The keys are ready for people to move into their new homes at Latimer Crossing, a 92-unit mixed-income housing development at 3261 Cleveland Avenue. It offers first priority to people displaced from the now-demolished Southward Village.
Fort Myers Community Correspondent Miyoshi Price has been following this federal grant project for months as it transforms distressed neighborhoods in Fort Myers.
“So before the end of the year, hopefully we’ll have everybody moved in and celebrating the new year here,” said Marcia Davis, executive director of the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers.
The project provides crucial housing options for people who lived in Southward Village who received housing vouchers when their community was demolished. They get first dibs on units at Latimer Crossing and will have the same priority for the upcoming Phase Two development.
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