Montgomery Housing Authority awarded $450K grant for Paterson Court
Montgomery Housing Authority awarded $450K grant for Paterson Court By WSFA Staff | January 6, 2021 at 7:51 PM CST - Updated January 6 at 10:51 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Montgomery Housing Authority is getting a $450,000 grant to aid the transformation of the Paterson Court community.
Montgomery Housing Authority CEO Damon Duncan says that the funds support a plan that’s long overdue.
“It was built originally in 1937. It’s extremely obsolete in terms of its functionality. A lot of its systems are outdated. We do the best that we can to maintain the capital improvements, but the people deserve better housing and one of the things that we want to do is provide some better opportunities. Some better and affordable housing to bring them into the 21st century,” Duncan said.
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The city of Montgomery is continuing to honor the 65th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
On Thursday, December 17, the Montgomery Housing Authority along with city leaders held a ceremony at Cleveland Court Apartments where Rosa Parks lived. The housing authority gave a tour of parks’ fully restored apartment.
Residents from the housing community were in attendance along with an 87-year-old resident of Cleveland Court.
Montgomery Housing Authority celebrates civil rights icon Rosa Parks By WSFA Staff | December 17, 2020 at 1:50 PM CST - Updated December 17 at 6:34 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Montgomery Housing Authority held an event Thursday to remember civil rights icon Rosa Parks.
The inaugural event was held at Parks Place Housing Community, which was renamed for Parks. Parks, her husband Raymond, and her mother, Leona, lived and were former residents of the house community in 1955.
“We’re here to celebrate, but we’re also here to talk about the future,” Dr. John Knight, Jr., Chairman of the MHA Board of Commissioners, said. “This is an example of what happened many years ago, but we want to bring to the table from the Housing Authority working with the mayor’s office, the county, the state, federal government as well. What Montgomery is all about in terms of Choice Neighborhoods, building homes so that people will have decent and safe places to live.