Plans to provide more affordable housing in Columbia are on the way, but for senior citizens, it might not be fast enough.
Perry Jeffcoat, 67, adjusts the throw blankets on the couch in his new apartment on Pendleton Street, near the University of South Carolina campus. He moved there in late July after facing problems at his old rental in West Columbia.
“People over there don’t want to fix anything until you’ve moved out, and I’d been there 27 years,” Jeffcoat said. “It’s cheaper here anyway.”…