CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) — In front of Charlottesville City Hall, the Charlottesville Low-Income Housing Coalition and its supporters gathered to hear speakers and advocate for the prevention of displacement of lower-income neighborhoods, including 10th and Page, Fifeville and Rose Hill.
The event focused on the issue of displacement in Charlottesville as a whole, both historically and potentially in the near future. Latricia Giles, Executive Director of Charlottesville Public Housing Association of Residents (PHAR), told Cville Right Now the event was spurred in part to continue to raise awareness about the proposed 11-story apartment building set to be built near the Westhaven public housing neighborhood.
Giles said the group has been attending City Council meetings since last summer to learn about the issue. She said doing so has made them understand that changes to the zoning ordinance are needed to protect what she referred to as “core neighborhoods.”…