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The agency laid out plans for millions of dollars in construction and renovations in Columbia.

Most the roughly two dozen Arizona public housing authorities lack a formal process for approving private landlords.

A few Arizona cities have outsourced to private companies the management of their public housing authorities. But that transfer of oversight has led to problems such as a lack of public-facing information on who qualifies for such housing aid.

In the agency's 'Vision 2030' plan, they unveiled which properties will be demolished, rebuilt and repaired. Author: Alicia Neaves Updated: 12:37 AM EDT June 3, 2021 COLUMBIA, S.C. — In less than 10 years, public housing is expected to look very different in Columbia and Richland County. In a virtual meeting Wednesday, Columbia Housing announced a new plan to demolish, renovate and add new affordable housing by 2030. From July 2019 until now, architects, engineers, appraisers and environmental consultants have assessed all properties of the Columbia Housing A...

"I am keeping my fingers, my toes and everything else crossed on the basis that we will get this sometime before the end of this month which will in essence allow us to move forward with the demolition," said Cindi Herrera, Senior Vice President of Development for the Columbia Housing Authority. Credit: Derrick Roper and Calvin Witherspoon, Jr. (WLTX) In January 2019, Calvin Witherspoon Jr. and Derrick Roper died of carbon monoxide poisoning inside their apartments at Allen Benedict Court. The following day, over 400 residents were evacuated. The complex, which is the oldest of the agency's p...