CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – During her first week as executive director of the Clarksville Housing Authority, Wanda Allen and her CHA staff had to respond and assist tenants whose Summit Heights apartment units were destroyed by a fire.
Each family has since been put into a new unit. Most families were relocated within Summit Heights, but one family was moved to Greenwood instead. “They were very happy, and we’ve had a lot of people donate, and a lot of people wrap their arms around them,” Allen told Clarksville Now.
An insurance claim has been filed for the apartment building, and CHS is waiting to see what their next move can be.
“We’re actually going to be remodeling a bunch of units anyway, so we’re going to lump (in) having that whole building remodeled with the others. We may have to use a different contractor though, because there is a lot more work that needs to go into that one,” Allen said.
‘Clarksville’s always great about coming together’
Allen said seeing the CHA staff mobilize the way the did while going through a transition, she was happy to call them her team…