JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A new affordable housing development is now open in northwest Jackson, as city leaders work to expand access to rental options for lower-income families.
Officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Woodcrest Apartments, located near I-220 at Northside Drive and Medgar Evers Boulevard, on Wednesday.
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The development added 64 units and is intended to help ease the city’s ongoing shortage of affordable housing. City leaders said the need for affordable housing remains a major issue in Jackson and across Mississippi.
“We need housing in Jackson, Mississippi. I’ve been involved, as Alison mentioned, in housing just because I see such a great need in Mississippi as it relates to having high quality, affordable housing for our citizens. And there’s a dearth of that not only in Jackson, but throughout Mississippi,” said Jackson Mayor John Horhn.
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