The cost of reinvesting in the Murchison Road corridor to provide affordable housing could mean uprooting some existing residents along with improvements that could include a grocery store, Fayetteville City Council members were told Wednesday night.
Fayetteville is entering into another phase of the Choice Neighborhoods program , with a grant application due by Feb. 13, said Chris Cauley, director of economic and community development.
The program is through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and leverages public and private dollars to transform struggling neighborhoods into “choice neighborhoods” with public or HUD-assisted housing.
Pending a legal review, council members unanimously approved entering into agreements with partners during Tuesday night’s meeting and also authorized Mayor Mitch Colvin to sign a letter supporting the grant application.
Cauley said the Choice Neighborhoods program is about housing, the people and the neighborhoods that officials want to revitalize.