late November meant so much to her.
She s lived in Highland since she was 11 and has worked at the United Way of the Piedmont for years advocating for her neighborhood. The transformation plan serves as a beacon of hope for the revitalization of Highland, which she s seen through all its ups and downs.
Finally, Moore s neighborhood is getting the attention and investment she thinks it deserves. I want everyone to know that Highland is the best place in the world to be. We have people that have lived there all their lives. Everybody cares about everyone else, Moore said.
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Southern Knoll. Photo by Rodney Margison
Editor’s note: The following is a press release from the City of Bloomington. Bloom
has republished it here in its entirety with minor edits for clarity and style.
The City of Bloomington has announced the completion of Southern Knoll, an affordable apartment community in downtown Bloomington serving residents experiencing homelessness and those with intellectual disabilities. Located at 1105–1107 West 3rd Street in the Prospect Hill neighborhood, Southern Knoll Apartments will include 42 bedrooms in 31 units serving residents at 30% to 80% of Area Median Income. A portion of the units will be reserved as permanent supportive housing for clients of Beacon and Stone Belt.
A Year of Success Addressing Homelessness & Housing
Project Homekey
On July 16, 2020, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) created a program called “Homekey,” and allotted a total of $600 million for eligible public entities to purchase and rehabilitate housing for conversion into interim or permanent, long-term housing. Nevada County and the Nevada County Housing Development Corporation (NCHDC) successfully applied, and in October, 2020, received $2.8 million in Homekey funds, including capital and operating costs. The County and NCHDC identified a motel operator willing to sell his property, located at 628 South Auburn Street in Grass Valley, which we will purchase and rehabilitate for this project.